Best Man Speech

Being Best Man and being given the opportunity to deliver a Best Man speech and Wedding Toast is an honor that doesn’t come along every day of the week. So while wedding humor and Best Man jokes are of course expected and welcomed during your Best Man speech, don’t allow them to saturate your speech to the point where the Groom is merely a figure of fun. It is essential that your Best Man speech has a balance of fun and sincerity.

 The structure of your Best Man speech will revolve around 3 key lines;

The Opening Lines       5 Great Opening Lines for your Best Man speech

The Closing Lines      5 Great Closing Lines  

The Wedding Toast       Top 10 Best Man Toasts

The success of your speech, and to an extent your role as Best Man, will depend on how these lines are delivered so practice them until you are comfortable delivering them without any prompts. Remember that a Best Man speech it is not just about the words, you can improve your delivery of the speech by practicing the pauses and tone of your voice. Now I advocate having a copy of your Best Man speech to read from should you need to, or to take cues from, but try to have these sections memorized as then you can have eye contact with the Wedding guests knowing you will see a crowd of smiling guests willing you on, and that alone is a great confidence-builder as you deliver your speech.

Once you have your 3 key lines selected then just build your speech around them. Things that you can consider mentioning include, childhood memories of the Groom, funny stories at the Groom’s expense and a story of how you first met. It is essential to include a few complimentary lines about the Bride in your speech, they are usually warmly received by the guests allowing another surge of confidence to rush through your system.

Your Best Man speech should build to a crescendo with your closing lines and Wedding Toast, by that stage you will be so confident that you will not want your speech to end, but you can relax and look forward to a thunderous round of applause for giving the best, Best Man speech.

Tomorrow we will look at examples and ideas for your all-important closing lines.

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