"father of the bride" in German father of the bride Brautvater Detailed translations for "father of the bride" father of the bride father of the bride(also: bride's father) der Brautvater{masculine} The father of the bride should be relieved early on the wedding day. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Ich dachte, der Brautvater würde am Hochzeitstag gerne früher abgelöst.