My bestfriend and my sister is getting married and I'm the bestman for the wedding so I have to make a speech. The problem is I don't know how to start it. I have a hard time with the introduction and I am still not sure what exactly to write. I need your help guys! ty
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visit www.thebestmanspeech.com
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This is very personal. Write anything that you sincerely feel and he'll like it. \nOk, to give you ideas, write congratulations on his achievement and that you're sure he will have many more in the future. That you're proud of him, adore him, for his hard work but especially by his big heart. That you're happy for him and for many people that he will help.\nActually you don't need to write with fancy words, just be yourself and I'm sure he'll be happy.\nBtw, Congratulation for your family. :)
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1. For a unique party favor my groom and I are giving out lottery tickets. Only $1 each.. I will have a note in the program stating the tickets were chosen because we are so lucky to have our family and friends with us on our wedding day.\nI will also add a line that all winnings will need to be split with the bride and groom!\n\n 2. Instead of having an ordinary guestbook, that you hardly will look at again, I am going to create a photo guest book.  My guestbook attendants will take polaroids of each guest... either individually or in a group, however they come, and put it on the pages of the guestbook/scrapbook.  The guests will then sign on the bottom of their picture.  My fiance and I will then have a photo album of all the guests at our wedding! :) GST\n\n3. We are getting married next year and instead of the traditional wedding we have decided to go with a "rock-n-roll" theme. We are going to have records displayed around the hall with our names on them and a picture of the two of us. Our colors are navy blue, black and silver so there will be plenty of those colors…from the silver glitter on the black tables cloths to the silver spray painted roses.\n\n 4. Since this is a second marriage and there are children that will be blended into a new family, we are decorating the tables at the reception with photo trees holding photos of my future husband and I and our children doing things together. We feel it shows that this marriage is not the union of just two people, but the formation of a new family.\n\n5. We had a shortage of single men and women invited to our wedding, most of our friends and family were already married.  So we needed to come up with something different to replace the traditional bouquet and garter throwing.  We invited everyone to the dance floor and the dj played several lovely, slow songs.  First the dj told all couples married two hours or less to sit down (everyone got a kick out of that).  Then a few moments later, any married a year or less, than five years, ten years and so on, until there was only one couple left.  They were neighbors and friends of my family and had been married for fifty years.  We asked them to stay on the dance floor while I took a seat and my husband made a big show of removing my garter.  We then faced the winning couple, congratulated them on their fifty years and asked them for their best marriage advice as we presented them with the bouquet and garter.  They were very touched and it gave us a great feeling too.
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I quickly agreed with your daughter.  Together they should have written/signed thank you cards.  However, if there were a LOT of people at the wedding, it may have taken a while.  I've been to weddings with 300+ people and I'm not so sure I would send personalized thank you cards to each one.  Then again, not everyone brings gifts, and sometimes there are multiple people from a single family, in which one thank you card could have been written to.  Maybe she should just tell him that he should have made them more personal, and that it hurt her feelings because he is her best friend.  I wouldn't be mad that it was typed up, but it should have been more personal, such as "Thank you for the ___.  We really appreciated it.  Thanks again, (then signed by both husband AND wife)."
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Be creative about it.  A lot of people start by introducing themselves.  I started mine with a quote from a poem.
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Sketch an outline, like three lines, one for each body paragraph.  They should be logically laid out, as in one thing should lead to the next. If you know the points you want to hit, you can write your paragraphs with a sensible direction and your transitions will be smoother because you know what you want to talk about next.  \n\nGood luck!
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It sounds like you already have written the speech.\n\nTo simplify the process, you need an introduction, a body and a conclusion. \n\nIntro: you introduce what you want to say. In your case, even greetings and why all are present. \n\nIn the body: tell them what you want them to do or know. Do you want them to get to know each other. Build relationships, enjoy the evening, have fun, etc. \n\nThen conclusion: re-phrase the body into an action statement. Have a great time.\n\nNo need for overt jokes. Covert jokes however can work. If your company is known for being strict on policy and procedure, create a factious policy and assign a number and include it in the speech. He could say something like, " in your hand book on page 33 (if yours is only 32 pages) it says specifically, all employees are expected to have fun at such gatherings or what ever.
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Well you get excited to be around the person... want to be around the person a lot... call him/her a brother or sister on accident (somebody did that once with her husband she accidentaly called him her brother). You want to do anything you possible can to make the person happy. And most of all the person should be one of your bestest friends around! Like really he/she should be a best friend of yours and you just can be anything around the person and yeah I'm just rambling on right now but just make sure that you are a best friend to the prson you love and always forgive him/her no matter what.
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The speech/essay needs to be personal.  If you pick a topic that you are familiar with and then try to relate it to a topic that will face all you peers in the near future.  I assume that this is a speech that will be given at graduation ceremony, so try to make it 5-10 mins long.  If you have a favorite story about your school, maybe an event that occurred during a school function would be best, like a winning touch down or anything else that will bring the students together.  But, do not try to sound too mature or "out of your league."  Just try to keep it simple and down to earth.  Good Luck!!!!
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I would say since the wedding and the graduation are so close, why not just invite close friends to the graduation or grad party, you don't have to invite the world, save that for the wedding, your close friends will probably just give you something small for the graduation a book or something like that, and its almost useless to ask them not to. Congrats on both and good luck.
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You're screwed!!\nIf you're the groom.......... forget abt the game or else you'll be divorced the next day\n\nif you're the best man.........you have a chance, if u don't pay so much attention to the groom\n\nif you're just a guest .......... well thats what phones are made 4, emergencies lyk this. \n\n1) either keep phoning in on someone who will be watching\n2) get someone to sms you when something interesting happens\n3) if you have a radio on your phone just tune in from time to time\n\np.s. congradulations to whoever are getting married
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I would do it like this:\n\nperson 1: blabbity\nperson 2: blah\n\nJust do two lines with person 1 at the top and person 2 on the bottom.  Do it one sentence at a time.  It might be tedious, but that's the best way I can think of to give your friend full access to what is going on.
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Watch my best friends wedding. She told him but it didnt work out but atleast she got it off her chest. If you dont tell him you will regret it for the rest of your life! Think long and hard if you already regret not telling him before it'll be 10X worse later! Good luck
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You should really try an iMemoryBook. It would be a 'book' all about her and her man. \n\nYou could take a notepad and pass it around get everyone to write their favorite memory about the bride and then print them into a book. I did one of these iMemoryBooks last year for my roommate.\n\nI was trying to decide what to give my roommate for his wedding present. After seeing iMemoryBook I came up with a great idea. I convinced Derek and Wendy to write "He said...She said" stories about the way they met and the way they got engaged. Then using iMemoryBook's invitation system I sent invitations to all of his family and friends, in Utah, and all of her family and friends, in California. Then I watched the book grow online. I was amazed at how smoothly this book grew with the iMemoryBook system. Over 70 people got online, viewed and contributed to the book. The final book had over 200 photos, 75 entries(memories), and 100+ pages, iMemoryBook has helped me create something I wouldn't have even imagined possible.
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Keep it simple. \n\nThe Venue - you can have this outdoors with a markee or hire out one of your favourite cafes. \n\nThe dress - find a dress you love and get a dress maker to copy it. You can buy the material yourself to even reduce the costs. \n\nThe food & drinks - you buy the alcohol and pick a nice red and white wine with champagnes for toasting. Pick two beers for the boys make one a light. Finger food is a great option do you know a friend or take away/cafe that maybe able to help out.\n\nFlowers - get them from the market fresh the day before and put a relo in charge or helping arrange. Don't ask them for a gift just tell them their help is enough!\n\nCake - surely one of your relo's makes a great fruit cake. If so you can get a cake shop to put icing on top to match your dress material. \n\nCars - you only need two cars, see what resources you have a use two cars in the family. Otherwise hire two cars for the day this is so much cheaper than wedding car hire.   \n\nPool all your resources together, people are so willing to help. Just say to them not to buy a gift in return for their help this will be appreciated and you will find that they will still want to give you a token.
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Emily Post says nothing specifically about it, but I don't think you do write a note inside.  The bride will likely never even see it, since all of her necessary info is on the outside!  Here's a few more pointers...\n\nTips on being the perfect guest \n\n\nRSVP. Immediately. \nRSVP is French for “please respond” (répondez s’il vous plaît). Your most important obligation as a guest is to respond to the invitation immediately, especially if you are unable to attend. At the very least, it allows your host and hostess enough time to give an accurate count to the caterer. There is usually a card to return with your reply. If not, you may write a formal reply or a note indicating your intention. \n\n\nRespect your invitation. \nDo not ask your host or hostess if you can bring a date or your children. The invitation will be addressed to the people invited. If you may bring a guest, your invitation will read “Mr. John Phelps and guest.” If your children are invited, they will either receive their own personal invitations or their names will be listed under yours on the envelope. This is not the time to question your host’s decision, to argue or to beg for an exception. And, please, do not add their names to a reply card or show up with them anyway! \n\n\nSend a gift. \nIf you are invited to the ceremony and/or reception, you should send a gift, whether you are attending or not. Generally, gifts are sent to the bride in advance of the wedding. In some localities, gifts are brought to the reception and placed on a special table. If you hear from family that the couple would prefer a charitable donation—as in the case of an older couple or an encore wedding —please respect their wishes. If you receive an announcement after the wedding has taken place, you may send a gift if you wish, but you have no obligation to do so. It is nice to acknowledge the announcement with a card or a note expressing your best wishes. \n\n\nBe on your BEST behavior.\nBe on time, wear appropriate clothing and be respectful during the marriage ceremony. Pay your respects to the hosts, the wedding party and other guests at the reception. And remember. \n\n“The good guest is almost invisible, enjoying him- or herself, communing with fellow guests, and, most of all, enjoying the generous hospitality of the hosts.” - E. Post
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Go to the shower.  You may meet some fun people that you can party with at the wedding.  If you find that it is really boring at the shower just say that you have to leave a little early and excuse yourself.  This way your friend is happy and you may have some new friends at the wedding.  Have fun!