Speeches are like mini-skirts, they should be short and cover the good bits!
I know another one of my catchy titles: I picked this one up while I was shooting a clients wedding in Ireland this past spring. I do have to say the Irish have some great one liners but onto the point….
Most people have no clue how to write a best man or maid of honor speech and I can’t blame you its tough. The biggest piece of advice I have to give you is, IF YOU PLAN ON WINGING YOUR SPEECH IT WILL STINK in comparison to the other person who thought about what they are going to say and you don’t want to be that turd who thought they could wing it, drank just a wee bit to much, and then didn’t really have much or anything entertaining to say.
So for the Best man or Maid of honor: Research using google, write your speech, practice your speech
For the Bride or Groom reading this: Encourage your people to actually pour time into writing a speech. Also if you know one person is going to do a great job and the other is going to be a dud, have the dud go first, it will save the dud from waiting and sweating bullets knowing their speech can’t compare.
I guess the long and short point of this message is to save some heart ache and someone feeling bad the day of the wedding. A little preparation goes a long way and with all of the weddings I have been too (tons) very infrequently are there two well put together speeches delivered that draw laughter and even sometimes tears.
I will leave you with another one liner I picked up in Ireland during a best man’s speech “In life there are many up’s and downs, may all of yours be between the sheets”
