Speeches / Toasts - are they necessary at the reception?

They're completely optional! If you aren't comfortable with them, then it's fine to not have them at all!

I've been to a few weddings that didn't have speeches or toasts, and they weren't missed!

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Thank you. Good because we don't want it lol.

100% optional. We are not having any and those have mentioned that to are very happy. Plus we have never attended a wedding with speeches (and have been to many weddings between us) and no one missed them. The majority of WW feels you and guests will miss them if they are skipped.

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I haven't been to many weddings but all the ones I've been to they had speeches or toasts and you could tell they were embarrassing for the bride and groom

I've been to a few with no toasts/speeches and they were great! I highly doubt that anyone would miss them (or even notice that they were skipped). Don't worry about it!

Not at all! We're actually having speeches done at the rehearsal dinner and then my mom is making a welcome speech the day of at the reception. But having speeches is totally up to you! People won't even notice, especially if that means they get to eat dinner earlier or get on the dance floor sooner.

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Awesome. I'm glad. It'd be my luck someone in my family still try to make a speech and I will have to shut them down.

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Leave that to your dj

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Oh good point. Thanks

Not even a little. We didn’t have any at our wedding (aside from us standing up to thank our guests for coming). I certainly didn’t miss them!

I will be having speeches at my wedding but I love having family say nice things and don’t mind having embarrassing stories told! It’s completely optional and if you want you can have it limited to people you trust and know won’t embarrass you? Or skip them altogether! It’s truly your wedding and what YOU and your FH want to do!

Nope, we only had two people do a toast; and honestly nobody likes listening to toasts and speeches at weddings lol you’re fine!!

They are not required at all. If someone does give a toast, it should be just that; a toast and not a speech. Also, let your DJ be 100% in charge of giving the mic to the person who is supposed to give a toast and then gave the DJ come take the mic from that person. If there is another person who will be toasting, the DJ can then give the mic to that person and rake it back when done. This eliminates any worry about the mic getting into the wrong hands.
“Mic control” can be a part of a DJ’s job. Make sure a list of names has been provided and that the DJ knows who the person looks like.

The only wedding I can remember going to where there were no toasts was my sister’s wedding in 2008. I think the main reason there were no toasts is because my sister and BIL don’t drink. I also don’t think my oldest sister and her husband did toasts; she just made a little thank-you speech. I want toasts at my wedding, though, and I hope my sister is working on one for the ages

They are optional, but I've never been to a wedding without them.

It’s your choice! Weddings shouldn’t be stressful and full of mandates. We aren’t having toasts. But we also selected not to have a bridal party either. So our “toast” will be a message of thanks from us to our family and friends. Cheers! 🥂

We didn’t have toasts and it was totally fine! Granted, we downsized from 130 to 35 guests, but we weren’t planning on them originally anyway.

I’m getting married in April. We aren’t doing speeches or toasts either!

We are eliminating it as well; only the maid of honor and best man will give a speech: that’s it.

We are skipping toasts and speeches too. More time to eat and hang out!