As a wedding photographer I've heard some great speeches and some not so great speeches. I've laughed, I've cried, I've wanted to leave.

Clive Coleman writing for the Times Online offers us some solid and sage advice on speeches. His goal...

"...to ease the collective buttock-clenching and provide some helpful hints to all those upon whose wit and eloquence the state of the union now depends. So, my lords, ladies and gentlemen, I give you - the speeches."

Brides forward this link to your best men, your maids and your fathers. I'm sure they will appreciate the help and so will you.