Funny Best Man Wedding Speeches

 There can be few more daunting prospects for a man than having to give a best man speech. It can turn what should be the build up to a fun day into a nervous disaster! However being able to write and give funny best man wedding speeches is a great skill and should set you in good stead in other areas of your life.
Before we start considering what to say, we need to consider what not to say! We've all heard about best man speeches which have crossed the line. As best man you're probably in one of the best positions to ruin a wedding (after the bride and groom of course)! Remember that emotions will likely be running high and by the time you have to speak a lot of the audience will be, at best, slightly inebriated! Add to this the fact that you will likely have had a few yourself by this point and the potential for disaster is clear.
I'm not saying that you can't, for example, cheekily point out the mother in laws foibles, but if you really have to it should be done with extreme care! Its safest not to do this at all, and instead save this kind of humor for the stag night. If you need to make fun of someone at the wedding itself, make yourself the target as you'll know for sure that it won't backfire on you!
A quick look on the internet will reveal any number of guides to making funny best man wedding speeches, and there is absolutely not harm in looking around for some inspiration. However it's vital that you don't just lift a speech verbatim from a website or book and change a few names! You have to really put some work in the writing to make the speech personal or the audience will be able to tell .
When it comes to giving the speech you have a few options. Basically you can read from a script, you can use some cue cards as a reference or you can wing it and perform without any notes. If you can avoid it don't just read your speech, but reading from a text well is better than fluffing from memory. If you are using cards or want to go from memory then what you write is not a script but rather a guide to what you want to say so think about that as you write - you're looking for the essay plan and not the essay.
Ideally you will have an opportunity to try out your best man speech a few times before the big day. Its probably a good idea to find an audience who won't be at the wedding such as a college or family member. If you are nervous about public speaking try to arrange a practice with a group rather than a single person because this makes a big difference.
If you are thinking of including some jokes in your speech, make sure it's appropriate and suits the couple. Good and timely jokes could make best man speeches humorous and thus engaging, on the other hand lame and over-used jokes could easily break your speech. So, be careful with jokes. Rely on your natural sense of humor rather than being desperate to make a hilarious best man's speech. Sharing a few funny anecdotes would be an excellent idea. Think of a few moments of fun and laughter the two of you (the groom and you) had shared in the past - these are what you need to make use of in order to full off funny best man speeches.
Finally when it comes to your big moment there are two simple a very useful tips to ensure success. Firstly make sure you have a glass of water (just water!) on hand because you'll be amazed how dry your throat will become in the moments before you start. Secondly try to arrange for someone to be at the back of the room who can give you a discrete signal if you are going to fast or speaking to quietly as once you get started its very easy to loose track of this.
Following the advice above should set you on the path to success and allow you to make one of the funniest best man speeches the audience have ever heard from a best man. Remember to relax and enjoy yourself and you'll be fine! However, if you still think that you need some more help for your speech you might want to check these pre-written best man speech samples.