Best Man Speech Examples

I took a good mixture of canned jokes and added some of my own. The story really helped and I would recommend a good story for every speech. I also used photos and presents during the speech.  This was a very difficult speech to deliver as the audience were mixed 30% English/ 70% French. Some of the French family (older generation who should have known better) were VERY rude and began talking through the English portions despite a member of their family translating for them. The majority enjoyed the speech and I got roars of laughter from the younger audience (who were my target). I received m

3 bits of advice...Practice, practice practice! :)  I wrote this on the monday before the friday wedding. Finished writing it on the wednesday. and read through it about 20 times timing myself each time. Thus i knew it was about 11 mins long. (official timing for the sweepstake was 11:23). I also kept running through it in front of the mirror and the missus.  I may be one of the first not to use notecards, but to put the speech on a kindle! It helped with the joke that he's so old fashioned, and I tend to use the latest gadgets, but it was also really good to use it so I didnt waste more time

This speech went down like a storm thanks to all the people who have posted ideas to help me out.  Its a bit risky but obviously I knew everybody would receive it well.....be warned some people might not.

Fantastic website with some really excellent material. Really helped me think about creating what I could include on a personal note for the Groom and His new bride. My Sincerest Thanks. Bill

This site was a great help with nearly all my jokes and the tips helped towards a sucessful speech

This speech went down a storm!