Any brides doing a speech?

I am!! H2B doesn't want to do one but will probably mumble something, so I'll need to fill in all the thanks yous he has missed!!

Im doing one. I want to do one before H2b and the best man. I just want to make a small one about h2bs dad. Sadly i never got to meet him as he passed away before we got together so just want to make a wee one.

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I didn't. I don't like the limelight being on me. I was bad enough walking down the aisle.

I TOTALLY am. wedding is more than a year away too, but there's no way i'm going to let the occasion go by without having my two pennies worth ?

(also, MIL passed away 2 yrs ago, so want to say a little something about her too - i'm not completely selfish....)

I'm still undecided, currently thinking I should leave it to the boys as 3 speeches is probably quite enough and maybe for once I shouldn't feel the need to take control.

Anyone doing one...please don't use the opening line 'you cant keep me quiet any other day so why should today be any different' or similar

its soooooooo cheesy ?

I'm not going to bother. I'm not that type of person anyway, am actually quite shy (although I hide it quite well!), so will leave that to h2b. Plus, my Dad is totally going to make me cry so I won't be in any fit state to make a speech!

h2b says he's going to turn to me in his speech and ask if I want to add anything. Have told him I will kill him if he does! I'm happy to hand out the thank you gifts as he speaks, but am not doing any speaking myself.

I'd like to do a speech nothing long, i'd just like to thanks my cbm personally

i dont think its stealing his limelight what does your h2b think of the idea?

Yes doing speech, always got a lot to say and i want the whole world to know how happy i'll be on that day and how amazing my man is.

I thought rather than add to other speeches and like you said potentially steal limelight, i'd do speech after cutting cake at the reception. It'll be short and sweet and i think we'll have everyone's attention, will also give chance for evening guests to be thanked for attending etc.

I was thinking about thanking my future family in law. I live in France and they've always been so helpful, supportive and welcoming. I would like to thank my parents as well. Its one of the few times you can publically acknowledge how much you care, unless you get an oscar or something !?

I add that I was considering saying something to my H2B but I think I'd be too emotional, I cried for about half an hour when we got engaged. Don't think that makes a great speech !

I'd like to because I have a feeling my OH and best man will be too busy trying to make everyone fall about laughing and I want to be there to do the proper thank yous and serious bits.

But I think I will be too nervous on the day and don't really want another thing to be nervous about. So I will just have to gently remind my OH of some serious things he needs to include!

Yes I did one and im really glad i did, im quite a vocal person so i guess most people expected it of me.

I thanked my mom and dad, H'd parents, my best friend (who helped find the dress) and my daughter, then last but not least i spoke about my H, I was lovely and would say that if you dont mind speaking in public then do it.

I can't bear the idea of just 3 men standing up and speaking on the wedding day - i know i'm probably alone in my opinion, but i just think that some traditions need updating, it harks back to when women were literally "given away" and it makes me very uncomfortable that intelligent, outgoing and interesting females sit there in silence on their wedding day... I am literally bursting to say a few words

so before the meal I'm speaking first, then my parents joint - again a bit more equality (i am a bit of a pain aren't i!!)

then after the meal the HTB then his best man

i think that is much more balanced

plus everyone gets their say

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I can't decide, part of me wants to do one, and i've written a draft one but i don't want to steal h2b's moment of doing a speech.

I think i'll wait and see how i feel on the day and if i decide i want to do one then i can just read what i've written

h2b doesnt want to do one, so we are going to do a joint speech.

I am with you on this one. i am not going to deprive my dad of a moment hes been waiting for all my life (giving me away*cringe at the phrase) but now that I will be married my husband will not always be speaking for me and I am defo saying a few words, and if my bridesmaids want to say something they can too ! I am a bit of a feminist really....

I was hoping to do mine as a surprise for H2B (not that it will be too much of a surprise - he always calls me a gobsh1te anyway!) before the meal. Only thing is he wants to do the traditional speeches before the meal.....my Dad and me want them traditionally after. H2B keeps saying its ok for you, you don't have to make a speech - thing is I will be!!!

I will be making a speech. I have said all along that i would be doing one. But now that it's 9 days away I have nothing actually written, I'm starting to regret it a little.

For those that are speaking what will you be mentioning in your speech? Will you be making a toast and if so to what?

I did a speech at my wedding. My BIL was best-man and on the day he was quite unwell and not up to doing a speech so someone had to give my husband a bit of banter!!