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UKbride Member Request 16 Jul 2017

I Dont want any speeches at my wedding, is this something anyone else has...

I Dont want any speeches at my wedding, is this something anyone else has done? X

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Bethan Roberts
Bethan Roberts 16 Jul 2017

I feel like there should always be one at least to say Thankyou for joining us & if anyone has helped out in any way you should thank them, just out of respect really x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 16 Jul 2017

We are not doing speeches at ours. My dad will just get up at the end of the meal to say thank you for coming. X

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UKbride Administrator 16 Jul 2017

We only had one to say thank you to everyone x

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UKbride Administrator 16 Jul 2017

alot of brides dont want speeches now i would suggest someone at least thanking everybody for coming and toasting bride and groom good luck

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UKbride Administrator 16 Jul 2017

We stripped everything out like that. We just had one very quick one at the night do to thank everyone for coming etc.

Emma Gibson
Emma Gibson 16 Jul 2017

I think just a quick thank you one is good x

Shakira Badwal
Shakira Badwal 16 Jul 2017

We didn't do speeches. My dad just thanked everyone for coming and asked everyone to do a toast. X

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UKbride Administrator 16 Jul 2017

Not planning any speeches for our wedding. Might ask my mum to thank everyone for coming and do a toast (my dad passed away) xx

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UKbride Administrator 16 Jul 2017

We didn't have them at our wedding last year as the groom and best man etc hate talking in front of big groups. Nobody missed them x

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UKbride Administrator 16 Jul 2017

We never had any at ours, loads of people kept asking why, we didn't want them, we wanted to have a really relaxed day without the cheesy speeches, we even had a BBQ instead of a sit down 3 course meal. Definitely the best day we ever had.

Francesca Thomas
Francesca Thomas 16 Jul 2017

Me I'm not having any either. We are having a very untraditional wedding 👰 late wedding (5pm). Then go straight into the evening party 🎉 no speeches etc.

Laura Roberts
Laura Roberts 16 Jul 2017

We didn't have them at ours. My dh was supposed to say a quick thank you and to give our mums flowers but he didn't prepare anything and then panicked 5 mins before so I ended up doing it and winging it instead. Our MOC asked if anyone else wanted to say something and my FIL/best man got up and said a few words which I wasn't too happy about since everything he said was exactly why I didn't want speeches (nothing bad, just feel uncomfortable when people are saying nice things about me!!) so if you definitely don't want anything said then mention that to the MOC x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 16 Jul 2017

We'll be having them but it's your wedding so you can do what you want. I think a short thank you for coming and sharing our day would be a polite thing to do though. Doesn't have to be long could be just those words.

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UKbride Administrator 16 Jul 2017

We didn't have them. Just wanted the day to be as relaxed and chilled as possible. We aren't the 'speech' kind of people so didn't bother. But we also had take out pizza as our wedding breakfast....and walked into our ceremony together to Metallica....haha! Best day ever. If you don't want them done have them

Lucy Lewis
Lucy Lewis 16 Jul 2017

Hi I would suggest you at least have one to thank everyone for being part of your special day :)

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UKbride Administrator 16 Jul 2017

I don't remember any being done when my sister got married

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UKbride Administrator 16 Jul 2017

I didn't want any but my dad put his foot down , just having the one was perfect actually everyone got thanked properly and we all had a laugh :)

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UKbride Administrator 16 Jul 2017

We aren't having any.

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UKbride Administrator 16 Jul 2017

H2b is going to have a couple of beers and thank everyone for coming but that's all were doing. No one really likes doing them they make you so nervous! We're having a slideshow instead.

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UKbride Administrator 16 Jul 2017

We didn't have them, and nor did my brother- and sister-in-law at their wedding. Nobody missed them and meant more time for socialising, eating and dancing! xxx

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UKbride Administrator 16 Jul 2017

We're not having them, too formal and they stress everyone out. We're including a note on the invitations of the various traditions we're omitting, and the few older ones we are using

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UKbride Administrator 16 Jul 2017

We look back at ours and laugh our heads off . One of the best bits

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UKbride Administrator 16 Jul 2017

We had no speeches. My husband just said thank you for coming and sharing our special day.

Alys Brierley
Alys Brierley 16 Jul 2017

I hate speeches if it was just up To me I wouldn't have them but my h2b wants them I find them so awkward and cringe worthy

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UKbride Administrator 16 Jul 2017

I had the best man speech as he threw his toys out of the pram and then my husband made a small speech thanking everyone for sharing our special day. I didn't want to waste time and people getting bored.

Yvonne Stockwell
Yvonne Stockwell 16 Jul 2017

Planning the same, just a simple toast and nothing more, I abs hate the speech part of weddings so we are not having them!

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UKbride Administrator 16 Jul 2017

I didn't have them the in laws hated each other n was kinda scared what wld b said lol

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UKbride Administrator 16 Jul 2017

We aren't having any speeches, just a "bottoms up & cheers" 🥂

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 17 Jul 2017

Just one with us thanking everyone

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