Short Father of the Bride Speech: How To Write A Short And Sweet Father Of The Bride Speech

Want to give the best father of the bride speech ever but can't seem to get started?

Kiss your worries goodbye because this short piece will give you practical tips and examples that will easily help you deliver a memorable father of the bride speech.

Let's begin by looking at what goes into preparing a great speech for your daughter.

First, Choose What Suits You Best

Part of making a great father of the bride speech is picking a style and that's what you should really consider before putting your ideas together on a piece of paper.

Depending on your personality, you can choose to write in a witty style, intelligent, dramatic, tender, poetic, rhythmic, narrative, and even funny.

Being a father of the bride speech writer, I have come to realize that most dads like to give sentimental and funny speeches.

By the way, the guests are able to relate to your speech if you go for a style that reflects who you truly are and not what you think the guests will like you to do.

Put your wedding speech in your own words because there is no one like you- you are the first and last of your own kind. So,let your personality shine through it. It makes your work original and close friends and family will know that you are not delivering something fabricated.

What’s more, your daughter will appreciate your effort to making her day special by finding the creative style unique to you.

After you have picked your style, write down in a place you won’t forget how you want your speech to sound like.

Then start writing your speech. How so?

Ok, first and foremost, you can do that by putting yourself in the mood and that usually involves watching an amazing dad of the bride speeches videos like this one to get your creative juices flowing. So, click on the play button to watch it more than once if you like.

That was a superb delivery, right? It is and no wonder it was covered by most n ewspapers around the world. Well, you can model your speech after that clip if you really think it resonates with what you have in mind.

If it doesn't, then, this short by very effective example can help you do justice to your presentation. Ok, here’s a short example from a father to her daughter.

Good evening ladies and gentlemen, what a privilege, what a thrill,

what an extraordinary feeling of happiness my daughter’s marriage

has created in our family. (comments/writing ideas: The speaker greets and shares his sentiments about his daughter’s wedding.)

It represented the many changing scenes of life and the joy parents experience when their children find the love of their lives. (comments/writing ideas: He still expresses his emotion here about the thrill of seeing a daughter get married)

Michelle, when you first came into our lives, we were so happy and blessed.

So much has happened already. Now, there are two worlds – possibly even more - which from now on you will explore together, side by side with your husband and it’s a reality no woman can avoid.

The joy and strength you’ll give John is like the sun in the daytime which, with its radiance, melts all doubts and darkness on earth and like the moon at night, your deeds should shine with a watchful and delicate beam of gentleness, which extinguishes the mischief and deceit used by the symbols of darkness.

(comment/writing ideas: Having said something about her birth and her life as she was growing up, you have to say why you think she will be an amazing wife and that's exactly what this writer has done)

John, I have never met a person with more strength than you,
I have never met a person with such a big heart as you,
I have never seen a man with such an inner beauty as you,

You radiate an irresistible mix of wisdom and beauty, charm and decisiveness.
You are irresistible and powerful, sparkling and playful, and serious all at once.

We know that you have overcome so many challenges in your young life and i really admire you for that. (comment/writing ideas: Talk your son- in- law too and advise him or say something thoughtful about him as you can see above)

On this note, we welcome you into our family with open arms and great joy. We’ve come to know you, and we have seen how your cheerful disposition graces every act.

We’re also delighted to have made the acquaintance with your parents.(comment/writing idea: Never ever forget to welcome the groom into your family in any wedding speech you’ll ever give as father of the bride)

Though you belong to each other, we’ll always pray for you and you can always count on our support. We wish you well and the almighty God keep you safe and sound!

Can you write something better than that? I am sure you can!

To write something like what you just read, you have to make a rough outline of your speech by deciding how you want it to flow.

It typically follows this order:

Greetings and short self-presentation and thank the guests for coming, their gifts, and sincerely compliment them

An example being

Good evening and welcome everyone. I am Mike, dad of the bride

Then, design bullet points for the body of your speech and some key points to take home here include

Memories of when she was born
What she was like when she was growing up
Any trips or adventures you both embarked on
Funny anecdotes or stories about her life

After you created your framework, review a well written sample speech so you get an idea of how best you can put your scattered thoughts together.

If you’re not pressed for time, you can put it away after you're done writing the first draft and later revise a second or even a third time.

By the way, Father of the bride speeches vary per culture, ethnicity, race, religion, social class and creativity. A sketch of the father of the bride speech shown below shouldn’t be used as the rule.

Rather the order can be changed to suit your personal style, ethnic background or social class. The sketch is more of a speech guideline to enable you think outside the box.

If you feel like adding other items which you believe would add a unique touch, don’t hold back: It’s important that you ask the opinion of a close family member like your wife or your parents if you want to do so.

You Can Use This Father of the Bride Speeches Sketch Below

Start by telling briefly who you are, not everybody knows that. Remember, it’s about her(not you) so never assume the guests know you are. It’s only proper you re-introduce yourself even if it’s a very small wedding.

Welcome and thank the wedding guests for coming and sharing the joy of the day. Compliment their looks too.

Compliment your daughter and tell the guests how much she means to you and your wife. Talk about her character, job, hobbies and achievements.

Talk about your son-in-law and your impressions of him. Please put him in a positive light. His character, skill, passion and achievements can also be talked about.

From experience, most dads prefer to write about qualities of the groom that’s key in marriage like endurance, love, steadfastness, trust, commitment, etc. There was a time a father wrote to me and said that he didn’t know nothing about the groom and that got me thinking.

If you don’t know much about him or even nothing at all, please don’t put that across.

Instead, this example can serve as a guide.

John, it’s every dad’s dream that their daughter gets married to someone who loves her just as we do.

Whenever Amanda talks about you, her face lit up like the summer sun and that’s a sure sign that she loves you more than anything else.

Did you notice how I did ? That’s one of the ways to do that.

After you’ve said something about your future son-in-law, welcome him into the family and thank his parents for their love and support.

You may wrap up by giving a few words of advice.

Once, I was writing a speech for one of my clients and he said he wasn’t married. So, I asked him if he wanted to advise the couple and he humorously made a point that ''an advice is something you’ve paid for.''

He wasn’t a single man by choice though, and he felt it will be odd to throw that in.

So, I ended up adding the following lines to his conclusion:

I am sure you will keep loving each other till the end of times. We could not be more proud of both of you. God bless you

Father of the Bride Speeches always end with a toast to the health, peace, wealth and success of the happy couple.

You can ask your wife or her mom to propose the toast if you decide to do a joint speech and that will be very commendable.

By the way, here are ideas you can consider if you want your speech to be unique and memorable

First, you can ditch the traditional ways of delivering speeches, and go for something original like this father did. I simply can't stop watching this amazing video!

Again,you can render your speech in poetry or make part speech, part song. Here’s a short piece if you decide to make yours poetic:

Just yesterday, you were like a treasure gift wrapped in warm blankets

You suddenly became the sun in our dark corners

The next thing we knew you were like fireworks

Every move you made, made us proud

But tonight, as you made that significant walk

Tears of gratitude bubbled up in me and something whispered into my ears and said:

The baby girl you once adored is now someone’s baby girl. I know not even an eternity can break the love your mom and I have for you

But, we take consolation in the fact that Dan loves you just as we do and we wish you both a long and happy marriage.

May your worries be less and joys many.

May you find joy in each other’s company

My darling, I always tell you that there are ups and downs in life

Just as you two go through life, you will experience same but always know that after rain comes the sun

We love you both and God bless you.

P.S---Can you come up with a great speech like the one above? As the father of the bride, everyone will be on the lookout for your great speech and you can't let the bride and her husband, friends, and family down by giving an ordinary speech.

By getting help, you can give the best speech of the day with poise and confidence even if you don't have a way with words.

Here’s what one nervous and skeptical dad called Glen(who asked for help) sent over after the wedding was over

''Hey Dan, I just wanted to thank you once again for the speech you wrote with me. My goal was met afterward, I was told by many "what a beautiful speech" and received a standing ovation. I couldn't have done this without you. God Bless Dan!-'' Glen, U.S.A

Want to know how he did just that? We helped him with his speech.

Want to get on board? You should by first filling out this short and simple form.

This is letter a dad sent us after we helped him deliver his speech(Please click on it to enlarge if you can't see it)

Ok, Is This Offer For Me?

Yes, if you are expecting nothing less than a very special, beautiful, unique and memorable speech.

Yes, if you are overwhelmed by the pressures of work and don’t have the time to put together a very meaningful speech, so you can have your peace of mind

Yes, if you want your family, children, friends and wedding guests to shower you with very sincere compliments…just imagine how you will feel

Yes, if you are not good with words and you feel you’re not a natural writer and you are struggling to find the right words but still want to give a great speech.

Yes, you get so scared anytime you’re asked to say something before an audience and you really want to save yourself from any form of embarrassment on your daughter’s big day.

Yes, if you are not too eloquent or not too sure if you are on the right track.

Yes, if you absolutely hate speaking in public or feel this is not your thing but you want to make your daughter feel very proud

Yes, if you have a day or less to the wedding and you are worried that you might make some horrible mistakes

Yes, if you are a good speaker but you still want someone to look over or review what you've come up with!

Wedding not too far away? Or happening in less than 24 hours? Trust me, we can deliver! it doesn’t matter if your speech is today, tomorrow, next week, next month ,next year,... we can make things work for you

Just imagine leaving your entire presentation in the hands of skilled wedding speech consultants who will take away your pain of spending hours thinking hard and long about what to say and what not to say.

This is another letter a dad sent to us when the wedding was over. (Please click on it to enlarge if you can't see it)

Also, envision being patiently guided to say something that will leave a favorable impression on the mind of your listeners.

And also imagine the thrill and feeling of excitement and pride you’re going to experience when the audience leap onto their feet and scream and shouts and even sing your praises.

Won’t you love that? I hope you do...

Ok, I am Interested, What’s the Cost?

You simply pay what you want after you’ve got your beautiful speech.

Why? As you know, the current health and economic crisis has caused severe hardships for most people.

Precious lives have been lost, jobs wiped out and families displaced, leaving everyone wondering what the future holds.

Yet, some daughters are still getting married and asking their fathers to give speeches.

Nonetheless, not every father could afford our services even before the pandemic suddenly hit us.

So, we have dropped our normal rates so you can simply pay what you want after you have got your beautiful speech.

Please note: When life gets back to normal, this offer will be scrapped for good.

So, please take advantage of it now even if your daughter’s big day is in the future.

Even though we are going through this crazy time, if you do a poor job at it, your speech will be captured on video and your daughter and son-in-law and other viewers will forever remember what you said and would not attribute your poor performance to the fact there was a deadly disease in town.

So, please take advantage of it now even if your daughter’s big day is in the future by simply paying what you want after you get your beautiful speech.

Oh Ok, How Then Do I Get Started Since I Want To Get On Board Right Away?

Ok, here’s how it works

All you have to do RIGHT NOW is to click on this link to receive an easy-to-fill-in questionnaire via email. Check your email a few hours after you’ve submitted your request for your questionnaire.

So,

1)CLICK HERE NOW TO GET STARTED NOW TO GET YOUR GREAT SPEECH NOW BY FILLING OUT THIS QUESTIONNAIRE---you only pay after your beautiful speech has been delivered. So, you can have peace of mind!

After that, we will send you a very short questionnaire to fill out via email! You only have to check your email a few hours after you have made your request

Then, you fill out the questionnaire sent through your email, and please have it sent back to us…

We will confirm receipt of it…If something is not too clear, we will ask you to clarify….

If not, we will send you a wonderful draft in a couple of hours if this on very short notice….If not, after a few days

Then, you look it over and tell us if you are okay with it or you want to amend or revise it till you are happy with it--although we always get it right even with the first draft.
Then, we ask you to pay for it.

Please note: The information collected through the questionnaire is only for the purpose of writing your speech. I wouldn’t even need it if I could read your mind. So, your information is very confidential and no one will know about it.

Just a reminder of what you pay after it’s duly completed. You simply pay what you want after you’ve got your beautiful speech.