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The one simple thing you can do to make your wedding speech awesome

Don’t thank every single person that you need to thank. That’s it. If you stop reading this post now you can move on with your life a little bit wiser. I attend more weddings than the average bear, albeit I’m usually MCing the reception, or performing the marriage ceremony, but I know this one drop of knowledge will make your wedding speech better. Thanking everyone individually doesn’t do what you hope it would do. If you’re looking for a little bit more explanation, here’s all the reasons you should thank “everyone” instead of each individual person. Thanking individuals can take a long time as you’re going through the whole list Your thanks may not be received as heartfelt gratitude if it’s in the shopping list of thanks You’ll miss someone. You’ll always forget someone. It’s a human mistake, but as a person who’s been forgotten before, it sucks.  Don’t misunderstand me, I’m not employed t...