The popular misconception is that the father of the bride is just the person that stumps up the cash for the whole thing. Well its much more than that. He has seen his daughter grow up and he is proud to be taking his daughter to her marriage ceremony.
However should the bride's father not be able to be present then another father figure can fill that vacant position.
Whoever is in this role then he will need kindness, understanding, a lot of compassion and love.
Apart from a lot of cash.
As well as stumping up a good deal of the wedding cost he has other responsibilites as well. These may vary from wedding to wedding but in essence they consist of: