Rosaline Banks asked:


As you must already know, the father of the bride speech is one of the most important aspects of a wedding. It’s not easy to write one and chances are you will be nervous when reading it, so adding a little humour to your speech can help to loosen you up while entertaining the guests. As easy as joking sounds, it is actually a little difficult in a father of the bride speech because you want to be sure to entertain the guests while not offending or really embarrassing anybody. So how and who can you joke about in your speech? This article will offer some tips on different jokes that can be used throughout your speech.

One thing you can joke about in your father of the bride speech is your family in general. It doesn’t have to necessarily only be about the bride. It could be just about how dysfunctional your family really is or share some bizarre things that your family does.

Now of course, you need to have a joke about the bride in your father of the bride speech. It doesn’t have to be super embarrassing, but it should be really funny to entertain the audience. Stories about her childhood are one of the best jokes because they are usually really funny. It’s okay to embarrass her but make sure you don’t talk about any ex boyfriends, that’s a definite no-no.

Another aspect you can joke about in your father of the bride speech is the groom. You want to make this light hearted and not seem like an attack against the groom. Some people may decide to take it the wrong way. But something light and funny would be good.

One other thing you can joke about is the wedding itself. If there is anything that went wrong with the wedding, the cake, the venue, a guests, anything at all you can make light of it all and joke about it. It will really ease up on everything. Just be sure not to single anyone out or blame a certain person for the specific mishap.

There are many different things that you can talk about to add humour to the speech. You don’t have to be a comedian but it always lightens the mood when some laughs are added to the father of the bride speech. Remember not to get TOO personal and keep the jokes pretty light, you don’t want to embarrass anyone too much!

Original Author: Rosaline Banks

Original Article Source: http://ezinearticles.com/?Father-of-the-Bride-Speeches—Father-of-the-Bride-Speech-Jokes&id=3071390

Article Manager asked:


It’s common at weddings for the father of the bride to tell his daughter she is beautiful and that he loves her. Traditionally it’s been less common for the bride to speak. However, today’s modern bride is is more likely to speak and her bride speech, like that of the father of the bride, often conveys love. That’s not surprising because quite often a bride is a daddy’s girl and although she has a new husband the father of the bride still has a very special place in her heart.

Bride speeches are likely to be sentimental because, after all, a wedding day is a particularly sentimental day. It’s a day when people express their innermost thoughts and feelings. The father of the bride speeches will undoubtedly, for instance, welcome family members and guests to share the special day. He will probably reflect on his own wedding day and perhaps on the speeches that were made on that long ago day. The father of the bride’s speeches will undoubtedly make reference to her mother and perhaps to all the organising that went into the wedding, which he may refer to as women’s work or definitely as something at which women excel. He may jokingly refer to all those lists that are part of the wedding extravaganza.

The bride’s speeches on the other hand should express her happiness on her wedding day. She will undoubtedly give thanks to all who helped her prepare in any way. She may make a special point of referring to the lifetime love and devotion her parents have given her. We don’t often say “We love you” out loud but bride speeches give the ideal opportunity to express gratitude for all that caring. Parents are likely to treasure such remarks for years to come. After all they make all those nights of teething and teenage angst worthwhile.

Bride speeches may end with a toast from the bride to the groom. The father of the bride speeches traditionally end with a toast to the happy couple. He can, of course simply ask those present to lift their glasses in such a toast. That, though, would be taking the easy way out. Father of the bride speeches are so much better if he ends with a prayer, a blessing or a saying that is particularly relevant to the happy couple.

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