I'm breaking water right now. And that is exactly what I would recommend you drink if it's the evening when you are giving a wedding speech. Now, I'm not saying this because I'm a teetotaler, and I want you to live a virtuous life every minute. I'm doing it because I've seen countless occasions, wedding speeches, where the person just had too much to drink. And they think, Wow, if I just have a couple more drinks, I'll be late and I'll be losing all the easy. No.

It's harder to think clearly. It's easier just to start laughing in a way that isn't funny for anyone else. It's easier to be red faced. And you're not going to remember the main idea you want to convey and the story you want to convey. Now certainly, it's a festive time. I want you to be a part of the festivities.

But my recommendation is to Don't drink any alcohol until after you've given your speech. You can call it liquid courage. It doesn't make you more courageous. It often messes up your memory, your short term memory, your ability to recall. And if their family members and friends who haven't seen you in 10 years or maybe ever and their only impression of you is you getting up and sort of slurring your speech and laughing in a way that isn't funny to anyone else, it's not going to make a good impression. And it's not going to put a spotlight on the bride and groom.

Let's not lose sight of that. This event is about the bride and the groom. So if all of a sudden, you're too tipsy, people are worried about you. They're focused on you. Don't do it. So I beg you to have as much as you want to drink later before your speech happens.

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