No speeches?

I learned that no speeches of any kind are required - in fact, your guests will probably thank you for skipping that all together. So don' worry 'bout it.

That's totally fine! I think sometimes the speeches are a little weird anyways, so I don't think anyone would miss it.

You can just skip them. You don't need any alternatives.

Speeches are totally not necessary! I agree with @SSJKarigan - I think most of your guests will appreciate fewer/no speeches.

That's great! Just raise your glasses and say "Thanks for coming everyone!"

I'm not asking (or requiring) anyone in particular to make a speech. I don't have an official MOH, just my BFF and my niece, neither of whom enjoy public speaking. FH doesn't have a best man, either. His brothers are his groomsmen, and if they want to say something, that would be fine, but we're not making them. My parents are deceased, and his parents are not the speechifying type. We are hosting this shindiggy and will likely thank everyone for coming. I was at a wedding a couple of years ago where the best man made a speech, and poor dude was so bad it was *painful*. I felt so bad for him. Awesome guy, awful public speaker. We don't want to put any of our friends through that, so unless one of the guests (who we know to have a flair for the spotlight, and is not hammered at the time) gets a hankerin' to speak, we're skipping it.

Just skip them! Absolutely no need to replace them with anything!

If FH and his groomsmen wouldn't throw a fit I would totally skip them. However every time I bring it up how much I don't want speeches I get ignored

Totally fine! Honestly speeches can be a little awkward. I'm dreading ours because no one in our families are good speakers lol.

Yeah, no DOC, but no toasts are fine too.

I hate speeches. They're boring as fuck. SO we didn't do any, and it was awesome! I think its perfectly fine to have like the father of the bride or someone do a single quick toast "Cheers to the bride and groom and may they have many years of happiness!" but past that it gets old.

We also skipped dances, and the bouquet and garter toss. And that was awesome too.

My MOH would have stabbed me if I asked her to talk in front of people. No planned speeches.

We didn't do any toasts, either. Others may want to say something, but I'd never thought to pressure anyone for a speech.

The DJ did ask if anyone had any words for the bride and groom, though. Hilarity came after that when DH's 12 yo autistic nephew took up the mic and announced that he hopes we have a good life, but not to feel bad if we don't because 50% of all couples end in divorce, and since we had both been previously divorced, we ran a higher risk of it. He also announced that he intended to sing a karaoke song for us later, and that it was a break-up song, but only because it is the only song he knows, not because he wants us to break up. He likes us together, but he didn't learn a sappy love song because it makes him uncomfortable. Then, of course, he told everyone, "you can stop laughing now." It sounds mortifying, but it really was funny for those that know the kid.

You can totally skip toasts. My MOH gave one at my bridal shower, and my dad and the BM each gave one at the wedding. You can two or one or none - whatever you want!