There is an immense amount of pressure when it comes to wedding speeches. Especially as the bride or groom, your big day is already nerve-wracking let alone standing up in front of your friends and family, sometimes with around 100 guests, to share a personal message.
But it is your chance to pay tribute to your loved ones, and as professional wedding speechwriter Heidi Ellert-McDermott says, they can bring 'heart and soul' to any wedding.
She delivered her own speech as a bride in 2012, breaking the traditional line-up of the groom, best man, and father of the bride - and hopes more women feel empowered to do the same.
