Humorous Wedding Speech †Reasons I Admire the Groom Essay

Humorous Wedding Speech – Reasons I Admire the Groom Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen - I’m not an experienced public speaker, so I find it easier just to read the speech word for word. In fact, I’ve practiced it almost daily for about a week and a half now, so that I know it very well. It’s a tip that I read in a book about public speaking. I’ve also been drinking profusely to help calm my pre-speech nerves. I made that tip up myself. Laughter Yes, I am a little nervous about being the best man. But I am more bothered with the title of best man. Saying that Im the best man is saying quite a bit. If Im the best man, why is Maria marrying Karl? So Im just happy saying that I am a pretty good man, because today Karl is the†¦show more content†¦He never used them. 3) His determination – most patently demonstrated as a cub scout at camp, where Karl held the record for avoiding the camp latrine – or the ‘brown barrel collector’ as we used to call it. Some cubs reckoned he could last a whole week, and I’m sure it was this early training in discipline that helped Karl on to a successful career. 4) His vision – we can see for ourselves how gorgeous Maria looks today, which proves the one thing I’ve always known about Karl - that he’s definitely a man of vision - often blurred, sometimes double, but nonetheless a man of vision who’s been lucky enough to have spotted a real beauty. 5) His charm – having taken the decision to propose to Maria, he whisked her off to Paris for a romantic weekend. They dined at expensive restaurants, took passionate walks along the river, went up the Eiffel Tower†¦ then he took her back to Weymouth and popped the question back at the flat. Now that sort of style is beyond the reach of the ordinary man. 6) His sentimental side - what with the way he fell to his knees and wept when he first discovered I’d organized strippers for his stag night (bachelor’s party). 7) His unwavering self confidence – which is particularly evident today. It has been an expensive few weeks for Karl but he doesn’t look in the least