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<title>Andrew West - EzineArticles Expert Author</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Andrew provides useful help for people across a wide range of topics, particularly for people looking forward to a wedding but worried about how it will go.]]></description>
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<title>Maid of Honor Toasts - Preparation is Everything</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The name of the role gives it away: being asked to be a maid of honor really is an honor. It would normally be your best friend or your sister who asks you, and you are excited and proud to be able to do this small thing for them. But it isn't a small thing -- and one part of this role is often to give a toast at the wedding reception. So: what are the components of Maid of Honor toasts? How can you make it an easy and pleasurable thing to do when you really want to bite your nails off because standing up in front of all those people scares you to pieces?]]></description>
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<title>Funny Wedding Speeches - Getting it Right</title>
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<description><![CDATA[You have probably heard it said that being a bride or groom -- a major change in one's life -- can be one of the most stressful times of one's life. But giving a wedding speech can be just as stressful if you are not used to standing in front of strangers and speaking to them all in an engaging and entertaining way. Because if a wedding speech is going to be entertaining, it has to be funny, right?]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[You are proud to have been invited to be a Maid of Honor at your friend's or relative's wedding, and you are looking forward to the Wedding Reception - but you are not sure what you have to do there. Remember that a wedding reception is a way of celebrating the joining of husband and wife, as well as the joining of two families.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[You've been asked by your long-time mate to be the best man at his wedding. At first you felt proud to be asked, but now you've realized that it means you are going to have to give the best man's speech at the wedding reception - and that scares you to pieces. The speech is supposed to be funny, right? But how can you pick the right best man jokes for the occasion without looking either crass or humorless?]]></description>
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<title>Wedding Reception Protocol - Who Says What and When?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A wedding reception can be formal or informal, but you must make sure you do it right -- in other words you should follow the normal wedding reception protocol as that is what people will expect. Note however that the protocol is not as rigid as you might think, and can be regarded more as a set of guidelines. But what is the traditional wedding reception protocol?]]></description>
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<title>Speeches - Groom, Best Man, Father of the Bride - Who Says What?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[At the wedding reception, who makes a speech? What should you say? And in what order should the speeches be? Giving a speech is high on many peoples' "must avoid" lists, but because the speeches are such a central part of the wedding reception you have to make sure you get it right!]]></description>
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<title>Funny Best Man Speeches - Right the First Time!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Your best mate has asked you to be his best man at his upcoming wedding, and your initial feeling of pride has now given way to knuckle-gnawing nerves -- how are you going to do this? How can you stand up in front of all those people, give a good best man speech and -- perhaps most important of all -- how are you going to make it funny? The best man's speech is supposed to be funny, right? Calm down! Making funny best man speeches is easy if you follow a few simple tips.]]></description>
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<title>Wedding Rehearsal Dinner Speeches - As Important As the Real Thing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[There's a wedding happening very soon, you've been invited, and you know what's coming: you're going to have to give a speech. This speech, or "toast", is normally given by the wedding guests who have more important roles, such as bride, groom, best man, maid of honor, and bride's parents and, while most people enjoy listening to a wedding speech, few will relish the idea of giving one; and some will positively dread it. So how can you deliver the best speech possible?]]></description>
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