Maid of Honor Speech

I am currently in the process of brainstorming/writing my Maid-of-Honor speech for my sister's wedding. I probably should have started this much sooner, as my sister's wedding is only a week and a half away, but I was and still am dreading it. There are a few reasons why I am nervous about this speech. First of all, whenever I get up and talk in front of a large crowd, no matter how practiced I am, my voice shakes. Second, I don't know whether I can be sappy or funny in my speech. And depending on which way I go...I hope people respond to what I'm saying. So if I try to be funny, what if people don't laugh? And if I try to be sappy/sentimental, what if people think its fake, or not touching. I'm hoping that by the time I give the speech of course, I'll have had a few cocktails and so will everyone else. This will of course loosen everyone up. Either way, I've already written 2 drafts...and when I practice them to myself...they just don't feel right. And I want it to feel right, I want it to be sweet, and memorable and I want it to be meaningful to my sister and brother-in-law. So, needless to say I'm feeling the pressure.

So wish me luck in this endeavor, as I continue to search through love poems and quotes on marriages, and watch as many wedding movies as possible in hopes to get an idea of what to say. I'm almost tempted to snag the wedding speech J. Lo delivers to the best man in "The Wedding Planner"...but I know it wouldn't be true to me...so here goes nothing! And lets hope my writers block goes away pretty quickly!