Speech by Vic Paul

Speech Type: Father of the bride/groom
Speech Creator: Vic Paul
Speech Date: Oct 2001
STAND UP
AS THE FARTHER OF THE BRIDE AND ON BEHALVE OF WENDY KEVIN AND LESLIE I WOULD LIKE TO START BY SAYING WHAT A PLEASURE IT IS TO WELCOME YOU ALL HERE TODAY.

SOME OF YOU HAVE TRAVELLED MANY MILES TO BE HERE TODAY AND WE THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE JOURNEYTO CELEBRATE CLINT AND GEMMA,S WEDDING.

ONE OF THE BEST THINGS ABOUT BEING A MAN IS THAT WEDDINGS ORGANISE THEMSELVES ,AND WHILE THE LADIES ARE TRYING ON DRESSES AND WAFFLING ON ,THEY SAY YOU ONLY GET IN THE WAY AND ASK SILLY QUESTIONS ,LIKE HOW MUCH ?SO YOU GET TO GO TO THE PUB. WENDY AND GEMMA GOT BORED THIS WEEK SO THEY WENT TO A HEALTH FARM FOR TWO DAYS.LEAVING ME IN CHARGE. I DIDN'T MISS THE FOOTBALL THOUGH.

SERIOUSLY,I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU TO JOIN ME IN A TOAST TO WENDY AS WITHOUT HER CONSTANT HARD WORK OVER SEVERAL MONTHS,TODAY WOULD NOT HAVE GONE NEARLY AS WELL AS IT HAS.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MAKE A SPECIAL THANKYOU TO KEVIN AND LESLIE FOR THEIR HELP AND SUPPORT.

I REMEMBER THE DAY THAT GEMMA WAS BORN AS ONE OF THE BEST MOMENTS OF MY LIFE, AND IT DOSENT SEEM SO LONG AGO THAT SHE WAS RUNNING AROUND THE GARDEN WITH NO KNICKERS AND EATING SLUGS.
SHE HAS STOPPED EATING SLUGS , MET CLINT, IM NOT SO SURE ABOUT THE KNICKERS.
.IT SEEMS LITTLE MORE THAN THE BLINK OF AN EYE AND HERE I AM TODAY GIVING HER AWAY .I MAY BE SLIGHTLY BIASE BUT ITHINK YOU WILL ALL AGREE SHE LOOKS LIKE A BEUTIFUL FAIRY PRINCESS.
SHE HAS GIVEN WENDY AND I SOME. WONDERFUL MOMENTS, AND I FEEL SO PROUD TO BE HER FARTHER TODAY.

THIS BRINGS US TO CLINT, WHEN WE FIRST MET I TOOK AN INSTANT DISLIKE TO HIM ,HES YOUNG ,HES SLIM , HE WEARS EXPENSIVE DESIGNER CLOTHS AND A BIRMINGHAM CITY FAN.
( I ASKED HIM ONCE WHAT IT FEELS LIKE WHEN THEY WIN A COMPETION HE SAID I DON'T KNOW IM ONLY 21.)
I WASN'T GOING TO MENTION FOOTBALL BUT IT'S A BIG PART OF HIS LIFE .
NOT ANY MORE.

OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS OR SO CLINT HAS WORKED EXTREMLY HARD , HES PUT IN LOTS OF LATE NIGTHS PAINTING DECORATING REMOVING WASPS NEST, A FEW PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SURPRISED WITH HIS DETERMINATION AND SKILLS TO BUILD A BEAUTIFUL HOME FOR GEMMA AND HIMSELF.

GEMMA LOVES CLINT VERY MUCH HE HAS MADE HER VERY HAPPY THIS MAKES HIM AN IMPORTANT PART OF MY FAMILY HE HAS EARNT MY RESPECT AND IM SURE HE WILL LOOK AFTER GEMMA.

CLINT IS A LIKABLE AND THOUGTFUL YOUNG MAN AND KEVIN AND LESLIE MUST BE PROUD OF HIM TODAY.

SHOULD I GIVE HIM ANY ADVICE ABOUT MARRIAGE? WELL NO ONE WARNED ME ABOUT MARRING WENDY.

JUST REMEMBER THE TWO WORDS “YES DEAR” THEY WORK MOST OF THE TIME.
NO MORE ADVICE ,YOU CAN FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF LIKE THE REST OF US.

NOW I KNOW HOW MUCH CLINT HAS BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO GIVING HIS SPEECH , I,VE NEARLY FINISHED, WENDY AND I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR A LONG TIME A VERY LONG TIME AND IN THAT TIME THE LOVE WE SHARE HAS BECOME A WONDERFUL THING .
I HOPE THAT GEMMA AND CLINT WILL FIND THAT SAME KIND OF LOVE AND HAPPINESS.

IT NOW GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO PROPOSE A TOAST TO THE HAPPY COUPLE

SO I ASK YOU ALL TO PLEASE STAND UP, AND RAISE YOUR GLASSES AND DRINK TO THE HEALTH AND HAPPINESS OF THE BRIDE AND BRIDEGROOM THE NEW MR AND MRS TAYLOR GEMMA AND CLINT.

GEMMA AND CLINT