Best Man Speech – 2

"Warm Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen!

Today is my best friend A’s wedding and I was the happiest person until I was not standing here to deliver the best man’s speech. I mean being the best man for A is something, I probably was not expecting, it was kind of quite understood, but delivering a speech would make me nervous and especially when you have to deliver a speech on your best friend’s marriage. What if some destructive secrets get revealed?

‘A’ and I met each other just 5 years ago at our workplace. ‘A’ was my colleague and we shared the same department and same team. We have spent hours in chatting during our break. We have accomplished several projects together and have shared the fortune of success and the taste of failure together. Though, ‘A’ left the office for starting his own business but never have we passed even one weekend without meeting each other.

I hail from a small town and when I met ‘A’, I was a shy and an introvert person. I shunned meeting people and would only confine myself to work. It was him who raised my confidence; he would always energize me with his funny jokes and boost my morale in my days of downs.

Apart from being a highly equipped engineer and a terrific professional, he is a fantastic person too. I remember once I needed financial help as my father was hospitalized; not that he helped me with the money, he also visited my father every day in the hospital and take care of him when I needed a break.

Well despite being a happy person, I’ve noticed something missing in his life. I have noticed him gloomy and sad quite often, mostly when we meet over a glass of drink in the pub or at our respective homes. Off course, he was cheerless only till he met his beautiful bride ‘X’. I guess, for the past six months, I’ve never seen him unhappy or gloomy. And, believing he’s now spending lesser time with me in the pub and almost nil time on the weekends, it’s certainly evident how he feels about his wife.

Though I am going to miss my best friend forever, I am certainly happy for both of you. ‘A’ has been a big support in my life and I would always cherish the relationship we have shared. While I have sacrificed you for your happiness, I am not going to leave you so easily. You have to promise me that you would call me every weekend and let me taste delicious food cooked by dear ‘sister-in-law’. No, I mean ‘A’ loves her so much that I doubt whether he would let her take the pain of cooking.

Ladies and gentlemen, on a serious and final note, please be upright and lift your glasses to my best buddy ‘A’ and his gorgeous new wife ‘X’.

I thank each one of you for listening to me with so much of patience. Wish all the luck to ‘A’ and ‘X’.

Thank You!
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