I gave off my daughter's hand in marriage just a year back and let me tell you, I was monstrously afraid of writing a speech for father of the bride.
The very thought scared the hell out of me and composing a speech for father of the bride used to be a nightmare for me till I stumbled across a great solution.
I won't tell you what that great solution is, but you will get to learn it when you read on.
But now, let me hand you a few general tips on writing speech for father of the bride.
Tips on speech for father of the bride

• I know it is easy to get carried away while delivering a speech about your daughter, but then you can't afford to get carried away, because there is a long list of speeches waiting behind you and surely you don't want to bore people to sleep.
  
• You cannot afford to time travel in your speech, just as you can't afford to crack unacceptable jokes at other people's expense.
  
• Your speech has to be short, sweet and simple, minus any kind of ornamental display of flowery prose and words which no one understands.
  
• You have to enrich your speech with imagery, simile, metaphors and other such figures of speech to lend strength to what you say.
  Your objective should be to tell a colorful story rich in sentiment and humor.
  
• Use your imagination and creativity to enrich the story.
  This will keep the audience hooked to your story.
  
• You can even add inspirational anecdotes, stories and humorous one- liners to lift up the spirit of the audience.