Best man speech.

[Harrison]

I was thinking of just straight up reciting a famous speech before a movie battle of some sort, like Braveheart, Independence Day, Armageddon, etc.

Is that even that witty or appropriate?

Would that go over like a fart in church? I need opinions. I can write up the usual semi-witty roast style speech, or go with this. I was just curious what others thought of the idea.

[Harrison]

Obviously I would tweak the speech to be relevant and not a straight recital lol

[Arlos]

One good option if you want to do that is to quote the "Mawwage. Mawwage is wot bwings us togeffer todayyy" from the wedding scene in Princess Bride.

I did the start of that at a friend of mine's wedding back in December, and about 2/3 of the guests about lost it laughing as I said it. That's all of it that I quoted for my toast, but it was plenty.

[Harrison]

LOL that is a very good idea as well.

I have a couple days to whip something up. I might open with that to break the ice so to speak.

[brinstar]

i've never given a best man speech before but if i were at a wedding where the best man recited a famous speech (even tweaked a bit) i'd probably roll my eyes and make wisecracks to my tablemates

it's a decently cool idea to START with something instantly recognizable, such as the princess bride riff, but don't take it more than a sentence or two deep. there's a big difference between "haha that dude quoted ______" and "uhhh he really is gonna do the whole thing isn't he". do a line or two if you want, but after that you gotta go personal and show some real heart; make your audience feel something. by the time your speech is done, everyone in the room should understand why that guy picked you as his best

[Harrison]

To be honest this entire affair gives me nearly crippling anxiety.

[Tossica]

I failed miserably at my best man speech. I have crippling social anxiety as well and when it came time to speak, I just shut down. Ugh... hate it.

[Ginzburgh]

Start it with "Fornication...fornication..." then wait for the gasps, then continue "for an occasion such as this..."

My buddy did that and it garnered an eruption of laughter.

[Drem]

Start it with "Fornication...fornication..." then wait for the gasps, then continue "for an occasion such as this..."

My buddy did that and it garnered an eruption of laughter.

[leah]

To be honest this entire affair gives me nearly crippling anxiety.

then i would go with arlos' suggestion—open with some mawwage and once everyone's had a good giggle, you can get to the meat of your speech with eased nerves. and honestly, just speak from the heart. you guys obviously have a tight bond if you're his best dude, so just be genuine and let him know how happy you are for him and how wonderful his lady is* and how honored you are to be a part of the whole thing.

speak from the heart! you'll do great.

*it's really appreciated when the speecher makes an effort to include both halves of the couple, so if you can, i recommend it.

[Harrison]

I wish I could just write it out and hand out a paper to everyone.

Lol I'd nail that...

[Jay]

Start it off with:

"I wanna give some advice to the groom to be. First you'll need some materials.

1. Nice picture frame, 8x12'ish
2. Scanner/copier/printer etc.
3. Dictionary or Thesaurus "

[Harrison]

So, I was extremely mortified by the entire thing and stumbled my way through it painfully and awkwardly.

I pulled it together at the end, however. (The bride's father interrupted me in my flow and I just lost my entire train of thought. I didn't recover well, at all.)

Oh well, there's always next...oh, shit.

[leah]

meh, it's fine. i'm sure it was very endearing that you were nervous. :D i kind of biffed my MOH speech for my childhood bestie, and no one really remembers it, so it's cool.

i will never forget the speech my brother-in-law gave at our wedding reception, though. it was really good. he sent me a copy of it so i could always go back to it.