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How Long Should a Wedding Speech Actually Be?

Five to seven minutes - that's about 750 to 1,000 words at a natural speaking pace. Long enough to tell a proper story, short enough that nobody's eyeing the bar.

Time yourself reading aloud at your real speaking pace, not your anxious pace. Over seven minutes? Cut something. A tight four minutes always beats a rambling nine.

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