How long should a wedding speech be reddit

The rings have been exchanged, the photos have been snapped, and everyone is enjoying the eat, drink, and be merry section of your wedding day… and then come the speeches.

They can be entertaining, inspiring, maybe even bring a tear or two to the eye.

But when they go on and on… and on, it can quickly become a bit of a downer.

So how long should a wedding speech be? Even if you think you are the world’s best entertainer, the experts say the absolute maximum should be 10 minutes.

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Anything after the stopwatch strikes 10 will be going over the heads of guests as they would most likely have lost interest altogether.

So why do people think a good speech is a long one? Mainly because they feel compelled to share an entire life story of the bride or groom, or simply don’t take the time to read their speech aloud before the wedding day to gauge how long it is.

We can draw inspiration from the great Sir Richard Branson, who has given many a speech in his life (perhaps also at weddings…).

He says, “most of what anybody has to say of great note can f

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