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Any nuptials should have a father of the bride speech at wedding receptions.  Traditionally it is also the first speech that will be given during the reception, right after the meal.  Your speech is expected by friends and family alike and the occasion provides you with a great opportunity to let both your daughter and her husband know how much you care for them.

Take a good amount of time to prepare your father of the bride speech, at wedding celebrations it’s a good idea to have your ducks in a row.  You can start as early as six months before the wedding to shape some first thoughts into ideas of what you will want in your speech.  Keep a small notepad in your pocket where to note down anything that comes to mind and keep on using it.  After some time you’ll have plenty of material to choose from.  On that pad you’ll probably find some great memories seeing your daughter grow into the wonderful and mature woman she is nowadays, some stories, hilarious ones and some nostalgic (easy on the nostalgic part).  

Prior to even starting to take notes for your speech at wedding celebrations, you want to draft a structure.  You are free to let your speech flow along the lines below or make one up yourself.  Whichever way you choose, making a short list of your main points will be helpful to get you from A to Z without a hitch.  For example:

- You could mention how well the wedding went so far, from transport, over ceremony and the scrumptious meal.
- You could thank the wedding guests for being part of this celebration,
- mention a few anecdotes from days past, seeing your daughter grow up and
- let her hear how proud you are of her, as a person, and her achievements.
- Mention the moment you first met your son-in-law, what kind of first impression he made on you and how you have seen their relationship mature.
- Don’t use the old cliché that you’ve gained a son and not lost a daughter, when mentioning how you feel about your daughter’s new husband.
- Use a toast to the future health and happiness of the couple as your finish to your father of the bride speech at wedding receptions.

Apart from your father of the bride speech, at weddings an essential remember, you leadership and helping hand is needed with some other aspects of the wedding too.  One of the most important parts is your support of your daughter on her wedding day.  Try and keep her calm and serene.  You will also help her in and out of the wedding transportation, keeping the dress intact.  Another important aspect of your role is to make sure that the bride and even other members of the wedding party will be able to catch their transportation and will all be at the church on time.  You walk her down the aisle and give her away to the groom.  In case the bride and groom aren’t footing the bill for the reception themselves, as happens more and more these days, you would pay for the wedding reception traditionally.  As father of the bride you are the first person to greet the guests at the reception.  Though often enough that role is filled by the Master of Ceremonies or the catering manager.

So, you’ll have a busy day, full of emotions, nostalgic and happy, and your father of the bride speech will be the cherry on top to make it a memorable and wonderful celebration.