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The expectation from long ago is that the bride’s father is the host of his daughter’s wedding reception. In times past that meant paying for the reception too, though the costs are usually shared these days. In keeping with that tradition, the bride’s father is usually expected to act as the host for the wedding reception.

Sometimes a professional wedding master of ceremonies is engaged, especially for celebrity weddings. For most weddings the bride’s father is expected to give an opening speech and propose the toast to the newly wed couple at the start of the wedding reception.

There are five key elements to a successful father of the bride speech.

The first step is to say a few welcoming words to set the scene and create a celebratory mood for an enjoyable wedding reception. The primary objective is to get the guests to relax. A good way to achieve this is to talk about the wedding ceremony, the beautiful bride, the venue for the reception or even the weather — anything that everybody has an opinion about — and how much you are looking forward to sharing in the celebration that is yet to come during the reception.

Secondly, as the host, the bride’s father offers a welcome to all of the guests. It is usual to introduce any important guests, especially the groom’s family and those who have gone out of their way to be at the wedding. Missing guests are often acknowledged at this stage also, especially those with close links with the bride or groom who have been unable to get to the wedding. A loved grandparent or favorite aunt who has recently passed away is often remembered at this stage.

A third key step of the speech is to build some excitement about what will happen during the reception, such as the highlight of the best man’s speech and any entertainment planned for during the reception, and for afterwards. Your guests will relax more when they know what lies ahead for the reception.

As a fourth step in their wedding toast, most proud fathers want to say a few heartfelt words among friends and family about the bride, their daughter. This is often the most difficult part of the speech to present for many fathers. There is not just one way to express your own feelings. Telling humorous stories about your daughter growing up and quoting poetry are popular approaches, among your choice of other ways to express yourself.

Finally, to place the attention of the wedding reception firmly on the newlywed couple it is customary for the father of the bride to offer a toast to the bride and groom. Choosing the right words for the toast is important.

Every father of the bride will inject his own personality, humor and feelings into their father of the bride speeches around this or a similar basic five step speech framework.

Because few fathers will have much prior experience speaking at their own daughter’s wedding, most will find a few speech tips and resources can be very helpful. Speech templates and example wedding speeches are available, along with checklists of things and people that really should be mentioned, and valuable suggestions, such as popular jokes, quotes and poems to select from.