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18 funny wedding wishes for your best friend

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Everybody likes a good laugh at a wedding. But when it’s your best friend, it can sometimes be a little tricky – you probably have a ton of in jokes, right? But if you go too cliquey, the joke often falls flat (or you’re not allowed to say them!).


Sometimes a funny speech is great – but if you want to say some serious things, and make people laugh, here are 18 funny wedding wishes to give in your speech… or write in the message book!

  1. Live each day as if it were your last – and each night as if it were your first
  2. It’s not so much who wears the pants as how much money there is in the pockets!
  3. Never go to bed mad – stay up and fight
  4. Always remember the old saying – three’s company and two’s a crowd!
  5. Your marriage today marks the end of your happy love story and marks the beginnings of your never-ending war. May the best player win.
  6. I want to pay tribute to a great relationship… me and (BEST FRIEND). Oh, and I hope the marriage goes well too.
  7. The American poet Ogden Nash once said that marriage is an alliance between a man who can’t sleep with the window shut and a woman who can’t sleep with the window open – so maybe sleep near the door instead!
  8. Remember the best way to clinch an argument is to take them in your arms
  9. Success in marriage isn’t so much about finding the right person as being the right person… so whatever you do, don’t be yourself!
  10. Remember that marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasure!
  11. I’d like to read a few messages from friends and family who couldn’t be here. The first is for BEST FRIEND: “Don’t forget us now you’re married. Love from all the girls at Madame Butterfly’s Spanking Emporium.
  12. Marriage is a participation game: it needs love, care, and a good ref!
  13. Marriage is like a lottery ticket – no matter what you choose, someone else always wins!
  14. Mae West once said that ‘love conquers everything except poverty and toothache: I know you’ll always be rich in love, so as long as you remember to brush your teeth you shouldn’t have any trouble at all!
  15. Your life had always been a rollercoaster and now am glad you have someone else to scream along with you!
  16. The secret to a happy marriage is always buying your best friend another round!
  17. You’ll have moments when you really love each other… for everything else, there’s overtime!
  18. You two have a fairy-tale romance – Though I was a little surprised BEST FRIEND still looks like a frog even after the kiss!


There you have it! Just remember, always read the room! And feel free to tweak or adapt to your personality or your best friend.

Oh, and don’t forget, the secret to being funny is relaxation and confidence!

About the author: Alexander Westenberg, milestone speechwriter, is a teacher, a musician, and long-time speechwriter. Read more…

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