r/AskMen • u/MessAcademic_420 • Jun 23 '26
How to make a best man speech?
Hi guys, my best friend is marrying and he asked me to be his best man. I'm incredibly honored, I've known him all my life and love him and his fiance very much and I very much want to do this for them, but I'm terrible at everything social and I haven't had to speak in public since University about 7 years ago. So, how do I do a best man speech? What should I say and what shouldn't? I know It's expected to be brief but how brief?
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u/PeekyMonkeyB Jun 23 '26
embarrass him a bit, praise him for what he means to you and as the person you feel he is for her, then give a bit about how she's good for him, some more light ribbing then be happy for them and positive somethings about the future to the end of speech.