Father of the groom speeches and help.
One day your daughter will find a man that she cares about more 
than anyone else in the world. She will then eventually want to leave your family home and get married to her man. All fathers pray their daughter will find the perfect man, one who will make her happy and content for her whole life.
When the big “w” day arrives you will be called upon as the father of the bride to deliver a speech, when that time comes ypou will want your speech to be both memorable and poingnant.
Here are some examples tips and help for you on the big day.
Opening speech example.
As a child, “Kate” was outgoing, willful and independant, and she has brought these habits and traits into her adult life. Along the way she has also aquired many skills, from her work and some from life itself. And I can honestly say she has made me the proudest father in the world.
“Kate” has always desired to be the best at whatever she was doing, and has managed to combine this with a caring personality that makes me unbelievably proud.
During the ceremony when I was giving her away today, I cannot deny I felt a great loss. After all, I was giving my treasure to be married. But when the ceremony was over, I felt something else, I was feeling joy and happiness that my daughter was so happy, indeed I think happier than I have ever seen her before.
This is the easy bit, where you can smile proudly at the assembled group and say how you feel.
Welcome the guests and say how nice it is to see everyone. Try to mention anyone who has had to travel a long way – they will appreciate it and like you even more, also make a comment on those who could not attend but wanted to be there and who have sent their best wishes. This iwill make you look like a seasoned professional speaker.:
The weather
Confirm what everyone already knows by saying what a lovely day it is, or how disappointing it is that the photos had to be taken under umbrellas. Either way, everyone will agree with you.
So far so good
Assuming everything has gone to plan, say how well everything is going so far. Say what a lovely or moving service it was at the church or register office, comment on any nice remarks that were made by either the minister or the registrar – and again you will find that everyone agrees with you.
So you will have gathered that the trick here is to make relaxed comments about things that people agree on. Do this right from the very start. It is a useful speaker’s ploy which helps to get everyone onside straight away.
Part of the father of the bride’s duties is to welcome the groom to his family, and the groom’s parents to the wedding celebrations. Of course, most of us are unable to choose our friends, but the marriage of your daughter becomes one of those occasions when new friends are ‘forced’ upon you.
Part of your speech should be dedicated to talking about the groom and his parents and to saying how genuinely pleased you are to have met them all. This will go a long way to oiling the wheels of inter-family relationships for at least the next few months. If you really aren’t too keen on the groom’s family, then at least sing the praises of the groom himself as this will be received well by everyone from his side of the family. Again, if you are aware that a long lost relative of his has come a long way, make a point of highlighting it.
Get the groom’s name right
And, for that matter, the names of the guests. In researching this book, I was quite surprised to discover just how many people had reported that the bride’s father got the name of the groom wrong. As you can imagine, this has potential for embarrassment for a number of people – not least of whom will be the bride, the groom and (when he realises his mistake) the bride’s father. On the plus side, this does tend to get a good laugh.