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Question about speeches and special dances...

peaches178peaches178
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At what point did you do yours or are you planning on doing yours?

I've heard that it's best to get the speeches done fairly early in the night in case the speakers are nervous and/or to avoid having them speak once they've begun getting a bit tipsy, but when are they usually given?

And what about the mother/son and father/daughter dances?  I kind of want to get them over and done with as early as possible, but I'm worried about the guests getting bored if we have those dances and the first dance all fairly close together in the beginning of the night.

I'd love to know what you all think and what you all have done!
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Re: Question about speeches and special dances...

  • sgdc2011sgdc2011 member
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    edited December 2011
    Do the dances up front.  I went to a wedding where they did it in the middle and ti was just weird. 

    The speeches are usually done during dinner.
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  • kristen8040kristen8040 member
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    edited December 2011
    We are having everything done right away.  The worst would be making everyone stop dancing to either listen to other people talk or dance.

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  • grace_anngrace_ann member
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    edited December 2011
    we also did it all up front - didn't take too long and then then everyone was good to dance an what not the rest of the night
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  • annandted86annandted86
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    edited December 2011

    I've always seen all of that stuff done up front.  The only thing we're doing a little late (probably just before the cake) is some other speeches (speeches other than the toasts).  My dad wants to say a few things and then we want a speech to thank our folks and everyone for coming.  Otherwise, i'ts all in the beginning.

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  • peaches178peaches178
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    edited December 2011
    Alright, thanks ladies!
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  • Danes983Danes983 member
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    edited December 2011
    We did the cocktail hour, dances, speeches and then dinner. I also honored my parents and my DH's uncle and aunt by having the DJ play their wedding song and announce their wedding date and years married. This was done randomly as the slow songs for the night.
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  • JoBell123JoBell123
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    edited December 2011
    I think we're doing announcements - hora - speeches (when we're eating the salads) - dances.
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  • SmidgerSmidger member
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    edited December 2011
    We are doing our first dances right after we all walk in to the reception. And then we are thinking of doing 2 speeches during the appetizers and then the other 2 during the salads. I agree it's probably best to get all that stuff out of the way ASAP so you can all just enjoy the rest of the night!
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  • Tara2316Tara2316
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    edited December 2011
    We did that all up front. After we were announced, we did the first dance, parent dances, then toasts. We had an inicdent at our reception where someone had the dance floor cleared so she could have a special dance. It was beyond awkward. Point being, do everything upfront so you don't interrupt the flow of the reception like ours was.

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