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Title: Best man speech.
Post by: henz on Fri, 14 August 2015, 14:11:38
Tomorrow i am attending a wedding on which im a bestman, trying to finnish my speech but this friend of mine and me only are memories of drunken hazes and stupid pranks when we were little :D How do i write a speech which makes the other attendees feel like the groom is a standup guy(and not the juvenile he is/was) >_<
Title: Re: Best man speech.
Post by: azhdar on Fri, 14 August 2015, 14:12:26
say he was paying the booze
Title: Re: Best man speech.
Post by: henz on Fri, 14 August 2015, 14:13:06
Quote from: azhdar on Fri, 14 August 2015, 14:12:26
say he was paying the booze

He was actually!
Title: Best man speech.
Post by: paicrai on Fri, 14 August 2015, 14:17:52
maybe something about like despite his faults hes a great guy and drag out every nondrinking fun story for as long as possible?

or just **** it and be like, fun guy, great drinking buddy, screw all you prudes
Title: Re: Best man speech.
Post by: inanis on Fri, 14 August 2015, 14:18:49
You tell those crazy stories from your youth and then do a segue into current times by saying how he has grown up as person into a stand up guy. How honorable, and mature he has become (or whatever) and how lucky he is to have such a wonderful woman to marry him that will support the side of him that is still a little wild and crazy.
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Post by: esoomenona on Fri, 14 August 2015, 14:19:12
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Post by: jdcarpe on Fri, 14 August 2015, 14:21:10
[Groom] is a real stand-up guy...when he's not falling down drunk, that is!

But seriously folks, [groom] has stood by me in good times and in bad, and a bunch of times neither one of us remembers.
Title: Re: Best man speech.
Post by: Binge on Fri, 14 August 2015, 14:22:03
Quote from: henz on Fri, 14 August 2015, 14:11:38
Tomorrow i am attending a wedding on which im a bestman, trying to finnish my speech but this friend of mine and me only are memories of drunken hazes and stupid pranks when we were little :D How do i write a speech which makes the other attendees feel like the groom is a standup guy(and not the juvenile he is/was) >_<

Let the maid of honor steal the show.  You just need to have a bromance moment with the groom and people will be as impressed as they need to be.
Title: Re: Best man speech.
Post by: Michael on Fri, 14 August 2015, 14:23:57
Quote from: esoomenona on Fri, 14 August 2015, 14:19:12
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Post by: demik on Fri, 14 August 2015, 14:31:06
Skip town
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Post by: jbondeson on Fri, 14 August 2015, 14:32:05
Go with the old standby: have a few stiff drinks before your speech and wing it.
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Post by: Halverson on Fri, 14 August 2015, 14:32:28
Neat, two GHers attending weddings this weekend as the best man.
Title: Re: Best man speech.
Post by: henz on Fri, 14 August 2015, 14:33:15
Great advice guys!

This is somewhere along the lines what i have so far:

(Did stupid stuff when we were little)
(Remind him and the crowd how much our kindergarden teacher hated us subtle)
(Stories about computer games together) <----- im here atm
(How he cleaned up in the military)
(University in the same city and how he met the bride)
(finnish with thanks for the bro love and BOOZE)