How
Father of the bride speech can make wedding special
Father of the bride speeches are,
traditionally, the first of the
wedding speeches and so set the tone for the others. In their speeches
fathers of the bride, whether in Boston or Berlin, express their
feelings on their daughters' wedding days. After all whatever the
wedding traditions or cultures fathers love their daughters and have
mixed feelings on the day.
Most fathers of the
bride feel a bit nostalgic. They realise that they
are no longer number one in their daughters' lives. While they may be
very happy to hand over to another man they may also be sad at the
thought that they are no longer idolised in quite the way they were
when their daughters were growing up.
So their speeches
will express these mixed feelings of gladness for
their daughters and sadness for themselves. They will usually talk
about their daughters' growing years. A father of the bride will
usually tell tales of his daughter as a little girl and of course,
mention his pride in her beauty on her wedding day. He may wish to add
a bit of humour to the speech by speaking of her teenage escapades or
the fact that he is now one daughter down with three more to follow and
a bank manager to appease.
Father of the brides
speeches will include a very special and warm
welcome to the guests especially those who have travelled far to be
with the happy couple on the day. They will also, traditionally welcome
the groom and his family into theirs. They may comment on the fact that
they are delighted that their daughters have brought handymen into the
family to tackle the job jar. Father of the bride speeches should be
gracious in tone as befits hosts. Nowadays the couple often help pay
for the reception but usually the invitation goes out in the name of
the fathers and they are thus, nominally at least, the hosts.
Brides may not look
like their mothers but they will certainly have
inherited some of their traits and a wise father of the bride will
mention that fact and hope that his daughter's marriage will be as
happy as his has been. Obviously if he is divorced or separated he will
not say that but will, instead, find something positive to say about
his daughter's mother that will help make the day happier for everyone.
A wedding is a very
special day and the father of the bride's speeches
should reflect that fact. Naturally they will end with a loving, and
preferably personal toast, to the happy couple.
Author: Niamh Crowe started her speech writing
career with Father
of the Bride Speeches. To
date she has written thousands of different speeches like Wedding
Speeches, birthday
speeches and farewell speeches etc.
