If you get tongue-tied or choked up at the thought of penning your wedding vows or toasting newlyweds, relax — the Internet’s got you covered.
EduBirdie.com, a ghostwriting and proofreading platform recently unveiled EduBRIDIE, a service to provide support for brides, grooms and wedding party members writing vows and speeches.
“We’ve seen a huge uptick in wedding-related speech writing needs in the past two years,” says Avery Morgan, senior editor and communications director for EduBirdie. “With all of the viral videos you see on social media — the most amazing maid of honor speech, or best man speech that left everyone crying — the pressure is on for people to do a good job, and not miss the mark when it’s their turn to recite an important speech.”
Thousands of worldwide users each month pay $18 per page for the special service, says Morgan.
“We connect people who need writing help to hundreds of freelance writers who are experts in various categories. We vet our writers on the backend before anyone can work with them and consistently measure the quality of work being put out,” says Morgan.
To customize requests, users go through a series of prompts, such as: What was a special bonding moment? Or, how long have you known this person?
“We also offer tips. We want speeches to be over the top, funny, make guests cry and be heartfelt,” says Morgan.
To generate the best possible speech, “Be honest. Don’t worry about grammar or full sentences. Stick to facts you’ve been thinking about, and things you’ve wanted to say since being asked to make a speech. Our writers will make it work,” says Morgan.
If you need to make a change or edit, “We have 24/7 support. You can be connected to a writer in real time. This type of writing is so much more personal than a professional cover letter. With a customer satisfaction guarantee, we’ll make revisions at no additional charge — as many as needed to get the job done. We’re committed,” says Morgan.
The average three to five-minute speech will likely be three to four pages in length, costing under $100, says Morgan. It’s advisable to allot as much turn around time as possible, but Morgan says, “We can turn around a speech in as little as three hours. Our writers are global and in all different time zones.”
This is not a unique service — for $429, you can order a dedicated speech from former marketer and corporate speech writer Den Pope, founder of NailYourSpeech.com. He will compose and deliver a wedding speech attuned to your audience. After placing your order, Pope spends an hour on the phone with clients, and uses that information to ghostwrite winning maid of honor, father of the bride and other matrimonial-inspired toasts.
If that’s a budget buster, you could try Fiverr.com, the online freelance gig marketplace which offers everything from French language lessons to, yes, wedding speech writing and toasts. Services start at just $5, and buyers leave reviews, so it’s easy to assess a seller’s reputation.