Best man speech closing lines — how to end on a line the room will remember.
Everything before the ending is building to this. Get the last thirty seconds right and the whole speech lands.
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Most best man speeches spend a lot of time on the opening and middle, then rush the ending. That's a mistake. The closing line is the last thing the room hears before they raise their glasses. It's what gets remembered, quoted, and mentioned the morning after. It deserves as much attention as anything else.
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Six closing lines worth using: 1. "She is extraordinary. He somehow deserves her. Please raise your glasses — to James and Amy." 2. "I've watched him become the person who was always there. And I think, with her beside him, the best of that is still ahead. Ladies and gentlemen — to Dan and Sarah." 3. "Tom — you've been my best man since before either of us knew what that meant. She already knows. To Tom and Grace." 4. "He is better for knowing her, and I suspect — though she'd never admit it — she feels the same. Ladies and gentlemen — to Nick and Olivia." 5. "Some people are lucky once. He was lucky enough to find her. Please be upstanding — to Will and Kate." 6. "I could say more. But the best speech I ever gave was one I had the wisdom to end. To Jamie and Sophie — and the completely wonderful mess that starts today." --- A note on the toast itself: The standard toast ends with: "Ladies and gentlemen, please raise your glasses to [Name] and [Name]." If your venue is not fully formal, "Please be upstanding" sounds natural. If guests are already standing or it's a relaxed setting, just "Please raise your glasses" is enough. Pause before the names. Pause after. Let the room breathe. Then begin the toast.
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Write the ending before you write the speech
If you know exactly where you're going, every earlier section can build toward it. The speech will feel deliberate rather than like it just happened to stop.
The final line before the toast should be simple and sincere
Not another joke. Not a long paragraph. One clean sentence that expresses genuine feeling. Then the toast. The simpler the line, the better it lands.
Leave a brief pause before the names
When you reach the toast, slow down. Say the names clearly and deliberately. Nothing is worse than a toast where guests miss the names they're supposed to be drinking to.
Address the groom and bride directly in the final section
Switching from talking about them to talking to them in the last thirty seconds raises the emotional register of the entire ending. It signals that this is the real thing.
Never undercut the ending with another joke
Some speeches get to a beautiful sincere ending and then add one more laugh to lighten the mood. Resist this. The emotion is the point. Let the room feel it.
Frequently asked questions
Thirty to sixty seconds is typical. One sincere line about what the couple means, one forward-looking thought, and then the toast. Don't overstay the ending.
Sincere, almost always. A speech that ends on a laugh is entertaining. A speech that ends with genuine emotion is remembered. The toast calls for sincerity.
The simplest form: 'Ladies and gentlemen, please raise your glasses to [Name] and [Name].' Then pause while everyone drinks. You can personalise this slightly, but cleaner is almost always better.
If tradition at your wedding includes the best man thanking the bridesmaids on behalf of the groom, do this briefly before the closing toast — not after it. The toast should be the final act.
Yes — the generated speech will include a full closing section and a proper toast. You can adjust the names and refine any details.
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