Traditionally, wedding speeches were given only by men, usually
members of the family and most often fathers of the bride and groom, and
were meant to be blessings upon the newly married couple. These
blessings were given in a very solemn and serious manner, and were meant
as wishes of happiness and fertility. At some point, it became expected
that the best man would always give a speech after the wedding, and
then quite a few years later, women joined the speech-giving tradition.
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