What you are actually buying from a speechwriter
People search for a wedding speech writer because they want a person to take the blank page away. A freelancer will do that for $150 to $500, over a week of emails. This page does the same job from a seven-question interview, for $29, without pretending a human is rewriting it at midnight. The outline and opening are free so you can see whether the voice is even close.
What a good writer actually sells is structure, cutting, and nerve. The questions are the brief. The banned cliche list is the house style. The delivery notes are the rehearsal. If you still want a human after you have a draft, you have something to send them besides 'please write my speech'.
Pick your role above. The writer changes the rules with the role: a father is not a best man with the names swapped.
How it works
1. Role, then the brief
Same as commissioning a writer: who you are, who is in the room, what you cannot say.
2. Seven questions instead of a kickoff call
How you met. The memory. What you admire. The inside fact. Your hope for them.
3. Read the opening as if it were a first draft in email
If it is wrong, you have not paid. If it is close, unlock the rest, the alternate tones, and the notes.
4. One payment, sixty days of revisions
A wedding is one event. There is no subscription, because that would be an odd way to charge for one speech.
What the output sounds like
"I just stopped rehearsing conversations before I had them. That is the whole thing. That is what I am promising to keep hold of."
"...so I will describe it instead. [pause, two seconds] [wait for the laugh before the next line]"
Questions people actually ask
- Is a person writing this?
- No. It is an interview-based draft with a banned cliche list and delivery notes. If you want a human, hire one. This is the $29 version of the same brief.
- How does it compare to a freelance speechwriter?
- Freelancers typically charge $150 to $500 and take days. You get more back-and-forth with a person. You get a first draft in minutes here, from your answers, and you can still hire someone to edit it.
- Is the opening free?
- Yes. Outline and first 150 words, no card. Full speech, alternate tones, and delivery notes are $29 once.
- Which roles?
- Best man, maid of honor, bridesmaid, groomsman via the best man path, bride, groom, and parents.
Would rather write it yourself?
How the interview and the banned cliches actually work