For me, funny best man speeches are the best! Some wedding speeches are serious and moving, which is good since marriage is a serious thing. However, I still prefer to laugh instead of cry in a wedding. Well, that was just me.
Funny speeches serve the double purpose of honoring the bride and groom and entertaining the wedding crowd. However, keep in mind that best man speech jokes should be funny, but not insinuating or rude.
Rule number one: don't humiliate the groom, the bride and their families. Take note that you have older people in the audience who will not appreciate rude remarks, even if the groom is your best friend.
I have used best man speech jokes during my best friend's wedding when I was tasked with delivering one of the wedding speeches. He wasn't a very good dancer, you see, and that worked to my advantage.
I told anecdotes about his dancing abilities, but kept it balanced by praising his talent in the field he has chosen (e.g., he's such an awful dancer he ended up becoming a great engineer!)
The thing about best man speeches is that they are meant to make fun of the groom. I did make fun of my best friend's dancing, his sports abilities and his days in school.
However, jokes should not include implied or direct remarks about the groom's past relationships. This will not sit well with members of the bride's family and the bride especially! More than likely, the groom will not find it funny either.
Teasing the newlyweds kept the audience interested and elicited a lot of reactions which kept the event entertaining. Be careful to keep the teasing just that, though. Too much sexual innuendos might not fly too well with other family members. You can tease them about their relationship, but don't be crass.
After making the audience laugh, don't forget t o toast the bride and groom and their families. Wedding toasts are made when wedding speeches are winding down, and it is no different with best man speeches.
In my best man speech, I offered a toast to the bride and groom's future and thanked their families. After the best man speech jokes, I shifted gears and expressed a heartfelt, serious wish for the couple's happiness.
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