epic_laydown Wants To Know:
you know, to thank people, or thanking their parents, or whatever. I know other people are supposed to speak, but shouldn’t the bride/groom? thanks
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yes, my own wedding – neither I, nor my husband made any speeches and it was awesome.
I don’t think my sister talked at her wedding and most weddings I’ve been to, they don’t do that. The bride and groom ususally do speaches of thanks at the rehersal dinner. At least that’s what I’m planning on doing.
I’ve never been at a wedding reception where the bride or groom gave a speech. It was always the best man (and sometimes, the maid of honor also).
Yes, it is all up to the bride and groom to decide if they want to include that tradition.
I have NEVER been to a wedding where the bride and groom spoke. It is reserved for people wishing them well, not for them to thank their families in public.
All this speech making is a fairly modern innovation. At the weddings I attended as younger woman, the speechifying consisted only of the very abbreviated orations preceeding toasts. The thanking of people for coming took place as guests passed through the receiving line. Personal thanks, such as to parents for hosting the party, were given privately. Mannerly people do not want it bruited about that the Smiths paid for the cake while the Carters paid for the flowers, and so on. IMPO all this speech making gets dull. Face it, few of us are all that good at speechmaking; I already hear far too many mediocre monologues at school board and county counsil meetings. Let’s just have a few toasts and get on with the partying!
Yep, my own wedding. As it was a second wedding for both of us, we did it very informally. A fancy dress wedding with no theme. We had all the characters you could imagine there. No speeches, flowers, set tables or wedding outfits. It was the best and is still remembered by all.
Speeches take up too much “fun” time for everyone.
Neither my groom or myself made a speech at the wedding, we went round and spoke to every guest that attended (it was small, 40 guests) and we thanked each and every person for making the effort to come, it was more personal that way, neither of us enjoys public speaking.
Yes. Our own. lol. we privately thanked everyone for being there and for their help.
Usually in wedding parties there is no speeches made by one of them.
We didn’t give out a speech at our wedding, the maid of Honor and the best man gave out the thanks to everybody. We sent out thank you note to all the guest and gave out thank you gift to the wedding court!!
I never been to a wedding where the bride and groom did make speeches. I’ve been to a rehearsal dinner where the bride and groom made speeches thanking the wedding party, but I don’t believe that etiquette requires them to make speeches at their actual wedding. I mean, they can if they want to, I’m sure, but they certainly don’t have to. How many people really want to be forced to make a speech in front of tons of people on what is supposed to be their special day?
Yes, we didn’t do it. We just spoke with people individually and gave them a little gift with a thank you note
Yes my sister in law and her husband didnt. And my husband and i didnt our wedding was small about 80 people so we thanked everyone individually. Im not one for speechs
we didn’t make a speech at our wedding, but we did walk around and thank everyone individually.
Nope, but I won’t be speaking at my wedding. If I want to thank anyone, I can do that privately.