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We're 218 days away from our wedding day and we've started to research the wedding reception details. One question that came up was, "who can we expect to give a toast or a speech at our wedding?” After a little digging, I thought I would share some my thoughts that other bride to-be’s might find useful. While no one is actually "expected” to give a toast at a wedding, it's often a nice gesture and most crowds feel obligated to at least toast once to your special day.When planning your reception timeline, make sure to take into account how many verbal wedding toasts you anticipate will take place and approximate length of each. Some speeches are just a few short praises while others can last up to 5 minutes, so it’s important to plan accordingly in order to keep your wedding reception timeline on track.
Below is the list I came up with for possible wedding toasts that could take place on the big day. Although it's common for just 2 to 3 speeches to be made, a formal wedding could probably have a majority of these toasting opportunities:
• The best man toasts the bride
• The groom toasts the bride
• The bride toasts her groom
• The father of the bride toasts the couple
• The bride toasts her groom's parents
• The groom toasts his bride's parents
• The matron of honor toasts the couple
• The father of the groom toasts the bride
• The mother of the bride toasts the couple
• The mother of the groom toasts the couple
All in all, toasts and/or speeches are out of your hands when it comes to timing so just try to plan the best you can. You can always ask someone (a friend or your planner) for a little help in making sure no one’s speech lasts too long.
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