There is an article by Chloe Burcham at Hitched on October 8, 2026 titled Order of Speeches at a Wedding: Who Says What & When? that says the traditional, minimal, sexist answer is:
“Father of the Bride (or Parent of the Bride)
The Groom
The Best Man”
And then she adds:
“Brides, maids of honour, mothers, siblings, friends and other loved ones can all give speeches too. If you're adding extra speakers, think less about tradition and more about creating a natural flow between funny and heartfelt speeches – and keeping the overall running time manageable.”
A second article by Rachel Cascella at BRIDES on November 4, 2025 titled The Wedding Speech Order You Should Follow at Your Reception expands the list to:
“The Father of the Bride or Parents of the Bride
The Father of the Groom or Parents of the Groom
The Groom or Couple
The Best Man
The Maid of Honor”
A third article by Jessica Estrada at the knot on October 9, 2025 titled Here’s the Wedding Speech Order to Follow at Your Reception has an even longer list:
“Parents hosting the wedding
Father of the Bride
(Mother of the Bride)
Parents of the second spouse
Father of the Groom
(Mother of the Groom)
Honor attendents
The Best Man
The Maid of Honor
Couple
Bride
Groom”
Whoever is planning the wedding needs to inform all these people to prepare and rehearse their speeches so they don’t have to wing it.
The just married cartoon was adapted from here at OpenClipArt.
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