Keep or Cancel: Reception Speeches?

Cancel! Please Cancel!

Keeping I love the toast

Keep it. I cant wait to hear them.

We don't have a bridal party so no planned speeches but have allowed for 30min of "open mic" time during dinner and I'm sure some people will find something embarrassing to say lol

Keep! I think people more often than not speak from the heart and as long as you work on it, it will turn out exactly how its meant to!

My husband will welcome everyone and thank them for coming and my little sister who is my matron, wants to say something. But nothing else planned. My aunt will bless the food.

Keep. I think it is a way for the best friends (Maid of honor & Best Man) to tell other wedding guests what wonderful people the bride & groom are & what impacts they have made on each other’s lives. Plus some speeches are funny.

Undecided, honestly

If we do decided to keep it, only our parents, MOH and BM can speak if they want to. No passing the mic!

Keep. I like the idea of friends and family celebrating each other through speeches and fondly recalling funny stories.

Keeping. Though my dad thinks he's funny so we will see how that goes....

CANCEL! PLEASE PLEASE CANCEL!

Keep. Our MOH and Best Man are both hilarious and amazing people and I can not wait to hear their speeches. I think the speeches are such an important part of a wedding because they add another personal element to the wedding. Plus, most people do them towards the end of dinner, so it's not like your interrupting anything, people are just eating.

We kept them, and they were absolutely lovely!! Adored the ones from the best man and maid of honor!

I think the speeches should be done. If there are any questions or concerns either address those prior or choose someone else. Since everyone views things differently, he/she may not think speaking about the previous spouse or S/O is inappropriate (although it's common sense), but I have seen it happen. So choose wisely and let them know ahead of time just in case of who or what not to speak of.

Keep!!! These are always so comical (for the most part).

Keep. I like that it makes the day even more personal.

Keep. My sister/matron of honor, the best man, and my dad will be the only speeches.

Keep. My MOH and his BM will speak as well as my sister n law and his parents something short and sweet

Keep! We are only having the best men (my FH has 2) and my maid's of honor (also having 2) make speeches though.

Cancel. Not a fan of speeches.