Wedding 1 – Completed

So my first wedding as a best man has gone down about as perfectly as could be expected. It was a great weekend for Bree and Jess and everyone had an amazing time. Congratulations again to the happy couple. Adam and I were the best men, and on Monday and Tuesday night of last week prepared a pretty awesome speech that I will post below for those who might not have heard it or want to read it again. I was very impressed with what we were able to come up with. It had it all – humor, personal stories, well wishes, touchy feely, wit. An overall well rounded speech. I’ve really set the bar for the next best man speech that I will be giving at Mike’s wedding in 10 days.

The speech reads back and forth line by line between Adam and I, with a switch half way through:

I’m Tim and I’m Adam, and we won’t cause a site

The wedding party looks wonderful, especially the one wearing white

Thank you Am and Cybil – for a wedding made to impress

But if we’re the best men, then why is Bree marrying Jess.

Now listen to our tale, about a boy and girl’s love.

These words are our own, not sent from above.

Five years ago, to Ohio Bree flew

Espirit and his grandparents, the only ones he knew.

When Adam’s roommate pairing came, he read it with glee

I quickly dumped my girlfriend, for this new girl named Bree.

At first disappointment, when seeing this Texas man

Soon I would realize, this was all part of a plan.

It was destiny’s plot when Jess moved to their floor

Who would have thought the perfect bride right next door?

The first time I saw them, was Halloween night

Dressed up both as cowboys, the future was in sight.

We quickly became friends, drinks and high fives

Inside jokes – “We’ve paid with many lives.”

Midnight showings of many movies we did enjoy

Star Wars and Lord of the Rings, we pleased the inner boy.

Many Saturday’s we spent, Buckeye pride we did show

At the shoe or the Oval, we cheered OH… – IO

Bree’s big truck Bertha, a reliable blue

In the heart of Ohio, showed Texas plates true

Pong and corn hole are games we enjoy

And Brazenhead pub, threatened our employ

A memorable trip, we said Tempe or Bust

A week in the desert – to see the Irish eat dust.

How could Bree catch Jess, could should be any hotter

But why the day of marriage, same day as Harry Potter.

You’ve both been close friends, you introduced me to Kate.

Nights Jess would come over, in the other room I’d …. play video games.

It was plain to all, right from the start

That Bree and Jess, had won each others heart

Coming from strong, loving families, you both are aware

That each of us here tonight, are happy for you and really care

And we might as well tell you, Bree you’re quite a lucky guy

You and Jess are perfect, and here’s the reason why

You have fun with each other, stubbornness aside.

You love each other deeply, and can swallow your pride.

So you see it’s quite apparent, great fun these two will share

Their’s is a love so special, some might call it rare

Marriage is about experience, and there’s magic along the way

It’s in sharing your life together, with the bond growing each day.

Such a perfect couple, ending up as man and wife

Is proof enough for me, that God does guide our life

Now let’s all lift our glasses to the happiest man we know

And to Jess his lovely wife, the one who man him so.

To Bree and Jess!

And here are some pictures I took, most of them aren’t the greatest due to the lighting of the different rooms we were in, but no matter.

Bree & Jess’s Wedding