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Lynnie
WeddingWire Administrator October 2016

Would you rather... someone propose at your reception, or give a horrible toast?

Lynnie, on March 21, 2018 at 3:12 PM

Posted in Wedding Reception 149

You made it all the way to the reception and then things start to go a little off-plan... Would you rather have a proposal happen at your wedding, or suffer through a terrible toast? I'll suffer through the bad toast! Did he really have to propose tonight? Next Question: Would you rather... plan...

You made it all the way to the reception and then things start to go a little off-plan...

Would you rather have a proposal happen at your wedding, or suffer through a terrible toast?


I'll suffer through the bad toast!

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149 Comments

  • Caitlyn
    Savvy October 2019
    Caitlyn ·
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    Give a bad toast... I'm being kinda selfish about my wedding... it's my day!
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  • Wendy
    Super August 2021
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    I definitely agree!!!
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  • J
    Dedicated December 2018
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    I can suffer through a bad toast. It may be boring or embarrassing, but it'll be over in five minutes, and is done to honour the bride and groom. But I would go groomzilla on a guest if they proposed at my wedding. It's not their day - they could have done this any other day, at any other special time and place, but they chose to swoop our special moment. I might show up to their wedding just to propose to my fiancée again, out of pure spite.

    I felt awkward enough about proposing three weeks before my brother's wedding. I seriously considered waiting, but it just felt like the right time for us. We didn't talk about it on the day or make it a big thing.

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  • Amanda
    Expert August 2019
    Amanda ·
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    I was going to say bad toast, but it could be cute to have a proposal. So I think I would choose proposal.
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  • Gabrielle
    Dedicated August 2019
    Gabrielle ·
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    If someone asked me ahead of time, i'd say a proposal. If no one asks, then I guess a bad toast. Maybe someone could cut them off mid speech.
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  • Anissa
    Savvy October 2019
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    As long as the person proposing asked me first I would say the proposal. Because that's a happy moment but a bad toast that person will lie for a while.
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  • Jennifer
    Super December 2019
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    Hands down a bad toast. The mic can be cut and the music turned way up to drown them out like they do to get people off the stage during awards shows. But I would be furious if someone tried to make OUR day that we have waited YEARS for and make it about themselves. We had to wait for it to be legal first and then for Vet school to be over so that we (she) didnt loose the financial aid paying tutition. We get to have this day for ourselves as the only center of attention. And if my cousin could wait 3 months and then carry a glass of wine all night at her brother's wedding that she couldnt drink because she was pregnant so that she didnt take away from his and his wife's day with her announcement (1st grandbaby for the family). She told us the next morning at the family brunch after the newlyweds were on their flight to their honeymoon and it was just the rest of the family catching up at my aunt and uncle's house. If she could sit on that big news and pretend that it wasnt the case all night to not steal her brother's spotlight then guests can refrain from proposing - a planned activity - at someone else's wedding.

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  • Happily Ever Mrs. H
    VIP October 2018
    Happily Ever Mrs. H ·
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    Propose!

    That would be so cute!

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  • Laura
    Master October 2019
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    Probably a proposal, depending on who it was and if I knew about it first. I'd hate for someone to be embarrassed by giving a bad speech. I'd feel so horrible for them

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  • Kendra
    Devoted September 2019
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    A horrible toast, I would just clap and move on. It’s not going to ruin my wedding date. But if someone proposes at my wedding, that would make me really mad. It is supposed to be mine and his day only.
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  • Audrey
    Savvy October 2019
    Audrey ·
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    A horrible toast. No unexpect proposals at my wedding taking away from my day. Maybe it’s selfish but there are times and places for things like that, my wedding isn’t one of them
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  • MIWM
    VIP June 2019
    MIWM ·
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    Neither one!

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  • Bluey8616f
    Devoted August 2018
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    Horrible toast. I've had to listen to a few over the years but can't remember what was said.

    A proposal I'd remember happened forever and so would everyone else I know.

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  • Jasmine
    Master August 2021
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    I can definitely handle a bad toast! I would rather have that then someone proposing at my reception. That's just tasteless!

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  • Sarah Eliza
    Dedicated May 2022
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    Id rather someone propose, after asking me of first of course.

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  • Kayla
    Dedicated October 2020
    Kayla ·
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    Give a bad toast. I threw a fit when I found out my aunt and cousin were trying to talk my now fiancee into proposing at her wedding(he didn't he proposes months later on Christmas Day when his parents were able to visit for the holiday). A wedding should be about the bride and groom. As soon as someone proposes if becomes a pseudo engagement party for the other couple and I'm not for that
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  • Sara
    Expert June 2019
    Sara ·
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    OMG. I guess it depends just how bad the toast is. I'm almost inclined to go with the proposal.

    The best man at my sister wedding gave an AWFUL toast. He was up there, drunk, for literally 15 minutes, rambling about how great HE was, about the groom's bad habits/ embarrassing moments/ anger management problems... He even talked about my grandmother who had recently passed away. Several of my family members stormed out. My aunt stood up and cursed him out. It was really, REALLY bad.

    Maybe, just maybe, I'd take a proposal over that.
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  • Megan
    Savvy March 2020
    Megan ·
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    Horrible toast, I don't want anyone proposing at my wedding unless they ask first. That day is supposed to be about the bride & groom
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  • Marlena
    Expert June 2020
    Marlena ·
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    I'd be cool with either (depending who was proposing) but if I had to choose I'd say bad toast
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  • Samantha
    Dedicated October 2022
    Samantha ·
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    Bad toast, it’s really tacking to propose or announce a pregnancy or something like that at someone’s wedding. Let me have a day that’s all about me and my man and you can find a much better time to put yourself in the spotlight
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