Father of the bride speeches are one of the most important parts of any bride's wedding day.
These speeches are perfect opportunities to reaffirm your love for your daughter, as well as to bless her new union and the life the bride and groom are about to start together.
A father of the bride gives his speech before any other wedding speeches during the wedding reception and it's very much expected that the speaker should try to give his best such that it is able to set the mood for the entire evening.
It is indeed an important speech, and should be written with thought, and with truth and honesty.
With a little bit of planning, and by speaking from the heart, a father of the bride speech can touch the entire wedding audience, especially the bride.
Don't rush, and write a rough draft first.
This can allow you to refine the thoughts you would like to leave the bride and wedding party with.
Now let's discuss a little about what you need to say in your speech.
Depending on your ability as a public speaker you can determine the length of your speech.
However like any other speeches, father of the bride speeches should also be of the correct length.
Make sure that it's not too short so that you don't miss the most obvious points and not too long either so that you don't bore the guests to sleep.
Here's the skeleton of a simple father of he bride speech if you are interested - greet, thank, praise and wish.
Let's elaborate it a bit.
Greet the guests, thank the bridal party, praise your daughter (the bride) and her groom, wish the newlyweds by proposing a nice toast.
Well, if you want you can share a few memories from your daughter's childhood / college days and also include a couple of funny stories.
That will invariably make your father of the bride speech sound a lot better.