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June 2021

Is this rude??

Dj Tanner, on June 30, 2020 at 12:32 PM

Posted in Wedding Reception 25

So I’ve been thinking about my timeline for the wedding evening and in order to keep everything on time I think there may need to be time limits to each speech.... my questions are 1. What is a normal amount of time for each speech?? 2. Is it rude to give my people time limits to their speeches or...
So I’ve been thinking about my timeline for the wedding evening and in order to keep everything on time I think there may need to be time limits to each speech.... my questions are


1. What is a normal amount of time for each speech??
2. Is it rude to give my people time limits to their speeches or should I just let them have as much time as they want and risk going over time??
3. If its not rude, what’s a good way to tell my people about their speech time limits without sounding like a Karen?
I know my bestie/MOH is totally fine with me telling her anything so I’m not worried about her at all we are super open and close and always on the same page.
The rest of the speeches will be from: my FHs parents (they asked if they could)my FHs best man aka brother. My dad.Our 2 friends-husband and wife- are playing our first dance acoustic and they asked if they could give a speech which we obviously and happily said yes to. Also me n my fiancé’s introduction/“thank you for being here” speech to our guests.

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  • D
    June 2021
    Dj Tanner ·
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    This is helpful thanks for the input
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  • D
    June 2021
    Dj Tanner ·
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    Lol ugh as much as I love embarrassing stories n all 😂
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  • D
    June 2021
    Dj Tanner ·
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    Thank you for this! Yes I agree I don’t want to hear long novels either as much as I appreciate them lol. I would LOVE if they all could get theirs under 2 minutes! I wish this was the academy awards where my DJ could start the music when they take too long lol.
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  • MOB So Cal
    January 2019
    MOB So Cal ·
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    The DJ can really help move things along. At daughter's wedding, he was in charge of the mics. He'd hand it off to those giving the toast and then they gave it back to him. At daughter's wedding those giving toasts were really good about sticking to the time frame, but if necessary the DJ would have helped "move them along" and he knew EXACTLY who was to speak so if any randos suddenly asked for the mic, he would have (nicely) refused them. We were guests at a wedding where it seemed like 20 people "gave speeches" and they were all long and rambling.... It was awful!

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  • J
    Master October 2022
    Jana ·
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    You could certainly ask the ask the dj to that. Many people hate public speaking especially in front of strangers and not all guests pay attention to them either. At the end of the day, play it by ear. You can always do the longer ones at the rehearsal dinner.
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