Father If The Bride Speech

[dartagnon]

My daughter is getting married in April and I'm looking for inspiration for my speech, so all advice and help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in anticipation.

[jno]

There's a million of them

http://www.hitched.co.uk/wedding-speeches/example_father-of-the-bride_speeches_3/

Don't be so crude as to just cut and paste one, read a lot of them, note down the bits that seem appropriate, try and put them together (the examples there will give you some idea of structuring a speech.)

And SPEAK UP.

[dartagnon]

Thanks Jno

[weecalf]

Made two speeches my self so have an idea .You won't get inspiration from a book . If you used a written book on the subject chances are guest will have heard them before and you loose out on a chance to make your daughter's wedding individual and special to her. Just make some small notes to remind you of a story or a special memory .Long winded and a read out speech don't work you have to be very careful when writing out such a speech that you write it as you would do every day talk or you will stumble and stop a lot of time to see where you are .Long winded answer but it would be my advice

[MallyJ]

Do make it all about your daughter.....and please don't dwell on her academic achievements......seriously - one father did a whole speech about the brides academic ability starting with the age she started to read, through her 11 plus pass and on to Olevel and A level results and further education results...it was so sad...not one second about happiness at her birth , eating mud and that kind of thing which makes the speech so loving. I felt so sorry for her and stil do years later ....

[DTCwordfan]

Here's a very inspirational speech.....Dare you....

[Bazile]

I found that site that jno posted, very useful for getting tips , when i had to do my speech last year