Best Man duties

[tino]

I've been tasked with being Best Man to my best mate next week at his wedding in Cyprus.

I've cobbled together a few bits and pieces with regards to the speech but I'm a little lost as to the etiquette of it all. Anyone here done the duty and could advise me a little?

Who do I thank, Who do I say looks nice etc etc? I'm really loathed to use "speech sites" so personal experience would be great

TIA

[Menelaus]

I've been tasked with being Best Man to my best mate next week at his wedding in Cyprus.

I've cobbled together a few bits and pieces with regards to the speech but I'm a little lost as to the etiquette of it all. Anyone here done the duty and could advise me a little?

Who do I thank, Who do I say looks nice etc etc? I'm really loathed to use "speech sites" so personal experience would be great

TIA

At my second (and last - **** that, not doing that again) wedding I stood up and:

1. Thanked the caterers (we'd had an awful time getting the place sorted)
2. Thanked my new wife (and explained to the assembleds that I had married way way waaaaaaaaaaaaaay above myself)
3. Thanked the bridesmaids

HTH

[Drewster]

I've been tasked with being Best Man to my best mate next week at his wedding in Cyprus.

I've cobbled together a few bits and pieces with regards to the speech but I'm a little lost as to the etiquette of it all. Anyone here done the duty and could advise me a little?

Who do I thank, Who do I say looks nice etc etc? I'm really loathed to use "speech sites" so personal experience would be great

TIA

Etiquette is:
Be Brief.
Be Funny (but don't try too hard)
Be Slighty Risque
Thank Everyone
Say everyone looks nice
Be Brief

Quite simple.......

PS - If you actually ARE funny then you can go for broke but if you only THINK you are funny (like most of us) set up a couple of Obvious Punchlines and leave it at that

[tino]

Etiquette is:
Be Brief.
Be Funny (but don't try too hard)
Be Slighty Risque
Thank Everyone
Say everyone looks nice
Be Brief

Quite simple.......

PS - If you actually ARE funny then you can go for broke but if you only THINK you are funny (like most of us) set up a couple of Obvious Punchlines and leave it at that

I'm staying away from a full blown stand up routine, and also awful regurgitated jokes (hopefuly). I plan on serving up some wittertainment for the masses (all 17 of them)

[Nexxy]

Keep it clean, remember there are children present. Be witty and charming. Then get ratted and **** the bridesmaid(s).

Job done

[Drewster]

I'm staying away from a full blown stand up routine, and also awful regurgitated jokes (hopefuly). I plan on serving up some wittertainment for the masses (all 17 of them)

I think you will find that "awful regurgitated jokes" are de rigeur - thats your Job Man!!!!

[tino]

I think you will find that "awful regurgitated jokes" are de rigeur - thats your Job Man!!!!

Mine are better not really

[PM-Junkie]

You do know that you will be legally required to impregnate the chief bridesmaid?

[Jet Setter]

Keep it brief. Nothing worse than a long boring speech.

Keep it clean, cringeworthy stories about hookers and stds have no place.

Thank all the birds.

Take the piss out of a well known character trait of the bloke. Ie: to organised, too messy, tulip drunk - maybe chuck in a story about one of these things.

Finish off with how much of a good bloke he is and how pleased you are for him and his missus. Can't go wrong.

[lukemg]

I cheated, scored loads of pictures of the couple back to babies and weaved a fictional, p*ss taking but believable web of untruths telling their story around the pictures.
From the first picture I was astonished to find the whole room laughing their heads off, I absolutely loved it and the congratulations after.
On the downside I had barely slept for weeks beforehand working on the script in my head and wondering if it would be met with silence, I have never been more terrified than in the hours leading up to it and I guess the relief added to the euphoria.
Good news - They are a friendly crowd and will give you plenty of support if you can be even a bit funny.
Bad news - You are the entertainment and it's a very mixed crowd, anyone can do a speech their mates will laugh at, but will the brides mum love it too ?