If you are going to be the father of the bride then you need a speech.
If you are like most fathers, you will be absolutely stumped about how you're going to come up with decent material for this.
Most fathers have sentimental stories to say about their daughters, telling the reasons why they will miss their daughters, telling about how close they are to daughters etc.
Here are a few pointers which will help you to inject a bit of humor into your speech in between all the sentimental points.
The first point is to make fun of yourself.
It can be a very nervous experience for anyone to stand up in front of a crowd of people and make a speech.
If you make a joke about how nervous you are then it will not only help to calm your nerves, it will also help to get the crowd on your side from the start.
The one thing that you should never do is to make jokes at your daughter's expense.
This does not mean however, that you cannot tell funny stories about when your daughter was a child, some of the things that she used to get up to.
Most of the time these stories are going to be told with lots of pride which will not only endear you to the crowd but also to your daughter.
Next, you can poke a little fun at the groom, not too much though.
Using humor as a way of overcoming your nerves for speechmaking lets you keep calm, keep focused, and above all be entertaining.