Best Man Speech Examples

You’ve been chosen out of everyone in the world to be the best man in someone’s wedding – and you’re scared to death because you have to give a speech – the best man wedding speech, to be precise. Chances are you’re just a young guy, best friend of the groom, and you’ve never had to do anything like this before. The most you’ve ever had to do for the guy is maybe drive him home one night after he’d had one too many beers at the neighborhood watering hole. And now this! How could he?

Well don’t despair – this is an honor, and there are resources to help you with your task of finding best man speech examples. Here are a few tips you can follow.

• Plan what you have to say. Though you want it to sound impromptu, it should be anything but. This is definitely not the time to wing it.
• Keep it short. Wedding guests are there to party, and they don’t want to listen to a long, drawn-out speech no matter how clever it is. Ten minutes max, closer to five is best.
• Start out with something simple and sincere – not a joke. You can slip in a couple of jokes later on, but for opening remarks you’re going to want to maybe say how the bride and groom met, or explain your relationship to the groom.
• Don’t drink too much. Stay sober and be responsible about what you’re saying. A drunken best man might bring out the raunchy jokes that can offend guests, especially the older friends of the families.
• Most of all be yourself – these people are your friends, and they want you to succeed. So just act naturally and everything will be ok.

There you go – five tips for creating a memorable best man speech. Just remember – have fun! For more ideas and even a bunch of best man speech examples, click here.