Can Jehovah Witness's sit through wedding speeches?

Not allowed to sit through the speeches??? I am a Jehovah Witness...and there is nothing wrong with speeches. Some of us choose to have speeches at our weddings, and I am going to have a few by select ones at my May wedding. Someone who is a JW may choose not to sit through speeches if they feel like they are going to be offended by them. I can't personally say what would offend them. I have been to non-JW weddings and the speeches are ok, I have never encountered anything objectionable. BUT...I would probably choose not to sit through the speeches if I felt they were going to be 1) VERY obscene (a lot of cursing, a lot of dirty sexual innuendos) 2) mainly religious propaganda, as opposed to well wishes to the bride and groom. In fact, it's not that they are BANNED from sitting through speeches...or even attending the ceremony. It's really a personal matter. I personally wont go to one held in a church, but I would go to one held elsewhere if the person is not a witness...  more