So what can I say about Scott? Well I first met Scott at Sarah’s 21st where she just introduced him as “a friend from university.” I didn’t dare ask for clarification because I know modern relationships can be very complicated. So her decision-making isn’t always the best, but I think we can all agree that saying “yes” when that young man sitting next to her popped the question was definitely one of her better decisions. She does still owe me 20 quid for all those lemons though. But to her great credit she stuck with it until it got dark and I’ll always admire her for that. By the end of the day I think she’d made a grand total of about £2.50. Now I did try to tell her that there might not be much demand on a wet Thursday in the middle of February, but Sarah being Sarah, she wouldn’t be told. Or there was the time she was saving up for a new scooter and decided the best way to boost her funds was selling homemade lemonade outside our house. Okay, maybe that bit’s not entirely true. I guess you could laugh it off as the innocent mistake of a child, but she was 16 at the time. By the time we found him, poor old Jasper had traipsed purple paint through pretty much every room in the house. Like the time she decided our golden retriever Jasper would look better as a purple retriever and attempted to transform him using her poster paints. But apparently a day trip to go punting with your mates doesn’t count.Īnyway, for someone who’s obviously such a smart cookie, Sarah has been known to make the occasional not-so-smart decision and I wouldn’t be giving you a full picture of her as a woman unless I shared a couple of examples with you today. I did ask her once if the fact that her Dad had been to Cambridge was a big inspiration for her academically. It’s a wonder she had any time for lectures at all! Rugby, kayaking, ultimate frisbee, whatever that is. Which is doubly amazing when you consider the number of extra-curricular activities she also managed to squeeze in. Years later not only did she get a place at a rather fancy university but she also went on to graduate with a first class degree. And I have to say that ranks up there with today in my list of proud dad moments.īut work hard she certainly did. Which probably explains why she always threw herself into the more sporty activities.īut I distinctly remember one day she came home with a big smile on her face and told me that she’d decided her “wobbly words” as we called them were her superpower because they made her work harder than everyone else and hard work was a good thing. She’d be the first to admit that she wasn’t the biggest fan of school and found a lot of it pretty hard going. Like that fact that despite being someone who struggled a bit at school, she went on to surprise us all and achieve great things academically.īecause as some of you will know, and I don’t think she’ll mind me mentioning, Sarah was diagnosed with dyslexia at a fairly young age. I mean, doesn’t she look absolutely stunning? I know you all have to say yes, but it’s true! And if, like me, you’ve seen what she looks like right after one of her beloved rugby matches, it’s hard to believe that she scrubs up this well.īut that’s Sarah. Walking my little girl down the aisle this afternoon, I couldn’t have been prouder. Getting back to today, what a day it’s been! The venue looks amazing, the weather’s done us proud and if I can get through this speech without crying I’ll be a very happy man indeed. So it’s Christmas dinner at yours this year, am I right? Excellent! It’s been great getting to know you both and we look forward to spending more time with you in the coming years. Thanks also to Scott’s Mum and Dad, Vicky and Simon for all their help with getting things organized. I’m certainly grateful to have been left out of the long discussions about table decorations. And this wonderful woman next to me is her Mum, Janet.īefore I get started I just want to say that Janet’s worked incredibly hard behind the scenes on all the little details that made today extra special. In case you haven’t guessed it already I’m Sarah’s dad, Mike. If you do miss a few words here and there, please just assume they were very witty and wise! Good evening everyone! I hope you can hear me okay at the back. So here’s a gently humorous father of the bride speech sample for you to study. Sometimes the easiest way to learn how something works is to see an example.
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