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Aug 2021
9:38am, 30 Aug 2021
7,911 posts
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Eynsham Red
[It may be unconventional for all of these people to have made speeches, but when the gathered guests are squirming on hard seats after 90 minutes of being talked at, it’s not fun. If you do decide to make a speech Vrap, I suggest that you try to coordinate with the other orators to try and limit how long the guests are having to endure. That didn’t happen yesterday. If there had been some nooses in the marquee, I think that there may have been a queue of people wanting to take advantage]
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Aug 2021
9:40am, 30 Aug 2021
1,440 posts
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RooA
People not doing what they say they will do.
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Aug 2021
9:41am, 30 Aug 2021
6,949 posts
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Surrey Phil
My dad was offered the chance to make a speech at my wedding but declined. If my son wanted me to make one, then I would. I have also been at a wedding where the bride made a speech.
I don't think the number of speeches is the issue but it certainly becomes one if they go on a bit, even with the traditional three.
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Aug 2021
10:05am, 30 Aug 2021
7,079 posts
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Corrah
[I made a speech at my wedding as we didn’t have a best man. The xh wasn’t keen on speaking in public either so we made it pretty short.]
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Aug 2021
10:55am, 30 Aug 2021
12,481 posts
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Little Nemo
My TV has randomly decided to retune itself so all the channel numbers are messed up. I don't want to have to press 104 for C4HD and I can't see the difference from SD on my TV anyway!!!
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Aug 2021
11:31am, 30 Aug 2021
34,118 posts
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LazyDaisy
[My Dad's speech at my wedding: 'Ladies and gentlemen, please drink a toast to the bride and groom'.  ]
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Aug 2021
11:48am, 30 Aug 2021
21,147 posts
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ChrisHB
My wife gave a speech at our wedding.
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Aug 2021
12:54pm, 30 Aug 2021
1,590 posts
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Wednesday Mouse
[at my brothers wedding the other week they had the traditional 3 speeches but requested they be fairly short - his speech as groom was essentially "thanks for coming, isn't my now-wife beautiful, enjoy the party". Best man's speech was a little longer, but still decently short and to the point. Father of the brides speech went on.. And on.. And on.. He had 7 points to make, and each was backed up with a lengthy "hilarious" anecdote which on the face of it was about the bride, but the whole thing seemed very much a case of him trying to make himself the centre of attention.. And all the while the guests are restless and getting hungry and the waiting staff were clearly itching to get the food served.. It was not fun.]
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Aug 2021
1:16pm, 30 Aug 2021
15,061 posts
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JK *chameleon*
[At a wedding with my then-boyfriend in Ireland, the best man's speech was delivered in a broad County Cork accent - I had not a clue what he was saying, so quickly learned to laugh when everyone else did...]
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Aug 2021
2:53pm, 30 Aug 2021
6,243 posts
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Metro_Nome
I made a speech at our wedding. our speeches did go on a bit too long (my dad got a bit carried away because there's so many nice things to say about me) but hey, it was our wedding, and I was paying lots of money for my guests to eat a lovely dinner after the speeches so if they had to squirm for an extra 15 minutes, so be it
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