Why ChatGPT Won't Write Your Wedding Speech
ChatGPT starts from nothing. SpokenVow interviews you first, then writes from what you actually said.
What happens when you ask ChatGPT to write your speech
It starts with nothing personal
ChatGPT knows nothing about you, the couple, or your relationship with them. You have to brief it from scratch, and most people don't know what to include. The result is a speech built on the information you happened to remember to mention, not the material that would actually make it memorable.
The output sounds like every other AI speech
There are phrases that appear in almost every ChatGPT-generated wedding speech. "I have had the pleasure of knowing [Name] for [X] years." "Words cannot express how proud I am." "Today is a celebration of love." These phrases exist because the model defaults to what it's seen most often -- not what would actually be true, specific, or moving in your situation.
You get one shot at one tone
Each prompt produces one result. If it's too formal, you prompt again. Too casual, try again. You spend more time managing the conversation than you do on the actual speech. And when you finally have something that feels close, you're not sure if it's actually good or just better than the last version.
Side by side
You have to explain everything yourself
Interviews you first -- knows your stories before it writes
Generic tone regardless of who you are
Voice matching trained on your interview answers
One result per prompt
Three style options: heartfelt, humor, and classic drafts
No professional review available
Expert polish available when you need it
Often sounds like AI -- the phrases are recognizable
Designed to sound like you, not a chatbot
General-purpose tool used for everything
Purpose-built for wedding speeches
What you get with SpokenVow
An interview that finds your best material
Our 16-question interview digs for the specific stories, voice patterns, and moments that make a speech feel true to the person giving it. Not generic prompts -- follow-ups that actually go somewhere.
Three distinct drafts reviewed by four critics
Before you see a word, each draft is reviewed for authenticity, timing, emotional arc, and how it will land in a real room. ChatGPT just gives you whatever it generates.
A speech that sounds like a person, not a tool
ChatGPT speeches have tells. Phrases like 'I have known [Name] for X years' and 'Words cannot express' are flags. SpokenVow is built specifically to avoid them because it starts with your words.
I spent two hours going back and forth with ChatGPT trying to get something that didn't sound like a form letter. It kept giving me the same phrases over and over. I finally gave up, found SpokenVow, did the interview, and had three genuinely good drafts ten minutes later. I wish I'd started there.
Skip the generic. Start your interview.
15 minutes of answers. Three drafts that sound like you. One speech worth delivering.
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