Vows & Speeches

Vows & Speeches is an American service brand that writes custom wedding vows, wedding speeches, and ceremony scripts, and coaches clients on how to deliver them. It was co-founded by Brian Franklin and Nicole Franklin, who launched the business in mid-2021 after Brian raised the idea in a wedding-planner discussion group on the Clubhouse app. According to the company, the suggestion to also offer custom vows and ceremony scripts — aimed at the friends and family members who get ordained online to officiate — came within hours, and the first client signed on the next day. Since 2021 the business says it has worked on hundreds of weddings and other events, expanding beyond weddings into charity-event speeches and eulogies. The core proposition is human, interview-based writing. Rather than using questionnaires or AI-generated content, Vows & Speeches conducts one-on-one conversations to gather a client's thoughts, stories, and feelings, then helps shape them into vows, toasts, or scripts in the client's own voice. The service includes unlimited revisions and follow-up practice sessions focused on delivery, so that speakers can perform their moments with confidence. The company positions this as a way to remove anxiety and embarrassment from the most emotionally charged parts of a wedding, and to avoid the "cringy" or dragging speeches that its founders noticed at weddings they attended. Its service menu covers wedding vows, wedding ceremony scripts, and a wide range of reception speeches: maid of honor, best man, father of the bride, father of the groom, mother of the bride, mother of the groom, thank-you speeches, introduction speeches, presentation writing and editing, and joke writing. The brand also handles speaking parts for other celebratory engagements. Everything is delivered as a personalized, one-on-one engagement rather than a template product. The company has attracted press coverage from outlets including The New York Times, the Associated Press, Forbes, Brides, Bridal Guide, The Knot, and California Wedding Day; the AP story was syndicated to Yahoo, ABC News, U.S. News, and more than fifty ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX affiliate sites. In 2025 it was named Best Statewide Product or Service by California Wedding Day. Brian Franklin, a political consultant and former singer-songwriter, has also appeared as a guest on Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend and on roughly thirty wedding-industry podcasts. Vows & Speeches remains a privately held, founder-owned business.

Vows & Speeches was co-founded by Brian Franklin and Nicole Franklin. The idea grew out of a recurring observation: at wedding after wedding, the speeches dragged, and sometimes they were "downright cringy." Despite the significant expense and effort poured into the overall wedding production, the founders felt these spoken moments were being left to chance, without professional oversight or guidance. Brian, a political consultant who had trained people to make very boring topics interesting to audiences, believed he and Nicole could help. In mid-2021, Brian raised the idea in a wedding-planner discussion group on the Clubhouse app. Participants suggested expanding the concept to include custom vows and ceremony scripts, aimed at the Internet-ordained friends and family members who often officiate weddings. According to the company's own account, Vows & Speeches was born within hours, and the next day it had its first client. From that start, the business built a service model centered on one-on-one, interview-based writing. Rather than sending clients a questionnaire, the team holds a conversation to draw out thoughts, stories, and feelings, then helps clients find the best way to express them. The company emphasizes that no AI-generated content is used, and that clients receive unlimited revisions so the final text remains in their own voice. After the writing is settled, Vows & Speeches coaches delivery through practice sessions, addressing the anxiety and embarrassment that often accompany public speaking at emotionally charged events. Since 2021, the company reports having worked on hundreds of weddings and other events. Its scope has broadened beyond weddings to include charity-event speeches and eulogies, alongside its core wedding offerings: vows, ceremony scripts, and reception speeches for roles such as maid of honor, best man, father of the bride, father of the groom, mother of the bride, and mother of the groom, plus thank-you and introduction speeches, presentation writing and editing, and joke writing. The brand has earned media attention from The New York Times, the Associated Press, Forbes, Brides, Bridal Guide, The Knot, and California Wedding Day. The AP story was carried by Yahoo, ABC News, U.S. News, and more than fifty ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX affiliate sites. In 2025, California Wedding Day awarded Vows & Speeches its Best Statewide Product or Service recognition. Brian Franklin has also been a guest on Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend and on roughly thirty wedding-industry podcasts, adding to the brand's visibility. The company remains privately held and founder-owned.

• 2025

  Named Best Statewide Product or Service by California Wedding Day.

• 2021

  Brian Franklin raises the idea in a wedding-planner discussion group on Clubhouse; Vows & Speeches is founded within hours and signs its first client the next day.

Premium, human-written, interview-based speechwriting and delivery coaching for weddings and other milestone events, explicitly positioned against AI-generated and template content.

• Custom wedding vows

  Personalized vows written through one-on-one interviews, with unlimited revisions and delivery coaching.

• Wedding ceremony scripts

  Tailored ceremony scripts, including for Internet-ordained friends and family officiants.

• Personalized wedding speeches

  Speeches and toasts for maid of honor, best man, parents of the bride and groom, and others, balancing sentimentality and humor.

• Delivery coaching

  Practice sessions to help speakers deliver their vows, speeches, or scripts with confidence.

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