Does the bride have to make a speech at her wedding nowadays?
May 14, 2010
I’ve been to many weddings lately where the bride and mother of the bride both give a speech. Is this mandatory nowadays?
Of course they can do a speech if they want to but if you don’t want to I don’t think an entire speech is required. You should definately get up with your husband and thank your guests for coming, show your appreciation to anybody who helped make the wedding happen and let the guests know how much their prescenece means to you. If you are super shy you can kinda tag team this part and have your new husband say some. Here’s example:
Introduction as you enter reception, do your first dance as man and wife, then go up on stage. "Wow! Thank you all for coming, its nice to see so many of you have taken time to help us celebrate the beginning of a new chapter in our lives. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our parents, the bridal party who spent all those hours licking invitation envelopes, and our friend Carol who set us up on our first date all those years ago….without your help this day wouldn’t have been possible. Seeing all the love and support in this room from you guys truly puts the icing on the cake and our wedding just wouldn’t have been complete without you. So! Lets eat some of this great food, I know my stomach’s rumbling, and really get this party started!"
14 Responses to “Does the bride have to make a speech at her wedding nowadays?”
It’s her day she can do whatever she wants!!
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By Chanel P on May 14, 2010
The bride does not have to give a speech, but they can if they want to!
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By princesprincess on May 14, 2010
I’ve been to numerous weddings lately and I haven’t heard the bride, or the mother of the bride give a speech. I’ve only heard the Maid of Honor, the Best Man and the DJ give them.
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By Christopher D on May 15, 2010
I have never seen this done. I know for sure I didnt do it at mine, nor did my best friend at hers.
Must be something new.
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By charleejo on May 15, 2010
It’s not necessary. My friend’s maid of honor did only because all the groomsen and the best man did a speech, just to be funny. Otherwise, I didn’t have one at mine (2 years ago) and another wedding I went to didn’t either.
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By Jess on May 15, 2010
the bride giving a toast is in no way mandatory. normally the best man and/or maid of honor will toasts, along with a few family memebrs or friends. if the bride and groom wish, either or both of them can give a toast of thanks to their guests.
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By Erica S on May 15, 2010
Of course they can do a speech if they want to but if you don’t want to I don’t think an entire speech is required. You should definately get up with your husband and thank your guests for coming, show your appreciation to anybody who helped make the wedding happen and let the guests know how much their prescenece means to you. If you are super shy you can kinda tag team this part and have your new husband say some. Here’s example:
Introduction as you enter reception, do your first dance as man and wife, then go up on stage. "Wow! Thank you all for coming, its nice to see so many of you have taken time to help us celebrate the beginning of a new chapter in our lives. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our parents, the bridal party who spent all those hours licking invitation envelopes, and our friend Carol who set us up on our first date all those years ago….without your help this day wouldn’t have been possible. Seeing all the love and support in this room from you guys truly puts the icing on the cake and our wedding just wouldn’t have been complete without you. So! Lets eat some of this great food, I know my stomach’s rumbling, and really get this party started!"
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It’s not a great one but a starting point at least.
By pspoptart on May 15, 2010
No, everybody else takes care of that. It’s the bride and grooms day. All they need to do is soak in the joy of the beginning of the rest of their lives together.
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By florida gal on May 15, 2010
I was recently at a wedding where no one gave a speech and it was just wierd, and kind of boring. It’s nice just to say thank you to your guest and to let them know that you hope that they are enjoying themselves. And if you need to thank anyone, like maybe your parents, maybe you should do that too. But like everyone else says, ‘it’s your wedding’
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By Kasandra on May 15, 2010
I have been to weddings when the bride has not given a toast speech. However I was at one where both bride and groom thanked their guest for sharing in their day. It worked well because it was a mixed crowd. Groom thanked those in English and she pretty much reiterated the thanks in Spanish. Hope that helps. If you’re stressing out because you feel you need to give one, then don’t. Wedding planning is stressful enough.
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By Adilia M on May 15, 2010
It is not mandatory for the bride to give out a speech because it is her day, so she can do whatever she wants
I’ve been to several weddings where I didn’t hear from the bride, mother of the bride or mother of the groom. The most common people I’ve heard are the maid of honor, the matron of honor, best man, groomsmen, sometimes father of the groom and/or bride.
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By wedding_princess on May 15, 2010
Usually the bride and groom give a thank you to their guests.
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By Lydia on May 15, 2010
I have never seen this before but I think it’s better when no more than two people speak. People want to eat and get on with the party. I went to a wedding where the best man, MOH, bride’s father, groom’s father and a whole bunch of people spoke. It was awful.
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By Luv2Answer on May 15, 2010
I didn’t, but I kind of wish I did. I was so busy on the wedding day, that I didn’t get to talk to half of my family and friends! And it was a destination wedding in Vegas! However, I would have had too much on my mind, and I probably would have sounded like a jackass anyway
It’s not necessary – just be sure to send thank yous to everyone that attended – Gift or no gift
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By biddingbride on May 15, 2010