Best Man Speeches

[Auxilia]

I'm best man for a good friend of mine in a month or so. I've got a few ideas swimming around but I'm having problems stringing it all together.

Any input appreciated

[Goofball]

Buy this book. It has saved my life twice at weddings. It not only helps with speeches, but makes sure you understand all of the duties of being a best man and/or an MC. I highly recommend it.

[BDC]

I think your just supposed to speak about all the girls the groom slept with at university whilst drunk...

And then end by saying 'but he's a good man etc etc'.

[Beirut]

I Best Man-ed my buddy's wedding. (He's divorced now but we won't get into that. )

I was told I gave the best best man speech many had heard. (Thank you- thank you). I sat up most of the night before the wedding making notes, and then just winged it.

Be informal, be personal, be friendly, be honest. It's ok to poke a bit of fun at him, but don't say anything that will cause trouble. Say something nice about the bride (even if she is a psycho hose-beast like my buddy married).

Tell a few SHORT stories about you and him together that make him look interesting and adventurous. Tell about a time or two when he helped you or someone else out. Just be honest. People will pick up on the honesty and you will be able to carry them along. Talk about what you know. And be yourself. And don't talk for more than about ten minutes unless you are really good at telling stories.

Be honest, be comfortable, be nice. Have some fun with it.

[solypsist]

tried Google, yet?

[solypsist]

should've added this at the end

[TonkaToys]

Take props.

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

Go for the sympathy vote-break down crying during the speech.

[_Martyr_]

Bung this one in somewhere:

...So heres to our wives and our girlfriends... may they never meet



(I suppose I should give Groucho Marx credit for that)

[Kaiser of Arabia]

Wasn't that from Master and Commander?

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

It's an old Royal Navy toast.

[Mount Suribachi]

My best man used the letters of my name to describe aspects of my Character

Northern

Excitable

I (something or other, I forget now)

Loved

And he ended his excellent speech with the immortal line For Sesamae street fans, this wedding speech has been brought to you by the letters N, E, I and L

As for proper advice, I would ask, how good/comfortable are you with public speaking? How much often do you have to speak in front of groups of people? Say, like a teacher or a manager. How witty or funny are you?

The worst speeches are made by people who clearly aren't comfortable/good at public speaking, but still try to do a 15 minute gig. If you are a nervous type who doesn't enjoy that kind of thing, the people will forgive you if you keep it short & sweet.

Also, make sure you speak loudly & clearly, don't mumble your way through it.

It might help to practise your speach beforehand. I do a bit of lay preaching and I always practise my sermons the night before looking out the bedroom window

[BDC]

Probably best saying that if it causes the marriage to instantly break down, it was either the best (new wife fell for your orating skills), or worst (shouldn't have mentioned the thing with the wife's sister).

Anyway I'm off to my cousin's wedding, going to be full of people from Cornwall. Yay.



I will tell you what's up and happening in the Cornish best man industry.

[Malcolm Big Head]

Wing it. Most people just remember the fights and those who were too drunk to walk out of the reception.

Guess that could just be my families weddings.

[Kaiser of Arabia]

unless he owes you money,
never say
I remember one time, i walked into my house, and there he was, sleeping with my sister Or anything like that.
-Capo

[Auxilia]

Thanks all

[Major Robert Dump]

Intoxication and full frontal nudity, dude. It really drives the point home.

[ElmarkOFear]

Remember never say And we hope you love her like we did . . err have . . err will . . . err do Yeah do

[ElmarkOFear]

My best friend was the first of a group of us guys to get married. I was the best man and made this toast:

Here is to Kevin, whom we expected to be single and living with his parents until he was in his 40s. Thru some miracle, the Lord has sent this lovely angel (Christi) to be his beloved and to relieve his parents of their burden.

(Turning to the Couple and raising my glass)

May your lives together be spent in joy and happiness, and if you are so blessed with children, may they grow up to look like their mother instead of their dad.

(Turning back to everyone)

Let us rejoice and bask in the love between these two best friends of mine and drink to their bright future as man and wife.


Not the best, but since I knew everyone there including both sets of parents, and they were used to the 3 of us kidding with each other; the jokes went over well, and everyone had a good laugh, and a tear in their eye.

[Teutonic Knight]

Quote[/b] (Caporegime1984 @ May 23 2004,12:37)]unless he owes you money,
never say
I remember one time, i walked into my house, and there he was, sleeping with my sister Or anything like that.
-Capo

good advice

[BDC]

Quote[/b] (Teutonic Knight @ May 27 2004,21:07)]

Quote[/b] (Caporegime1984 @ May 23 2004,12:37)]unless he owes you money,
never say
I remember one time, i walked into my house, and there he was, sleeping with my sister Or anything like that.
-Capo

good advice

I think that should read:

'Even if he owes you money'

[The Tuffen]

Has any one got any ideas for a speech for a groom? I don't want to make one but figure i should and i'm completly clueless as what to say.