The role of best man is an important honour for you, it shows that the Groom trusts you and regards you as one of his best friends. However the honour of being a best man has its down side i.e.; responsibility for ensuring that the wedding day runs smoothly. The majority of the planning and organising of the happy event is usually undertaken by the bride and the bride’s mother, which can take over a year to sort out. Your role is to look after the Groom and help to make the day run smoothly.

Before the wedding your biggest responsibility is to sort out the stag night ensuring that the groom has a great time on his last day of freedom. The stag night is usually the night before the wedding day but because of the possibility of horrible hangovers and people getting lost it is sometimes held the week before the wedding to give everybody time to recover. This would be my preference but it’s not always possible because some guests may have to travel a long way and will need the stag night to be close to the wedding day. It is your responsibility as the best man to organise this to give the best result. There is always one friend at least who will think it’s great fun to tie up the groom naked in the high street during the stag night, it’s your duty to look after the groom and protect him from this, not take part in it.

After the stag night the most important duty for the best man is to get the groom to the church or wedding venue on time, dressed correctly with the wedding ring and in an unstressed condition. This last requirement is probably impossible but you should do your best to reduce his worry by being in control and managing the situation with the help of the ushers. Wedding cars may have been organised for the bride and some of the guests but the groom normally makes his own way to the church with the best man. You should ensure you have a back up plan to get you both to the wedding venue half an hour before the wedding is due to start. Keep a few phone numbers of taxi companies in your mobile phone just in case there is an emergency.

After you have looked after the groom successfully and he is married your major responsibilities are over except for the speech. There are lots of articles giving advice on wedding speeches and I won’t give any major advice here except to advise you don't say anything too controversial that may upset any of the guests. Good luck.

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Being chosen as a Best Man is an honor, but it comes with some responsibilities other than just organbising the stag do. There are some duties that must be done for your friend to make their wedding day go smoothly.

Before the Wedding

A few months before the wedding you should start organizing the bachelor party. Depending on how elaborate you go, this could take some time. You should also help the groom with any of his duties as the wedding gets closer.

It is traditional for the best man to give a toast and a speech at the reception. Prepare your speech ahead of time. You should definitely have a good idea of what you want to say so it goes well during the reception. Keep in mind you have a very broad audience with many family members.

A few days before the wedding pick up your suit or tuxedo, and make sure the groomsmen have theirs. Make sure the groom is all set with preparations for the rehearsal dinner(if your having one), and support him where needed.

The night before the wedding organize any decorations needed for the bride and grooms transportation from the ceremony to the reception. Quite often it will have "Just Married" on it along with cans or other noise makers.

The Day of the Wedding

On the day of the wedding help the groom get dressed into his tuxedo or wedding clothes, and make sure he gets to the ceremony on time. You are in charge of the wedding rings so make sure you have them in a safe place that is easy to access during the ceremony.

After the ceremony the best man is usually responsible for paying the officiant, or making a donation to the Church.

At the reception be prepared to be in charge of accepting gifts and cards for the bride and groom.

Don`t forget to have fun and enjoy your friends wedding day!

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