An Individual’s Commitments As A Best Man: It’s More Than Just The Speech
The Best Man has many more jobs besides just making a best man speech. Oftentimes, it’s his help that allows the whole wedding to run smoothly.
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