Jurgen-Jm-Imports Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 am best man for a wedding on 11th june, anybody done a speech as i am really lost in what to say any tips or any scripts would be great. something to include the usaul how great his lass is, how adorable his 2 kids are. am really stuck i think am going to freeze. what should you say or do i just make it up, i would like few pointers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Mate of mine used a good one last weekend... got up, took one look at the bride and said "If I was your dad I'd still be bathing you now" lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 http://www.thebestmanspeech.com got all my bits from there! another tip is to get a hot hotel receptionist to get you drunk and practice on her (the speech only unfortunately) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 I've got just over a year to get my best man speach ready, your brave leaving it less than two weeks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgen-Jm-Imports Posted June 1, 2005 Author Share Posted June 1, 2005 am a last minute type of guy lol live live 100mph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 100mph? you must be in the NA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 100mph? you must be in the NA pmsl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgen-Jm-Imports Posted June 1, 2005 Author Share Posted June 1, 2005 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 A good one is get a load of key blanks and distribute them amongst various female guests and maybe one male guest. During your speech make some reference to maybe a rented property he used to have and how the landlord had been on at you for the return of the keys. Then say along the lines of "if anyone has got any keys for the flat could they just pop up and replace them" and the ladies come up one at a time at first then loads and loads leaving the (game) bloke till last. Went down a treat at my bro's wedding I was best man at! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARTIN R Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Just keep it funny and leave out all the embarrassing stuff about the groom Just joking, but as the groom in just 11 weeks time its just a hint to Ian R ( best man) I must be mad!!!!!!!!!, thats Ian having the best man duties,not the wedding (Maria may look at the post ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu_Fraser Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Jurgen, im best man at my mates wedding in July and ive still gotta write a speech yet. Ive already done it once a couple of years back and like Ro pointed out there is loads of stuff on the net you can use. I did find a couple of sites that had whole speeches on where you could just fill in the appropriate blanks and add your own stories to fill them out........ There was loads of canny jokes on them to like...... The groom said that if i make a good job of this speech then i can be best man at his next wedding. I put that it mine and got a lugh from it, but I dont think the bride was best pleased Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 my best one was gettin £50 off my dad then accusing my bro during the speech of attempting to bribe me. got up, walked over to him and slammed it on the table sayin im givin it back and im not bein bribed. a min later after the embarrassment i pegged over and knicked it back....then my dad forgot, woohoo up £50! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu_Fraser Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 A good one is get a load of key blanks and distribute them amongst various female guests and maybe one male guest. During your speech make some reference to maybe a rented property he used to have and how the landlord had been on at you for the return of the keys. Then say along the lines of "if anyone has got any keys for the flat could they just pop up and replace them" and the ladies come up one at a time at first then loads and loads leaving the (game) bloke till last. Went down a treat at my bro's wedding I was best man at! Classic, may have to try that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 My cousin did the best speech ever at my sisters wedding (he was giving her away) but it was very much unique to this family so of no use to you I'm afraid- but good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jspec Germany Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Just returned from my brother's wedding in Michigan. His twin was the best man and like you waited til the last minute. Hung over sweating bullets he was. I dictated the speach to him 30 minutes before showtime. Go with your gut and say something funny. Make sure it's tailored to the bride/groom and that the audience will understand. A few hits off the flask just before doesn't hurt either. Just don't get wasted or things tend to go badly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig David Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Did one a few years ago Told some racey stories about the groom (like when he jumped out of the first floor window of an African brothel without his trousers or the group's food kitty money). Went down well with the young 'uns but he was livid for over a year and if I did it again I'd miss out the 'adult bits' - keep it clean, tell a few jokes and be sincere and you'll be a hero afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgen-Jm-Imports Posted June 2, 2005 Author Share Posted June 2, 2005 lol cheers few nice ideas i may try. cj dont forget email pal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 cj dont forget email pal Done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 My mate did a speech a friend's wedding and read a fake letter from Joe, Elizabeth and the whole farkin family... Needless to say in a room full of seventh aventists (I think that is what they were), it didn't go down particularly well, apart from the sniggers from my bunch. Gav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael parker Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 A starting line i once heard was, "Afternoon ladies and gentlemen, i hope you can all hear me at the back... if not, i,m sure the ones at the front will tell you how bad it was afterwards!!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 The one thing i remember is keep it clean. Not everyone there will know the groom or bride as well as you do. It has to cater for everyone.No revelations that might not be suitable for Aunty Mabel etc etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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