Say yes to saving for the big day - Top tips from Rathbones
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Posted by Danielle Harvey on 15 April 2024
Ultimately, you can't control what comes out of people's mouths on the day, no matter how much you'd like to. All you can do is sit back, drink the Champagne and hope they say vaguely nice things about you.
That said, you can definitely nudge your dad in the right direction. There's lots of good advice out there but there's also plenty of terrible advice; so first things first, tell your dad straight... AVOID THE GOOGLE GAGS AND THE CHEESY WEDDING JOKES. Yes, a nice generic ice-breaker can be tempting but it's likely to be greeted by forced smiles (or groans) rather than genuine laughter.
At Speechy, we believe that all great speeches have good story-telling at the heart of them. So instead of hunting down one-liners, encourage your dad to simply tell his favourite stories. Remind him that he can call on your mum or siblings for help with content and constructive feedback, and send him links to lots of various speech examples to get his brain thinking. There's also plenty of great father of the bride speech videos you can point him to on YouTube – or have a read of some of our examples (link below). Feel free to share some of Speechy's comedy guidelines with him. For example...
Say yes to saving for the big day - Top tips from Rathbones
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