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Besides presenting your awesome best man speech, you may be in charge of various other elements of the wedding. Your part in the ceremony is very important, so always be ready to help out just in case it’s needed.

If you are in charge of keeping the wedding rings and the marriage license, make sure you have them in a secure location where they won’t get lost. Pack the car with the luggage, passports, plane tickets, and other things the couple might need if they are leaving for the honeymoon directly after the reception. Take a moment before the wedding for final touch-ups. Make sure groom looks his best for his wedding. Button any missing buttons, straighten his tie, and calm his nerves.

If something goes a little amiss during the wedding ceremony, make sure you are available to help fix it. You most likely won’t have to deal with something out of “The Runaway Bride.” Just be prepared to help out, whether the flower girl is crying or if a spot gets on the Groom’s jacket. The rehearsal generally sorts out these types of problems before they actually happen, but just being prepared can make the difference.

After the wedding ceremony, the job of a Best Man is pretty ambiguous. Your next job could be anything from the Master of Ceremonies at the reception or the chauffeur for the Bride and Groom to the reception. Talk to the Bride and Groom and make sure you now what’s going on. Sometimes the Best Man introduces the various speakers. If this is assigned to? you, make sure you can pronounce everyone’s name. When your time comes to speak, take a deep breath, relax, and go for it. You’ve done the practice and

you are prepared. After your killer speech, the Bride and Groom will have their first dance. A little while into it, you will usually join in with them, generally with the Maid of Honor.

After the wedding ceremony, your job as a Best Man becomes unclear. You may be appointed as the Master of Ceremonies for the reception, or you may be charged with driving the Bride and Groom. Once again, maintain a continuous flow of communication with the Bride and Groom to be completely clear in what your responsibilities are. At the reception is where you will present your speech. If you are in charge of introducing the other speakers, make sure you can pronounce their names correctly. You definitely don’t want to botch the name of the Bride’s father. When it is your time to speak, take a few seconds to compose yourself and just do it. You are ready: you’ve written an awesome, heart-felt speech, you’ve practiced it, and you are prepared. After your speech, the Bride and the Groom will have their first dance. You join in sometime after them, make sure you know when, and it is generally with the Maid of Honor. You probably don’t need to practice this, but just be aware.

As you can see, you have a variety of responsibilities to attend to besides your best man speechs. Once again, make sure you know exactly what you are in charge of, and make sure it gets done, including your preparation for the big best mans speeches. You want to help the Bride and Groom have an awesome wedding, and with your help, they can.