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My dd is the maid of honor at her best friend's wedding. She has to give a speech at the reception and she's the only one giving a speech. She wrote a heartfelt speech but it's super short and she's worried it needs to be much longer. I told her I didn't think it needed to be long but I have no experience with formal weddings. What is the right thing?

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Short and sweet is perfect. I bet most guests are secretly hoping for a short and sweet speech anyhow. I know I detest long, rambling speeches, usually given by someone who is not a natural speaker and did not prepare any kind of speech but just hopes to wing it. TBH, the speeches are probably my least favorite part of a wedding.

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The best man doesn't want to give a speech. He just wants to bless the food. He's the groom's brother and is more religious than the groom. He didn't even do anything for a bachelor party. The groom feels kind of let down. He just wanted to go out to eat or see a movie or something.

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I tend to think shorter is better for stuff like that!  I'm sure it will be great. 

 

I also think bachelorette/bachelor parties and over the top showers are in the nice if someone wants to do that for you but not at all necessary category. 

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I tend to think shorter is better for stuff like that!  I'm sure it will be great. 

 

I also think bachelorette/bachelor parties and over the top showers are in the nice if someone wants to do that for you but not at all necessary category. 

 

Well, the bride got what she wanted. Instead of a bachelorette party, she and my dd went on a cruise to the Bahamas. That's why I feel bad the groom didn't even get a dinner out!

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the Gettysburg address (dedicating a national civil war cemetery -so the location was a big deal) was so short, that Lincoln sat down before the photographer was ready to take a picture.

 

it doesn't need to be long.   some are just verbose . . . .

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Short and sweet speeches are what guests prefer.

In my circles typical bachelor parties aren't compatible with religious beliefs.  They still have bachelor parties, but it's guys getting together for some sort of wholesome activity: hiking, dinner, paint balling, dinner, gun range, dinner, prayer for the groom with a new Bible that has all the male guests list scripture passages they rely on most to be godly men, dinner, tribute to the groom where everyone tells a favorite story/memory about him, dinner, camping trip, dinner, movie and dinner, etc. It doesn't have to be the best man either.  Friends can volunteer to do something if the best man can't or won't.

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