The father of the bride speech is central in any ceremony

The father of the bride speech is known everywhere as one of the most emotionally charged segments of any ceremony, so most of the guests at the wedding and reception are awaiting the father of the bride speech throughout their ceremony. It may be a tearjerker and full of personal and emotional thoughts and memories, but the father's speech is also by far the most touching aspect of the proceedings. The bride father's speech is the portion the bride will remember no matter how tired she is that night, it will be a highlight of the video, and it will be the way guests to the wedding remember the family.

The speech is typically handled in one of three ways. The first is to have the bride father's speech focus on humor, maybe a little sarcasm, and generally funny ways to avoid the sentiment and emotion of the bride father's speech. The second is to just give in to the bride father's speech, let all of the emotion and sentiment wash over the audience, and have everyone end up dabbing their tears at such a beautiful father of the bride speech. The third is to combine both approaches to the speech by opening with humor and fun and ending with a sentimental note or two to tug at the crowd’s heartstrings.

Regardless of how the speech is presented, the real point is to speak from the heart. The speech is all about Daddy’s Little Girl and the beautiful memories you have of her, so just let those memories command your bride father's speech and you’ll be fine. You’ll know you handled everything perfectly when you look up in the middle of your speech and see your little girl looking back with teary eyes.