Author Topic: In need of some advice. (married people and others step inside) (Read 3925 times)

antbach · « **on:** July 06, 2005, 08:32:38 am »

Okay so here is my issue. A good friend of mine is getting married on Saturday and I am the best man. I am expected to do a speech/toast, but I am drawing such a huge blank it\'s kind of ridiculous. I have been searching the internet looking at samples, bought two books at Barnes and Noble last night that weren\'t very insightful (although one of them was pretty funny, people in the UK have no shame when it comes to wedding speeches, heh.), and still can\'t put two and two together. I know, I think, what I\'d like to stress upon, but can\'t figure out how to flow it together so am thinking about tossing that idea out the window. The bride and groom to be keep telling me not to worry about it, it will be fine. I\'m stressing more than they are with less than 4 days to go. Any advice anyone out there in .info land that can help me out would be phenemonal. What I do know is that they both are not expecting too much out of me. I am not up there to recount past stories or put the groom down, as is the custom (from what I have read anyway). I want to keep it quite short (a minute or so), but meaningful. I talked to my buddy last night and he said that the two of them aren\'t expecting more than 5 lines or so. So basically I am giving a toast, not a speech. Honestly, if any of this is confusing my bad but you can probably get the issue I have. Thanks

Ant

derickw · « **Reply #1 on:** July 06, 2005, 09:05:02 am »

I don\'t remember much of the night much less the speeches. short, sweet and don\'t make a big scene and it\'ll pass by and on with the show, and also remember it might be on film so don\'t turn into a soppy biatch.

something like I\'ve known .... for so many years, we\'ve been through some great times, I\'m honored to be a part of his life like this and I know the two of you will enjoy a happy loving and lasting relationship together. to the bride and groom

Easy Keasey

Stephengencs · « **Reply #2 on:** July 06, 2005, 10:29:48 am »

The only best man speech I ever did was for one of my best friends and I didnt prepare anything and just talked from my heart about him and his wife..... Lets just say there were some teary eyed people.....

here is a good format to work from

-thank everyone for coming.
-talk briefly about your friend (how long you know him, maybe a funny anticdote)
-talk about his bride. even if she is a ****, you need to find something nice to say about her....
-wish them luck and happiness
-salute

and then right when you are done with the toast, throw a Charles Barkley box-out to the bride and scream for your friend to RUN AS NOW IS HIS LAST CHANCE TO GET OUTTA THERE!

Good luck Ant....

Jim Cobb · « **Reply #3 on:** July 06, 2005, 10:43:57 am »

steve i want you to give a speech at my wedding

Todd · « **Reply #4 on:** July 06, 2005, 10:47:33 am »

Quote from: Stephengencs

:point: -talk about his bride. even if she is a ****, you need to find something nice to say about her....

and then right when you are done with the toast, throw a Charles Barkley box-out to the bride and scream for your friend to RUN AS NOW IS HIS LAST CHANCE TO GET OUTTA THERE!

rotfl rotfl

freddiewaht · « **Reply #5 on:** July 06, 2005, 01:24:32 pm »

without reading 1 thing on this thread,tell your buddy this....
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD,DONT **** DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

SlimPickens · « **Reply #6 on:** July 06, 2005, 01:37:20 pm »

Steve\'s advices hits the nail on the head. The only thing I can add > don\'t make it too long. Everyone\'s there for 1 reason, and that\'s to get drunk. Nobody wants to hear the drunkest person at the party (which is part of your job) jabber on for too long.

Whathefunk · « **Reply #7 on:** July 06, 2005, 01:38:49 pm »

"True love is hard to find, sometimes you think you have true love... and then you catch the early flight home from San Diego and a couple of **** people jump out of your bathroom blindfolded like a goddamn magic show ready to double team your girlfriend... "

SlimPickens · « **Reply #8 on:** July 06, 2005, 01:40:03 pm »

Quote from: Whathefunk

"True love is hard to find, sometimes you think you have true love... and then you catch the early flight home from San Diego and a couple of **** people jump out of your bathroom blindfolded like a goddamn magic show ready to double team your girlfriend... "

god I love that movie

freddiewaht · « **Reply #9 on:** July 06, 2005, 01:43:45 pm »

Quote from: SlimPickens

Quote from: Whathefunk
"True love is hard to find, sometimes you think you have true love... and then you catch the early flight home from San Diego and a couple of **** people jump out of your bathroom blindfolded like a goddamn magic show ready to double team your girlfriend... "
god I love that movie

Spacey · « **Reply #10 on:** July 06, 2005, 01:45:50 pm »

"Best guitar player in the world, self taught, no thanks to you, Dad!"

Classic one-liners from the movie all over the place.

Whathefunk · « **Reply #11 on:** July 06, 2005, 01:53:36 pm »

Quote from: Spacey

"Best guitar player in the world, self taught, no thanks to you, Dad!"

Classic one-liners from the movie all over the place.

:lol:

freddiewaht · « **Reply #12 on:** July 06, 2005, 02:01:35 pm »

what hes tryin to say is,love is blind...

Stephengencs · « **Reply #13 on:** July 06, 2005, 02:19:22 pm »

classic movie indeed

"Well, let me be the first to say congratulations to you man; you have one **** for the rest of your life. Real smart man."

here\'s one from the man....the myth....the legend....Homer Jay Simpson

"marriage is like a coffin and each kid is another nail"

Spacey · « **Reply #14 on:** July 06, 2005, 02:26:48 pm »

Quote from: Stephengencs

here\'s one from the man....the myth....the legend....Homer Jay Simpson

"marriage is like a coffin and each kid is another nail"

Right On!

If anyone knows anything about everything its Homer J. Simpson