So you have given a very successful best man speech, brimming with funny Best Man jokes, so now you can relax, secure in the knowledge that you have successfully completed your role as Head of the Groomsmen? Certainly the pressurized aspects of your role have passed but there are other duties to undertake for the day after the wedding. Certain duties are expected and other duties are just nice to do but will absolutely enhance your reputation as Best Man.

5 Tasks for the Best Man for the Morning after the Wedding.

1. Ensure the Bride and Groom have all the essential documents needed, such as tickets, passports etc, as they depart for their honeymoon.

Aside from being an all-round nice guy and wanting to assist the newlyweds, bear in mind that if they get to the airport and realize that they have forgotten their tickets, guess who gets the call to deliver them? That would be you my friend, so ensure this doesn’t happen by double-checking their travel-documentation with them before they depart for the airport.

2. Ensure the Bride and Groom have transport to the airport for their honeymoon.

Check with the Groom in advance on his travel plans, who is driving them etc, if it is a limousine company make sure you have a copy of their number and call them that morning to remind them of the booking. As with the 1st task above, if the limo driver is a no-show then the Best Man will be expected to do the driving instead. With this in mind it might be no harm to give your car a good clean before the wedding.

3. Check with hotel/venue manager to check if any property has been left behind.

We all know someone who has lost a phone, ipod, bag or some piece of personal property at a wedding. They can be left behind in the hotel rooms or can be lost during the celebrations the night before. Either way, it is a nice touch as Best Man to check with the hotel/venue manager to see if any such items have been handed in. If anything has been left behind your gesture of kindness will be much-appreciated by the recipient of the mislaid item.

4. Return the hired clothing.

Collect all the necessary items from Groomsmen etc, double-check to make sure you have all the clothing, not forgetting your own of course and return them to the shop. Make sure you arrange in advance that before anyone leaves the next day, that they should drop their hired-clothes in to you.

5. Thank the parents of the Bride and Groom.

As gestures go few will be appreciated more than making a point to speak with both sets of parents to thank them for the wonderful celebrations the day before. Your show of gratitude will be remembered for a long time to come and will ensure you enhance your reputation as a friend to both families.

After all this has been done you can breathe a sigh of relief that you have completed your role as Best Man…until the next time of course.

We have discussed before the importance of the Best Man toast and the significance it plays in the success of your speech. Getting the toast right is not optional it is essential.

A previous post looked at 5 Funny Toasts to use in Best Man Speeches, today we look at toasts along a similar theme as we look at The Top Five Humorous Best Man Toasts.

The Top Five Humorous Best Man Toasts

• May their health be strong, their love unrivalled and their wallets always full.
• May they laugh a lot and smile even more remembering the day they both became spoken for.
• They came as two and leave as one, here’s to the happiest newlyweds under the sun.
• As they begin life in their honeymoon bed may nothing but love ensure their happiness ahead.
• To the Bride and Groom may we all be in attendance at their Golden Wedding Anniversary.

 For those of you who seek more traditional toasts then an earlier post 10 Best Man Toasts to Light up Your Best Man Speech is for you.

You need your speech to end on a high, and an inspiring toast can have a greater impact than even the funniest of Best Man jokes so spend time selecting the appropriate toast and look forward to your speech with anticipation.

Best Man speeches can be the cause of sleepless nights for those who have to deliver them on the big day, but if you have prepared properly and ensured your speech contains great material (you are on the right site for that) then you will be looking forward to giving the Best Man speech rather than dreading it. To help you out in this regard here are sample lines that you can use at various sections throughout your speech.

Opening Line
Thank you very much John I sincerely hope you enjoyed your 3 minute speech because as a married man, that is the last time you will ever get to speak for 3 minutes without being interrupted. Before I begin in earnest can I ask John to place his hand over Sarah’s, does that feel nice? Well you better make the most of it because it’s the last time you will ever have the upper hand now that you are a married man.

Best Man Joke
Married life can be confusing, in the first year, the Bride speaks and the Groom listens, in the second year the Groom speaks and the Bride listens, and in the third year they both speak and the neighbors listen.

One-Liner
Sarah said to me it was always her ambition to marry an intelligent, handsome, funny guy, but thankfully she married John instead.

Wedding Quote
“Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who wants to live in an institution?” Groucho Marx

Closing Line
Ladies and Gentlemen before we raise a toast to the happy couple I would just like to add what an honor it has been for me to be your Best Man today. I look forward later on to getting to meet those of you I already don’t know and getting reacquainted with old friends. Being Best Man is not an easy task but you made it easy for me so I thank you for that and finally I hope my speech was as enjoyable for you, as it was uncomfortable for me.

Best Man Toast
May their hands be forever joined in friendship and their hearts forever in love.

If you have the bones of your speech right, with a strong opener, closer, joke and toast then you can build other material around it such as personal stories, maybe a Best Man poem or even some Best Man props for added effect. You want your Best Man speech to be memorable for all the right reasons, these lines will go a long way to helping your speech live long in the memory.