Order Of Wedding Speeches – Short Version – Traditional

1. The Best Man speaks first according to traditional lore concerning the order of wedding speeches. Traditionally he will toast the bride and groom. He may also need to act as ade factoMaster of Ceremonies if no Master of ceremonies has been appointed.
2. After the Best Man’s opening speech speech, the Groom should be cued by the Best man to respond by toasting the bride, thanking the parents, welcoming and thanking relatives from afar and anything he wants to add in this vein.
3. In traditional order of wedding speeches, this is the part, after a suitable interval, that any Friend or Relative who is a noted and interesting public speaker or has a message to impart may be invited to speak. (It may be Aunt Ivy who you are hoping will remember you in her will if you remember her at the wedding.)
4. The Father of the Bride speaks last – after paying for the wedding bash it is probably the most he will ever pay to have his say in public. He should thank everyone for attending and add any humorous stories he deems appropriate..

Note that if a Master Of Ceremonies has been appointed he should keep things ticking along with occasional anecdotes (funny or factual.) about speakers he introduces – so he needs to do a little research. But by following the general order of wedding speeches given above and keeping things rolling along with announcements and short stories he should discharge his duties with great aplomb and distinction.

Order Of Wedding Speeches – Longer Version – Modern Practice

With the advent of the 21st century, a lot of tradition has flown out of the window; with beach weddings and underwater weddings and skydiving weddings it was inevitable for some sort of change in the way we tie the knot.

Because this is the newlyweds’ show, they may request old friends and close relatives to get up and speak, irrespective of any formal or informal protocols.

Nowadays there is a less formalised order of wedding speeches which goes something like:

• Best Man Speech tending towards humour
• Maid or Matron of Honor Speech tending towards lauding the bride
• Father of the Bride Speech welcoming guests and telling a few funny stories
• Parents of the Groom Speech welcoming a new daughter
• Groom Speech toasting his new wife and thanking guests
• Bride Speech responding to groom, thanking her parents and her retinue
• Any other Guests of Honor Speeches which are personalised to individual weddings

Following on this all-in family and friends theme, invitations may be extended to:

• The bride’s or groom’s siblings, bridesmaids, groomsmen, grandparents, godparent, guardians, the wedding official, close friends or relatives, cousins, best friends, colleagues,   bosses, children of the bride or groom or even a particularly intelligent family pet.

It can get thoroughly out of hand – sometimes better described as an ‘out of order of wedding speeches’ than an ‘order of wedding speeches’.

Remember well that anyone asked to speak should be apprised of their task beforehand and the best man or master of ceremonies should announce their slots with a brief preview of what they will speak about. If you do not curtail  speeches to a maximum of 10 speeches/toasts in total, guests will get restless and bored, no matter how compelling the speakers style.

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