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So you’re looking to give your audience a unique experience with your best man speech? I like your style. Why follow with convention when you can deliver a unique best man speech that will last long in the memory of all who witness it.   All you need is a little bit...

Sometimes the hardest thing to do with a best man speech is getting started. But you just need a good Best Man speech outline.  This will help keep you on track, ensuring your speech is focused and well-timed and protect you from a sudden bout of incessant...

The offering of, less than sincere, marital advice to the groom is a traditional part of the Best Man speech.  It usually features towards the end of the speech as you move towards the final toast.  By no means compulsory but generally liable to raise a titter among...

Now, as you have come to this blog, I assume you're a soon-to-be Best Man in need of some inspiration or guidance on how to write a best man speech.  But before we get to the nitty-gritty of how to structure a best man speech there are some important bits of...

I don’t know about you, but whenever I think of the word ‘etiquette’, an image springs to mind around finishing schools. You know, those posh places where pupils are taught to walk around with a book on their head and such like. Fear not comrade, I’m not going to be...

When I wrote my first best man speech I actually struggled to write anything at all for quite a while. I downloaded a bunch of free speeches, and a number of them were pretty good but they were all different. I felt overwhelmed and as a result my best man speech was a...

Here’s the great thing about using quotes in your best man speech - it makes you look super cultured and smart! All going well, by the time you get to the end of your speech, which is where quotes are typically placed, the audience will have warmed to you because of...

Celebrated big brained Greek philosopher Plato once said “The beginning is the most important part of the work”. Although it’s pretty likely he wasn’t talking about a Best Man speech at the time, like many things he said, it makes a lot of sense. Statistically...

Welcome! Looking for a bit of inspiration for your friends best man speech? You're in the right place.  Here you will find real-life examples of best man speeches written by one friend to another.  There's a selection to choose from depending when the friendship was...

Welcome to our Best Man Duties Checklist.  Being Best Man at a wedding entails quite a lot of responsibility. And to do it as well as you possibly can (as I know you want to) requires a degree of effort and planning on your part. In this article I provide a...