When one of my best buddies decided to get married I was asked to be the best man. As he was one of my closest friends, there was no way I could have declined. The dilemma I now faced as a best man was to deliver a speech and toast during the wedding. I was fortunate in coming across a great resource that gave me writing tips on funny wedding toasts.

Writing and delivering speeches was something that I was not very good at, so I needed all the help I could find. I learnt that one of the most important elements to great wedding toasts is to make sure that it is funny. Keeping the crowd entertained is especially important at a wedding and it was one of my responsibilities as a best man to ensure I was prepared to deliver a great speech.

During a wedding the best man is not the only person that has to deliver a speech. The Father of the Bride and Maid of Honor usually also has the responsibility of giving a speech. It is usually a good starting point to come up with a few ideas you can use as funny wedding toasts. Once you have a list share this with the others who may be involved in delivering a speech to make sure you don’t have any repeated content in your speeches.

I found that including a few wedding jokes and quotes is an absolute must in your best man wedding speech. You may want to throw in a few one-liners every now and then. From my experience this was a great way to keep the guests focused on the wedding toast being delivered and making sure they are enjoying themselves.

Coming up with my own best man speech was not that difficult once I had a few examples of professionally written speeches to give me ideas on where to start. Consider looking for some examples of speeches to help you write funny wedding toasts that you can use the wedding.

Giving a wedding toast is can be a cumbersome task especially for the best man.  I went through this complicated task and somehow managed to live up to the expectation.  One of the best ways to give humorous wedding toasts is to make it funny. Including a few funny wedding jokes can be a great way to make your speech much more exciting.

When it came to coming up with ideas for writing a great wedding toast, I knew I had to be funny but also respectful at the same time. There are certain wedding jokes that are great but shouldn’t be used during weddings. Try to use jokes that cause a little bit of embarrassment to the groom or bride but avoid using jokes that heavily insult others.

Adding a few one liners can draw a lot of attention from the crowd and if delivered at the right time, may be a great crowd pleaser. Here are a couple of very common one liners:

-          Marriage is not a word. It's a sentence. (a life sentence!).

-          When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.

During the wedding toasts I had prepared, I made sure that it there were enough jokes that kept the speech interesting. The last thing anyone wants during a wedding toast is for the guests to lose their attention. By using a joke throughout the wedding toasts and getting the crowd to laugh, it kept them focused.

A short story in the middle of the toast can also add to the humor of the speech. Don’t make it up too long so that it sounds like you’re reading an essay but make long enough where you can paint a picture to the audience a story about the groom and bride. Try to include a few jokes into the story and you will have the guest entertained and laughing throughout the night.

The important thing to remember is when delivering funny wedding toasts is to keep it funny. Practice a few funny wedding jokes and when it looks like the crowd is losing focus, break the ice and ease out the situation by using one of these jokes.

When it comes to giving the best man wedding toast if you are well prepared then you shouldn’t ever come across the situation where you bore the guests.

Here is a video of a funny wedding speech. Take note of how the best man talks about the groom and bride. He makes jokes about parts of their personal life and creates a great atmosphere in the room. Each of the jokes are not too long, nor is it very boring. When coming up with your own funny wedding toasts, consider some experiences you've had with the groom and bride. 

As a best man, delivering great speeches was probably the toughest part for me, since I had to be prepared. Coming up with funny wedding toast ideas was not something I was very good at let alone having to deliver it. I needed a few speeches that will be sure to lighten up the mood of the occasion and make everyone feel at ease. I did not want to offend anyone but at the same time I wanted to break the ice among the audience. A few one liners that were really catchy did the trick.

One of the things that a best man is to never speak about is the bachelor party. Any off-color comment is sure to make the groom embarrassed. The bride may prefer to be unaware of the stuff that happened at the party so avoid any speaking about that. A little bit of flattery for the new bride will go a long way in your best man wedding speech, but that doesn’t mean you should over exaggerate things.

Talking about the groom’s housekeeping skills can also be a great idea. Try this: Last time (groom) tried to boil water; the smoke alarm woke the neighbors. If you have any story that is tasteful and pertains to the groom, it will be sure to make the crowd laugh. It's a long-standing joke that married men are forced to choose their wives over their friends, you can use this to come up with a funny wedding toast about how the groom will be missing out on certain activities he normally does.

Above all, you want to give funny wedding toasts that make the groom the spotlight. Try to make a pretty good impression about the groom. Everything you say should be a reflection on him, and he's probably more than a little nervous about some of the audience members – namely his new in-laws – and what they're about to learn from you! No matter what mountains you have climb to write your best man’s speech, try to come up with a few great wedding speeches. Also remember that the speeches should be exciting and interesting. Avoid giving wedding toasts that drag on endlessly.

Try to create some classic moments where the audience themselves can relate to the situation with a hearty good laugh could make your funny wedding toasts unforgettable.

A wedding is a very special occasion and as a best man, I heard that delivering a few funny wedding toasts can be a great crowd pleaser. A few weddings I’ve been too had people delivering speeches that ended up with a few seconds of awkward silence. I did not want to make that same mistake and embarrass my best buddy who has trusted me with the responsibilities of being his best man. With that in mind I considered trying to come up with a few toasts I could use that were rather funny. I found that being ready and planning what you are going to say needs to be humorous but shouldn’t be too offending.

Writing a wedding toast can make you go mad but it’s really a pleasure to deliver it and that sigh of relief after you finish with it is the best part that you could ever experience. A few humorous wedding speeches is sure to attract the attention of everyone but don’t make turn into a stand up comedy. A few one liners which really strikes is all you need to keep the guests entertained.

The best technique is to include a few wedding jokes in your speech with a few funny quotations. Limit your jokes to one or two lines so that people can understand them easily and save you from the possibility of confused people who didn’t quite get it. Keep everyone focused with your body language.  Never adjust your tie because it obviously shows you are nervous. But don’t hide if you are nervous because hiding makes it even worse and you will end up looking sorry which you obviously don’t want others to know about.

Save the day by making short and sweet toasts. Long hours of speech are only meant for sermons. Make an eye contact with the audience and not only with just the groom and bride which you could probably do later.

Enjoy the way you speak as if it is being spoken naturally. Find a few examples of wedding toasts to give you an idea of what to write about, and then come up with your own unique and funny wedding toasts to use at the wedding.