Best Man jokes and wedding one-liners all have a very important part to play in a Best Man speech, however even they struggle to match the impact of a thoughtful few lines put in verse. Whether you choose to write a funny short poem or an emotional heartfelt poem, you can be sure that not only will the Bride and Groom enjoy it, the wedding guests will appreciate it also.

In a previous post we have looked at The power of poetry in a Best Man speech, today we further examine this and look at how to write a Best Man poem.

Firstly you need to decide what type of poem you want to do, a heartfelt one may be best as I am sure your speech is already full of Best Man jokes. Now let us take the essential words that you should put into the poem such as ”Bride”, “Groom”, “toast”, “speech” ”aisle” “wife” etc and find rhyming words or phrases to go with them.

Bride-pride, beauty personified, tried, cried, stride.

Groom- room,bloom,womb, presume, perfume.

Toast- roast, most, boast, ghost, host.

Aisle- while, mile, style, trial, worthwhile.

Wife- life,strife, rife, knife,nightlife.

Speech-reach, breach, screech, peach, teach.

Now with those 6 keywords, along with their respective rhyming words we can now assemble a 12 line poem as per below:

I was overjoyed at today’s honor until, I realized, I had to give a speech
That ensured any holler of delight was soon replaced with a screech
There was not a dry eye to be seen as John and Sarah walked down the aisle
Sarah looked majestic while even John showed a bit of style
John will be a good husband and Sarah a loving wife
They make the perfect couple, ideal for married life
It has been my pleasure to stand as Best Man for friends that matter most
Join me with joy and raise your glass for the wedding toast

I would be very interested in hearing from you, my loyal readers, have you ever been to a wedding where a Best Man included a poem in his speech? If so, how was it received?

Being a Best Man and having to give a Best Man speech is never an easy task, however with summer’s warm rays now banished to memory, today we investigate how you can use the weather to your advantage if giving a Best Man speech during the winter.

Winter weddings are becoming more and more popular each year, the only real downside to them is the weather, and for a Best Man that might mean standing outside for an hour or so in the cold weather whilst the photographer is taking the pictures. Bear in mind that you will only have a tuxedo on, so a patient sense of humor is essential to make sure you maintain your focus on providing a winning Best Man speech.

If you are Best Man in winter add a few weather jokes to your list of Best Man jokes, aside from jokes, also add a few one-liners to reflect the weather outside. Some examples below are sincere others lighthearted, you won’t need me to tell you which is which:

1) The rain outside is a reflection of the disappointment of all the single men in the world, frustrated, as in Sarah, another beauty slips through their fingers.

2) Though it was raining heavily for the photo’s outside the Groomsmen hardly noticed, no, the sight of the beautiful Bridesmaids in their lovely dresses meant their attention was diverted.

3) How ironic that on this coldest of days, we are here to celebrate the warmest of loves.

4) Those of us who know John are not surprised that he chose his wedding date for winter rather than summer, his love of golf saw to that.

5) It might rain outside but here inside Sarah reigns supreme, she is a beautiful lady with a sunny smile who bring’s a little bit of summer to everyone she meets.

One of the best laughs however at a wedding in the winter, can be garnered by using an umbrella for a prop. Either the night before or early on the morning of the wedding day, sneak an umbrella directly under your seat at the top table, then, when it is your turn to speak simply reach under the table and open the umbrella over your head and begin speaking, this should be met with howls of laughter.

Enjoy these lines and in particular the umbrella prop, then provide the Best Man speech of a lifetime.

Lavishing words of praise in the direction of the Bride is an integral aspect of a Best Man speech. We have previously discussed Complimenting the Bride during a Best Man speech, this is an extension along the same lines though now we will pay particular attention to the descriptive terms to use when using compliments in your speech.

Compliments never let you down, the feel-good factor already present in the room is raised a notch when you choose to compliment someone. Jokes can fall flat on their face, (though not if you got them here from us of course) or punch-lines misconstrued, however compliments offer a reliability and certainty of success that make them a Best Man’s best friend.   

Calling the Bride “beautiful” is essential but bear in mind that in all probability every speaker on the wedding day will be using the same words “beautiful Bride” so why not refer to her as a “gorgeous Bride who happens to be a beautiful person”, similarly “wonderful day” can be another overused term in a Best Man speech so I would ensure your speech only has it mentioned once, after that you can say “jubilant day” or “joyous occasion”.

The correct use of compliments can have the same effect as your funniest Best Man speech joke I have been at weddings where impromptu standing ovations occur in the middle of the Best Man’s speech all because he chose clever ways to compliment someone.

Here are 3 examples below that illustrate the point, note in each example I begin with “Ladies and gentlemen” and I end with “I’m sure you all agree?.”

1. Ladies and Gentlemen, John and Sarah separately are each wonderful people who inspire us in many ways but together they are complete, I’m sure all agree?
2. Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a breathtakingly vivacious Bride who has not only won John’s heart she has won all of our hearts, I’m sure you all agree?
3. Ladies and Gentlemen, rarely have I ever seen a Bride so stunning, she is a study in splendor while John is a friend like no other, they make the perfect couple I’m sure you all agree?

As you say the words “I’m sure you all agree?” ensure that you are looking directly at the audience, as if expecting a response from them, you should be guaranteed a warm round of applause at the very least and that will stand you in good stead for the rest of your speech.