How to Give a Perfect Best Man Speech in 10 Easy Steps

Rumours have circulated that in fact it is actually the best man who is more nervous than anyone in the lead up to a friends wedding. Although unlike the groom he doesn’t have to bare his thoughts and feelings to his future wife and a legion of friend s and family, he is expected to speak on behalf of the groom about the wonders of marriage and so on and so forth not to mention making sure he doesn’t lose the rings or mess up some other task he is given.

So just how do you give the perfect best man speech at your mates wedding? Here it is in 10 easy steps:

1. Open the speech with a catchy line about you being the best man, why you were chosen etc? “Break the ice” with a joke about the groom remembering that grandmas and granddads, women and children will be in the audience. You don’t want to offend anyone.
2. Introduce yourself making sure you don’t go on to much about your greatness. Just a name and your relationship to the groom. E.g. “I’m (names) eldest/youngest brother. We have been brothers now for 25 years. That’s a pretty long time to be (names) brother.” Haha.
3. Make observations about how wonderful the wedding ceremony was, how beautiful the venue is, and that the bride and groom look great
4. Thank the parents of both bride and groom for hosting the event
5. Tell a story about the groom remembering the above motioned things that may offend. A short childhood, school, or college memory will surface. A funny story will probably go down the best especially if your crowd has had a few drinks.
6. Talk about how the bride and groom met or your first meeting with the two as a couple. Again, funny may be best but a soppy story will be a hit with all of the women at the reception.
7. Give the newly weds 3 pieces of advice e.g. Always tell your wife beautiful she looks and how much you love her;Nod and smile politely;Never ever forget your first wedding anniversary
8. Close with a line for the bride and groom to remember which should be serious and from the heart. Tell them how great they are together, how they really complement each other etc.
9. Bump a toast to the bride and groom
10. Relax and enjoy yourself. You are in the company of people who love and respect the bride and groom and they will do the same for you.

These steps are best performed as guides for a speech which portrays confidence and to give the illusion that you are comfortable even if really you aren’t. They can be used as prompts for an impromptu style speech or alternately, as points to make in the context of a fully written, practiced, formal style speech.

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