Okay - please let me know what you think about this - be honest - I need criticism! I have never done this before, so I have no idea what I'm doing
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That is good and accomplishes everything it needs to, but my personal - honest - opinion is that you should go into it without anything prepared.
Your articulation may suffer a little bit on the spot, and that's fine and you can apologize for it or whatever, but if you make yourself really just speak from the heart I think everyone will be forced to admire that and understand it, and whatever you really feel will come out much better even if it's not in a glossy formal package.
Everyone's going to say and think more or less the same (repetitive) congratulatory thoughts, but this is your sister and so you have a very unique capability when it comes to explaining what this means to you.
Haha - you sound like the guy from wedding crashers! Have you seen it? When she tells her to make her speech from the heart. I think you're right though - Idealy that's what I would do, but I'm just so scared and nervous about these kinds of things that I would never be able to bring myself to do it w/out having something prepared. Lame, but at the same time, kind of just the way I am....Why don't you bring back your journal?
No I haven't seen that movie but I've been told it was funny. But yeah, you should always speak from the heart. I guess what stands out is that you're starting with "I want to note how beautiful you look today" and though I'm sure that will be true, reflect on what it means to set that down before she's even in the dress! You're following form, and that's dangerous when it comes to something as special as this. The truth is you're not going to know how you feel, specifically what kind of wonderful you feel, until that very moment. And it seems a disjustice to the moment to try and anticipate or box it up for presentation in advance, because you're going to fall short. You shouldn't have to prepare anything because the event will speak for itself and should be allowed to. If you clutter it up with formalities or even predictable well-wishings, then the aura will get caught up and lost in the midst of those things. Even if you have to scribble it on a napkin 5 minutes before, what you say should not only be sincere but also drawn out of
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Your articulation may suffer a little bit on the spot, and that's fine and you can apologize for it or whatever, but if you make yourself really just speak from the heart I think everyone will be forced to admire that and understand it, and whatever you really feel will come out much better even if it's not in a glossy formal package.
Everyone's going to say and think more or less the same (repetitive) congratulatory thoughts, but this is your sister and so you have a very unique capability when it comes to explaining what this means to you.
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