Being a best man?

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I am on next Saturday, speech is done but bricking it, any tips from passed best men?

Only known him 9 years and he is a top lad, his brother wouldn't do it or a lad he has known since he was about 5 so its a an honour to do it but also a lot more pressure than usual. Not bothered about being third choice but going to proper give it the big up because of his brother turning him down and his mate he has known for years.
 
Grope the bride.

No seriously, you have to find a balance on the content. Really do think whether you want to include an embarrassing moment or story.
 
it is quite nerve racking :D get a few beers down yer and make sure your well rehearsed so nothing goes wrong during speach (it always does :p)

i was a bit like the guy off the fast show whos drunk just mumbling loads of stuff on the mike but everyone else was the same so didnt matter :p . have fun hope it goes well.
 
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it is quite nerve racking :D get a few beers down yer and make sure your well rehearsed so nothing goes wrong during speach (it always does :p)

i was a bit like the guy off the fast show whos drunk just mumbling loads of stuff on the mike but everyone else was the same so didnt matter :p . have fun hope it goes well.
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~>Dg<~ said:
it is quite nerve racking :D get a few beers down yer and make sure your well rehearsed so nothing goes wrong during speach (it always does :p)

i was a bit like the guy off the fast show whos drunk just mumbling loads of stuff on the mike but everyone else was the same so didnt matter :p . have fun hope it goes well.
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We are doing it before the meal, to get it out of the way and just enjoy the rest of the day, having a beer in the morning but not going to have too many, my limit is 2 to settle the nerves and get me hyped
 
Leave out the story about the groom getting so drunk he **** himself and had to be cleaned up - not very classy. This actually happened at the last wedding I went to. I was just an usher and found it hilarious, rest of the crowd less so ;)
 
I think I'd like to keep the best man speech fairly clean but be upfront about it - "I'm sure we've had our fair share of embarrassing moments so I decided I am not going to share them in this speech ... but if you want some dirt on him, come find me at the bar later" ... something like that, just to settle the groom's nerves more than anything...
 
I was at a wedding recently and the best mans speech was probably the best bit lol. He had real tangible comedy in his little moment of glory and it set the pace for the rest of the night.

"a few years ago I remember a lass telling mathew that he could be whatever he wanted to be and do anything he wanted to do..... not bad advice from a poledancer in spearmint rhino"

:D
 
I was at a wedding a few weeks ago... speeches were the worst i've ever heard, they went on for 45minutes, and the best man would take a good minute at least to big up every story with pointless information, only to deliver a fairly unfunny punchline everytime.

My advice, keep detail to a minimum, two lines describing something then deliver your punchline.
 
Your be suprised how easy it is to get everyone laughing, couple of pints, practice it out loud before hand and don't over think it.
 
I was best man a few months ago and I was nervous as hell beforehand. Thankfully everyone laughed in the right places and had a few drinks bought for me afterwards.

You need to find the right mix of humour, micky taking and sentimental stuff and to not make it too long, I think my speech was only about 5 minutes long. Practise it beforehand so you know the jist of what you want to say, also read it to a couple of people first to see their reaction, I'm glad I did as everyone I read it to suggested I change 1 line.

Just have fun, it'll be a blast.
 
start your speech with a joke, get them laughing. the joke I used was "....this is not the first time today I've stood up from a warm seat with a piece of paper in my hand..."

also, practice your speech!! Stand in front of a mirror, look yourself in the eye and say it out loud. You'll feel a bit silly, but not as silly as you'll feel if you stand up on the day and bottle it! Keep up the mirror practice, it'll help you gauge a feel for the speech, you timings and pacing for gags etc, not to mention your delivery.

Most of all...Have fun! :)
 
Scour the internet/youtube - theres loads of bm jokes out there. My first joke was about fornication kudos if you can find it ;)

Try also to do jokes which involve props e.g. jokes on cards from wellwishers which you read out. Plan the structure to it.

Dont forget the toast at the end
 
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