Engagement Party Speech (Toast) by Father of the Bride or Mother of the Bride

Here are simple and proven ways to write a memorable engagement party speech for your daughter

It’s every father’s or mother’s dream to raise their daughter and to finally walk her down the aisle to give her to the man of her dreams and I hope you are looking forward to doing just that after her engagment party.

It wasn’t too long ago that your daughter came into your life and filled your heart with so much joy and pride. Time has passed so quickly and she’s grown into an absolutely wonderful woman and on the threshold of starting life with that very special person who makes her joy complete.

I am sure the news of her engagement made you feel so proud and as the host of the event, you are expected to deliver a few words about her life in a very loving way.

I have been writing engagement party speeches for quite a while now and I know one of the heart-wrenching dilemmas for most parents of the bride is mustering the courage to say beautiful words at their daughter’s wedding.

Given that an engagement party speech for your daughter can be an uphill task if you are not a very confident speaker or you have less experience writing speeches, most fathers or mothers lose sleep about what to say and what not to say at their daughter's engagement.

Well, you don’t have to worry if you find yourself worrying about what to say because I am going to show you how you can easily and quickly write a memorable engagement party speech for your daughter even if you feel you don't have the guts to face an audience.

But, first, let’s carefully consider the one thing that troubles most fathers or mothers and how you can capitalize on that to speak with confidence, poise, and flair.

Do you know what that is? It's got to has to do with our mental attitude. Whenever you are asked to speak before an audience, there’s this natural tendency to go back in time to when you failed to impress on important occasion and you will start to wonder if you can turn the tables this time around.

Whatever is going through your mind shouldn’t scare you because you can turn things around by focusing on the task ahead by constantly holding a positive mental image of what you have to say.

That being said, let’s look at how you can write the best ever mother of the bride or father of the bride engagement party speech.

Before we do that, let’s first look at how to get the right words and phrases for your daughter’s engagement party speech, and then we will look at an example and then how to tie your ideas together grippingly.

To get ideas for your speech without banging your head against a wall, all you have to do is to hop over to your favorite video sharing platform and look them up. Youtube.com is my favorite channel, so please permit me to use that to illustrate.

Once, I get on that site, I can pop in any of these keywords: engagement party speech for my daughter, engagement party speech from father of the bride or mother of the bride, funny engagement party speech for the bride, engagement party speech by the stepfather of the bride, engagement toast for my daughter, etc.

Once, you insert any of those phrases into the search term, some video clips will pop up. Now, hit the play button of those videos and watch with rapt attention.

You can re-watch them over and over again and put down words and ideas and phrases you want to incorporate into your own speech.

Well, I found a great video for you. Please enjoy and prosper!

Again, most speakers find themselves wondering what to say because they don’t consult proven engagement father or mother of the bride speech samples.

Those free resources give you access to unlimited ideas and examples you can borrow and model your speech after.

Today, we are going to look at such an example and then we will break it down bit by bit to see what went into it and then we will use the insights gleaned to put down what’s on your heart…so please bear with me for a few minutes. Thank you!

First, let’s look at this…

Sample Engagement Speech for A Daughter

Good evening and welcome everyone.

Thank you all for coming to celebrate my daughter’s engagement. It’s great to see you all around. For those of you that don’t know me, I am Dan and I am the father of the soon-to-be Bride.

Our lives are full of very beautiful moments. The first beautiful moment is when we are born and the next is when we prepare to tie the knots with the love of our lives.

Tonight, Mark and Ruth are surrounded by love from family and friends as they are on the verge of a new journey as husband and wife.

It’s amazing how time flies so quickly. It seems like only yesterday that our beloved Ruth came into our lives and made our joy complete. The years have gone so quickly and she’s grown into a very wonderful woman and now a stunningly beautiful bride.

Even though we are all here today to celebrate their engagement, my thoughts go back to that little girl who brought so much joy into my life than my heart could hold.

Growing up, she was a very happy and charming little girl who loved to always sit on my lap.

But there was something very special and so unique about her and that was her warm smile which always warmed the hearts of everyone she met.

Just a look at her sunny smile was more than enough, to give you hope and uplift your spirit even if you were having a bad day.

I vividly remember that one morning I was so preoccupied with events on the stock market while holding her hand as we walked to school.

On the way, she pulled me to the side, as though she were a mind-reader and lovingly said to me: ‘’ Dad, let’s stop and smell the flowers’’

Needless to say, we stopped and inhaled the sweet-smelling flowers, making my day so much better than I expected!

However, as your daughter grows up, you began to worry about her finding the right guy.

Out of the blue, Mark walked into her life and I could tell that he was the guy we’ve been waiting for all these years.

Mark inspired and stood by her through thick and thin and that impressed me so much. I respect the fact that he came and asked me for her hand.

Linda and I as well as our entire family couldn’t be more proud on the occasion of their engagement. Let me take this moment to welcome Mark to our family with open arms.

It’s going to be tough to walk her down the aisle—but I can’t imagine a better young man than Ruth to share her life with, and that gives me true joy and peace.

Without further ado, please raise your glass to my lovely daughter and her soon-to-be husband. May your life together be as beautiful as the colors of the rainbow.

Don’t you think your family, as well as the wedding guests, will be so proud of you if you can come up with a short and sweet father or mother of the engagement speech like that one above?

Well, let’s look at how I came up with that. You can probably scroll up this page and read it once more. By the way, let’s review the introduction briefly…

''Good evening and welcome everyone.

Thank you all for coming to celebrate my daughter’s engagement. It’s great to see you all around. For those of you that don’t know me, I am Dan and I am the father of the soon-to-be Bride.

Our lives are full of very beautiful moments. The first beautiful moment is when we are born and the next is when we prepare to tie the knots with the love of our lives''

Did you notice how those words hooked you in? After you’ve greeted the guests, you should then proceed to...

Mention your name and your relationship with the bride…never assume everyone knows who you are .

Next, you have to begin on a strong note since the introductory lines of your toast have to be very engaging. There are some proven ways to do that.

Ok, here are a few examples of grabbing the attention of your listeners from the get-go.

1) If your daughter’s birthday falls on the day of her engagement, you can talk about that and tie it with the theme of the ceremony.

This is how that can be done…Ready?

Ok, here we go:

''For those of you who may not lucky enough to know me, I am Mark and the father of the soon-to-be bride.

Today, I feel like the luckiest dad ever because on this same day 28 years ago, Chris and I got our first child after waiting for so long.

It’s a double blessing not only for Ruth on her engagement party but our entire family as well....''

2) Again, you can connect your opening remarks with a quote.

If I had to write your engagement toast, I might use any of these quotes.

Please use this if you are the father of the bride:'' Behind every great daughter is a truly amazing dad.''– Unknown

Please use this if you are the mother of the bride:'' Behind every great daughter is a truly amazing mom.''– Unknown

Please use this if you are the father of the bride: ''A good father will leave his imprint on his daughter for the rest of her life ''- Dr. James Dobson

Please use this if you are the mother of the bride::'' A mother leaves an indelible imprint on her daughter for the rest of her life''- Jean Dan

Please use this if you are the father of the bride: ''They say that from the instant he lays eyes on her, a father adores his daughter.'' -Unknown

Please use this if you are the mother of the bride:'' From the moment. a mom holds her newborn daughter in her arms, she snuggles right into her heart''- Jean Dan

Please use this if you are the father of the bride: “No other love in the world is like the love of a father has for his little girl.” – Unknown

Please use this if you are the mother of the bride: ''A Mother's love is something that no one can explain,
It is made of deep devotion and of sacrifice and pain,
It is endless and unselfish and enduring come what may
For nothing can destroy it or take that love away— ''Helen Steiner Rice''

Let me illustrate how we can start on a touching note using the underlined lines above:’’ Father of the bride: “No other love in the world ...'' to come up with this brief example:

''Whether you’re a new groom or a new Dad or even an old, you fathers will understand that any man can be a father but it takes a lot of love to be a Dad…There could never be a Dad who loves his daughter more than I love you, Diana.''

Well, since this post is also tailored to mothers, we can modify that example like this:

''Whether you’re a new mother or even a grandmother, you will understand that a mother's love is something that no one can explain, It is made of deep devotion and of sacrifice and pain.
It is endless and unselfish and enduring comes what may… For nothing can destroy it or take that love away…''

3) To make it heartfelt, you can also share how you felt when your daughter was born.

An example could be:

''From the moment Ruth came into our lives, she touched our hearts deeply and we just couldn’t imagine living a single day of my life without her….''

There are a couple of different ways to start with a bang but let’s quickly move to the body since it’s the most vital part of your presentation.

First, here are excerpts of it.

''Growing up, she was a very happy and charming little girl who loved to always sit on my lap.

But there was something very special and so unique about her and that was her captivating smile which always warmed the hearts of everyone she met.

Just a look at her sunny smile, was more than enough, to give you hope and uplift your spirit even if you were having a bad day.

I vividly remember that one morning I was so preoccupied with events on the stock market while holding her hand as we walked to school.

On the way, she pulled me to the side, as though she were a mind-reader and lovingly said to me: ‘’ Dad, let’s stop and smell the flowers

Needless to say, we stopped and inhaled the sweet-smelling flowers, making my day so much better than I expected!''

Before you write the body of the speech, you have to figure out the goal of your speech. To do that, you have to take a few things into consideration by first asking yourself a few questions like...

''Do I want to make a short or long speech?''

'' What style do I want to use or what kind of speech do I want to make?''

'' What impact do I want to make?''

Well, if you are making a short speech, then you can probably share an anecdote or two as we've seen in our example.

There’s nothing wrong with taking the longer ''route'' but you have to decide if you will give your speech at the engagement party or at the wedding reception.

If you want to speak at both venues, you can split your presentation into two by sharing a few stories at the engagement and take the rest with you to her big day.

Again, you have to decide if you want to do a funny, sentimental, storytelling or poetic speech. Your pick should reflect your personality and not what you think will make the audience excited. Sure, you might not be a naturally funny person, but if you share hilarious stories about your daughter, everyone will be excited.

As a speechwriter, I find that most parents do a combination of funny and sentimental and you can go for that if you think it fits your personal style or taste.

By the way, if you want to get the good stories for the body of your speech, you should provide answers to the following questions as a start.

So, please grab your paper and pen and write down memories centered around the following…

What was your daughter like when she was a little girl?
What was she like when she was growing up?
Any funny memories you want to include?

Have you put down your answers to those questions? Ok, great! Now, using the above speech example we looked at as a guide, try to write your engagement speech for your daughter without paying much attention to how it flows.

After you’ve done that, you can relax and keep your rough draft at a safe spot. Then, you can go back to review it later as fresh and new insights will swim in your brain when you give it another look. That’s basically how to write the body of your speech.

P.S---Can you come up with a great speech like the one above? As the father or mother 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.

Not too sure if what you intend to write will be well received by the guests?

Let's help you make your daughter, and family proud and let the wedding guests say great things about your speech.

Here’s what one nervous and skeptical dad called Glen 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

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