bobforman Loc: Anacortes, Washington State

I have to give a father-of-the-bride speech in a couple of weeks and am having difficulty coming up with something humorous to start off with. Any suggestions?

Shellback Loc: North of Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlands - Kansas

Browse through these: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=wedding+speech+jokes&t=ffab&atb=v134-4__&ia=web

melismus Loc: Chesapeake Bay Country

Toast the couple with a honeymoon cocktail: 7-up in cider.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

I'm glad this wedding was at night. Otherwise it would have distracted me all through my afternoon foursome.

G Brown Loc: Sunny Bognor Regis West Sussex UK

DON'T.....That is the best man's role!!

The excuse I used to 'Give away my step daughter' was that her real dad knew too many of her secrets ...so she asked me to step in. It got over any awkwardness about why he was not there. (he wanted to add his list of conditions to him coming.....Bad move she just said 'forget it'.) It was the only questionable 'joke' in my speech.

You have a serious role to play in welcoming the grooms family into yours. Thanking everyone who turned up, passing reasons as to why others didn't and reading the telegrams or instagrams that have been received. That can be done light hearted but not as a stand up comic. They may like some insight as to the daghter dad relationship - light hearted things that happened etc

Your speech will mean a lot to to your daughter as well as your wife....do not alienate them both by fluffing your speech with wisecracks (I even suggest that you write your speech with their help - you may be giving her away.....but she ain't going away) Tell your audience that and they will laugh.

Weddings are the source of many many rows and arguments - who did what or to whom...the disasters that were merely incidentals etc. people in the wrong place or even in the wrong photo's. Dad's role is to smooth things over with 'family'.

Traditionally you pay for the reception......so you solve any problems from the caterers AND praise their work. You thank an awful lot of people from 'His side' too.

Those rolls and that speech is going to be quite a story. Please be sober....respectful and and try not to forget anyone. can you see any place there for a wise crack that you haven't mastered or used many times before successfully.

As a caterer for thirty years I have been present at hundreds of weddings......leave the jokes to the best man....only the happy couple will remember him! He is expected to be an idiot - he never made groom!

Enjoy the day

alby Loc: very eastern pa.

vodka in cider.... goes over real well at weddings .... trust me

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

The best advice I have seen !!!!

bedouin Loc: Big Bend area, Texas

A man should get married very early in the morning, about sunrise. That way if it doesn't work out his whole day is not ruined.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Here are 387 million links! That's a joke in itself.

Goldyrock

Now you tell me.

Cragzop Loc: NYC

"Take my daughter. Please." Apologies to Henny Youngman

Vince68 Loc: Wappingers Falls, NY

Best advice I have heard.

Ka2azman Loc: Tucson, Az

Did this one:

I was called upon to say something and said some of the usually things and ended it with this joke: (B) stand Bride's name and (G) stands for groom's name

Have the Bride and Groom stand so all can see and facing each other.
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Said to the groom "(G) , I want you to take my daughter's left hand with your left hand on top of hers. Guide him to have the upper hand.
(B) - I want you to place your right hand upon the (G's) left hand while he is still holding left hand.
(G) - Now place your right hand on top of the B's. (make sure they stay with this situation of holding hands this way.)
Now I want all here to take a moments of silence for this solemn and momentous occasion.
After short pause, I stated now, why is this a momentous occasion? It is for all to see, your last time of (G) having the upper hand.

Big roar! Even some the people like the camera man said they had never herd that one before.

JoAnneK01 Loc: Lahaina, Hawaii

[quote=Ka2azman]Did this one:
Said to the groom "(G) , I want you to take my daughter's left hand with your left hand on top...
... your last time of (G) having the upper hand."

Love it and so true.

Stan Gould Loc: La Crosse, Wisconsin

What’s the difference between a wedding and a funeral? One less drunk.

My wife led me to drink. I never stopped to thank her. (Groucho Marx)