Gay Groom Quotes

Whether you’re delivering a wedding speech or simply want to win a few hearts (and laughs) at the reception, the right quote can elevate your words from heartfelt to unforgettable.

The Speechy team have curated the best gay groom quotes to add sparkle, swagger and sentiment to your speech. From literary gems to pop culture brilliance, here’s how to use them without sounding like a walking Pinterest board.

How to Use Quotes Like a Pro

1. Don’t Overdo It
   Quotes are the seasoning, not the entire meal. Two max per speech—one early on, one towards the end. Plagiarism isn’t cool, but quoting your favourite wordsmiths is a great way to add gravitas or a laugh.
2. Make Them Meaningful
   Think about the songs, films, or books that matter to you both. Your ‘our song’? That awful-but-hilarious film you bonded over? There might be quote-worthy lines waiting to be unearthed.
3. Go Recognisable… or Give Context
   Quoting obscure poets may impress one English teacher in the audience. But for the rest? Stick to names your guests recognise or introduce the quote with flair.
4. Funny Is Fabulous
   Don’t just save quotes for the mushy stuff. Marriage is full of comedy material—embrace it.
5. Add a Personal Touch
   A good quote gets even better when you follow it with a little story or playful aside.
6. How to Use Quotes in Context 
   Check out our gay groom speech advice.

Romantic Quotes

These are the quotes that say “I love you” without sounding like a Valentine’s card. They’re deep, swoony, and delivered with a wink.

• “Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.” – James Baldwin, literary legend and civil rights icon who knew a thing or two about vulnerability and passion
• “Who, being loved, is poor?” – Oscar Wilde, the sassiest man to ever own a waistcoat. A good quote to use ironically if you’ve splashed out on the wedding
• “Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold.” – Zelda Fitzgerald, muse and wild spirit, married to a man who stole all her lines
• “The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is to love and be loved in return.” – Natalie Cole, channelling pure romantic truth in her unforgettable ballad
• “I will love you at 4:15 pm next Tuesday”- W.H. Auden, sharp-witted and openly gay long before it was a ‘thing’
• “You are my heart, my life, my one and only thought.” – Arthur Conan Doyle, better known for Sherlock Holmes but clearly had a soft side
• “My love is something valuable to me which I ought not to throw away without reflection.” – Jane Austen, always the romantic, even in her most brutal burns
• “Why, darling, I don’t live at all when I’m not with you.” – Ernest Hemingway, proof that even macho men can be mushy
• “It was a million tiny little things that, when you added them all up, they meant we were supposed to be together.” – Tom Hanks in Sleepless in Seattle, the romcom king. Written by the awesome Nora Ephron

Funny Quotes

Let’s be real—weddings need humour as much as champagne. These quotes bring the chuckles while still making a point.

• “I love being married. It’s so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.” – Rita Rudner, stand-up comic with truth bombs in pearls
• “When a woman says nothing’s wrong – everything’s wrong. When she says everything’s wrong – EVERYTHING’S WRONG.” – Homer Simpson, philosopher of our age
• “Marriage is like a game of chess except the board is free-flowing water, the pieces are made of smoke and no move you make will have any effect on the outcome.” – Jerry Seinfeld, master of observational chaos
• “I married Miss Right. I just didn’t know her first name was Always.” – Red Skelton, classic comic timing
• “To keep your marriage brimming, with love in the wedding cup, whenever you’re wrong, admit it; whenever you’re right, shut up.” – Ogden Nash, poet laureate of marital compromise
• “A man in love is incomplete until he has married. Then he’s finished.” – Zsa Zsa Gabor, iconic diva with husbands in double digits

Marriage Quotes

Because love is beautiful… but marriage is an entirely different genre. These quotes celebrate what happens after the party.

• “A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” – Mignon McLaughlin, magazine editor with a poetic side
• “Love is not breathlessness… Love is what’s left when being in love has burned away.” – Louis de Bernières, writer of romantic realism
• “Grow old with me! The best is yet to be.” – Robert Browning, poet who believed in forever
• “There is no remedy for love but to love more.” – Henry David Thoreau, romantic in a log cabin
• “True love stories never have endings.” – Richard Bach, pilot turned philosopher
• “When you realise you want to spend the rest of your life with someone, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.” – Nora Ephron, romcom royalty
• “Happily ever after is not a fairy tale – it’s a choice.” – Fawn Weaver, bestselling author and founder of a whiskey empire
• “The secret of a happy marriage remains a secret.” – Henny Youngman, old-school comic with new-school relevance
• “Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.” – Franklin P. Jones, witty columnist with wisdom
• “Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads which sew people together through the years.” – Simone Signoret, legendary French actress and romantic realist

Friendship Quotes

Because sometimes, your chosen family deserves just as much love as your new husband.

• “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.’” – C.S. Lewis, fantasy nerd and deep-feelings philosopher
• “There is nothing like puking with somebody to make you into old friends.” – Sylvia Plath, poet who appreciated real bonding experiences
• “You can always tell a real friend: when you’ve made a fool of yourself he doesn’t feel you’ve done a permanent job.” – Laurence J. Peter, expert in humorous truths
• “It’s the friends you can call up at 4am that matter.” – Marlene Dietrich, glamour icon with zero time for superficial friendships
• “I get by with a little help from my friends.” – The Beatles, still the most quoted band in wedding speeches
• “You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.” – Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize winner and ally
• “A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.” – Elbert Hubbard, a 19th-century life coach in disguise
• “Real friends stab you in the front.” – Oscar Wilde, again. Because he’s that good
• “As soon as I saw you I knew an adventure was going to happen.” – Winnie the Pooh, stuffed toy turned spiritual icon

Create Your Own Classic Quotes

Need more help with your groom speech? Check out our gay groom speech templates, real-life speech examples, and AI speech generator.

Or work with the Speechy team directly—because crafting a brilliant speech deserves professional flair (and a few fabulous quotes).