Worried about no speeches/toasts

Usually the best man, maid of honor, and parents give speeches. You ask beforehand but sometimes people give surprise speeches

Speeches aren't required, and if I may be honest, I hate listening to speeches/toasts at weddings. They always feel so awkward... the fewer speeches, the better.

I think my MOH will give a speech and FH's best man. I asked my dad if he wanted to and took a hard pass (he hates public speaking). So yea, just two speeches. And I hope you don't have any surprise speeches, especially when drinking is involved. Yikes.

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We only had 2 speeches; one from the BM (who happened to be my FFIL) and one from my MOH. No more than that was needed. But if you don't have anyone that wants to give a speech, that's totally fine too. I honestly don't think anyone would even notice if there wasn't a speech. Maybe you and your FH can give a welcome/thank you speech. We did that as well.

I would ask before hand so you can let your DJ know. And if someone wants to, have them keep their speech/toast to 2 mins. And if no one gives one, I don't think anyone will even mind

Don't sweat it if you have no speeches. A lot of people (including myself) find them incredibly boring haha.

We had 3 speeches from our wedding party. One from my side, and 2 from my husband's side. We asked them beforehand and all was happy to give a speech.

Granted we also made sure we asked people who were not shy and supposedly good speakers. Only the best man surprised us because he is a good public speaker but his speech at our wedding was like, EH.

And one of our MUST NOT HAPPEN was improv speeches. No one gets to go near that mic unless it's given to you lol. I hate improv speeches and open mic. No No No No No.

Thanks guys, you are making me feel alot better! I just happened to go to my cousin's wedding on memorial day weekend and she got like 5 speeches that were all really heartfelt and meaningful which was nice but in retrospect it did really cut down on time for dancing/socializing etc

We also told each speaker - shorter than 5 minutes unless you have a kick ass speech.

Our parents did not give a speech.

We gave a speech at the end of the night, thanking our guests and specific people who we wanted.

We requested over and over again no speeches. We hate speeches, makes us feel so awkward to be talked about in front of everyone, even on good terms.

Don't worry, no one will think you don't have friends. Obviously, they're all at your wedding lol

Our DJ & DOC wanted to know who was giving speeches ahead of time so they could be added to the timeline & announced accordingly. MOH & BM both gave speeches & kept them short & sweet. Overly long speeches by multiple people get really boring really fast.

I was thinking 2 will be enough if the BM and MOH would like too.

Actually, we aren't doing public speeches or toasts. Our videographer will record them privately for us to view later. My MOH asked if I would let her do that so she wouldn't have to speak in front of everyone. We thought about it and decided to do them all that way so our guests wouldn't have to sit through them all. We are looking forward to seeing them after the wedding.

I was just recently at a wedding where there were none. I don't mind the speeches but I also don't think anyone missed them.

I had no speeches and no toasts.

I can confirm- I am not a loser- and more importantly- I am still married. which is after all- at the end of the day what you're really after right?

I hate long speeches. I start losing interest after the first 2 minutes or so of the first speech. If there is multiple speeches then I just can't wait until the people stop speaking so I can continue to talk to other guests, listen to music and mingle.

I'm not planning on any speeches or toasts. They're boring and awkward for guests, and it sounds mortifying to have someone talk about you on a microphone for so long. Plus I'm a control freak and sometimes people don't know where to draw the line. Put it in a card!

We aren't doing speeches. Forcing people to come up with awkward words when they hate public speaking or don't know both the bride and groom well just makes everyone uncomfortable.