At a wedding, the first toast is always given by the best man. His toast can be a thought-provoking look at married life, a tribute to his friendship with the groom, or a personal, often embarrassing story about how the couple met. The traditional toast is just a short speech, but the best man can try something different, like a slideshow or a video presentation. The best man could also give a speech that is similar to a toast but has a few new parts.
One alternative to the traditional bachelor party is to go camping. You can choose to rough it by backpacking to a place with only the gear on your back to help you survive the elements for a few days, or you can drive to a spa that has well-appointed cabins and five-star gourmet meals. No matter which option you choose for your bachelor party, you are sure to have a lot of fun and enjoy the company of the other people there. A camping trip gives the groom and his friends a quiet place to talk about the journey he is about to start.
A slideshow is becoming a more common way for the best man to toast the newlyweds. You could use the chance to show pictures of the bride and groom both alone and with each other. One option is to talk to both parents before the wedding and ask them to bring pictures of their child from when they were a baby until now. You would ask the bride or groom's parents a number of questions about their child, teen, and adult lives. Then, you could take the pictures and put them in a slideshow that you could talk about using what you learned from the interviews. This kind of toast is especially popular with the older people at the wedding. This is because many of them knew the bride or groom when they were kids and will enjoy looking at pictures and hearing stories about those times.
If you plan to have both very young and very old people at your party, it's a good idea to choose a sport that everyone can take part in. In this situation, it might not be the best idea to play football, but taking everyone out for a round of golf might be something that everyone can enjoy.
Another unique way to give the best man's speech is through a video presentation. One way to do this is to get together with close friends and family members and videotape their answers to a series of questions about love and relationships. Then, you could record yourself giving a short toast and introducing the other people on video. If the best man is worried that he will forget what he wants to say at the wedding, this is a great idea. He can record and play back his speech over and over again on the video until it is perfect.
More and more people are also having co-ed bachelor parties that happen at the same time as the bachelorette party. One common way for these parties to end is for the bachelors and bachelorettes to meet for dinner at different restaurants and then meet up at a nightclub for some dancing and drinks to end the night. These kinds of parties can be a lot of fun because the bride and groom can spend time with their friends separately and then come back together at the end of the night to spend time with all of their friends without the pomp and circumstance that is usually part of their wedding reception.
The best man can give a toast in a number of different ways. As long as the best man is speaking from the heart, it doesn't matter if he gives a spontaneous speech or spends time before the wedding putting together an elaborate presentation. The toast will be well-received either way.
