The Best Man

Happy 2nd Anniversary to Eddy & Jess.
Two years ago today I was the best man at their wedding. I have never been good at public speaking and I was nervous as hell about the best man speech. When we got to where the reception was at, the wedding planner asked me if I had a toast "ready". I said yes, and asked her how long I had before I gave it. She said it would be right after we came in and were seated. So apparently I wasn't "ready". I had been hoping I could get a drink or two in to relax me before I gave the toast, so I was very nervous now. Fortunately I had a flask in my tuxedo pocket that had some tequila in it. I proceeded to have a few nips, and then a few more. Unfortunately there was not enough time for this to kick in and relax me before the toast. All that it did was give me heart burn right at the time the meal was served, so I could hardly eat anything.

Not being good at public speaking I really stressed about the toast and spent some time writing it, I was actually kind of proud of what I came up with. I thought it sucked at the time, but have been to a few weddings since then and from the other best man toast I have witnessed I realized that mine wasn't that bad. I posted it below and the comic strip above is one I came across while writing the toast, which was 2 days before the wedding. I felt that the strip fit for me, not Ed, he is the lucky one. Maybe the comic was Karma, Fate, or just a strange premonition. Either way, I'm probably a "block head"!

It was definitely a fun night. After the wedding I told DJ to keep his tux on, we were going out on the town in style that night. I'm not going to go into detail about DJ and his layers, LOL, but it was a blast. We ended up partying all night and ended back at the hotel sometime after daylight the next day. Eddy had to tell the front desk we needed a later checkout time because we were not in much shape to get up. Definitely a awesome time.

Congratulations again to Ed & Jess! I know DJ & I had a night we will definitely remember for a long time. :)

I'd like to start off by wishing Jess & Ed a happy 2 hour anniversary. Ed, I think you made a wonderful choice. You couldn't have picked a better best man. This means a lot to me. I'm honored. Usually at weddings I'm the guy sitting at that table back there, you know, that table that gets to eat last.
I've know Ed for over 12 yrs now. We've been best friends since the day we met. We have a lot of good stories to. There was the time Ed saved our lives, from that crazy old man with the gun. There are some times Ed tried to do me in to, but I'm sure those are unintentional.
Even though Ed and I didn't know each other till we were 18, we have done a lot of growing up together. In Youngstown we lived together for 2 years. We both worked at the same Giant Eagle for a while. After we graduated, we even got a job at the same place. The funny part about that is our resumes were exactly the same, word for word, except the name and some of the work experience. And the guy that hired us never noticed. He even called us 5 min apart.
All this time I have known eddy, and I have to honestly say, I have never seen him happier. So Jess, on behalf of eddy's friends, family, co-workers, his cat, and any future EMR's. I would like to say thank you for making eddy a better friend than he already is, a little bit nicer guy, and more tolerable to be around.
So please raise your glass, and join me in toasting Jess & Ed
To you both, a day of perfection. A night of bliss. A lifetime of blessings. And may your home always be too small to hold all who love you.