Wedding speeches tread a fine line between the nostalgic, the sentimental and the serious, that is of course until the Best Man stands to give his speech. By the time the Best Man’s toast begins wedding guests will have been listening intently to the various other speakers and while they may well have enjoyed these speeches they will be relying on you to provide some much-needed humor and laughter to proceedings.

It is vital to never include jokes that may be deemed crude or offensive so ensure any wisecrack on your behalf has a PG rating, this is particularly important when it comes to making any jokes about the honeymoon. For instance never make the Bride blush, instead aim the punchlines in the Groom’s direction.

Honeymoon jokes also provide the perfect opportunity to introduce some funny props to your speech for example you could tell the guests that you were helping the Groom pack for his vacation and you stumbled across his swimwear, then show everyone the tiniest pair of swimming trunks you can get your hands on.

Other ways to include the honeymoon in your speech is to tell a few “You know the honeymoon is over when…” jokes, for example “you know the honeymoon is over when you call to say you’ll be late for dinner and the answering machine replies it’s already in the microwave.”

Best Man speeches thrive on humor, there is nothing like the sound of warm applause or loud laughter to settle your nerves and help give you the confidence to give a funny Best Man speech.

Best Man speeches rely on laughter as a yardstick of success and one of the best ways to ensure laughter occurs is to include a few humorous lines about the wedding vows. Your goal when doing this, aside from keeping the guests entertained, is to have the Groom squirming with embarrasment though it is vital not to offend the Bride.

Here are 3 examples of how you can use funny wedding vows in your speech.

1. I’m not saying John is a sci-fi geek but rather than “til death do us part” he told me he wanted to use “to infinity and beyond”.
2. Now that John is a married man he can forget “to love and to hold” it is far more likely to be “to love and to scold”.
3. Instead of “with this ring I thee wed” I thought I heard John mutter “with these handcuffs I thee wed”.

Finish this with a heartfelt sentimental statement about the love that the Bride and Groom share.

It is vital that you balance humor with some sincerity so bear this in mind for all aspects of your Best Man speech. Though your speech should include funny Best Man jokes and witty wedding one-liners make sure compliments and praise also have a prominent place in the words you speak.

In preparing for their wedding day, the Bride and Groom spend endless hours mulling over song choices for their 1st dance, their dinner and the important entrance song. Today we analyze some popular wedding entrance songs and see how you can insert a few funny lines about them into your speech.

It is important that you do this for their entrance song only, as by the time you speak they will have entered the room whereas their first dance will take place after the speeches and you would not want to ruin their surprise song by announcing it in advance.

Here are 5 popular entrance songs and what you can say about them.

1. Beautiful Day by U2

What a lovely entrance and great choice of song in Beautiful Day by U2, I just hope that on the honeymoon night Sarah isn’t saying “I still haven’t found what I’m looking for.”

2. All You Need Is Love by The Beatles

Sarah and John’s entrance today to All You Need Is Love was quite apt given their love for each other, let’s hope that by the time their honeymoon is over Sarah isn’t shouting “help”

3. Can’t Help Falling In Love With You by Elvis Presley

There wasn’t a dry eye in the house as John and Sarah entered to the sound of the classic Elvis love song. I know John a long time and great guy that he is, he is known to watch the pennies so I hope he hasn’t booked a room at the “heartbreak hotel” for the honeymoon.

4. Signed, Sealed And Delivered by Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder’s classic was the perfect entrance song for an ideal couple. They may have only got married this afternoon but John has “just called to say I love you” to Sarah many times before today.

5. I Do I Do I Do by Abba

How appropriate that John’s entrance song was by legendary 70’s pop stars ABBA, to this day they remain the inspiration for his dress-sense. Sometimes when he arrives in the bar there is a collective groan of “Mamma Mia” as patrons gasp at his latest outfit.

There is a fine line between offending and poking fun at the Bride and Groom so make sure your quotes about the songs along with your Best Man jokes and wedding one-liners do not offend. Both short Best Man speeches and longer ones provide opportunities to discuss the entrance songs in a playful manner so avail of this opportunity and insert them in your Best Man speech.