VestasBoro
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I hope you upload the speech afterwards so we can all see how you ignored all our advice and just played it safe
A 20 minute speech? Hopefully you just mean it felt like it lasted that longI did a best man speech about 10 years ago for a cousin. Went down a storm with so many compliments. I didn't rush it and probably lasted about 20 mins. I put plenty of work into it and took all the generic/obligatory compliments and stories about the groom/bride and put funny twists and laughs into every bit of it. It meant that there was laughs all the way through which is important.
I also practised my delivery loads in the month building up to it. By the time the day came it was straight forward for me.
The truth is people want a funny and entertaining speech especially from the best man. You cannot please everyone so just go for the funniest and most pleasing one you can - nothing extreme but don't hold back for fear of upsetting anybody.
Well that's not made me feel any better considering it's next Thursday!!!!I also practised my delivery loads in the month building up to it. By the time the day came it was straight forward for me.
Short is fine. I've done it twice and both were fairly short and managed to get a few laughs out of it. Nobody wants somebody droning on, especially if they're waiting to eat. Stories of someone being drunk etc etc can be pretty tedious. A bit of observation on their character but no "you had to be there" stories.I'm interested in people's take on best man's speeches too. I'm giving one in June and I plan on keeping mine uber short: Praise the bride, a couple of dull anecdotes about the groom (that he'll be fully aware of the details I don't mention), then raise a glass to the bridesmaids and the bride's parents. All done in a couple of minutes.
Nobody at the do is remotely interested in anything else surely? These days why would you roast your mate (the groom) on the 'best day of his life'?
Or have I got this wrong?
Don't mnention the elephant in the room, some might laugh, but the bride doesn't want it mentioning realistically does she?Got a best man's speech to do next Thursday and dreading it. Had finished the speech last week but got my laptop knicked on Wed and lost the speech (I know....why wasn't it backed up??!!). Now re-doing it and having a crisis of confidence!!
It's the 2nd time around for him and I did the speech the last time as well.
Anyone any experience of doing a speech 2nd time round. Did you make reference to the elephant in the room. If so did it go down well?
Any other good best man jokes you've heard?
Think this is right. We've had so many class nights out together on the beer but putting them into stories that people are going to want to hear and find funny isn't easy. He's got plenty of character flaws to draw on too!!!!Short is fine. I've done it twice and both were fairly short and managed to get a few laughs out of it. Nobody wants somebody droning on, especially if they're waiting to eat. Stories of someone being drunk etc etc can be pretty tedious. A bit of observation on their character but no "you had to be there" stories.
Can't believe I had to scroll so far down to find a reply like this!Don't mnention the elephant in the room, some might laugh, but the bride doesn't want it mentioning realistically does she?
I'd avoid pre written jokes unless you're really good at delivering them, just some basic observations on the grooms charater flaws will do, and don't try to take on a personality that isn't yours, it's got to be natural.
Genuinely this. Absolutely all of the gags in this thread should be left where they are. By mentioning it, you risk genuinely upsetting the bride and others. Don't use any of these jokes at all. No good can come of it.Can't believe I had to scroll so far down to find a reply like this!
It's the bride & groom's day, not the best man's. Don't crack jokes that will undermine it just for a cheap laugh, unless you are 200% certain that nobody there is going to be offended by it.
I definitely would not like it.Genuinely this. Absolutely all of the gags in this thread should be left where they are. By mentioning it, you risk genuinely upsetting the bride and others. Don't use any of these jokes at all. No good can come of it.
Be nice.
No time for props. Gonna have to rely on my charm, humour and good looks...........am monumentally f&*kedFirst one I did I got heckled by a very drunk groom lol
ended up saying how very lucky he was and how and was bigging up the bride beautiful, intelligent, funny and finished up with how opposite attract. Wrapped it up at a 2nd reception just saying about cherishing the moments in life and being thankful for sharing in such a special occasion.
Second one I was asked to do something a bit different (different couple btw) I did a Wikipedia search of the day and mentioned all the important events that occurred on those days.. making reference to the bride and groom then compared favourably people that were born on that day and compared them to the bride and groom. Finished with a soppy romantic bit about being in the presence of true love and friendship.
But yeah.. you could just search funny/good/great best man speeches on YouTube and take notes! - there’s one with props that was good that I can barely remember. Good luck!
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