I did last year. My speech was great. I approached just like any presentation and practiced a lot the week before.
I took various tips from watching youtube videos of great best man speeches as well as adding a lot of personal things that him and I had been through.
First step I would recommend, check out youtube. You can get some great jokes and things from there.
Here is how it should go.
1. Introduction
2. small joke
3. talk about bride
4. talk about groom
5. close with something personal
pepper some appropriate jokes throughout
I took various tips from watching youtube videos of great best man speeches as well as adding a lot of personal things that him and I had been through.
First step I would recommend, check out youtube. You can get some great jokes and things from there.
Here is how it should go.
1. Introduction
2. small joke
3. talk about bride
4. talk about groom
5. close with something personal
pepper some appropriate jokes throughout
Keep it short.
General speech is to tell a funny and slightly embarrassing story about the groom. But with family and parents there, it needs to be PG-13. Doubt the groom wants you telling a story about his DUI or the first time he banged his fiancé. Then, you can find a segway from the story about how this bodes well for their marriage or something like that. So long as you get a laugh or two, its a good speech. My experience is that the bridesmaids often tell the sweet stories and some start crying. Therefore the guys need to add humor to the night.
General speech is to tell a funny and slightly embarrassing story about the groom. But with family and parents there, it needs to be PG-13. Doubt the groom wants you telling a story about his DUI or the first time he banged his fiancé. Then, you can find a segway from the story about how this bodes well for their marriage or something like that. So long as you get a laugh or two, its a good speech. My experience is that the bridesmaids often tell the sweet stories and some start crying. Therefore the guys need to add humor to the night.
Resist the urge to get hammered before giving the speech. I was the best man at my sisters as she married a very good friend of mine and I was shit faced. I ended up getting pretty emotional and cried through a good part of it. I had notes on a card and since just about everyone there knew about my propensity to gamble on games. I started out with something like "dolphins -4, jets -2, packers -7......" then said "oh shit wrong card." that drew a decent laugh.
