Wedding Help

As one of my readers pointed out to me recently in my article entitled What are the Duties of the Best Man, I inadvertently left out the speech, or toast the best man is expected to make at the reception. Speeches are not usually something that something that people look forward to writing, much less presenting. I remember the dreaded speech classes in high school and college. Stage fright is something that everyone feels, butterflies in the stomach, cold sweats, shaky hands, we’ve all been there. Add to that that you’re at your best friends wedding and expected to give a heartfelt speech is even worse. The fear of bombing it and having all your friends and perhaps family there to witness it could be nearly too much to bear. So, here are some great tips you can use to help you get started when writing your best man toast.

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Believe it or not, the best man does actually have duties, duties for which he is socially responsible. Granted, the list of responsibilities are nothing like the list for the maid of honor, but nevertheless you should make sure that your groom and best man for the ceremony are aware of what they are responsible for. Now, as I’m sure you know, every wedding is different and therefore your best man’s duties may be more or less complicated than this list depending on the circumstances. But here is a list of responsibilities in which the best man is in charge of handling. To help make it easier, I’ve identified three major weddings where the best man needs to step it up and get the job done: before, during and after the wedding ceremony and reception.

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