Wedding Speach

[Charlie25]

Is it normal that a bride not a groom does a reading at the civil ceremony?

[Kos]

No- there are no rules, but tradition has always been that the Groom, the Best Man and the bride's father make the speeches.

The bride just sits and eats the cake and thinks '"At last- I've got him"!

[natalie_1982]

I got married 5 weeks ago and we did the traditional Groom, Best Man and my dad. However, a friend of mine was married 2 weeks before me and she gave a speech herself, her father-in-law to be gave her away and they had two best men, both giving speeches.

[stoo_pid]

The readings & speeches can be made by anyone. At our wedding, the readings were made by an old friend of mine & our 9-year old bridesmaid. We didn't have a father of the bride to make a speech (a close friend gave Mrs Pid away). But we did have 2 best-men, and Mrs Pid made a speech at our wedding as well as me. So, to answer your question, it's not "normal" but there are no rules either. If you want to make a speech & your bloke doesn't I personally think that would be very cool.

[Octavius]

Anyone can do a reading, and anyone can do a speech. It is up for you to choose,

[Octavius]

..just bear in mind quality over quantity.

[kazza12345]

do you mean at the ceremony? I did a reading at my civil ceremony 5 years ago - the beautiful leo marks poem

the life that i have

is all that i have

and the life that i have is yours

the love that i have

of the life that i have

is your and yours and yours

a rest i shall have

a sleep i shall have

yet death will be but a pause

for the peace of my years

in the long green green grass

will be yours and yours and yours

im a girl by the way

[03brdealc]

no its not tell your husband or who ever asked you to to do it them selves the lazy muppet