Everyone expects wedding speechs to be funny and it doesn't have to be best man speeches or grooms speeches. Mother of bride speeches can also be funny. There's no need to have speech jokes the whole way through but humorous wedding speeches are a great crowd-pleaser. Make sure the wedding jokes and wedding speeches toasts are in good taste though and don’t offend anyone.
Using humour can be a good way to make sure that the wedding guests are listening and enjoying themselves. Make sure your audience is focused on you - its your moment to shine!
I think one of the best ways to maintain interest is to add some good jokes at regular intervals during your wedding speech. It can help you too as you are bound to be emotional at times and adding humour can help you overcome the tears!
Remember that although you may not know many of those present, your daughter knows them all so be friendly and try to interact with the whole audience! Try to make eye contact with everyone. Speeches for the mother of the bride should be warm and inclusive, this will make everyone to feel special and your daughter will be proud of you. Heres an example of a great mother of bride speech videos. Theres also an awful best man speech on YouTube!