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Apart from the groom's speech and the best man's speech, the most important speech of the evening is the bride's father speech. Aside from wishing everyone "health and happiness, especially the bride and groom," this is the moment for the father to shine, to wax humorous, reminiscent and in particular, sentimental. It's okay, father of the bride, to shed a tear or too as you gain a son.
The humor should be kept clean, out of respect for younger and older guests. Remember, dad, that you are not at the dinner table tonight, and your bride's father speech might end up on video. But, a little lighthearted humor will be welcomed by most. If you find you can't do the opening remarks to your bride's father speech and do it justice (in other words, if you just aren't funny, no matter how hard you try), then go ahead and turn the crowd warming up to either the best man, or a professional. The pressure relief you feel from hiring a professional should to much to counteract the lightening of your wallet to have him there for you.
Then, when you feel comfortable at taking over the reigns and carrying on with the bride's father speech yourself, then before you get to the blessing of the lovely couple, you want to hand out a few welcoming comments to the parents of the groom, all the relatives, and the guests along the fringe of familial ties. Then, don't forget the highlight of your bride's father speech: talking about your daughter herself. Reminisce with her, bringing everyone up to speed from her birth to her wedding in as brief a time as possible. Let everyone know the ties that bind the two of you together are eternal. Finally, bless her and show her new husband your appreciation as you turn her care over to him.
So, dad, how do you get through that event without any longlasting trauma? You'll want to be well prepared, obviously. Do that by writing your notes for your bride's father speech down at least a week to ten days before the wedding day. Rehearse the speech up to seven days before, so you won't have to use the notes fully as a crutch. During your bride's father speech, it is utterly important not to forget to acknowledge the groom's parents for their contributions, be it time, gifts, arrangements, whatever.
Of course, you'll want to be relaxed about the whole affair, no matter how it seems impossible. During the speech, you want to leave the audience with just a taste, so that they will want more. This will make your speech a memorable success. Don't give it all away. Keep some memories of the bride sacred, but give a hint as to her greatness, and her specialness to you. This is, after all, the highlight of any bride's father speech.
Keep the speech short, subtle, honest and fair. You want to include everyone in the room, individually or in groups, when you hand out the compliments. Make everyone there feel special to you, because they are. Your reward is when you count all the smiles in return.
How long should your bride's father speech take to give? You could go by one of two rules. Stop when either the audience is drooling and snoring in their sleep, or at around five minutes, whichever comes first. At the most minor hint of a yawn from anyone, start wrapping things up.
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