Write a Best Man or Maid of Honour Speech

Write a best man or maid of honour speech for the following:

Role: [best man / maid of honour / best woman / man of honour]
Speaker's name: [your name]
Couple: [names of both people getting married]
Relationship to the couple: [how you know them and for how long]
Know both or just one: [describe]
Personality of speaker: [funny / heartfelt / nervous / natural storyteller / bit of both]
Personality of couple: [what they are like together]
Funny stories or memories to include: [describe 1-3 real anecdotes — AI will shape them]
Things that are OFF LIMITS: [exes / sensitive family situations / anything too embarrassing]
Tone: [mostly funny with heart / mostly heartfelt with some laughs / equal mix]
Length: [3 minutes / 5 minutes / 7 minutes]
Audience: [mostly friends / mostly family / mixed generations]

Write the complete speech:

OPENING (get attention, establish who you are):
- First line that is not "Hi, I'm [name] and I'm the best man"
- Establish relationship and credibility quickly
- Get the first laugh or the first warm moment within 30 seconds

STORY 1 (the friendship/relationship story):
- How you met or a defining early memory
- Reveals character in a warm or funny way
- The point of the story is always to celebrate the person, not embarrass them

STORY 2 (optional — the couple together):
- When you knew this was the one
- What you saw change in your friend when they met their partner
- Something that shows why they are perfect together

THE ROAST SECTION (if tone allows):
- 2-3 gentle jokes about the person's quirks
- Each joke has a warm punchline, not just a burn
- The rule: punch the quirk, never the person

THE HEARTFELT TURN:
- The moment the speech shifts from funny to sincere
- What you genuinely love and admire about them
- What you wish them for their marriage

THE CLOSE AND TOAST:
- A final line that lands before the toast
- The toast itself (short, specific, memorable)
- Instruction: "Please raise your glasses to..."