Being a Best Man is an honour and for the sake of your friendship with the Groom, it is important you do a great job! Follow these handy tips to being a great Best Man…

1. Help to plan before the wedding. There are lots of details that need to be planned before a wedding and the Groom will most likely need help to keep on top of them all.

Try to be as organised as possible:

-Help book venues and double check the bookings
-Plan the Stag Do as early as possible and collect the money
-Arrange morning suit fittings, you may need several fittings before everyone is properly fitted
-Ask the Groom if there is anything he needs help with or would like you to do
-Work out how many weeks / months of preparation time you have so you can organise your time accordingly

2. Help out as much as possible at the wedding. Chances are, although it is the best day of his life, the Groom will be highly stressed. This is also true for the bride. In order to keep stress levels to a minimum try and take on as many tasks as possible; make sure the Groom, Bride and immediate family members have drinks, organise the ushers, tame unruly children, plump cushions for the elderly who are sleeping and everything in between!

At the end of the day, the wedding should be remembered by all as a smooth, calm event and if there is any way you can help this to happen then it is advisable that you do so – the Groom will thank you in the long run!

3. Deliver an entertaining speech. You have been chosen to be Best Man as the Groom trusts you; make him proud by delivering a top class speech. Embarrass him as much as possible but steer clear from stories that will make his new wife quiz him later on! Engage the audience with childhood tales, holiday stories and comedy antics, but remember there may be children present!

Start planning your speech way in advance; great words of wisdom do not occur over night and it may take a while before your creative juices start flowing. Practice your speech in front of a mirror and also in front of other people – they can give you advice for improvements. Giving a speech can be a nerve wracking experience but taking time to plan and lots of practice should make it perfect – or as near perfect as possible!

4. Organising the Stag Do. This is perhaps the most entertaining job for a Best Man! Getting a group of mates together and having a laugh, mainly at the Groom’s drunken behaviour, is crucial for any wedding! Organising a great Stag Do can be a difficult and time consuming job so you may choose to enlist the help of a Stag Weekend organiser who can accommodate all your needs.

When planning the Stag Do it is best to theme it based on the Groom’s preferences, it is a party for him after all. It is also important to remember the Bride as well when it comes to booking activities such as strippers – an upset Bride is not fun for anyone! Furthermore if you are planning to leave the country for the Stag Do, then do so a couple of days / weeks before the wedding so the Groom can make his way home in time; just in case you ‘accidently’ forget to bring him back!

5. Wrap up all loose ends after the wedding. The newly weds have gone on their honeymoon to celebrate the start of their lives together but there are still a number of things that need sorting after a wedding. As Best Man these things fall in your lap.

This list could include the following:
-Ensuring everyone gets home safely after the reception
-Helping with any tidying that needs to be done at the venue
-Collecting and returning all hired clothing such as the usher’s morning suits
-Making sure that any outstanding payments have been made

Author Bio: Dom Evans is a well travelled writer who is now concentrating on utilizing his experiences in advising on the best stag do destinations. He currently works at Playaway Weekends, researching and sampling world wide stag do destinations.

Category: Marriage
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