February 26, 2011

How To Write And Give Great Father Of The Bride Speeches And Toasts

by Brad Pentagon

There are many different things that you can talk about, while giving a father of the bride speech. Your primary concern is to decide what you want to convey in your speech. You need to ask yourself if you want to talk about good times that you too had together, or if you want to talk about what she will accomplish in the future.

Once you are clear about what you want to talk about, start drafting your speech and be sure to make it funny and interesting to keep everyone involved.

It's always a good idea to include a few funny lines in "father of the bride speeches" to convey you happiness and keep your audience entertained. On the together side of that you will also need to be able to not have it be all funny or else you will loose the whole speech. Make sure that your speech conveys the pride you feel for your daughter and the groom, tell the groom how she feels about him and how right he is for her.

Think about the actual wedding day once you have finished writing your speech, make sure that you have a good grasp of the matter. Try to memorize the important parts of your father of the bride speech beforehand, avoid staring down at the paper as it looks awkward. You might also try walking around to the guests while delivering the speech, this way you can make sure that everyone gets your personal attention.

When you are done with your speech and you have said all that you have wanted then it is time for the actual toast to happen. Don't forget to ask your audience to raise their glasses before you toast to the newlyweds. Then you should think of something to say for the toast.

You can say to the new bride and groom, or think of something creative such as to my daughter and son-in-law that they have a great life together. You can enjoy the rest of the wedding once you have delivered your speech and blessed the couple.

About the Author:

Tags: , , , , ,

Spread the word

del.icio.us Digg Furl Reddit Ask BlinkList blogmarks Blogg-Buzz Google Ma.gnolia muti Netscape ppnow Rojo Shadows Simpy Socializer Spurl StumbleUpon Tailrank Technorati Windows Live Wists Yahoo!

Permalink • Print

Track this entry

RSS BlogPulse

RSS Technorati Cosmos

Related Entries