April 1, 2008
Wedding Speech From Sister To Brother
Of course, every wedding speech is totally unique and different, but this is a good example of just what can be achieved. If you want a standing ovation, with not a dry eye in the room, then please do just what Karen did. In her own words….
What is your name : karen waddell
Who do you want the poem written for: my younger brother kirk
Why do you want the poem written: he is getting married to marian
What style of poem would you prefer (happy, sad, romantic etc.): bits of everything
Please choose which package you would prefer : Unique
Would you like a copy of the handwritten drafts : No
Do you have any other comments or thoughts : background on kirk
kirk is my younger brother by six years (he is 33) and has been living with me for the last 18 months. we are from a family of five plus mum and dad. we migrated here as a family in 1986 from india. this is kirk's first marriage. kirk is the last child and very spoilt, he is mum and dad's golden boy. i was the youngest for six years so when kirk arrived it was a real change for me, i used to pinch him when no one was looking and he still has the scars. after finishing his degree in Au, kirk went and lived in london for a couple of years. kirk has lots of friends and at the wedding there will be friends from school, from uni, from work from golf and ones he met along the way.in terms of family my mum and dan are gladys and chippy and brothers and sisters are sharon, roland, bev and karen (me). kirk was 10 when we arrived in australia. there will be a lot of extended family at the wedding, uncles and aunts and cousins from both mum and dads side.
background on marian
marian is italian, she is 32 years old. her parents (Connie and Guido)migrated from italy separately and met here and got married in the same church that kirk and marian are getting married. Marian has an older brother Jiroc and a younger sister Marian, both are living at home. her father and brother are hairdressers and own a salon in st. Marys. Marian's mother is a fantastic cook. her parents have worked very hard and have a great home and family to show for it. Marian is also very spoilt, her mum and dad do everthing for her including her washing and ironing. she and kirk are going to find it quite a change living together and doing everything for themselves. btw, my mum sends kirk and me meals (curries) on the weekend for the week so kirk and i do not cook during the week. 
background on the couple
first wedding for both and both have not lived with anyone prior to this. both are catholic. they met in church and kirk proposed in church. marian had her first indian meal after meeting kirk. marian is still living at home. she will really miss her mum and her mum will really miss her. she and her mum have morning chats daily, its a bit of a ritual. marian has been waiting/preparing for her wedding day all her life. both she and kirk have the same values and are very family focussed. they are going on a honeymoon to europe, its marian's first trip overseas. its quite cute that even though kirk has travelled a lot, he found marian in the local church that he has been going to for years - it was meant to be.
the wedding is quite a huge production, with 280 guests
Love At Home
The poem was a great, fabulous, fantastic ……………………..hit. it brought laughter and lots of emotion and tears just as you said it would. everyone complimented me on the speech and i told them that full credit needs to go to a new friend that i have made who is the most popular poet on the internet . i intend passing on your details to everyone who asks me, i hope you dont mind.
Allen thank you so much for helping me express my feelings to my brother and his wife in such a beautiful way……….i will be forever indebted to you.
cheers
Karen"
PS If you type " the most popular poet on the Internet " into Google you will find A Gift of Poetry at #1…
