Father of the Bride: 2nd edition Paperback – January 1, 1900

Bought this for my dad as my wedding planning started to get rolling and he really liked the book. He said it made some great pointers and had useful tips... but something to be aware of is that this book leans towards the more traditional wedding and its apparently written from the perspective of an English wedding. My dad said at least now he's more aware of converting British pounds to US dollars!So just something to keep in mind but a lot of British wedding customs are discussed in the book as well. Not that its THAT different from an American wedding but still... something I didn't pick up from just reading Amazon's "look inside".Other than that, I'm please with the book. Its still better than other Father of the Bride books on the market right now that talk about nothing but speeches.

This is a very good book and can "stand alone". I would suggest however that you combine it with one or two other sources, to get a balanced perspective. It is very detailed (occasionally exhaustively so) but you can alway skip to the areas you wish to focus on. It includes a section thanking the Mother of the Bride which is not included in some of the other sources and, in my opinion, is essential (if appropriate) in the FOB speech.

Good item, I like it

Waste of time & money

As a very nervous and quite emotional FotB to be who was unsure where to begin or what to include so this book was 100% what I needed. One of the guests who regularly delivers speeches couldn't believe I'd done it all myself! It also includes lots of other useful information which proved invaluable, gave me so much confidence.

I was really looking forward to my daughter's special day but the thought of making a speech in front of 100+ guests filled me with trepidation. I bought the electronic version of this book and have to say that it proved a great purchase. From giving guidance to the structure of the speech to actual delivery the book was a great help. I had the guests both laughing and crying and so many people came up to me afterwards to congratulate me on a great speech.

If you are a first time 'father of the bride' - this is a very well written (easy to read) book of commen sense and sound advice.It will highlight many aspects of a wedding that might be overlooked. This is a good souce for the inocent father of a bride.Money well spent - well packaged - quick delivery.

I read this book and found it to be very informative and easy to follow. It breaks down the Father of the Bride’s speech into easy to understand chapters. I delivered my speech on 30th December at my daughter’s wedding and it was a great success.I have no doubt that this book helped me greatly and I would highly recommend it to other Fathers of the Bride !!

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