Thirty years of being her dad, five minutes to say it
Proud, warm, and perfectly judged, the speech that opens the day properly.
Why this speech is hard, and how we make it easy
The father of the bride traditionally speaks first, which means you set the tone for the whole afternoon. The job: welcome everyone, tell them who your daughter really is, welcome her partner into the family, and get through it without falling apart. We'll give you words that carry you.
- 01Open by welcoming the guests on behalf of both families. You're the host of this part of the day.
- 02Talk about your daughter: a story from her childhood, who she's become, and what you're proud of.
- 03Welcome her partner into the family warmly. One good-natured line at their expense is allowed, no more.
- 04A word of wisdom or a wish for their marriage, earned, not off a greetings card.
- 05Close by inviting the guests to raise a glass to the bride and groom.
This is the exact structure your speech is written to, filled with your stories, in your tone.
Your speech, three steps away
Answer the questions
About ten minutes, and it costs nothing: who you are, who it is about, your best stories, and the tone you want. No writing skill needed, just the truth.
Read how it opens
Your speech gets written from those answers straight away. You land on a private page showing the real opening, not a sample and not somebody else's.
Unlock the rest
If it sounds like you, pay and the whole thing appears, plus two more complete drafts with a different feel and two free tweaks.
Three ways to get it written
Back in minutes
Everything I know about wedding speeches, built into the brief the AI writes from.
- Answer about ten minutes of questions, free
- See your real opening before you decide anything
- Unlock it for three complete drafts, each with a different feel
- Two free tweaks if a draft is not quite right
- A private link and email delivery, yours to keep
Back within 48 hours
The AI writes the draft, then I go through it line by line before you ever see it.
- Written by AI from your own stories, and I say so
- I read it out loud, so you know it works said and not just read
- I cut anything that will land badly in that particular room
- Names, dates and details checked against what you told me
- One round of changes once you have read it
Back within a week
A proper conversation, then a speech written from scratch. No AI at any stage of this one.
- A call first, about 45 minutes, where I get the stories out of you
- I write the whole thing myself, with no AI at any point
- Drafts back and forth until you are happy standing up with it
- Notes on delivery: where to pause, what to cut if the day overruns
- One person, named, accountable for your speech
Father of the Bride speech questions
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Guides for the father of the bride speech
- What order do wedding speeches go in
The traditional UK order is father of the bride, groom, best man. Why it runs that way, where the bride and maid of honour fit, and how to handle two best men.
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- How to start a father of the bride speech
Open with your name, her name, a thank you and one small joke. Six father of the bride openers that hold up, three to leave out, and a test for your own line.
9 min read
- Giving the father of the bride speech when you are not her dad
How to give the father of the bride speech as a stepdad, brother, uncle, grandfather or friend, including one line that handles the absence and moves on.
8 min read
- Wedding speech nerves, and the ten minutes before
Wedding speech nerves are physical, and so are the fixes. What to do with your hands, why the second drink costs you, and a countdown for the last ten minutes.
8 min read