Speech by Naisan Yazdani

Speech Type: Best man
Speech Creator: Naisan Yazdani
Speech Date: Oct2005
A very good evening and a warm welcome ladies and gentlemen to this night of celebrations when the knots of happiness will be tied between two young souls and when the hopes of a good fortune will be blown into their destiny, following them even further than death's separation of the bodies.

As some of you may know, my name is Naisan Yazdani and I stand here tonight, playing the role of the best man.

We are gathered together for this memorable event, to celebrate a new mark in the history of the Parker and the Clive's. On behalf of Robert Parker and Sophie Clive, I thank every individual's presence in this hall tonight to testify the formation of a new bond between the couple. Thanks specially goes to the guests who have come from long distances – interstate and overseas. I'd also like to thank both families for their efforts in presenting such a wonderful ceremony in this modern and highly decorated hall.

On a cold and rainy day, after missing the bus and losing my lunch money, I received a phone call from Robert regarding his wedding – a phone call, which completely overturned my mood. It is a great honour to be given this task as the best man and it is a pleasure to be able to say that all those years of fellowship have lasted this long and with confidence, declare that they will never end. Sophie, your entrance to Robert's life does not, in any way, mean that I have lost a best friend to a girl, but rather it means that I have now made a new second best friend.

Robert was born on the 15th of July 1979 on a beautiful summer day. Funnily enough, he does not share the same birthday with any other celebrity beside himself and except for Homer Simpson – a good explanation for his intelligence!

I've known Robert since childhood. I have spent more time playing toy cars with Robert than I have eating peanuts in front of elephants. We have many memorable stories together – none better than the times when we'd take tadpoles from a pond, kill them in the cruelest ways, and organize a big funeral with proper burial services for them. Or like the times we'd steal our sisters’ make-ups and resell them to other girls in the neighbourhood with ridiculously low prices as compared to their worth. During the early teenage years, we'd spend most of our times promising each other to keep quiet to our parents about jumping our bikes up 4 to 5 steps, while looking at the other kids trying to jump down the steps, falling half the time while sliding across the gravel ground. Years passed and then, girls appeared. Gradually, our lives became more independent of each other and by the passing of time, the number of my counselling sessions with Robert about girls increased. He was never able to hold onto any girl. He would never be satisfied with any personality and he never understood the meaning of love… until… until on an autumn afternoon, in his attempt to ‘show off’ to a particular someone, he fell face first into a pool, and unable to swim, her hands touched his.

(Looking at the couple) It is very clear that you two are as blue goes with yellow and as violet goes with red. Sophie, although I don't know you as well as Robert does, I can see that you are a fantastic person, a good cook, a smart lady and have a great personality. Sophie, you truly look splendid tonight and there is no one but you who deserves the best man. (Pause, look at groom) No, not me, not a best man, but the best man. I therefore congratulate your hand in his and wish you both a sincere happy beginning.

The words of advice are best left to the more experienced, so with everyone's permission, I would like to read a few cards from the unattended guests.

Mr and Mrs Gipson from Northern Territory wrote:

‘The secret to having a good marriage is to understand that marriage must be total, it must be permanent and it must be equal. What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are, but how you deal with incompatibility.

Congratulations’

William Butter Yeasts states ‘a man and a woman should choose each other for life, for the simple reason that a long life with all its accidents is barely enough time for a man and a woman to understand each other and… to understand – is to love.’

Katrina and Mark Anderson send their wishes in saying:

‘To love is something.
To love and be loved is everything.

We hope you find your everything in each other.

Congratulations.’

Sophie, a wise man once said that a man likes not only to be loved, but also to be told that he is loved; the realm of silence is large enough beyond the grave.

They say the important thing about marriage is that it's not about finding someone to live with, but about finding someone you can't live without. So, once again, congratulations to the both of you. May you live together in peace and harmony, solid as Platinum, through troubles and hardships in all the worlds to come. With deep confidence, I announce the beginning of your ‘happily ever after’. Ladies and Gentlemen, may I have your glasses raised in a toast for the health and happiness of the new Mr and Mrs Parker. Robert and Sophie, welcome to your new life.