Does the brides dad gives his father of the brides wedding speech before anybody else does?
Yes – the father of the bride is definitely the first one to give a speech at the wedding. The usual Traditional Wedding Speech Order is: First the Father of the Bride Speech. he then introduce the groom to speak and then it is the Best Man Wedding Speech. From there on you can pretty much do as you please and any one else can give a speech. What will really help your father to prepare and deliver his speech is to visit: http://www.weddingspeechesandtoasts.net. There he will get all the help he needs. This site will tell him what to say and when to say it and also give great father of the bride speech jokes and toasts he can use in his speech. Good luck and all of the best. I’m sure his speech is going to be amazing!
Traditionally the fathers and other family members give speeches at the rehearsal dinner and not the wedding. However, it’s not unheard of for the father of the bride to give a speech. If the brides parents are paying for the wedding I think it would be appropriate for the father of the bride to start the speeches off. He could welcome everyone say a few words then introduce the best man for his speech. It does not have to be long winded, sentimental, funny or anything else. Just tell him to speak form the heart, keep it simple and everything will be fine!
Yes, he is going to be the first wedding speech speaker because traditionally the father of the bride speech is indeed the inaugural wedding speech. The groom, the best man and the maid of honor (if she too has a speech to give) follow the bride’s father and usually in that order. The bride’s father welcomes the guests to the wedding. He also expresses his gratitude towards the groom’s family. Traditionally the bride’s dad is the official host of the wedding reception party and not many years ago he used to be the one who had to pay the bills. But now a wedding is often jointly funded. The father of the bride also welcomes the groom to his family and tells some good words about him. The rest of the best man speech is more like a father’s tribute to her daughter. Here the bride’s father should prepare well so that he doesn’t get overly sentimental. In fact I would suggest that any wedding speech or any other speech for that matter should have some elements of humor to make it special. Y
