Best man one liners can be used to inject a sense of humour into your best mans speech. Traditionally at a wedding reception a number of speeches are made and the best mans speech is the most eagerly anticipated of these. The Father of the Bride and Groom’s speeches are typically formal and sincere in their delivery. The best mans speech follows these and is typically the final speech to be made. The toast made at the end of the best mans speech marks the start of the celebrations and what better way is there to warm people up than with a bit of light hearted humour?

There is a difference between using best man one liners and telling jokes in a wedding speech. Long winded, meandering jokes with a boom-boom punch-line are usually not well received and using best man one liners is usually a far safer option. A best mans speech is one of gratitude, appreciation, emotion and overall male ‘mushiness’.

To balance this out it is expected that the best man speech will also be peppered with a number of short humorous punch lines that poke fun at the groom, within moderation. Using best man one liners is all about being yourself and finding what works for you and your personality. Let’s be honest, everyone likes a bit of a giggle and there is nothing better when performing your best man speech than seeing the wedding guests smiling. You just need to be prepared enough to do it.

A good best man one liner should grabs the guests attention. This can be a humorous jibe or short story about the groom or it could be a funny quote about marriage in general. The amount of humour used within your speech should be in balance to the amount of sincerity. The groom will be expecting you to make references to him but this is not an opportunity to publicly destroy his reputation.

One topic to avoid is either partner's 'ex'. If you want to use the grooms chequered dating history try to be original and keep it generic.

Here is an example:

"I always knew that Ryan would have better luck in relationships than me from the time when we dated the twins. His had long hair and was gymnast. Mine had a moustache and was a prop forward."

The key to using best man one liners is to keep them short and use them in moderation. As a final note of caution, remember there may be a range of guests at the reception so keep your best man one liners non-offensive and child friendly.

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