Tips for a Best Man's Speech

[crayzayjay]

It's my best friend's wedding this summer and i have the honour of being his best man. I'm happy for him, really looking forward to the wedding, but kind of shitting it when it comes to the best man speech. Did i mention it has to be in french?

Anyway, have any of you guys made a best man's speech before, and what advice do you have for me?

cheers

[2.2 Straight six]

"et il adorer manger des bebes tout les jours, parce que il est tres francias."

oh, an don't drink beforehand.

[G-man422]

Whats that mean?

[2.2 Straight six]

heh heh heh....

if there are french people around jay will soon find out...

[crayzayjay]

And he loved eating babies every day, because he is french.

Im fluent in french, but its not gonna be a walk in the park...

any other advice?

[blindside.AMG]

Take a bunch of ecstacy before hand.

[2.2 Straight six]

fluent in french? wow.

i did french for years, constantly told i'd fail an got a B gcse. and i can't remember much apart from that...

[G-man422]

oh, eating babies,.............

[crayzayjay]

Originally Posted by 2.2 Straight six

fluent in french? wow.

Just about... it's quite rusty...


anyway, any serious advice is welcome. more so a copy of a speech someone's prepared just to get me started...

[2.2 Straight six]

just don't make a joke about the bride or family, it sounds obvious but people do it an fuck it up. so just lay off the "could go either way" stuff.

i don't know jack-shit about this though.

[Nicole8188]

I was the maid-of-honor for my mom...but I gave up on the speech.

I did however, write my stepbrother's best man speech for $10.

http://www.usabride.com/wedplan/a_bestman_speech.html

http://www.presentationhelper.co.uk/..._structure.htm

Just Google "best man speech"

[thrasher]

I was the best man at my brother's wedding just about a week ago, and it went pretty well...I'm kind of a short and sweet guy, and got a lot of complements, so I guess I've got a couple of tips based on what DIDN'T work for other people at the wedding

1. Don't use note cards, it means your speech is too long
2. 1 funny story about your experiences with them is enough, after that people lose interest cause they weren't all there

I would say the best approach is to make the group laugh at the begininning with a funny story that is typical of the groom's behavior, then say something funny concerning the bride...and then end with a corny line and a toast, something like, "But in all seriousness, I know you will both make each other happy....I'd like to be the first to raise my glass to the bride and groom. Cheers."

That's pretty much what I did, and it worked out well. Good luck.

[blacksol28]

Short and sweet is the way to go for sure. I did the toast at my best friends wedding it was probably the shortest speach ever but everyone liked it. But my sister gave me the finger cuz I kinda disowned (spelling?) her in the speach.

[nicecar]

i dont know if this helps but my dads mate made us all answer questions and then it related to our sex life lolol like white water rafting

[YogsVR4]

The best speaches are ones that are of a cute situation that involved you along with groom and the bride. If their both part of the anecdote, you'll have a winner.