Every region or better yet every city has its own customs that take place during the reception. In Italy, the wedding couple or their parents don't usually make speeches. Be patient and ready to wait for the bride!!
Everybody knows the bride is traditionally late and waiting for her arrival is usually not so bad... :) When getting at the church with the bride, her father shakes the Groom's hand, kisses her daughter and walks back to the first raw of benches to take place next to the Bride's mother. This is more common with Catholic wedding, while for a civil wedding Bride and Groom arrive together to the Wedding Hall accompanied by family and friends. A meaningful moment at the reception is the cutting of the cake which plays also a symbolic role. The entrance of the cake is always a moment of curiosity and enthusiasm because everybody expects something very outstanding. Once the cake has been cut it is the moment of the toast for best wishes, a way of emphasizing how the couple is going towards a new life, along with all of the guests.
A funny way to have the toast is the following: the glasses are placed one on top of the other just like a pyramid, then the wedding couple starts to pour sparkling wine on the first glass that is placed on top of the pyramid and has to continue until all glasses are filled up (just like a waterfall). Once the glasses are filled, (hardly though the game works out) the spouses get the first glasses that are on the top and have a toast crossing their arms together.
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