The Boy Scouts are not the only ones who should “Be prepared.” The father of the bride should also have his speech prepared long before the wedding. If he does he will have time to practise it and as we all know such practice will make perfect. After all everything else will be practised. The singer will practise her songs, the couple will have a practise in church a few nights before the wedding and the bride’s mother will probably practise wearing her new shoes. Being prepared in advance also means that the father of the bride can relax and enjoy the wedding breakfast. His speech should, of course, refer to his pride in his daughter. It should mention some incidents during her growing years. It should speak glowingly of her new husband and welcome his people into the bride’s family. He may choose to give a few words of marital advice and his speech should end with a toast that expresses his loving wishes for his daughter’s happiness and that of her spouse.not

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The father of the bride usually has very little to say in organising a wedding. Usually men are profoundly grateful to leave such organising to their womenfolk. Traditionally, though, the father of the bride usually speaks at the wedding reception. Some of them lose sleep at the prospect. Others are merely nervous but there is no need to be. If the speech is well prepared and well rehearsed the warmth with which friends and family listen will usually ensure it is a success. So welcome the guests, especially your daughter’s new in-laws. Speak glowingly of your daughter. Tell an incident or two about her growing years and express your pride in her and her accomplishments. Mention how ideally suited your new son-in-law is to her and express your belief that he is the ideal match for her. Speak about marriage itself and what it means and, if applicable, mention your own happiness with her mother. Above all end with a personal toast to the bride and groom.

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The holiday season is a time for kisses under the mistletoe, proposals and engagements. You will, of course, congratulate the lucky man and offer your best wishes to the bride to be. An engagement party is a happy event and it adds to the occasion to toast the couple with a few well chosen words So when you are speaking at the party your toast should be light-hearted but sincere. You should speak of the personalities of the people in question and say how well they suit each other. You might mention marriage and what an important step it is to take while expressing your belief that this couple will have no trouble taking up the challenge. Above all you should wish the couple every happiness in their new life together. So end your speech with a personal toast they expresses your feelings for the couple who have just announced their engagement

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The speakers are still the same at a Christmas wedding. Both fathers usually have something to say about their offspring. The best man will undoubtedly mention the groom’s exploits while the groom himself will talk about his wonderful bride. Yet the speeches should be slightly different because they should refer to the Christmas period. After all it is a special time of the year and just as you mention special people in your speech you ought to mention Christmas and why it was chosen for the wedding. You might mention snow or Santa or the crib. You could choose to talk about the splurge of shopping that accompanies both Christmas and weddings. You might say that it is a welcoming time of the year and thus an especially appropriate time to welcome guests. Whatever you say at a Christmas wedding make it seasonal.

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The father of the bride doesn’t speak at every wedding. It may be because of death or a divorce. It could be that he is too shy or that he doesn’t attend the wedding at all. That doesn’t mean though, that someone else cannot express the good wishes the couple deserve on their wedding day. The mother of the bride or may choose to speak or an old family friend decide to give the toast. A peer of the couple may want to express his or her good wishes to a friend. Depending on who speaks he or she will have a different relationship with the couple. What they say in their speech will depend on that relationship. An uncle might speak of the bride’s visits to his home as a child for instance. Some things remain the same though and that is that guests are welcomed, the bride’s beauty is praised and new in-laws are mentioned in glowing terms. Finally no matter who is speaking or how they say it the speaker should express good luck wishes to the couple for a wonderful future.

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Be the best best man you can. That means much more than bringing the ring along to the ceremony. It is a privilege to be asked to be best man and the more helpful you can be to the couple the better you will have fulfilled your duty. That means having a plan for all the duties you have to perform, before, on and after the big day. Naturally one of those is to give a speech at the wedding reception and that really should be one of the highlights of the day. So do your homework. Find out about the couple, where they met and how he proposed or any funny incident about their courtship. Obviously you will know the groom well so your speech should contain a story or two about your relationship. It might be about a football team on which you both played or it could be about a holiday you took together where the luggage got lost. You will probably know the parents of the groom so you might suggest that you hope his married home will be as welcoming as theirs. Say something nice about his new-in-laws too and tell the guests how much they have added to the wedding by being present. Speak about how beautiful the bride is and express your wishes for their happiness in their marriage. Traditionally you should respond to the groom’s toast to the bridesmaids, agreeing that they are wonderful. Finally, if the father of the bride is not doing so, you should end your speech with a toast to the couple.

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What do you say at a second wedding? This can be a problem for someone who has been asked to toast the couple at a second or subsequent wedding. Obviously there are differences from the first wedding. There may be children involved for instance and you must check with the couple as to whether or not they should be mentioned. Good taste will usually dictate that first spouses are not mentioned but sometimes a couple will wish to refer to twenty or thirty years of a happy marriage. Again you should always check. Such weddings are likely to be smaller and more informal too and usually it will be a friend who speaks rather than the father of the bride for example. Some things are always the same though and one such thing is that the speaker will be wishing the couple happiness in their new relationship. So the toast will be the same old fashioned traditional one “Ladies and gentlemen please raise your glasses in a toast to the Bride and Groom”

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It’s the wedding season and every couple will be toasted. What though about toasting the parents of the bride or the parents of the groom? Quite often they have put a huge amount of effort into helping with the wedding arrangements. Certainly they have been responsible for the rearing of the bride and groom. Don’t they deserve to be toasted too? It’s obviously a job for an old family friend or family member who knows them well. He or she can speak of them as friends who have stage managed a wonderful event for their particular child. Later, when all the fuss is over, it will be nice for them to sit back and remember those words of praise. So if you are a guest at a wedding don’t forget the people who have made it all possible.

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Wedding rehearsal dinners are like the first course on a menu. They prepare you for what is to follow. It’s important then that they have the right ambiance and what better way to create that but by what you say? Your speech or toast should warmly welcome the guests and make them feel important. It should stress the importance of a more intimate gathering such as this rather than the more formal wedding meal. You should mention how important this occasion is to the bride and groom and how special they are to all those present. You might mention their courtship and speak of the hectic wedding preparations. Above all though this dinner is about celebrating with all those closest to the couple. So when you toast them at the end of your speech stress the fact that they are much loved and that all those present wish them every happiness in their future lives and a wedding day to remember.

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It’s the wedding season and time to prepared for all those big days. The flowers will fade, the dress go in the back of the wardrobe and the cake will be eaten. What is said on the day will, however, be remembered by both the guest s and the couple. So capture the attention of the guests with your opening remarks. Make them feel warmly welcome. Make your speech light-hearted but still sincere. Speak about marriage itself and what it means to you. If you are the father of the bride speak of your pride in your daughter. If you are the father of the groom talk about your son and what he means to you. Maybe you are a best man and if so your speech should be reflect your relationship with the groom. Whatever your part in the wedding party a wedding speech should be about love and
laughter and happy ever after.

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