Any brides doing a speech?

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I'm going to do a speech, have heard it's not really the done thing, and have witnessed it too. Are any other brides doing one?

I'm definitely going to do one. I think half of my guests will want to do a bit of a speech , including father in law and husband of course.
Don't see why not, I've organised the whole thing after all ! I can't wait!

I'm going to talk about our time together and all those classics such as how I first knew he was the one etc ahh

I did 2 years ago. I was nervous as hell, but I wrote a kind of a poem about swiping right;telling my step sons they were stuck with me now for life and thanking the bridal party.
It felt right and brings the traditions to a more modern place.

I did. I did all the thankyous and also a toast to DH. I also read out DH's My Single Friend profile and we all marvelled at how we ever got together

I have had a couple of friends do speeches and I really wish I had now. It sounds silly but I got married fairly young and hadn't been to any weddings since I was in infant school. It didn't occur to me to do so. you should go for it especially to thank people! Have a lovely day!

I did one at my wedding a few years ago. Lots of compliments afterwards from women in their 50s/60s who said they wished they'd done one years ago when they got married!

I'm glad everyone is doing them!

I did one at my 2nd marriage. It’s the 21st century ffs and I had people to thank

I totally did a speech, even though I was nervous as fuck!

No best man or any fathers still living, so DH and I did one each.

I did at mine 32 years ago. And at my daughter's after her Dad too. Why on earth not?!

I did when I got married in 1995 - it definitely wasn't the done thing then but anyone who knows me would have been more shocked if I hadn't said anything.
It's your wedding and it's 2018, not the Middle Ages - feel free to do a speech !

Yes, of course and quite a long time ago now. I had things I wanted to say and acknowledgements I wanted to make personally, in public.

Nerves can mean a person is unable to speak in public of course, ( male or female) but otherwise I didn't need someone else to say thank you for me!

I did one at my wedding 20 years ago.

Go for it!

I did a speech 25 years ago, it brought the house down.
I'm used to public speaking and entertaining, it was sort of expected

I did and I loved doing it. My career has involved a lot of public speaking and so would have been hard not to. Go for it. Have a fabulous time

Also, if/when my children get married and if DH is making a speech, I will too (sorry future guests, could be a long day).

I'm doing one - it's always struck me as a bit unfair that no one says nice things about the groom, and I want to thank DP's family for welcoming me etc. All speeches will be short!

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I did one two years ago, it came to me in a traffic jam and it was both emotional and hilarious and I couldn't stop myself. I'm usually very shy but I figured I'd never get a more forgiving crowd than all my friends and family, I'm pleased I did it.

Speaking of weddings , did anyone who had a registry office wedding walk down the aisle to music?

I'm doing a speech! And getting married in a registry office, hadn't really thought about music there but nothing to stop you doing that if you want to

I did one too when we got married 15 years ago. My mum did one in place of my dad - he's very shy so public speaking would be his worst nightmare whereas my mum loves an audience. I don't remember anyone making any comments either way. I had lots of comments about the fact all the food was vegetarian though! 😄

I've seen a few women do them at weddings. I say go for it, but make sure it (and the others) are short and snappy. No guest likes someone who drones on and on when they're dying for a pee/the bar!

My SIL did a speech last week. She was great. Had us all laughing and in tears too.

I did one a few weeks ago. We had no father of the bride. Just the best mans speech. We had a very relaxed day in general tho and the speeches took 10 minutes altogether.