at an RD right now....

Re: at an RD right now....

• southernbelle0915 mod

  

  December 2013

  And holy shit... Now childhood friends are chiming in. Seriously, everyone please limit "speeches".

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• HisGirlFriday13 member

  

  December 2013

  I have no useful advice, but I am at work, and bored, and therefore willing to distract you from the awfulness of your RD. 

  

  
  

  
  

  I'm gonna go with 'not my circus, not my monkeys.'

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• HisGirlFriday13 member

  

  December 2013

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  I'm gonna go with 'not my circus, not my monkeys.'

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• hlvonb member

  

  December 2013

  OMG that is completely ridiculous.

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• [Deleted User] member

  

  December 2013

  Omigod that's why H and I limited everyone's speeches to two minutes max at the reception. 

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• climbingsingle member

  

  December 2013

  Omg. My brother's ex-fiancé made us all do this at the engagement party. It went on for hours. It was ridiculous.

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• AddieCake member

  

  December 2013

  Ugh. Why do people think other people are into listening to speeches and shit at parties?

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  What did you think would happen if you walked up to a group of internet strangers and told them to get shoehorned by their lady doc?~StageManager14

  

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• MairePoppy mod

  

  December 2013 edited December 2013

  I went to a wedding like that. Worst part, all the speeches were done before dinner. That meant dinner was served cold to starving guests, who were placating themselves with the free booze. Many of the guests hid out in the lady's room, bar and courtyard until the speeches were over. 

  
  

  People, if you have some sweet thoughts about your childhood friend, the bride, or your drunken frat parties with the groom, write them down in a letter and give it to them as a gift. Or maybe the bp would be a good place to share, if it's all close friends who will 'get it.'

                     

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• CLI242009 member

  

  December 2013

  I guess I'm part of the minority because I love hearing speeches. When it comes to weddings, birthday dinners, etc. I love hearing the sweet, heart felt speeches.
  
  If it's kind of like an inside joke or something and not everyone is privy to it then it's kind of a bummer but I'm a sentimental fool. So to each their own I guess. I have no problem with it.
  
  To OP - I'm sorry you're suffering though =(
  

  

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• ShesSoCold mod

  

  December 2013

  I went to a baby shower once for a woman who had a really REALLY hard time conceiving a baby so, understandably so, it was emotional for the immediate family. Her immediate family was HUGE and everyone bought her a Pandora bracelet charm. EVERYONE stood up and said basically the same thing about how happy they were and how long they've waited and blah blah blah as Mother opened their charm. It took literally two hours. We went to the bar after.

  
  

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• WinstonsGirl member

  

  December 2013

  I hope you gave one too??  

  
  

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• kmmssg mod

  

  December 2013

  I went to a wedding a couple of weeks ago, very young couple, he is the worship leader at their church.  His best man said he didn't prepare a speech because when he speaks publicly it just comes to him.  Yeah, a freaking 10 minute sermon.  I kid you not.  10 minutes.  The MOH had done such a beautiful job and this clown decided to do a mini sermon.

  
  

  For DD's wedding I will give the welcome speech (no more than 20-25 seconds) because, a. I am hosting the shindig and  b. my ex-husband isn't much for public speaking.  I will welcome new SIL to our family with just family at some other time.  Our guests want to eat drink and dance and I'm not going to slow them down.

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