Wedding Speeches, Father

Are you looking for good wedding speeches, father?  I set up this page after many friends told me they were looking for speeches for weddings.  Since I am a paid professional speaker, and have somehow given 4 wedding speeches over the last 2 years, I set up this site as a means to help people like you.  I hope you find the information here valuable.

First off, it’s natural to feel very nervous.  I still get nervous each and every time I’m about to present something to a crowd, and I am somebody who does it in a corporate environment almost every single day.  It’s completely natural to get a little jittery about this.  Let this guide and the ones I recommend serve to calm those fears a little, and remember that it’s completely natural to feel this way.

Let’s start with your plan:

As I tell on my other pages, start with a story.  Tell a story of your little girl or son that really accentuates something he learned growing up.  Most of the time, it’s socially acceptable to poke fun at a young man’s problems growing up when it isn’t that easy to do this for a girl’s.  So, if you’re talking a lot about your son, you might mention his problems with learning to shave or balance a bike, and how you and his mother were a little concerned about him turning out right.  Then, take the story into how he actually did turn out to be a bright young man and a good role model for younger people. 

As I say in my other pages, people at weddings are looking for the good parts of human experience to come out at weddings.  Even if the story starts out a little rough on the groom, take it to a positive ending.  If you’re talking about your daughter, the bride, you might want to avoid the poking of fun.  As I’m sure you’re aware, this is her special day that she’ll remember every minute of for the rest of her life.  Women in society have learned since they were little girls to epitomize their wedding day as one of the key highlights of their life.  You don’t want to even hint at negativity in any form here, including slight jokes about any difficulties in her life when growing up.

A good storyline to focus on is a quality you saw develop in your son or daughter as they drew up, and how you know this makes them a perfect match for the opposite person in the couple.  Also remember that when giving wedding speeches, father, you are the approving authority, likely in both people’s lives.  If they have even a sliver of respect for you, which I’m hoping they do since everything should be good up to this point between you and them if you’re at their wedding giving speech, make sure to mention HOW PROUD YOU ARE OF BOTH OF THEM.  This will be something both will remember always.  It is a major fulfilling point in many people’s lives to know their father was proud of them.

You will do an excellent job.  With this practice, perhaps you can even coach others on their wedding speeches, father.  If you need some pre-packaged stories to draw on, I recommend checking out this link for some great wedding speeches, father of the bride or groom.  It’s got some really winning toasts and speeches.

Please feel free to comment on this site, whether it helped you or not.  I’m always looking for feedback to try to make things better.