Being given the role of the best man is a true honor. It shows the groom views you as his best friend and the person he trusts the most. For this reason, you want to show your gratification by delivering a speech that expresses how you feel. Through jokes, stories, and special moments, here are a few tips to help you make the most of your best man wedding speech.

• Plan in advance. The first thing to keep in mind is to plan in advance. You do not want to wait until the last minute to produce a speech that you will be giving at the wedding. By thinking in advance and writing out an in-depth speech a couple of weeks in advance, you will have no problem creating a quality speech.
• Thank the parents. As you begin your speech, it is important you introduce yourself and thank the bride and groom’s parents for inviting everyone to the wedding. Tell them what a delight it is to have them and how happy you are for the way things have turned out.
• Tell a joke or two. After you have introduced yourself and gotten the wedding speech underway, you may want to throw a couple of one-line wedding speech jokes to get the crowd’s attention. The beauty of a wedding is everyone is in a good mood. As the best man, you want to keep the mood light and entertain the audience. Just remember it is a family event, so keep any and all jokes you tell “PG” rated.
• Tell a story about how you know the newly weds. From there, move on to a story or two about how you know the groom and perhaps some trouble the two of you have gotten into in the past. The point is to show people what kind of a person the groom is and what he means to you. By telling a story from the past, you can rekindle some fun the two of you have had.
• Tell another quick story about how the newly weds are a perfect match. Once you have finished up with a story or two about you and the groom, next move on to a quick story or moment you knew the bride and groom were perfect for each other. It is important you make your speech about the bride and groom as they both were willing to include you in their wedding.
• Finally, it is time to toast. You can conclude your best man wedding speech in a number of ways. If you are married yourself, perhaps offer a word of advice for the future. Wish them all of the luck and tell them you know their marriage is destined to last. Ask everyone to raise their glass and congratulate them on the new life they are about to begin.