Best Man Wedding Speech
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It's time for me to make a speech now and quite frankly, there's not a lot you can do about that.
Well, if there's anybody here this evening who feels strangely nervous and apprehensive, it's probably because you just went and married Bill Meyers!
Sorry Lacy - It's too late now. You're stuck with him.
When it comes to Best Man's speeches there are some things in the interests of good taste, which are better left unsaid.....well, I'm here to say them!
Some people need no introduction....Bill Meyers needs all the introduction he can get.
He could be described as charming, intelligent, witty...and perhaps one day he will be.
Bill was born in October 1970. The Beatles had split up, Maggie May by Rod Stewart was no.1 and Liverpool Football Club, under Bill Shankly, was about to embark on a two decade journey of domestic a...
To begin, our impeccable Beowulf holds a god-like stance among the people he meets, all of whom seem to know him already, whether it be for previous deeds or otherwise. He was renowned by the Gea...
great courage for such an aged man to take a young wife. He warned him
Humorous Wedding Speech by the Best Man When Daniel came to me and asked me to be his best man, it was a great honour but, when I looked at all the duties required of me, I felt he’d be better off choosing someone else. Then he offered me a fifty, but I told him that it wasn’t a decision that money could change. So then he offered me a hundred. Anyway, good evening Ladies and Gentlemen - My name is Rob and it’s my pleasure to be Daniel’s best man today.
When the groom asked me to be his best man, I consulted the Internet for help. I discovered that the job is essentially comprised of four main tasks:
Best man 1: Ladies and gentlemen, may I thank you for attending this wonderful occasion. You can all agree that today has been a great success, so far, they look absolutely stunning. So if you could raise your glasses. To the bride and groom.
Now I was a bit unsure about the duties of a best man, although I told Brian very early on that there was no way I was going to get off with a bridesmaid – I say that with no offence intended to Claire and Nicola who I’m sure you’ll all agree look lovely, and have done a great job today. So to find out what was expected of me, I turned to the internet and managed to find some really interesting stuff… but then remembered what I had gone onto it for in the first place, and set about plagiarising other people’s speeches from all the wedding sites I could find. So I accept no responsibility if this end result is rubbish. I know many of you will have been to a few weddings in your time, so can I suggest that you entertain yourselves quietly by playing wedding bingo – every time you hear a witty comment in my speech that you have already heard at another wedding, give yourself a point and the first one to five wins a piece of wedding cake.
But, as time has gone by I?ve realised that being best man is alot like making love to princess Ann,
I must admit, I am more nervous about being best man than I was at my own wedding. Maybe it’s because I have been married a year and I know what Jonathan’s letting himself in for!
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. Firstly on behalf of the bridesmaids, I would like to thank the groom for his kind words, and may I also say that they have done a fantastic job today and all of them look absolutely beautiful.
I think this introduction is worthwhile. For those of you who do not yet know me, my name is Whatwouldvouliketodrink. I hope as many of you will come and say hello at the bar later, but I do insist you use my full name. At this point, I would like to thank the groom for his kind words. I would also like to add my own appreciation.
It is customary for the best man to retell an embarrassing tale or two from the bridegroom’s past. As Gary’s oldest friend, this part of the speech fell to me. However, I had two problems with this. Firstly, Gary originally insisted on vetting the speech, which would have meant me going to the trouble of preparing two speeches. Luckily, he relented. Secondly, Gary is the original Mr. Nice Guy and it's very difficult to think of anything bad to say about him. So, back to you Steve!
It is about this time in every wedding that the bride begins thinking, “oh-my-gosh, what is daddy going to say?” “Is he goin...
Beowulf is considered one of the greatest epic hero poems of world literature. Although it is considered an ‘epic poem’ there are more characteristics of anglo-saxon hero criteria than epic hero criteria. To be an anglo-saxon hero there must be traces of loyalty/honesty, bravery/courage, generosity, and friendship. Beowulf meets all of the characteristics previously listed throughout the story, making him more of an anglo-saxon hero rather than an epic hero. E. Talbot Donaldson makes a remark on Beowulf saying “Courage is the instrument by which the hero realizes himself.” Beowulf is not necessarily a stereotypical hero, but his loyalty and courage make him stand out from the others in the reading.
One iconic story, Beowulf, has been told throughout the centuries. Beowulf was written to tell a tale of a hero who triumphed through the land to make a name, and did so by beating the best. Beowulf was an individual who had god like qualities, a man who can do the impossible and would risk his life for anything. In the story of Beowulf we see a lot of heroism, courage, boasting from the men, such as Beowulf himself and King Hrothgars men. “When it comes to fighting, I count myself as dangerous any day as Grendel (Norton 55)”. Beowulf was symbol of greatness, from a warrior to a king.
Throughout time, a topic that always resurfaces in literature is that of a hero. Most, if not all, major works of literature include a hero in some way shape or form. In the Bible, for example, Jesus Christ, the messiah, has come to save us all from the evil of sin. Even death could not defeat Jesus Christ, who rose from the dead after releasing the saints from hell. In Anglo-Saxon Culture the mighty warrior is the prime hero mentioned throughout literature. Beowulf, the epic hero in the epic poem Beowulf by an unknown scop, saves the Danes and his people, the Geats, from many monsters full of malice and hate. Beowulf fulfills the ideals of an Anglo-Saxon hero well, such as “one true hero”, and displays great courage.