Humorous Best Man Toasts
Humorous Best Man Toasts
Humorous Best Man Toasts can contribute to the festive mood of a wedding reception. Be cautious though, it is not as easy as it may sound. Delivering a funny best man speech and ending with a humorous best man toast needs to be done very carefully. The line between a good humorous best man toast and bad taste is very fine. Humorous best man toasts must never embarrass or insult. You also have to keep in mind that some of the guests are probably older and more conservative and you have to make very sure not to offend.
To start with here are a few do’s and don’ts I have come across and that I think is very appropriate:
- Do keep it personal but, make very sure that you don’t make it embarrassing.
- Do make a joke or two if you want to but, keep good taste in mind and don’t make it so funny that the bride and groom won’t be laughing.
- Do take the time to say what you want to say but, keep time in mind and don’t talk just for the sake of talking. Make sure that, at all costs, you don’t upstage the bride and groom
- Do thank the people who helped make the day possible, especially the parents of the bride and groom but please, don’t forget their names
- Do try to relax before you get up to speak but at all cost keep sober, don’t drink so much that you can’t keep your composure.
- Do keep your audience in mind; don’t give a speech only some can understand.
- Do make sure you compliment the bride, don’t embarrass the groom.
Here are a few good humorous quotes and toasts you can use in your best man speech:
- Never marry for money. However, it is well to associate with wealthy women and fall in love.
Anon
- So long as one loves, one forgives.
Francois De La Rochefoucauld
- How a family starts – it starts with a young man falling in love with a girl. No superior alternative has yet been found.
Winston Churchill.
- On The whole I haven’t found men unduly loath to say, “I love you”. The real trick is to get them to say, “Will you marry me?”
Ilka Chase
- Here’s to the groom, a man who keeps his head though he loses his heart
- I can honestly say that in all the years I’ve known him, no one has ever questioned _____’s intelligence. In fact, I’ve never heard anyone even mention it.
- It is a woman’s business to get married as soon as possible, and a man’s to keep unmarried as long as he can
George Bernard Shaw
- Let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments
Shakespeare
- Here’s to the bride – may she share everything with her husband…including the housework
- To the happy couple, may their happiness be complete, their marriage long and every wedding speech they hear be funnier and shorter than mine
- May your marriage be filled with love and you refrigerator filled with beer
- It’s not such a great day as the bride might have thought – she’s not marrying the best man
- To the groom – for a successful marriage keep the toilet seat down and never fight before bed
- Advice to the groom – always remember to say ‘Yes Dear’, unless the question is ‘Do I look fat in this?
- The best way to remember your wedding anniversary is to forget once
- Marriage is popular because it combines the maximum of temptation with the maximum of opportunity.
George Bernard Shaw
Get great examples of best man speeches when you visit Best Man Speeches
You can get good love quotes at: All Quotes, Love Quotes
For more on wedding speeches you can visit: Wedding Speeches at My Amazing Wedding.
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