Wedding Speech Writer
Father of the Bride. here’s how to give a successful wedding speech at your daughter’s wedding
Here are a few rules for you to keep in mind that will help you write a successful ‘father of the bride’ wedding speech for your own daughter:
Be personal. While many of the wedding guests may not know you personally, they will certainly know either your daughter or the groom (or both). By focusing what you say in your speech on the newlyweds, you will capture the audience with a subject they care about and can all relate to personally.
Be on the ball. Do your homework. Check it out. You can bet your bottom dollar that something wonderful happened in history on the very same date and day of the month that you have to give your speech. It always makes a big hit if you can stand up and say something like… ‘Ladies and gentlemen, on this day 400 years ago, the bard of Avon, William Shakespeare, penned the greatest love story of all time – Romeo and Juliet. Great stuff, isn’t it! If you are looking for a handy callendar of historic events that happened on every single day of the year, pay a quick visit to the need-a-speech web site. Each event is presented with a super 1-liner which you can include in your father of the bride speech.
Be Nice. Say nice things. Give examples of the wonderful qualities of the couple. Talk about the happy times you have passed with them. Talk about how much laughter and fun and enjoyment is sprinkled like stardust everywhere, whenever these two joyful people are in your company. Talk about how much you love to be in their company – the giddyness, the excitment, the great feeling of being alive. Everyone will nod their heads in agreement and smile, thinking, “I couldn’t have said it better myself!” And, of course, you must say that your family is enriched by having such a wonderful new son in law.
Be sincere. Rattling off a bunch of generic platitudes may sound pretty on the surface, but if there is no real message, your audience (including your daughter and the groom) will feel let down. Truly take some time to reflect on your feelings about the couple, and write your words from the heart. If the groom is the best friend you’ve ever had, and you don’t know a better way to say it than that, then just say it like that. “Ladies and gentlemen – John is the best friend a man could ever wish for, and I am that very lucky man.’
Be cheerful and uplifting. But don’t be tactless. If you decide to include a funny story about your daughter when she was growing up, it’s a good idea to test it out first. Tell the story to your wife, and ask her to judge whether the story is appropriate and appealing. The same applies for jokes; if you wouldn’t tell it to your wife or grandmother, don’t tell it at the wedding! And if you don’t feel comfortable telling jokes at all, then simply don’t. Just stick to the old tried and tested speech-writers formula and you’ll be fine. The Formula is: If in doubt – leave it out.
Be Brief. When in doubt, brief is better. Before writing your speech, ask your wife and friends how long they think your speech should be. Then, practice your speech aloud and tape record yourself. That way, you’ll know exactly how long the speech took, and whether you were rushing or not speaking clearly. Do what the professional speakers do: practice saying your speech in front of a mirror – you’ll be amazed at how useful this is.
Be prepared. If you’re really stuck in writing your speech, or if you haven’t time to prepared a good speech – get help. Besides your wife and friends who can help you, there are dozens of ‘instant’ wedding speeches websites online. If you need a speech in a hurry, don’t feel like you have to do it all yourself. Go to a search engine and simply put in the words ‘I need a speech’. You’ll find yourself with a huge choice of professional speech websites to choose from. Take your pick. In fact take the very first one that has the words need-a-speech on it.
Be a Star. Follow these simple rules, and you’ll be a true success with your daughter’s wedding speech. You’ll leave everyone with happy memories and warm feelings. Believe me – you’ll be a star in your daughter’s eyes! And that’s what every dad wants to be, isn’t it?
About the Author
Speech-Writer Robert Hayes-McCoy is the owner of the dedicated speech writing website http://www.need-a-speech.com where online visitors can download a speech in seconds. Popular speeches include: Father of the Bride wedding speeches, Leadership Motivational Speeches, Best Man Wedding speeches, Bar & Bat Mitzvah speeches, Retirement speeches, First Holy Communion speeches and many more. You are cordially invited to visit Robert’s dedicated online Speech Web site: http://www.need-a-speech.com … and enjoy reading all about his speeches. When you are there, make sure you check out the free callendar which tells you what historic thing happened on every single day of the year. You are very welcome to go there now: http://www.need-a-speech.com
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