This is the speech I used to toast to the groom for my brother.  I was honored to be his best man, so obviously I had to come up with something good.  Who would have thought…I came up with a poem…

Best Man Speech

This is about Richard Arthur Dohack, III. Well, shortly after Rick & Katie’s engagement, Rick asked me to be the Best Man for the wedding. This was a great honor, but it also comes with a lot of responsibility. It’s been great for me to sit back and reflect on all of the years we have had together. And lucky for me, Rick has not given me any shortage of material over the years for this speech.

Poem:

To Toast this night off correctly I thought I would come up with series of 3 poems

The first is to Rick:

By default Rick is my big brother,

The reason this happens is b/c we have the same mother.

Over the years, at times I have wanted to be like him,

Not all the time though, I’ll go out on a limb.

When he was younger he had a permed mullet,

Of course I wanted to be like him, so I bit the bullet.

He’s had nicknames like Ricky, Dicky, Slick Rick and more,

We’re just excited for him to have a kid named Dick 4.

But we all know Rick has a heart of gold,

He will always be the one that broke the mold.

Even though life has dealt him some lemons.

He’s planning a comeback like Roger Clemens.

The path to success is not always clear,

But Rick, I know you’ll get there, so have no fear.

Being your Best Man means the world to me,

Now let’s talk to the girl who got you to drop on One knee.

To Katie:

Now would be a good time to tell you about Rick,

About his skeletons he’s holding back, he’s going to be ticked.

No, I’m just joking, he has nothing to hide,

He’s a great guy, he’s just never heard of Tide.

So his clothes are usually dirty, and house can be a mess,

But now he has you to help him learn how to dress.

On his first date, he wanted to take you to out for food,

We wouldn’t let him b/c his eating habits can be a little rude.

He finishes his plate in 43 seconds flat,

The world record is 42, tonight he might beat that.

I’m being a little tough on him, but that’s what brothers do,

If our love wasn’t tough, it wouldn’t mean poo.

Now that you know his tendencies we can talk about you both,

Because today is the day that you took your oathe.

To Both of you.

-Before there was love, there was only a click,

And on Katie’s computer screen popped up a guy named Rick.

-Some typing, some emails, all innocent flirting,

But deep down both of them were really hurting.

Not hurting for love, but rather each other,

And then I knew she was the right one for my brother.

When they are together there’s a frequent smile,

And before Katie, for Rick it had been awhile.

There was a first date, then engagement, now wedding,

I hope you enjoy my gift of the bedding.

It’s time now to give up a toast,

Let’s put our glasses together and wish them the most,

The most love, the most happiness, and all of their life.

Together they will be man & wife.

Congratulations!

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