DevO Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 I've been asked to say a few words at a friend's wedding in a few weeks. A poem or song lyrics or something, about love and committment or whatever I want really. And I have NO IDEA what to say! Anyone got any suggestions for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 And the men who hold high placesMust be the ones to startTo mould a new realityCloser to the heart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 beatles lyrics. check out how many songs have the word LOVE in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 I've done a few speeches including my own wedding speech and from what I could tell, they were well received. Go with your heart... and don't forget to add a few funny personal stories too. I don't recommend doing impersonal generic stuff. Be original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Whatever you do, DON"T take your pants off in the middle of the speech. That doesn't go over so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Picture them in their underwear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenenbaum Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 i've done 2; embarrassing relevant stories about the bride or groom work wonders!"The best man? The BETTER MAN!"-The Wedding Singer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 relate their college-era sexual escapades ... that always goes over well with grandparents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmelbatoast Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Jokes about infidelity didn't go over so well at my sister's wedding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Jokes about infidelity didn't go over so well at my sister's wedding. some relatives are just so uptight just make sure to liquor them all up before you haul out the bachelor party stories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popo weenie Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Jokes about infidelity didn't go over so well at my sister's wedding.that is a no no for surewe are all virgins when we get married Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmelbatoast Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Only the bride, groom and minister were laughing. Every other person was silent and staring in awe.Good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 that e.e. cummings had some slick:somewhere i have never travelled,gladly beyondany experience,your eyes have their silence:in your most frail gesture are things which enclose me,or which i cannot touch because they are too nearyour slightest look easily will unclose methough i have closed myself as fingers,you open always petal by petal myself as Spring opens(touching skilfully,mysteriously) her first roseor if your wish be to close me,i andmy life will shut very beautifully, suddenly,as when the heart of this flower imaginesthe snow carefully everywhere descending;nothing which we are to perceive in this world equalsthe power of your intense fragility: whose texturecompels me with the color of its countries,rendering death and forever with each breathing(i do not know what it is about you that closesand opens; only something in me understandsthe voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses)nobody,not even the rain, has such small handsprobably best to leave any shared trips to the bordello out of the speech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartamophone Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 I've spoken at a handful of weddings, and I've found that the best course of action to take is to be as specific as possible when talking about the bride and/or groom, whether you do it in describing them or telling anecdotes. The ol' "Matt's been a great friend and he and Heather are really in love, so here's to them" routine is fine, but things that could be said about any couple on the face of the planet aren't all that memorable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Take some tips from Suluand ShatnerOr even Artie Lange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 I think this series of three skits is the funniest thing I've seen regarding wedding parody. It's Rowan Atkinson (Blackaddar, Mr. Bean, Not The Nine O'Clock News) at his youthful best. Note, the second skit is about a wedding speech by a best man:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4t03uBWYCw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokonon Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 I was the best (wo)man at my friend Don's wedding and I just mentioned a few of the nice things he's done and how Erica was making a really good choice marrying him. I talked about how he was my "seeing eye Don" when I lost my glasses at CTMF and how he helped me do everything from cutting my vegetables to driving me everywhere when I broke my arm, he was my right hand man. I thought it was clever, appropriate and nice. You just gotta vouch for your friend, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted August 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2007 that e.e. cummings had some slick:somewhere i have never travelled,gladly beyondany experience,your eyes have their silence:in your most frail gesture are things which enclose me,or which i cannot touch because they are too nearyour slightest look easily will unclose methough i have closed myself as fingers,you open always petal by petal myself as Spring opens(touching skilfully,mysteriously) her first roseor if your wish be to close me,i andmy life will shut very beautifully, suddenly,as when the heart of this flower imaginesthe snow carefully everywhere descending;nothing which we are to perceive in this world equalsthe power of your intense fragility: whose texturecompels me with the color of its countries,rendering death and forever with each breathing(i do not know what it is about you that closesand opens; only something in me understandsthe voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses)nobody,not even the rain, has such small handsprobably best to leave any shared trips to the bordello out of the speechMy mom's opinion is that this one is too sexual. lol!I should've mentioned that I need to find a quote or reading because this is for the CEREMONY, not the reception. So it won't be story telling time. The wedding is next Saturday and I still don't know what I'm gonna read! Maybe something by Kahlil Gibran, but that's just so obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooly Posted August 11, 2007 Report Share Posted August 11, 2007 why are brides dresses always white?cuz the dishwasher should match the fridge and stove!im planning on using that one later today, ill let you know how it goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LXQ42 Posted August 11, 2007 Report Share Posted August 11, 2007 (edited) Talk all about love man.....there are other people (ie. the minister, if there is one) to talk about 'under the eyes of god' or 'the resposibility of marriage', so take it upon yourself to talk about how much these two cats love each other. Beatles quotes work, Ben Harper has a few quotable songs, and there's a ton more out there. Or, make something up yourself! shit, now I feel like a sap.... Edited August 11, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted August 11, 2007 Report Share Posted August 11, 2007 Just give them some advice like "shave yer balls" and shit. Its alot easier and less stressful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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