Best Father of The Bride Speech (Dr Andrew Jarminski)

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Dr Andrew Jarminski gives a touching and heartfelt wedding speech as the father of the bride, at Sunstone Winery in Santa Ynez, CA. Its a great example of a father of the bride speech, in case you're needing any tips!

**A Note From the Father of the Bride**
"I remember when preparing for my father of the bride (FOB) speech, it was actually quite nerve racking. I remember thinking to myself "what in the world can I talk about that is of any interest to over 200 guests and hold their attention?" and of course heartfelt sentiments for my daughter.

Well, I learned a lot in preparation for this toast/speech. I'm going to provide you the simple outline that you can use to prepare your speech.

1) The first thing that is important is to seem relaxed. If you are relaxed and at ease your guests will be also.

2) I begin to address the ceremony briefly as well as the groom's best friend who conducted the ceremony. I thought it was important to mention him and give recognition for his effort. I believe it's important to try and make all of your guests feel good about being there.

3) Then get the groups attention. Start off a bit playful and ask if everyone's having a good time. I have to admit I was a bit surprised at the overwhelming cheers!

4) At this point I think it is very important to acknowledge the single most important people at the reception, besides the bride & groom, the guests. In my particular situation our guests traveled from all around the world as well as drove several hours to the destination and stay in hotels. As you can see I address the guests by thanking them for making the effort to be part of this very special celebration.

5) The next thing I did was try to incorporate why the guests are an integral and critical part of our celebration by illustrating their presence with a couple of literary references. "Multiplying our joy" I loved that because it makes the guests feel like part of the celebration rather than just attending the wedding.

6) At this point, I made a bit of a joke which got a huge laugh! Once again lightening the mood, allowing me to enter into a more heartfelt moment.

7) This is where I speak sincerely about my daughter and am certain you will be able to easily convey some of your experiences with your daughter as well as her wonderful character and personality. I'm sure by this time in your daughters relationship with her fiancé, your son-in-law, you will easily be able to find something sincere to say about him as well. I think it's important to have a lot of heartfelt sentiments but there should also be a slight bit of funny along the way. I think it's extremely important not to say something funny that will embarrass either the bride or the groom. Stay away from mentioning embarrassing moments.

8) I think it's very important to alternate between being sincere, heartfelt, warm, and injecting moments of humor to keep the guests and listeners engaged and listening. These changes in your speech keep the guests more interested.
This is when I briefly humor the bride and groom with two silly but very poignant words of advice.

9) The finale. The actual toast. Here is where I did a lot of soul-searching. I think that the toast should, once again, convey sincerity as well as a heartfelt emotion that encompasses the bride and groom.

10) This piece of advice was not part of my speech/toast but deserves mentioning. Once the reception gets going it's critical that you and your wife get up and "work the room."

Use these general guidelines and fill them in with some of your heartfelt thoughts ,as well as your personal sense of humor. Above all, make sure to enjoy yourself. This is a grand occasion and you need to make sure and not miss a moment of it.

Best of luck!"