IvIarkgraham
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anyone know what im supposed to say?
im a best man in august not got a clue what im supposed to talk about
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willay
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well you've got abit of time to think about it mark.
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IvIarkgraham
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yeah had 6 months already and still havnt got a clue
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IvIarkgraham
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was thinking of a small powerpoint presentation
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Tommy L
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powerpoint presentation 
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IvIarkgraham
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its that or stand up and say cheers then sit back down
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James
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I'm doing it in October. Just Google the kind of stuff you should say.
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Dean_W
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I was best man for my mates wedding in Oct 06.
Don't go mad, keep it short and sweet, say whats relevant.
Theres loads of examples on the net, read through them and that will give you ideas.
Mine went pretty well and got tears in peoples eyes they were laffing that much  Only took me a few hours to do.
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IvIarkgraham
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what do i talk about though?
how i know the best man
how they met
what they want from life
what else?
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Dean_W
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I wrote how i met hime, what we used to get up to, what he's like, how he calmed down when he met his wife, how much he loves her, how happy he was with his family, wished them luck in the future and then a toast.
Always put the lady first in the toast though!
Once you get an idea of other peoples, it's pretty easy.
Theres loads of sites like this. Read through some and you'll easy manage it.
http://www.hitched.co.uk/speeches/samples/samplespeechhome.aspx
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Dean_W
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Oh yeah, it's your job to thank the bridesmaids.
(And bang one if you can  )
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IvIarkgraham
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already banged one
the other 2 arnt nice looking
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Dean_W
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Ahhh, bang it again
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C2RL R
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whatever you do dont give anything away about the content. my mate let slip some of the things he was gonna talk about and the groom found out and said them all first in his speech.
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Richie B
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Someone I know was going to start his with something like, "I was told I'd just need to do a few lines and that'd be fine, so I've just been to the toilets to do a few..." 
Powerpoint Presentation is funny
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Mad Moe
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quote:
Originally posted by Richie B
Someone I know was going to start his with something like, "I was told I'd just need to do a few lines and that'd be fine, so I've just been to the toilets to do a few..."
I've actually witnessed that opening line at a mates wedding and believe me it goes down like a lead balloon
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IvIarkgraham
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well its in mine
done a quick speech but seems to be mostly jokes and alot is copied and pasted from the internet
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smack
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tell some funny storys from the past, always good
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IvIarkgraham
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there are none
none that really stand out anyway
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Richie B
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quote:
Originally posted by Mad Moe
quote:
Originally posted by Richie B
Someone I know was going to start his with something like, "I was told I'd just need to do a few lines and that'd be fine, so I've just been to the toilets to do a few..."
I've actually witnessed that opening line at a mates wedding and believe me it goes down like a lead balloon
That's what I thought. Always gonig to go down like a fart in a spacesuit.
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IvIarkgraham
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good evening ladies and gentlemen
for those of you who dont know me im mark and for those that do..
..well im sorry
i hope this speech goes well, if it does,
carl said i could be the best man at his next wedding!
i would firstly like to thank carl and bec on behalf of the bridesmaids,
the ushers and myself for allowing us to be part of their special day!
its been an emotional day! even the cake is in tears.
the bridesmaids charlotte naomi and jenna
are looking lovely today only surpassed by the bride bec!
I’d like to say a big thank you to my assistants, the ushers -
Gary Mark Rob and nigel.
It was a stipulation for the wedding that the ushers weren’t allowed
to look better than the Best Man today and I’m pleased to say they
have accomplished their role admirably. Cheers guys to an awesome job!
When Carl asked me to be his best man I was obviously very flattered.
But then I realised I would have to give a speech, and that at some point
during it I would have to say something nice about Derek.
The problem is I've had very little experience of doing either,
so please bear with me.
i have been really nervous in the run up to now so
I prepared a few lines - and having
snorted them I'm feeling pretty good right now...
So what can I say about Carl?
He's handsome
Successful
Witty
Intelligent
Flash
Charming
Er..Er...
Sorry ‘Carl’, what's that say, I can't read your handwriting. Oh, aye
fantastic in bed, sorry.
i have known Carl for 9 years now and bec for 11
in these years i have become really close to the pair of them
and since they became a couple i have become the third wheel nearly
every weekend. without them i would have been really bored.
they met in school and soon fell in love.
they are such a great couple and i hope they stay together for
years to come
As well as the speech, it would seem that there were three main roles
that I had to fulfil as a best man.
The first was to get him there on time by making sure he got a
good nights sleep before the wedding. Well,
I can assure you he slept like a baby –
he wet the bed twice and woke up every hour crying for his mum.
The second was to get him here looking presentable with his face and
hair in good order. Unfortunately,
God didn’t get this right first time round so what chance did I have?
Finally, I was to ensure that no angry ex-girlfriends showed up
to spoil the ceremony.
Thankfully this wasn’t a problem as the recent outbreak of
foot and mouth saw most of them either quarantined or
shot and burned a couple of years ago.
i have tried to keep the speech short and sweet so you dont become
too bored
so all i have left to do is the toast
can you all please stand and raise your glasses
to simo and bec heres to a long and happy marriage
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IvIarkgraham
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still needs jigging about and bits added/taken away
but its only a rough draft for now
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Kathryn W
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Ace.
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IvIarkgraham
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needs more on how they met but too tired to think
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Kathryn W
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It doesn't
Isn't it about the groom?
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