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Sarah Kennedy,
Fashion Model
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Then the bride's father places one end of pink or saffron-coloured scarf in the grooms hand, passing it over the shoulder and placing the other end in the bride's hand.
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Sveta Romanova,
Intelligence Officer
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Champagne is served to the guests, and the Best Man calls on the Bride's father to make the first speech and to toast the Bride and Groom to their future happiness.
The Best Man introduces the Brides Father who starts the speeches and proposes a toast to the Bride and Groom.
Speeches can be as long or as short as wished but the Bride's father usually starts the proceedings by proposing the health of the Bride and Groom.
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Abu Kashir,
Gas Station Attendant
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The bride's father and family welcome this procession of the the groom clad in colorful turbans - "Paghrees" and perform a welcome prayer with he bride's father and the groom promising each other to perform the sacred rites of marriage according to their prescribed religious duty.
The bride's father brings the groom to the mandap and is worshipped in a ceremony called the Var Puja.
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Anita Ganesh,
Poet
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Next, the bride's father is required to anoint the pair, while the bride-groom should recite the verse.
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Chrissie Tanner,
Homemaker and Mom
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If you are having a very large reception, you can limit the receiving line to the bride's mother and father, the bride and groom, and the groom's parents, although sometimes the fathers prefer to circulate around the room and greet the guests in that manner.
Ask for candids to be taken of the ring bearer's mother combing his hair and of the bride's father as he sees his daughter for the first time in her wedding finery.
The Bride's Father traditionally walks up the aisle with the bride on his right arm then gives his daughter away to the groom and may make a speech at the reception.
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Mark Harris,
Priest
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In the marriage ceremonies the brides father anointed the couple while the bridegroom pronounced, May all gods, may water unite our hearts.
The bride is presented by her father as the groom waits at the altar to receive her.
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