Inspiration for "The Speech".

My older sister, and Irish Twin, is getting married this weekend.

 *For those of you not familiar with the phrase, an Irish Twin refers to two siblings born about a year apart. Because  I guess apparently the Irish couldn't keep their hands off of each other? Either way,  my older sister and I fit into this category.*

It felt weird picking out a card to go with her gifts. Hallmark couldn't possibly fit the enormity of what I was feeling for my sister as she gets married onto a card with a photo of dresses.

And again it felt weird as I sat down to a blank screen and tried to type out the perfect Maid of Honor Toast for the reception.
There's just no way I can explain to all of those people in a 2-3 minute toast that is not only witty and humorous but also heartfelt, how unbelievably happy I am for her and new husband. It's just not humanly possible.

I started and stopped. Created, edited and deleted. I knew how I wanted to begin, I knew how I wanted it to end, I just had a hard time figuring out that pesky little thing that is the body of the speech.

I wanted to shut my computer and hire Jennifer Lopez to talk into my ear with one of those little blue tooth things one of the most beautiful speeches of all time.

Buuuuut that's not a solid plan because I hear J.Lo is pretty expensive these days, and probably not all that willing to travel all the way here.
Oh shucks.

So, like most women with something that they're avoiding, I turned to Pinterest to get inspired.

After looking at a few hairstyles and more than a few ecards I turned to quotes on love and marriage.

And voila! Like that I was inspired.
I wrote, and edited, and didn't do that much deleting.
I finally finished my speech and finally feel good about it.
While I won't post it here because my sister does occasionally read my blog, I wanted to share some of the pins that I liked the best. These are the pins that inspired me to go in the direction I wanted to in my speech and also got me thinking about my own marriage a little.

Actually, one of the quotes featured below I decided to actually use in my speech!
Can you guess which one???

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Have you ever had to write a MOH speech? Did you feel like you could come up with exactly the right words to say? How did it end up going?

Do you have any passages or quotes that you love about marriage or love? Please share the quote or even better a link to a pin below! Even though the speech has been written, I'm still married and always love me some new quotes.

And of course, if you like my pins then feel free and follow me on Pinterest.

I hope you guys have a great Thursday, Friday, and weekend! I  probably won't touch base until after the wedding. But then there will be more photos than you'll all care to see, so get ready!