In honor of Father’s Day, I thought we would talk about the role of the fathers in weddings. And no, I do not mean the role of the bill payer. It seems that fathers tend to get pushed to the background in the wedding planning process. For a lot of fathers this is exactly where they want to be. “Don’t bother me with details, just tell me what it’s going to cost me”, is what I hear from most Dads. Even if this is your dad, there are still some areas of the wedding that he can participate in without too much pain on his part.
Number one is of course, walking the bride down the aisle. For the father of the groom, he is many times chosen to be the best man, or in a lot of the weddings we have done, he is one of two best men. Many grooms choose both their dad and their best friend to serve as best men.
Number two would be the father/daughter dance, a staple of nearly every wedding. Nothing brings a tear to the crowd’s eye like the father/daughter dance.
Number three would be the welcome speech. When we help with the planning of a wedding we quite often have the father and mother of the bride welcome guests to the wedding right after the first dance. It gives the fathers a chance to welcome everyone and let the guest know how excited he is to have a new son in the family.
Number four would be for the father of groom. Toasts are an excellent time for the groom’s father to welcome the bride into their family and thank the bride’s family for the beautiful event.
So when planning your event, remember to give Dad his moment in the spotlight too. He’ll love you for it, no matter what he says.
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