Wedding is one of the most significant events in human life. Therefore, the event must be approached very carefully. Think over to the smallest detail: the choice of the venue of the holiday, the menu, entertainment for guests. A special role is played by the words of gratitude to the guests at the wedding, uttered from the mouth of the bride and groom, as well as their parents.
Thank-you speech
Without guests there will not be a magnificent wedding. Close and dear people will come to congratulate the young and their parents. Each of them will spend a lot of effort to prepare for such a significant event. Therefore, the speech addressed to the guests should express special respect.
Of course, the words of gratitude uttered from the heart and in your own words will be a great success. But in such cases, even the most eloquent people from the excitement are confused in expressions. In order not to be trapped, you can jot down a few supporting expressions in the form of a plan for your speech, on which you will later rely. However, in this case, an incident can happen to an unprepared person.
What then to do? The answer is one: prepare your own speech in advance. Of course, it is not easy to do, for this you need to have a certain talent. Therefore, do not waste time. Just use the ready-made template, but to make the appeal more “warm”, from the heart, it should be modified by yourself. Make something of your own that will tell others the sincerity of your wishes. Speech should be short and relaxed - guests may get bored from long thank-you words.
If you have a perfect memory, then the appeal to the guests is best learned by heart. But it is better not to rely on the memory, it can fail because of an overabundance of feelings. Do not torture yourself, use the trouble-free option - take a beautiful large postcard and write (in capital letters) the right words. But we must not forget that the thank-you speeches addressed to the guests are made at the very end of the festive event.
Words of thanks to guests from parents
You can use one of the following options for finished texts.
Option 1
Dear relatives and friends! On this significant day, we express to you great love and respect for participating in our festive event. Today, our dear children have created a family. You shared this joy with us. Without your active participation, the wedding would not be so fun. Today each of you expressed the most sincere wishes of happiness to our children. Thank you for the gifts you brought. Only the closest people can do that. We hope that our friendship will continue in the future, and we will meet many, many times in a close circle.
Option 2
Dear guests! Today a new family was born, which was created by our children. From the bottom of our hearts, we want to thank you so much for coming and sharing our joy. In the warmest words, we thank you for the gifts and wishes of happiness for the young. Wishes will come true, as they were uttered from the heart. Each of you is dear to us in its own way. Let's not lose the strong thread of friendship and kinship that binds us together. We will always be there and will support each other. Thanks again.
Option 3
Dear relatives, relatives, friends and colleagues! Each of you gave a piece of your soul, having attended our wedding.It turned out fun and colorful. Our children grew up and started a family. Your sincere wishes for the young will give the basis of their family happiness. We would like to thank you for sharing this bright day with us, giving us wonderful and necessary gifts. We express our gratitude once again for showing love and respect and coming to our celebration.
Option 4
Dear guests! Today our children have found each other. Their marriage will be the basis of a happy life. We thank each of you for your active participation in our solemn event. You are all beautiful and funny today. Handed gifts, flowers and cards with wishes of happiness to the young. For this we express our deep gratitude. Each of you is dear to us in its own way. We hope that in the future we will be friends with you and very often meet on occasion and without cause. Be always healthy and joyful.
Gratitude of the young
Usually the groom thanks the guests on his own behalf and on behalf of the bride as a newly-made head of the family. But if the bride is more eloquent, then her speech will only decorate your holiday. In any case, you can choose a ready-made version that will seem to you the most touching.
Option 1
Dear relatives, friends and colleagues! On behalf of our young family, we express our greatest gratitude for participating in the celebration. Thanks to you, our wedding evening has become unforgettable. We sincerely thank you for your positive mood, for ardent speeches and for valuable gifts. Today, all guests look "one hundred percent." Dresses amaze imagination. Thank you for decorating our wedding with your presence. All health, love and joy!
Option 2
Dear relatives and close friends! Thank you for coming and sharing this gala evening with us. Today, many flowers were presented and a large number of greeting letters were given. We will keep them as a keepsake so that from time to time we can get and reread your wishes. We pledge ourselves to strive for their realization and to be happy. On this unforgettable day, we want to once again express to you a huge thanks for the love and respect for our young family. When our firstborn is born, we will get together again by our friendly company. I would like to wish everyone good health and the best mood.
Option 3
Dear guests! The closest people gathered here to congratulate us on the most solemn day. Today our family was born. And you tried to decorate this day with your presence. You surrounded us with your concern and congratulations. On this day, many wishes of happiness and love were addressed to us. Solemnly promise to carefully fulfill all wishes. We thank our relatives, friends and relatives for the wonderful gifts. We hope that we will continue to meet with you on and without cause. Once again we say sincere thanks for your love and respect.
Option 4
Guests dear! You are our closest people. Thank you for coming to congratulate us on our marriage. We are sincerely glad to see you at our wedding. Thank you for your flowers, smiles and greetings. We will preserve gifts, cards and letters that you have wholeheartedly give as a memory of a beautiful day. We hope that we will be with you for many, many years together. Live happily, do not be ill, all the best to you.
In conclusion, you must add that the words of gratitude must be pronounced clearly and at the same time solemnly. There should be genuine simplicity and soulfulness in the voice. In any case, you know the character of each guest better, so you need to choose words that everyone in the wedding will like.
In the next video you will see several examples of the newlyweds speech in the finale of the wedding evening.