Best Man Speech Examples

Dear Hitched, Please feel free to show this speech on your examples page. Can honestly say that the thought of doing the speech was much worse than actually doing it, and got all the laughs where they were supposed to be. Thanks very much for the help from your site. Jason Ramsay.

Dear Hitched Your site was very useful. This speech went down a storm. Yes, I was nervous, but everyone really is on your side. I would also recommend a book by Mitch Murray called one liners for weddings. His advice to use shorter snappier lines (rather than longer stories) really is the way to go. Try not to let nervousness about the speech spoil the day - it really is not that bad! Martin

I was unnecessarily worried about this speech as it went down a treat and would be happy for you to include it in your examples. The speech was 1/2 my own ideas and 1/2 ideas blatantly copied from your website, so thanks a lot. Regards Matt

Please find attatched my recent Best Man speach. I used your web site for research and found it very useful - Thanks. Neil M.

Hello, Please find my speech pasted below. Thanks to hitched for some good advice - I combined it with material from Mitch Murray's excellent One Liners for Weddings book - and some of my own 'jokes'. Got an excellent reception. Some advice - avoid long, drawn out personal anecdotes which are only funny if everybody knows the story and keep to the short and sharp approach, with a snappy joke in every line. And take your time. This one took about five minutes. Thanks for all your help, Nick Bannister

Attached is a speech which I did on 16/06/01, With thanks to hitched.co.uk it was a great success with everyone offering to buy me drinks by using the one liner "my name is Paul whatyoudrinking" at the start of the speech. The only advice I'll give is study the speeches on this site and practice, practice....... Good Luck, everyone Wants you to do well...even if you don't think so!!!! Cheers Paul Bolton Lancashire

Dear Hitched, The attached lasted 4/5 minutes & once I'd started it was over in a flash, having said that the build up seemed to last forever & aged me about ten years. My advice would be: Do keep it short nobody wants to hear you drone on forever & trust me the more complicated you make it, the greater the chance of you cocking it up. Everybody will genuinely be supportive as they appreciate the personal hell your going through - so inevitably it is never as bad as you anticipated. Best of luck & read as many example speeches as you can as the more ideas

Just did the following speech yesterday which went down an absolute treat.... The prop with the 70's gear brought the house down..... People kept coming up to me all night congratulating me, I got such a buzz from it. Regards Tony Lannon

Luckily enough I found your site. I didn't have the first clue about making a speech, well what say in it, and when I came across this site I was rescued. I read through about 7 or 8 speeches and some jokes and then edited the to fit the circumstances and the people. Saved, I was, as I had to do two speeches, one away where the couple got married and one back home at the reception on their return. My greatest thanks to your site.

Luckily enough I found your site. I didn't have the first clue about making a speech, well what say in it, and when I came across this site I was rescued. I read through about 7 or 8 speeches and some jokes and then edited the to fit the circumstances and the people. Saved, I was, as I had to do two speeches, one away where the couple got married and one back home at the reception on their return. My greatest thanks to your site.

Dear Hitched, Excellent web-site - helped immensely, and thanks to all those who submitted their speeches, I'd have been lost without you!!! Handy hint - alway have alternative anecdotes or jokes ready - the vicar at this wedding used my finale joke in her address at the church, so I was glad to have a spare one - it could happen to you!!! Good luck! Adrian

Dear hitched You saved my life and thanks to you the speech went down superbly. As a token of my appreciation I have attached my speech. Thanks again. Ali Dawson

Ladies & Gentlemen, While desperately searching the internet for resources to assist me in writing a Best Man's speech for my brother's wedding, I encountered your website. Of all the information I found on other web sites that afternoon, I'd have to say that yours was the most complete and beneficial. Following is the speech I made. Thank you very much for all your help! Scott C.

By Billy Schofield, best man, for his brother Stephen on his marriage to Yvonne in May 2001. Billy .

Hi What a great site, without it I would have failed miserably. I was extremely nervous as I am not one for public speaking (I reckon women should be best men as they always have plenty to say) but having read numerous example speeches I managed to conjure up the following few words which you are free to include in your website......... regards Ian Hayes

A most useful site, thanks for your assistance. The file attachment is my speech which is mainly my own material but with a few jokes and ideas from those that have gone before. It went down very well with the audience and so may provide material for future best men.