Father of the bride speech help !!

jersey200

Good Day ,

I hope you guys can help me with a little help with
my Father of the bride speech ?
Got the layout ! need some help with one or two jokes ?
son -in -law a builder ,they have two young kids .
what did you find helped you ?
About 8 weeks to go ,would love some input from you guys ,
many thanks just a little brain dead .

Primrose

Keep it simple. Just wish the happy couple well. Just say a few nice words about the bride and groom and tell your daughter to remember that the plumber's house is the worst plumed and the electrician's a house is generally the worst wired as he'll be too busy doing jobs for other people to do any DIY jobs at home.

The only joke my father told was that on marrying, a man finds he has gained a wife and lost access to every wardrobe in the house! It turned out pretty much to be true!

sillyvixen

My dad did not know where to start with his speech at my wedding, so my mum wrote it for him!

trailingspouse

You don't need to make jokes - leave that to the best man.

Keep it heartfelt and honest, you can be lighthearted but if the jokes don't come naturally don't force them.

gettingtheresometime

The only father of the bride joke I can think of (and remember what one person finds funny another will think is corny at best, at worst cringing!) is this one

Before her wedding, a young bride got more and more nervous about the wedding ceremony so she went to see the minister. He reassured her by pointing out that the ceremony was quite simple.

'You enter the church and walk up the AISLE.

The groom will be waiting for you at the ALTAR.

Everyone will then sing a HYMN to start the ceremony' said the minister. Just remember the order and everything will be fine.

On their wedding day, the bride remembered the order and arrived alongside the groom muttering to herself, AISLE, ALTAR, HYMN, AISLE ALTER, HYMN - or as the groom thought he heard "I'll alter him!"

Told you they can be corny!

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Don't make jokes. They probably won't be appreciated by your daughter - just say nice things about her, how proud you are, how beautiful she is, blah, blah, blah.

Fosterdog

Gettingtheresometime I went to a wedding last week where the father of the bride told that joke but slightly differently.

His version was, everyone was nervous about the big day and trying to remember where to be and what to do at the right time but everyone knows there are three main components to a wedding and as long as you remember them everything will run smoothly.

First you walk down he aisle, then you stand at the alter, then you all sing a hymn. He thought he was the only one who had to remember the order but as he walked her down the aisle she just kept repeating three words. Aisle, alter, hymn. Aisle, alter, hymn. But considering it wasn't even a church wedding I have no idea what she meant by that.

His other one was he told himself he wouldn't cry but as soon as he saw his little girl in her wedding dress he had more tears (tiers) than the cake.

As for how funny the speech should be, it depends on what type of people you are, the wedding I went to are a family of jokers so there were always going to be some funny and embarrassing bits but if you're not usually a jokey family then sticking to just the heartfelt mushy speech may be better.

penguingirl

Keep it short and sweet. The nicest ones I've heard are when the father has made a reference to how much he loves his daughter, but how proud/happy he is that the groom loves her just as much. The worst are the long biographies of the daughter or all about the father or full of awkward jokes.

neneromanova

Just don't say what my Dad did on my wedding day.

"Well I suppose you should all thank me for coming otherwise we wouldn't be here today........."

Kynthia

My dad referenced to a slightly embarrassing childhood story that wasn't inappropriate but made people laugh. Then listed some of my achievements that had made him proud, which meant more to me than just saying he was proud. Finally he said I'd made a good choice and my OH was already a member of the family, but told him the key to a happy marriage was two words "Yes dear". If you arent a natural joker then just try to be heartfelt and get someone you trust to give it a read through.

violettasomerset

Don't forget to welcome the groom into the family. My dad didn't do that, and my husband hasn't forgotten it after nine years - I don't think it was anything personal, dad probably just forgot, but given my parents weren't keen on me marrying him, it didn't really help matters.