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1: You can be creative with wedding father of the bride speeches, but most follow a format as follows: intro, thanks, bride story, groom introduction/welcome to family, advice/comments about marriage, and toast. Even if you choose not to follow this format, do not forget to thank anyone who helped with the wedding, welcoming the groom and in laws to the family, or to mention how beautiful your daughter looks!
2: Be yourself! Yes, you have heard this advice all your life but it also applies to the bride's father wedding speeches. If you are not a sentimental person, do not try to write a poem or be overly emotional. On the contrary, do not try to be humorous if it is not your natural style.
3: Prepare ahead of time for wedding father of the bride speeches. You should write out your ideas in an outline and practice delivering your speech in front of an audience (or record it). For the wedding day, bring along note cards but do not bring a script. Reading from a script will make you sound insincere. Also, nervous people tend to read very fast and you will rush through your wonderful wedding speech.
4: Keep the father of the bride speech short. This can be tough, especially since you probably have a lot to say about giving your daughter away. You have a bit of leeway with your speech because it comes first. Still, the wedding party has to listen to several more speeches after you and you do not want to bore them. Try to keep your father of the bride speech around 700-1000 words in length.
5: Always be positive about marriage and the union. It is perfectly acceptable for the bride's father to rip on the groom a little, but your goal is to welcome him into the family. It is also custom for the bride's father to offer the newlyweds advice about marriage. It can be funny but you want to send them off into their life together with hope and good wishes.
6: Do not forget your manners during your speech. You can ease your way into the speech by welcoming everyone and discussing the menu options. After your speech, you may turn over the mic to the groom and introduce him in a positive way.
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