Are You A Bride's Father? This Guide Can Surely Help You To Get Over All Quandaries
You don't want to end up like George Banks in "Father of the Bride" do you
? I thought so too! Who wants to spoil their baby girl's big day? So, even if the wedding preparations and expenditure seem to be driving you slightly insane, you have to do your best to put up your best front for your daughter!So what do the duties of the father of the bride encompass? Well, to start with, if you're a traditional sort of man, you're going to have to pay for the entire wedding. Yeah, I know you're wincing while reading this, but it's the plan, hard truth and dressing it up won't help any!
Apart from coughing up the err...sum, you're supposed to give the bride away. This is a symbolic gesture and this means that you are entrusting your daughter to the bridegroom hoping that he will take as good care of her as you have. This is a very emotional moment so don't let your daughter's independent streak stop you from experiencing this!
Next, as the father of the bride, you are to stand in the receiving line, next to your married daughter, bidding adieu to guests as they leave the church, or should that be "see you in a bit at the reception"?
At the party, you are to share a dance with your daughter. Nothing is more touching than this moment, for the father of the bride. This is a bittersweet moment and there will be scarcely a dry pair of eyes among the onlookers while you share this dance with your beloved daughter.
Lastly, you are to make "the speech"! I put that in quotes because this is the part where most fathers of brides' knees turn to jelly! It's imperative that you strike the right chord and make a stirring speech to befit the occasion.
And that brings us to the end of the list of duties of the father of the bride! Whew! That was a long list wasn't it? But it's not really so hard to do these things when you picture your daughter smiling with happiness on her wedding day is it?
by: Pauline Star