So you’ve got all the big bits sorted and now you are planning how your wedding will run. The speeches are such a special part of the wedding day and most couples don’t think about if they want them before or after the meal, they just go along with what the venue suggests. But I think you should think about what is really important to you as a couple and decide on how the speeches will affect the flow of your wedding. I’ve put together a couple little pro and con lists to help you decide.
Now “what about a speech in between each course?” I hear you ask. To me that is a big red flag. Can it be done? Absolutely if that is the only option, but hear me out – by the time the speeches start, both the photographer and videographer have been insanely busy. Giving them a decent break with time to eat something will mean you will get more out of them for the second half of your wedding. Also from a videographer’s perspective, speeches between courses poses a high risk scenario as tripods need to be set up and mics need to be clipped on before each speaker.
Check out one of our recent wedding videos. Harry and Olivia had a church wedding where the wording is a little bit less romantic than other types of ceremonies and they were such a fun an energetic couple, I knew the speeches would form the foundation of their video.
