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Father of the Groom Wedding Speech Ideas

Monday, March 8th, 2010

When it comes to the speeches on your son’s big day, sometimes you need to consider the bride and groom speeches together with your own father of the groom wedding speech.

While you don’t want to spoil the magic of the day and write all your wedding speeches together, it is nice to at least have a general ‘theme’ so that all the wedding party speeches work as one.

Deciding on Who Says What

When it comes to any kind of speech, whether the grooms wedding speeches or the father of groom wedding speech, it can help to make sure that each speech is original and not just a repeat of what the other speakers have already said. This is why discussing bride and groom wedding speech ideas with your other son and soon to be daughter in law is a good idea.

Not all bride and grooms will do separate speeches. I have been to many weddings where only the groom has given a speech, and some where they even spoke together! But knowing these little details will mean you are better prepared and everything flows smoothly.

Coming Up With the Perfect Speeches

It is often beneficial to speak to others in the bridal party about their speeches. Chances are that you will have a few of the same ideas, such as telling stories of how when the bride and groom first met, or when they announced that they were going to get married.

One option is to decide to cover different topics. Another option is to both cover the same areas, but from different points of view. This can make for exciting, funny, yet still poignant wedding speeches that the guests will love!

Finding father of the groom wedding speech ideas together isn’t always ideal, but I think sharing some ideas – while still keeping the speeches private until the big day – can really be an inspiration for all involved. Better still, check out some speech examples to really help your speech be what you want it to be!

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Father of groom toasts – common mistakes to avoid.

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

When it comes to common wedding toast mistakes, forgetting to thank someone is one thing – but saying the wrong thing altogether in your father of the groom toasts could be a complete disaster! This is something I desperately wanted to avoid, so looked up a number of great tips to help you avoid this embarrassing situation.

Please The Bride – it’s her day after all

Your son has finally found the love of his life, that one woman he wants to marry so one of the worst things you could possibly do is to start talking about previous relationships – no matter funny you think the story may be. It might seem obvious, but believe me I have seen grooms, the best man and even the father of the groom that do it! Even if you want to compare your new daughter in law favourably, most brides will not appreciate it – especially on the most important day of their life!

You should also speak favourably of the bride at all times. Though it may seem fitting to add a slightly teasing joke, this is not the right situation for it. In my speech I stuck to what I knew the bride and groom would want me to say, and it worked!

Alcohol

No matter how well you might have prepared your speech (and do prepare as much as possible, it will pay off!) your number one worst enemy could be alcohol. This has the potential to bring just about anyone down, making them say the wrong thing. I was really wary of this and decided to hold off much drinking until the speech was over. I didn’t even have one to settle the nerves, it was too much of a risk and I’m glad I did!

Some  Other Tips

One thing that made the idea of my father of the grooms speeches stressful to me was the fact I didn’t plan ahead properly, I left a lot of it until the last minute. And not planning ahead means being in a lot less control of what you say, and having less confidence that you won’t succumb to stage fright. Luckily there are now plenty of sources of help online for those who want even a funny wedding speech that doesn’t offend anyone.

Lastly I want to say that, no matter how well you say things, going on for too long isn’t going to go down well. Try to work on your speech so it doesn’t take an hour to deliver!

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