{"id":20500,"date":"2014-02-11T12:05:48","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T12:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wdie.wedding-dates.com\/?p=20500"},"modified":"2024-05-13T12:10:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T11:10:59","slug":"wedding-speech-tips-may-best-man-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wedding-speech-tips-may-best-man-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding Speech Tips: May The Best Man Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If done well, the best man\u2019s speech is always an exciting part of a wedding day. These five top tips will see any bloke right when it comes to doing a mate proud on his big day.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Wedding Speech Tips<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep it (mostly) clean \u2013 even the palest blue jokes won\u2019t necessarily transcend the generations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember to compliment the bride and her bridesmaids.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make the happy couple the focus of the speech and don\u2019t use it as a platform to embarrass the<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">groom<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank all the major players involved in making it such a special day.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the biggest question on everyone\u2019s lips is, how long will the speech actually last? The best man may be the kind of guy who relishes the floor and will have to be separated from the microphone after half an hour, or is he the shy type, all red face and sweaty palms, willing it to be over?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sounds like it\u2019s time to place a bet, but don\u2019t wait for the day itself, use Tedbets, the UK\u2019s only platform where friends can bet on anything. \u2018I bet John\u2019s best man speech will go past half an hour and he\u2019ll have to be asked to wrap it up,\u2019 or \u2018Steve won\u2019t last more than 10 minutes before his nerves get the better of him.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can really place any bet you like, the choices are endless, and make even the most bland wedding a little more fun. Tedbets CEO Scott Burton said: \u201cPerhaps one of the reasons that bets work so well for wedding days, is that it\u2019s a natural, social thing to do amongst friends, and it helps spur individuals on to prove they can achieve something. Being the UK\u2019s only betting platform where friends can bet each other on anything, we\u2019ve seen ourselves that people are both inspired to bet on things, and also prove themselves right.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To find out more, and to start Tedbetting, visit www.tedbets.com.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Image via www.junebugweddings.com<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If done well, the best man\u2019s speech is always an exciting part of a wedding day. These five top tips will see any bloke right when it comes to doing a mate proud on his big day. 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