Father Of The Groom Wedding Speeches

Father of the groom wedding speeches can be relaxed and humorous. The father of the groom can really set out to enjoy himself, especially if he has a very good relationship with his son. He will be able to recall many things in his son's life that he can use to show his son's character or to laugh about. His speech can add some fun and warmth to the proceedings.

Here are some points that might be helpful when you come to write your speech:

Welcome the bride into your family and say how pleased you are with your son's choice. You can talk about how you came to know her and to like her
Mention her family - how you can see why she is such a fine young woman
Talk about your son. You can tell some funny stories, maybe slightly embarrassing, to show some of the things he got up to or the mistakes he made as a boy or young man. Tell other stories to show the kind of person he was and has become, stories that show his character traits. Maybe he has shown such things as diligence, perseverance or thoughtfulness or other traits that you want to talk about
In telling these stories, your pride in your son will show and that will put emotion into your speech. Your audience will love that
Give him some words of wisdom about married life and what he should do to have a happy married life. You can do this with universal, motherhood statements that will get everyone's agreement

Father of the groom wedding speeches need the same time and attention as any of the other speeches: write out your speech until you refine it to your liking; practice until you know it thoroughly; time your speech to no longer than about three minutes - shorter is better. Take you speech with you on the day but do not read from it constantly. If you can, make some notes in the form of headings and glance at them from time to time to keep you on track.

If you are not used to public speaking, try to relax a couple of minutes before you get up to talk. You can do this by consciously slowing you breathing and taking deep breaths. When you do stand up, pause and calmly look around the audience so that you do not look or feel rushed. This will help settle your nerves. Most importantly, decide to enjoy yourself and to have fun with your son on his wedding day. Put this all together and you will give a great speech and you and your son will have a great day.

You can get some more tips on father of the groom wedding speeches by visiting http://www.squidoo.com/how-to-make-a-wedding-speech William Burnell has been a groom, a best man, father of the bride 4 times and a wedding MC. He knows how daunting speaking in front of an audience can be.

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