It is said that when a man sees his son or daughter on the altar to marry, the feelings you have are quite inexplicable, and many father have difficulty expressing themselves, especially at the reception. When about to give his speech to the marriage, a parent often tends to be tongue tied.

Because men, by nature, are often quiet about their emotions, it becomes difficult for them to be vocal about their feelings, especially in front of a crowd.  Okay fathers, let’s cut to the chase right now-all of us have to shuck the John Wayne act and show some emotion.  Go ahead and shed some tears.  This is not an oral presentation.  The guests are going to give you a lot of latitude being the patriarch of the family. There are times that you need say what what you think and the father of the groom speech is a perfect time to give some advice and show your emotions.

It is for this reason that the references are provided for wedding speeches for the father, to equip the young couple who are about to face one of the greatest challenges of parenthood: to see his son marry her special person and offer some timeless wisdom to them as they enter into holy matrimony.  For this reason,  many fathers choose to use a wedding speech guide to give them edge. An endless list of do’s and don’ts can be found in many resources, and most of these guides provide clear instructions on how to create speeches that would be able to help a parent to express their feelings better, without sounding too emotional or bored.

This is the guide that father used.  He was quite a “windy” man if you know what I mean.  He spoke for less than 2 minutes.

Being the father of the groom, you might think it’s “unmanly” to give a speech that really show how much you feel and care about your son.  You are well aware that this important day is one that you don’t want your son to forget.  Share some of your ideas about marriage in general, to make use of that knowledge as it grows further as the man of her own family.  My father talked about his first few years and how he and mother related without children.  I was blown away that he was the romantic type.

Most father of the groom wedding speeches are geared to offer ways to feel confident about the new future the young couple is entering.   It’s always a good idea to say how excited you are about his new wife too.  Never offer her any advice.  Remember what happens when you offer your wife advice?  Get my point?  Save that kind of advice for the day that the bride asks you for advice.