How to Make Your Father of the Bride Speech Funny and Memorable With These Great Speech Jokes

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You can easily work a little bit of humor into your Father of the Bride Speech by using a few clean and tasteful Father of the Bride Speech Jokes. This is the perfect opportunity for you as the father of the bride to add to the magic of this special day in your daughter's life. How do you manage to blend emotion, sincerity and a bit of humor into your father of the bride speech? Let's have a look at how you can use father of the bride speech jokes and add a bit of sentiment in your speech.

Who To Include In Your Father of the Bride Speech and Jokes

Your Family: You can easily include jokes about your family relating to the wedding in your speech. I'm sure they'll have no problem with that.

The Bride: No father of the bride speech would be complete without mentioning a few funny incidents from her childhood or later in her life. This always adds a little extra sentiment and meaning to your speech!

The Groom: Include the groom and weave in a joke or two about how he met your daughter of how he proposed to her. This will make him feel part of your family and appreciated! Drop a few pearls of wisdom and you've got the right mixture of sentiment and humor.

The Wedding: No wedding ever goes without a mishap or two. Put a little extra twist on these little small mishaps and use them in your speech. There is always a little nugget or two that maybe caught your eye. You can use this in your speech to add a more personal touch to your father of the bride speech.

3 Savvy and Exciting Ways To Include Humor In Your Father of the Bride Speech

1) Use Funny Wedding Anecdotes - A Wedding Anecdote is a short story with a humorous ending. You can either make up your own anecdote or use a well-known one like the following

The Promise of Marriage

"Molly and Peter have been married for almost 48 years and have raised a brood of 12 children and are blessed with 23 grandchildren. When asked the secret for staying together for such a long time, Molly replies: Many years ago we made a promise to each other: The first one to pack up and leave must take all the kids."

2) Use Wedding Limericks - A limerick is a light or humorous small verse. It is very easy to write a limerick and you can even try to make your own limerick for the wedding. Here is an example of a wedding limerick by Graeme King.

"The bride threw her floral bouquet
but somehow it went the wrong way
it fell in the lap
of a very nice chap
who received three proposals that day!"

3) Use Wedding One-liners - There is numerous wedding one-liners available for you to use in your speech. It is best to start off your speech with a punchy one-liner to grab the attention of the guests and to act as an ice-breaker. Here is examples of a few wedding one-liners you can use:

• A man is incomplete until he is married. After that, he is finished
  


• Words to live by - do not argue with a spouse who is packing your parachute
  


• If a man opens the door of his car, you know either the car is new or the wife is new

These are only a few ways for you to bring a bit of humor into your speech and add a blend of sentiment as well. Make sure you deliver memorable father of the bride speeches and entertain the guests by looking at more funny father of the bride jokes from http://www.weddingspeechesandtoasts.net and get free tips and help to deliver an outstanding speech with comfort and ease!

Mother of the Bride Dress Guide - How to Choose Your MOB Dress

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Sure - the day may be all about the bride and her big dress, but as the mother of the bride or groom - you need to shine too. Here's everything you need to know to ensure you look stylish and perfectly coiffed on the big day.

Getting Started

When it comes to selecting wedding day attire, the bride goes first. The moms need to start shopping as early as possible - but not until after the bride has selected her gown and the bridesmaids' dresses. Once this has been done, the bride will discuss her preferences of lengths, colors and styles with her mother or both mothers. If you're not happy with the style she suggests, let her know and work out a compromise. It is her day - but the moms have to be comfortable too.

Etiquette

Typically the mother-of-the-bride (MOB) selects her dress (taking cues from the bride), then politely consults with the mother-of-the-groom (MOG) as soon as possible to inform her of the style. The MOG should then select an ensemble that complements - not matches - that of the MOB. This custom is definitely not required, however. If the MOB is lagging and the MOG is anxious to get shopping, she can definitely take the initiative and consult with the MOG or the bride. Regardless - it's important for everyone to be flexible and considerate.

Style Tips for the Moms

Color

Everyone has their own preferences, and any color can really be worn if the bride and moms agree on it. That said, most would advice against these hues:

White or Ivory - (don't compete with the bride)

Black - (don't appear as if in mourning)

Red - (don't be too flashy)

You usually can't go wrong with lavender, beige, silver, burgundy, blue and rose.

Matching the Bridesmaids?

There is no rule that says that mothers' dresses should match or coordinate with the bridesmaids' attire. You can either choose to stay within the same color family - yet different shade (i.e. maids are in seafoam green, you choose a deep emerald green), or feel free to mix and match as you see fit. Again - talk to the bride about her preferences.

FormalityWhile you have more room to maneuver in color - the formality of your gown should match the formality of the rest of the wedding party and the event. If it's an evening wedding and the maids are in floor length ball gowns - it's probably best to avoid a short hemline in a casual fabric - and vice versa.

Where to Shop

Most department stores and many specialty boutiques feature appropriate gowns that can also be worn again to another formal party. You can also jump start your search for mother of the bride dresses in this interactive online photo gallery. Shop with a trusted friend or relative, one whose judgment you can trust to help you choose the style and color that is best for you.

Cori Russell is editor for Elegala.com and Gala Weddings Magazine. Elegala.com is a comprehensive wedding planning resource with a national directory of wedding venues and services, along with articles, expert advice, checklists and photo galleries to lead brides through every step of the planning process.

Mother of the Bride Dresses - Top 5 Trends

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Gone are the stodgy old ideas about how a Mother of the Bride should dress.  Here are the top trends in Mother of the Bride Dresses that give us hope!

1) Bright Colors

It used to be that Mother of the Bride dresses only came in four colors: blah, boring, beige, and blech.  Pastels and navy blue are only part of the selection nowadays! Finally, the industry is starting to show a spectrum of different colors, from spring greens to royal purples.  Whether you love bold jewel tones or lean towards rich earth tones, there will be something out there for you.  Since more saturated colors are better for aging, pale skin tones, liven up your look by choosing a color with some pizzazz!

2) Bolero Jackets

You may be sick of those boring Mother of the Bride jacket dresses, but the good news is there's finally a fresh new take on them! Designers have addressed the need for a removable jacket to cover the arms that is also very fashionable.  The bolero jacket, with different sleeve lengths, is in. It's elegant and practical. Take it off when you're hot, and you will still have a great dress underneath. Wear it to cover up during the ceremony - no one will guess you're trying to cover those wobbly chicken wings under your arms!

3) Tiered Dresses and Skirts

Tiered skirts are showing up in stores this season and are especially appropriate for formal wear for the over-40 set.  They're modern and feminine and can be very flattering if they are not too frilly. Try one before you buy, and make sure it suits your body. With all that extra material, this Mother of the Bride style is not for everyone!

4) New  Lengths

Say goodbye to floor length when it come to Mother of the Bride Dresses. Plenty of different hemlines are popping up, mainly due to the huge variety of different wedding styles and venues these days.  We're seeing plenty of cocktail-length, knee-length, and handkerchief hems, as well as hi-lo dress lengths.  (High in the front, long in the back).  At the knee, or slightly above the knee is as high as you want to go. Remember: All these new hemlines give you one more reason to wear some fabulous, head-turning  shoes!

5) "Green" Fabrics  (no, we don't mean color!)

Environmentally responsible weddings are all the rage.  Couples are using recycled materials for invitations and donating to charity instead of offering plastic, landfill bound favors to their guests. The "green" theme even reaches all the way down to wedding attire.  You may have to explore specialty stores, but organic cotton and silk dresses are growing in popularity.  The best part about them is because the dresses are made with natural fibers, they are more comfortable and breathable.  When you're outside at an August wedding, you'll appreciate why this is so necessary!

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Deborah Boland and JoJami Tyler (The Glam Gals) are Image and Style Experts specializing in helping women 40 plus look and feel fabulous. They are the authors of the book, The Glam Plan ~ 12 Simple Steps to Take You from Frumpy to Fabulous, as well as coaches for their Tweak Your Chic(TM), Image make-over program. To learn more tips about choosing your mother of the bride (or groom) dress visit http://www.fabulousafter40.com/ebooks/mother-of-the-bride/, sign up for their bi-weekly newsletter and visit Worth The Splurge to see 100 Style Links Women Will Love.

How to Choose the Sapphire Wedding Ring?

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It is important to choose the sapphire wedding rings carefully. This is because they stay on the fingers for the rest of their life. The sapphire rings symbolize a fashion statement, a life long commitment and the personality of the person wearing it. Some simple tips can help you choose the right ones for yourself. Here is a look at them:

• The best way to go about buying the sapphire wedding rings is to go with your future husband or wife. A simple discussion with one's spouse can help to find the right sapphire rings.

• It is important to choose the right bands for the sapphire wedding rings. The bands have to match the personality of the person wearing them. These bands have to be matched with the engagement rings. This is because these two are usually worn together by both the groom as well as the bride.

• The sapphire wedding rings should be chosen according to one's lifestyle. The wedding rings should not interfere in any way with one's lifestyle. One should be able to work properly while buying these rings. For an instance people involved in hard labor should not choose the delicate bands. For such people the best rings would be the ones that have a lower setting. On the other hand for people who have a luxury lifestyle flaunting the rings is not a problem, so they can easily buy the ones with a large size sapphire.

• The band metal you choose should be good enough to fulfill all your requirements. The three most popular options for people usually are platinum and white/yellow gold. White gold is very popular because of its easy compatibility with a variety of gemstones. The yellow gold is used traditionally because it offers a classic look to the person who wears it. You have to understand that there is no point buying the bands with a lower carat value as it does not hold well when used regularly and the higher carat value is very expensive to buy. So you have to settle for a band that lies in between the lower and the higher carat value.

• It helps to check out the various cataloger as they will offer you a lot of options. Checking out the various cataloger can help to make an informed decision.

Following these you can easily buy the right type of sapphire wedding rings.

The author is an expert on the sapphire rings. Here he offers options on choosing the sapphire wedding rings. For more information visit the website http://www.gemsny.com

Bride Should Choose Wedding Date

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If you are living in any of the countries which consider themselves to be a part of Western culture, and/or consider yourselves to be participants in Western culture, all you need to know about planning a wedding which will have a happy ending is in the title of this article. It’s the bride’s wedding!

The roles of the two sets of parents are to be present and to symbolically release the bride and groom into the world. Sometimes it amounts to kicking them out of the nest, pushing them off the branch, and forcing them to fly, but that is not very often the case. Mostly, a wedding is a celebration of coming of age and assumption of the adult’s role in society. Today, in some cases, the wedding comes long after the young couple have moved out on their own and started their life together, but be that as it may, the wedding is a very clear line separating 'growing up' from being 'grown up'.

The bridesmaids and groomsmen and all the rest, including clergy or other officiator, are players on the stage in the play which is designed to fulfill the bride’s dreams, fantasies, and wishes.
Traditionally, the bride, or her mother, would set the wedding date based on physiology. While some no longer base the continuance of this tradition for its original purpose of timing the wedding so that the bride would be most likely to conceive on the wedding night, the bride, in most cases, gets to choose the date of the wedding.

These days, when the bride has to relinquish the selection of date, the cause is often the unavailability of the reception hall or other venue which the bride requests.
In the more hectic lives which we lead, the wedding ceremony is often not between two people who are coming fresh out of high school or college, but often is a wedding of two economically adult people with careers. Under these more modern circumstances, it is ordinarily still the bride’s prerogative to set the wedding date, but it may include her responsibility to ensure that the date is clear on both their schedules.

L Hayes is a wedding professional and owner of Wedding Favors Emporium. They carry an extensive line of unique wedding favors. They offer many popular gift ideas such as place card holders, candle favors, and bridesmaid gifts. For more information about wedding favors, wedding planning, or wedding reception ideas, visit their website.

How to Choose a Unique Bridal Bouquet For the Bride

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If you go to your wedding florist, they will usually show you a catalogue for some ideas. There are so many types of flowers and bouquet styles to select from, so how do you know what you should look out for?

Asking yourself these few questions may help though!

What's your body size?

For my wedding, I chose a posy of red and cream roses adorned with white feathers. I am considered small and petite, so a round posy bouquet suits me. Actually my first choice was hand-tied calla lilies, but because of my height, I had to give up the idea because they looked pretty odd on me! I realized a round bouquet looks more balanced for my body size and it actually complements my look instead. Remember, your first choice of bouquet may not be the best choice, it makes sense to get something which will look good on you instead. With all eyes on you at your wedding, it's a costly mistake to make if everything else is perfect except your bouquet!

However if you are tall and lanky, a cascading type of bouquet or a hand-tied one will suit you better. Do not go for the round one as it will make you look even taller. With heels that pile on the height on the actual day, it may make you look like you tower over your hubby, especially if he is of about the same height as you.

If you are slightly on the heavy side, a cascading one will help you look slimmer on your wedding day. You will be surprised that the unique shape of the bouquet being round at the top and ending with a pointy bottom does wonders for your body shape!

Is there any colour theme for your wedding?

Choose the type of flowers that will complement your colour theme, especially the colour of your wedding gown. For brides who are wearing ivory or white gowns, it is a lot easier as most flowers will match. However, if you are wearing bolder colours like purple or pink, flowers that are of the same colour group but in different shades will look pleasant to the eye. Always remember, the rule of the thumb is to match. The bouquet should not look like a sore thumb against your wedding dress and get your guests talking for the wrong reasons.

When is your wedding held?

Certain types of flowers are seasonal, so depending on the month your wedding is, you may not be able to get them even if its your favourite bloom! Some typical all year round flowers are roses, lilies, gardenias, freesias, gerbera daisies, etc. If you wish to choose flowers like hydrangeas, tulips, they may not be available at your free will, so ask your florist for advice and plan ahead in advance!

Angela is an active love coach in her community and a writer for a wedding blog.

Are you planning for your own wedding? Don't miss the other tips she shares about wedding planning at http://myfortunekitty.com (look under "Wedding Preparations & Resources" category)!

Should a Bride Choose a White Wedding Dress?

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When we think of a wedding dress in the Americas and Europe most of us instantly tend to think of the white wedding dress. Truly it can be stunning seeing a beautiful woman appear in an elegant white wedding gown. But there are so many other choices available which raises the question, why is white the predominate color?

Likewise, we are forced to ask, should it be?

Really there are three foundational ideas upon which the institution of the white wedding gown rests within western culture; tradition, symbolism, and beauty. A wise bride will take a few minutes to analyze each of these foundational concepts in an effort to determine what is best for her.

The first concept is - Tradition. It surprises most to learn that the custom that demands a white wedding gown is really not that old. In fact, most agree, that the tradition only goes back as far as Queen Victoria in 1840 who wore white as a show of her wealth since pure white fabric was expensive to make and noticeably impractical to keep clean. Naturally, over the years as more of the populace could afford the opulence of such an extravagant dress the practice was solidified.

Second we can not forget the importance of - Symbolism. Over the course of the twentieth century the white wedding dress has come to denote purity rather than wealth as it did under Queen Victoria. Usually the imagery refers to the bride herself, but sometimes the meaning is broadened to include the purity of the marriage or the marriage vows.

Finally, don't forget the issue of - Beauty. Beyond doubt, a white wedding gown that seems to shimmer in the light can be stunning. Likewise, there is something stylish and proper about white - probably because it goes back to how tricky it is to keep clean - either a pure white dress or simply a white shirt. At least it speaks subconsciously to us of class, for a gentleman or lady of upbringing would have the comportment and preparation necessary to keep white formal wear looking nice throughout the celebration where those not trained in the better things of life would not.

But what if a specific bride does not look good in white? What if they simply do not like the look of a white wedding dress? Of necessity, such are personal questions, answerable only by the individual.

Still, the questions are valid. Is there an unwritten requirement to spend the biggest day of one's life donning something that does not compliment their appearance? We have all seen brides in white who looked washed out, pale, and even harsh because of the white dress as compared to her already pale complexion.

The solution to the dilemma depends on what matters most to the bride making the choice. For many the symbolism of purity is worth the choice. Among this group are often those whose tradition or faith places a high value on sexual purity and are looking for a way to highlight her accord with the belief system.

For others, tradition is most important. For brides who fall into either of these first two categories it is usually adequately satisfying to accent with their favorite colors in the wedding shoes, accessories, and flowers.

But if a bride is most concerned about finding the dress that makes her look her best, then she might want to reflect on some of the many color options in wedding dresses today and how each color compliments her own skin tone. Indeed a wedding gown with the right amount of color for the bride that will wear it can enhance the beauty of both the dress and the bride wearing the dress - and is that not what we are trying to achieve? Is not the point of the extravagant wedding gown, whether it is a white wedding dress or another color option, to highlight the beauty of both the bride and the marriage?

Jeanette Shinn is a wedding professional with over a dozen years experience making dreams come alive. Find tips and accessories from unique bottle wedding invitations to the latest in unique wedding favor styles at http://www.ExcitingWeddingFavors.com