Heart Felt Wedding Speech from the Father of the Bride
Thank you Ralph for that introduction – I must say that you are looking a great deal better tonight than when I last saw you after Polly’s 21st in the morning at our home. That was not a pretty sight.
GENERAL
Ladies and Gentlemen I am delighted to welcome you here tonight to celebrate the Marriage of Polly and Justin. I know that many of you have travelled many thousands of Kilometres to be here with us, and I welcome you and thank you for being here. I know Polly and Justin greatly appreciate your presence and your sacrifice.
As I look around the room I look and realize what dear friends we have, and I hope you have a really wonderful evening. Although this Marriage has
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Polly has done it many times.
But as you grow into your relationship and the realities of life take hold- things like a mortgage, kids (one day I hope) joys and sufferings, general ups and downs – you start to realize that love is a conscious decision.
Relationships take a lot of work. You have to be working at them all the time so that you grow together. When you hit a bump, that’s the time to stop and say “Love is a decision. I made a conscious decision to love this man or this woman, despite his or her shortcomings, and despite my not agreeing with everything he or she says and does.
“Because I love this person, I can resolve any problem we might face.” If you look at love in this way, then nothing can stop you.
POLLY AND JUSTIN
Polly I have known all her life, from the time she was drawn out from her mother’s womb, to the present moment - the beautiful young woman you see before you now. Much has happened in the years between. It would be remiss of me not to comment on a few memorable moments of her life such as in Year 1 when she “Flashed” passing traffic in her school uniform from roadside bushes, or when .in year 10 she mysteriously disappeared from her bedroom from 11.00pm to 3am on a fairly regular basis when she was out “clubbing.” For the former, she was spanked by her teacher, for the latter, she was “grounded” by her parents for 6 months.
In her defence, in those intervening years, she made the most marvellous shoe
Good Evening! For those of you who don?t know me, I?m Charlotte, the very proud sister of our glamorous Bride. I want to start by congratulating Kari and Ernest, and thanking all of you for coming here today.
Thank you to my best than. I am very grateful for all the hard work and effort that you have put in over the last few weeks. I've known you for ten years now, and despite my concerns regarding what you would plan for my stag do and your speech, you have been, and will continue to be a great friend. And so that brings me to my wife - my best friend. She is beautiful, she is intelligent, she is hard working, she is... what does that say? I'm having a little difficulty reading your handwriting. No, but on a more serious note, thank you for marrying me and making me the happiest man in the world. I am often wrong, but in marrying her, I know I have made the right
Good evening. I would like to begin by welcoming each and every one of you to this joyous and stressful occasion.
Love affects what people choose to do weather it is right or wrong. “You’re going to have to make a choose, the girl said carl or us ” (Carver 785). In this example from “Everything Stuck to Him”the boy is faced with his family
However I?d like to add to this by saying what a great job you have done getting BRIDES NAME through today and I think everyone will agree you ALL/BOTH look beautiful.
Ladies and gentlemen, may I start my speech by welcoming the guests. Today, we are surrounded by most of the friends and family that have been important to us during our lives. Some have traveled thousands of miles, just to be here today. We welcome you all and thank you sincerely for sharing this special day with us.
Ladies, Gentlemen, Friends, Relatives and any stray pedestrians who may have wandered in. On behalf of my wife and I... or as I prefer to call her "my most recent ex-girlfriend", welcome to our wedding. I hope you're all enjoying yourselves on this special day. Its great to see you all and I can honestly say it would have been rubbish without you. It would also have been a lot cheaper without you, but that's beside the point.
A relationship is a rollercoaster of emotions where anything can happen. It can be a life changing moment for a depressed person or have a negative impact on an optimist. The feeling can transform a person’s persona. Being in love can make you change things about yourself.
Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to witness a unique event in history - the very first and last time that my wife is going to let me speak on behalf of both of us. It is a privilege and an honor to do so. I just hope that, so soon into our married life, I don't let her down.
Loving someone can attract many forces that block certain thoughts and ideas out of the way. Love can have powers that affect you mentally and mess with your decision and moral making skills. I agree with the quote "When it is moving on luxurious wings,
“Love is not love that alters when it alteration finds” (“William”). Like a newborn creature, love looks around and evaluates, planning its next move. Match the two lovers together so they can spend an eternity together; love’s only goal. Before love can match the two people together, it must evaluate the situation around it. Do they have the right chemistry? Well, if a person wants a family and the other doesn’t, then no. If one likes to camp and so does the other, then yes. There is only important question love must answer; does it change when times do? Some would say of course because everything changes as time passes. Others may say no due to the raw emotion that derives from love. Love comes from the heart and soul deep down inside
Have you ever found yourself complaining about a family member or friend? I'm willing to bet that you have! While it would be great if we could love unconditionally, there are a lot of things that make it hard to do so. At times we may feel completely disconnected from the people we thought we loved the most, and at some points it may be tempting to end the relationship all together. If you are currently looking at someone and thinking, 'Loving you is getting hard!' then this article will give you some insight into what to do now.
Firstly a few thank-yous I have been asked to make. Firstly, to all who have helped in the service, and this lovely party. Whether you have brought food, or helped decorate this place, or just come to support the happy couple, thank you. Secondly to the bridesmaids, you have done a magnificent job helping the bride today, and you all look amazing, so a big thanks to you too. Finally Tom would like me to thank his beautiful new wife for turning up today. I saw him this morning when he was worrying, and it wasn 't a pretty sight. He has asked me to tell you how happy you have made him by becoming his wife, something that I am sure he will go into in more detail in his speech, but still, thank you.
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. On behalf of the bridesmaids, I would like to thank Scott for his kind words. For once in my life, I find myself agreeing with him - they look stunning and did an excellent job today.
“If there's just one piece of advice I can give you, it's this: when there's something you really want, fight for it, don't give up no matter how hopeless it seems. And when you've lost hope, ask yourself if in 10 years from now, you're gonna wish you gave it just one more shot, because the best things in life don't come free,”(Meredith Grey). Now love is a powerful thing, but the ability to allow yourself to welcome it into your heart, is impressive as it can question your values and blind you from reality; but it also can bring out the person we wish to become. Love is beautifully complicated in all its glory.