Jennifer Paik has been a maid of honour not once, not twice, but an impressive four times, most recently for her childhood best friend's Newport Beach, California, yacht wedding three years ago.
The hardest part of the gig, according to the 34-year-old New York City real estate consultant? Writing and delivering the maid of honour's wedding toast.
The first time she gave one of those speeches, at age 27, it was "terrible," too improvised. She nailed it this last time, she said, by sticking to a friend's advice: Tell stories.
Her best friend loved it.
"The guests could not stop laughing, and her husband still jokes that she did not shed a single tear the entire wedding except during my speech!" Paik said.
Five more tips from wedding experts on how to be a good maid of honour:
