Today we take a break from the serious stuff, allowing all you budding Best Men to put your feet up and revel in the humor of the Top 3 Most Memorable Best Man Speeches in Movie History. I would not encourage anyone to use any of the quotes from these movies in your own speech however, as they are littered with profanities, but if you get a chance do try and catch these movies as these scenes are sure to put a smile on you face.

 
Steve Buscemi in The Wedding Singer

Buscemi’s cameo role as Best Man in The Wedding Singer was a scene-stealer in every sense. This uncredited role sees Buscemi in all his glory as Best Man at his brother’s wedding, with a very large chip on his shoulder about his father. His speech sneers with jealousy, drips with spite but his short speech, less than 2 minutes, remains one of cinema’s most memorable Best Man speeches.

Sample line “You’ll be divorced in a year.”

Hugh Grant in Four Weddings And A Funeral

Back in 1994 when Hugh Grant was best known for his acting, he gave one of movies most endearing Best Man speeches in Four Weddings And A Funeral. Given his character’s bumbling personality it was somewhat ironic that the future Mr.Bean, Rowan Atkinson, was one of the guests at the wedding.

Sample line “This is the second time I have been Best Man, I hope I did okay that time. The couple in question are at least still talking to me, unfortunately they are not actually talking to each other, their divorce came through a couple of months ago.”

Luke Wilson in Old School

In this frat-pack comedy Luke Wilson gives a very short Best Man speech until Vince Vaughn wrestles the microphone off him before he can do any more damage. Juvenile? possibly, funny? certainly, memorable? most definitely.

Sample line “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 nude people jump out of your bathroom blindfolded.”

I may not have included your favorite Best Man speech from the big screen, so if that is the case feel free to let me know.

On Tuesday we are back to the serious stuff as we look at “Famous song-lyrics suitable for a Best Man Speech.”

As Best Man you have a duty in your speech to make sure everyone is smiling, laughing and having a good time. Our Top 20 Best Man Jokes will help you in that regard but to further ensure your Best Man speech is a successful one, here are 5 one-liners about marriage that can be used in unison with your wedding jokes.

Marriage is when a man and woman come together as one, the trouble begins when they try to decide which one.

All marriages are happy it is the living together afterwards that causes the friction.

Marriage is the mourning after the knot before.

Wedding rings are the world’s tiniest handcuffs.

Marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.

Keep your Best Man jokes short, quip a few one-liners, but don’t forget to ensure your speech has more compliments than it has jokes. The right mixture of sincerity and humor bodes extremely well for anyone giving a Best Man speech.

In a previous post we looked at Top 5 Topics to Avoid in a Best Man Speech so it is only proper that we balance things up and examine topics that would be suitable for a Best Man speech. Some topics may be more suitable than others, depending on how long you know the Groom, but you will usually find that a successful Best Man speech includes short stories, anecdotes, jokes or one-liners based on some of the following topics;

Your relationship to the Groom- discuss how you met, how many years you have been best friends and what his friendship means to you.

The Groom’s sporting ability- say a few sincere lines about his sporting skills, discuss how he takes sport very seriously, then reveal a prop of a toy wrestling belt, certain to have the Groom squirming.

His college years, or years of study- another opportunity for a prop, announce that you have an old school-report dig deep in your pockets, reveal a tattered brown envelope, and say “the report reads he has hit rock bottom, and started to dig.”

His employment history- don’t offend the Groom’s current employers as some of them may be at the wedding, maybe say something good-natured like ” The Groom’s work colleagues were telling me that they call him God, because he is hardly every seen and it is a miracle if any work gets done.”

The impact the Bride has had on him- expand on the positive influence the Bride has had on the Groom, discuss how happy he is, how happy you are for him and how they make the ideal couple .

Your Best Man speech should include a couple of Best Man jokes and include some funny faxes,which often provide the biggest laugh of the day, though do bear in mind that sincerity is a vital cog in a Best Man speech so ensure your speech treads a fine line between humor and sincerity.