Father of the bride speech examples

Good evening, everyone. I'm [your name], [daughter]'s father, and it is my great pleasure to welcome you all here today.

Thank you for coming, particularly those of you who travelled a long way. Looking around this room at the people who love [daughter] and [partner] is the best part of the day for me.

[daughter], you have made me proud every day of your life, and never more than today. You look beautiful.

[partner], you are very welcome to our family. You have been one of us for a good while already. Today just makes it official.

I'd ask you all to stand and raise your glasses. To [daughter] and [partner].

Good evening, everyone. For those I haven't met, I'm [your name], and I have the honour of being [daughter]'s father.

On behalf of [your spouse or family, by name] and myself, you are all very welcome. Thank you for being here to celebrate with us.

I'd like to say a few words about my daughter. When [daughter] was small, [a short memory from her childhood that shows who she was]. Even then you could see [the quality that she still has].

She grew into a woman who [what she is like now: how she treats people, what she works at, what she cares about]. I would like to take the credit. The truth is that she did most of it herself.

Then one day she brought [partner] home. [Your honest first impression, or the moment you knew [partner] was right for her.] What matters to a father is simple: is she happy, and is she cared for. With [partner], the answer to both has always been yes.

[partner], thank you for the way you look after each other. You are welcome in our family, today and always.

[daughter], I love you. I could not be prouder.

Would you all please stand, and raise your glasses to the happy couple. To [daughter] and [partner].

Good evening, everyone. I'm [your name], father of the bride. I have been asked to keep this short, which is the first time today anyone has asked me to spend less.

You are all very welcome. I recognise most of you. For those I don't recognise, I hope you are enjoying the meal and I hope you were invited.

I want to tell you a little about [daughter]. From the day she could talk, she knew her own mind. [A funny, affectionate story about her being determined as a child.] I lost that argument. I have lost most of them since.

As a teenager she [a gentle joke: the phone bill, the bathroom, the driving lessons]. As an adult she has become [something you admire about her]. I honestly don't know where she gets it. Her mother says the same thing, in a different tone.

And then there is [partner]. The first time [partner] came to the house, [what happened: nerves, the dog, the dinner, the match on the television]. I decided there and then to reserve judgement. I'm pleased to say the judgement is in, and it is a good one.

[partner], you have a great deal of patience. You'll need it. But you have chosen the best person I know, and she has chosen well too.

[daughter], you have been making us laugh and making us proud for [number] years. Don't stop.

Glasses up, everyone. To [daughter] and [partner].

Good evening, everyone. I'm [your name], and I'm speaking tonight for [your spouse or partner's name] as well as myself, which is unusual, because normally it is the other way round.

We would both like to welcome you, and to welcome especially [partner]'s family, [names]. It has been a pleasure getting to know you, and we are delighted that our families are joined today.

When [daughter] was born, we thought we knew what we were doing. We didn't. She taught us as she went. She was [what she was like as a child], and she has always been [a quality you both see in her].

[Your spouse's name] wants me to mention [one thing your spouse would want said: a memory, a quality, a thank-you]. I want to mention [your own].

[partner], from the two of us: thank you for making our daughter so happy. There is always a place for you at our table. You know where the kettle is.

[daughter], we love you. Everything we hoped for you is in this room today.

Please stand with us and raise your glasses. To [daughter] and [partner].

Good evening, and céad míle fáilte, a hundred thousand welcomes to each and every one of you.

I'm [your name], [daughter]'s father. It is a great day for our family, and it is all the better for having you here to share it.

[daughter], you have been the light of our house since the day you arrived. [partner], you are getting the best of us, and we are very glad it is you.

I will leave the long speeches to those who are better at them. But I would like to give the two of you an old blessing.

May you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night, and the road downhill all the way to your door.

Please stand, everyone, and raise your glasses. To [daughter] and [partner]. Sláinte.

Good evening, everyone. I'm [your name], [daughter]'s dad.

I'm going to keep this short, because I'm not sure how far I'll get.

Thank you all for coming.

[daughter]. I remember the day you were born as if it were this morning. I remember [one small memory]. And now here you are.

You are kind. You are strong. You are [your own word for her]. I am so proud to be your father.

[partner]. Look after each other. That is all I ask, and I already know you will.

Right. That's me.

Please raise your glasses. To [daughter] and [partner].