I've been asked to do a best man speech - what would make the speech "awesome"?

Question

Expectations for the speech are high. What will make it brilliant and unforgettable?

Answer 1

I had to do this before.There are many sites you can get material from,just do a search.Remember the crowd is behind you so don't be nervous,people will be in a good mood and will want to laugh at your jokes no matter how lame they may be!
good luck

Answer 2

There is a web site that you can get on and it helps with all kinds of speeches, but i am sorry i dont know what it is called i would imagine if you typed in speeches it may come up. I went to a wedding recently and the best man had a brilliant and really funny speech and he said that he got it off the internet Good luck

Answer 3

ll there are always ways to make a speech memorable. You could tell a story of how you was picked to be the best man...that the new bride was a former lover. This should get a lot of attention! //// but on the serious side if you can include a funny story of how they met or something odd they both like to do (skinny dipping in January), then add how they complete each other along with some quality they might share a love of animals then joke about how they act like animals around each other etc. almost anything will work with the right tie in.

Answer 4

1 Ladies and gentlemen, I am the best man so in time-honoured tradition, I will now do my best to give Paul the most uncomfortable five minutes of his life. For the record, the most uncomfortable five minutes of Linda's life will becoming later on this evening, courtesy of Paul.

This is an example i have copied for you from a website called www.thebestmanspeech.com
It's full of really funny things but also contains some serious thing so you can mix and match your speech. You can also fill in a questionnaire about the groom and it will create a personalised speech for you. The first few quotes and ideas are free but there is a charge afterwards which is worth it for the service they offer. Good Luck and enjoy the day x

Answer 5

Good luck with that, I was a bag of nerves when I did mine. I ended my speech with this cheesy line:

"Can you all raise your glasses to the bride and groom, and may all your ups and downs be between the sheets."

Honestly it brought the house down, and let's face it it's pretty rubbish. But then what happened was people were coming up to me and saying, "Great speech, great speech", when they'd sat stony silenced for the previous ten minutes.

So..I guess what I'm saying is this...

***it doesn't really matter what you say, people have short term memories and they'll only remember the end of the speech...so make sure you hit them with a good line at the end, and everyone will think you're a genius****

Something like that anyway!!

Answer 6

Hubby's best man recounted all of the daft things he had ever done which was quite easy cos there are so many of them! Most seemed to revolve around the varied and interesting places he had fallen asleep and ended up due to falling asleep. people expect a laugh from the best man and it is your duty to embarrass the groom but not too much!! There are some good books available to help you with your format.
Good Luck!!

Answer 7

Try using the free toast and speech guide at www.customweddingsolutions.com It really helped my Best Man.

Answer 8

Don't try so hard. Obviously, you know the groom. Tell a story or two about why you like him. If you know about the bride, tell why they are a perfect match. Keep it short, avoid alcohol before, and don't worry about giving a speech that will be remembered.

Mike Honeycutt

Answer 9

I’ll try to give you the rundown here for I am pressing for time…

When it comes to doing a Best Man’s speech it should contain plenty of humor and friendly digs at the bridegroom as well as an equal number of congratulatory and optimistic remarks. Whatever you do don't refer to previous girlfriends. That’s a big no-no. Instead compliment the bride. Provide an insight into the bride and groom's relationship.

Start off by having an opening statement (Ladies and gentleman, Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen). Introduce your self (I'm (your name here) and I have the pleasure of being here today as best man). Thank the bridal party (Let me first say that the bridesmaids look absolutely smashing today, and only rightly outshone by our bride, (brides name here). Compliment the bride (And, I'm sure you'll agree with me gentlemen, today is a sad day for single men, as another beauty leaves the available list. And ladies, I'm sure you'll agree that today's passing by without much of a ripple. Or you can throw in something mushy but ends in humor like (I'd just like to say, (grooms name here), you are a lucky groom you've married (brides name here), who’s beautiful, smart, funny, warm, loving and caring, and she deserves a good husband. So thank God you married her before she found one. Tell an amusing anecdote about the groom (Watch out (brides name here) (grooms name here) has a thing for wearing white socks, in fact I think he’s wearing white socks right now). Your final toast (I would genuinely now like to wish the bride and groom all the very best from everyone here. So look after yourselves and, more importantly now, look after each other. Please raise your glasses to (bride and grooms names).

If you are having a hard time trying to think something funny at the groom's expense try thinking on the lines of: Does he like to cook? Does he have a reputation for being tight with money? Is he obsessed about football? Think about the groom's character traits, interests and career then go from there.

paaatches –What I personally enjoy best about speech’s is when the Best Man or whomever includes something mushy that the bride and groom always did together while they where dating like talking on the phone together and how the groom fell asleep one night and blah, blah, blah happen. Or the funny pet names they gave one another the the bride called the groom by his pet name in his parents house and his mother answered her call. I enjoy hearing stuff like that. Alright, I got to run... good luck with your speech. *smiles* (Also, props are good too, like a photo the groom used to keep in his wallet of the bride and he would always pull that out and stare at it just before going to bed or whatnot, yeah, props like that a photo... hold it up so the crowd can see, look at it and say something hilarious). I enjoy that as well, props.

Answer 10

what my best man did which was good got some old embarasing photo's of me printed out to A4 made a book and a cover and told stories showed photo's and told everyone more was in the book, he had loads of people offering to buy (it was a joke)