Being a Best Man

[chadthestampede]

So I'm the best man for my very good friend's wedding on Saturday. Any tips for the speech?

Problem: The bride does not like me and I do not like her

[blocke]

Give 'em the wolfpack speech from Hangover.

[briansjacobs]

the speech is less important of a duty, remember your job as best man is to bring the shovel to bury the dead hooker!

[5Toes]

Give 'em the wolfpack speech from Hangover.

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[pureaudio]

So I'm the best man for my very good friend's wedding on Saturday. Any tips for the speech?

Problem: The bride does not like me and I do not like her

First time I was a best man I was in the same situation, she was a waffleswaffleswaffleswaffles whore and I openly couldn't stand her. I skipped out on my speech to go get high, she was pretty livid. Found out about a year later she was cheating on him the entire time since they were wed but she had banned my buddy from talking to me long before then. Hope you have a good time!

[gwb72tii]

good time to disarm her by wishing both of them well and meaning what you say. if the groom is your best bud, its time to bury the hatchet
talk from your heart and don't worry what she's going to think about your speech
great time to be the better person

[shiftbmw]

good time to disarm her by wishing both of them well and meaning what you say. if the groom is your best bud, its time to bury the hatchet
talk from your heart and don't worry what she's going to think about your speech
great time to be the better person

These are words of wisdom.

[Midnight Sun]

"First, I want (Groom's name) to put his hand on (Bride's name) hand. Now, just think for a moment... *pause* ...That is the last time (Groom's name) will have the upper hand in the relationship"

That is all I got.

[fryerfighter94]

http://www.bestmanspeechinsight.com/best-man-speeches.html

[george graves]

I enjoyed being a best man. But it was really small wedding and all the girls were up-tight church chicks. But.....you should be getting laid that night. It'll be easy...

1.) don't forget the ring. Check for it every 10 seconds.
2.) you buddy will get cold feet 10 mins before. Just talk him down. Once the day starts, that ship will have sailed.
3.) Once the first family group dance is done, so are you....
4.) ...so you're the best man. You can get as drunk as you want. It's almost expected.

[Wh33lhop]

The guy asked you to be his best man, don't fucking duck out on the speech no matter how much you hate the bride. Be a fucking man and man up, if you've known him for awhile it won't be that hard to come up with something to say. You are not the only person who can make a decision, he has made one of his own and you need to respect it as his friend. If later it turns out she was no good, better you respected his decision and stood by him as a friend than rub it in his face with an "I told you so."

I may be a beer or three under at this point, so sorry for the novel.

[chadthestampede]

First time I was a best man I was in the same situation, she was a waffleswaffleswaffleswaffles whore and I openly couldn't stand her. I skipped out on my speech to go get high, she was pretty livid. Found out about a year later she was cheating on him the entire time since they were wed but she had banned my buddy from talking to me long before then. Hope you have a good time!

I have a feeling this is exactly what is going to happen to him, but-

good time to disarm her by wishing both of them well and meaning what you say. if the groom is your best bud, its time to bury the hatchet
talk from your heart and don't worry what she's going to think about your speech
great time to be the better person

-this is more or less what I plan on doing.

The guy asked you to be his best man, don't fucking duck out on the speech no matter how much you hate the bride. Be a fucking man and man up, if you've known him for awhile it won't be that hard to come up with something to say. You are not the only person who can make a decision, he has made one of his own and you need to respect it as his friend. If later it turns out she was no good, better you respected his decision and stood by him as a friend than rub it in his face with an "I told you so."

I may be a beer or three under at this point, so sorry for the novel.

I never planned on ducking out of the speech, to be honest. I've never liked her, but I've always been polite and cordial to her, while she's been nothing of the sort to me. I'm going to say my piece, wish them well, and then get hammered like gg says.

Everything I've read says to say something about the bride in your speech, but I fear anything I say she'll take as sarcasm, so I might just focus on the groom and then give them a blessing as a couple.

[dlmpsy]

Do your best for your friend and look for escape routes if he changes his mind.

[Dirtbleed]

My only experience as best man was at my brother's wedding. My girlfriend wrote the speech. Ended in a miserable divorce. I have no advice.

[DEV0 E30]

I enjoyed being a best man. But it was really small wedding and all the girls were up-tight church chicks. But.....you should be getting laid that night. It'll be easy...

1.) don't forget the ring. Check for it every 10 seconds.
2.) you buddy will get cold feet 10 mins before. Just talk him down. Once the day starts, that ship will have sailed.
3.) Once the first family group dance is done, so are you....
4.) ...so you're the best man. You can get as drunk as you want. It's almost expected.

Every list has 5 and I think you got #2 wrong.

5.) Ask him one time and make it clear. If he wants a way out, you have a car.