Speech by Jay Reed

Speech Type: Best man
Speech Creator: Jay Reed
Speech Date: nov 2002
Ladies and Gentleman my name is Jay and I am Scot's Best man and younger brother
His much much younger brother. On behalf of the bridesmaids, Michele's Cousin Nona and Scot's Daughter Nina, I'd like to thank everyone for coming, and I think they've done a fantastic job and look absolutely beautiful..…
When Scott first asked me to be his Best man my immediate response was "what do I have to do".… he said "oh-nothing"… and I said "just show up"..…
and he said "yeah"..… I said "OK"……Uh-Scott.… is this what you mean by
nothing.

It's been a great honor being asked to be Best Man. as well as terrifying.…
although I feel I have succeeded in my first duty, of getting Scott to the ceremony,
dressed, sober, almost on time and through all those pictures

Scott has Cleaned up pretty well here, Though I believe having copied my outfit for
the day has helped him out immensely.
The human brain.… is a wonderful thing – it never stops working from the moment
you're born .. until the day you have to write a Best mans speech.
I came in last night from boston for the rehearsal and to see Scott on his last night
of freedom.
If anyone deserves a good husband its Michele…….… luckily Scott married her
before she found one.
As I was saying Scott is my older brother… much much older brother.…
and before meeting michelle he was living the wild and crazy life of a confirmed
bachelor.… regular customer of the Domino's Delivers Empire( this is pizza do they
have Dominos in GB?) And on a first name basis with The delivery guy.… Infact I'm
surprised he's not here tonight…
Anyway before Michele, Scott's idea of a well balanced meal was a bag of
skittles(candy) and a bottle of beer. Then he met michelle, The Circumstances of the magical meeting are still somewhat of a guarded secret,… I wouldn't want to be the one to let the cat out of the bag.
so I better not say anything…… ( I held up a sign that says "ON-LINE", this had
been a secret I thought my brother was going to kill me.)
Anyway my Dear Brother Scott has a unique sense of direction, it might be best
described as..… non-existant.…
Its amazing he was ever able to find her house for their first date Scott, how long did you have to drive around before you finally found it??
In fact leaving the rehearsal last night he claims to have taken a wrong turn and says
he didn't realize until he was almost to NYC… Nice try on the getaway Scott.
moving on Luckily Scott and Michelle share one great passion..…
That's there obsession with shopping… she loves to shop… he loves to get a bargain
moving on Somehow I think Scott must have failed to mention to michelle how he spends his summer weekends, not mowing the grass or fixing up the house, but camping in the Berkshires, In the cold and the rain with the bugs and the mosquitoes, waiting for the weather to clear..… which it rarely does. She has Somehow managed to tolerate camping, and has found a way to do without with her beloved hair dryer most weekends still Moving on A couple of things that happened this day in History
on March 23rd 1775 Patrick Henry of the American Revolution..… First quoted the
phrase "Give me liberty or give me death|"
And on this day in 1919 Mussolini founded the Fascist party…
There seems to be some sort of a message here Hey I'm not making this stuff up!
Seriously, Scott has been a great friend and brother, and it has been an honor to be
his best man today, And I hope it all goes well for him because I'm not doing this
again!!

I'd like you all to join me in a toast wishing Scott and Michelle the very best on
their future journey together. I hope years from now they will look back on this day,
their wedding day, as the best decision they ever made!!!

Ladies & Gentlemen, the New Mr.&Mrs. Scott