For those of you not attending on Saturday

Below is the speech (at least the first draft) I will be giving on Saturday for Scott and Bea’s nuptials.  It is about one third the length of the one I gave for my brother’s wedding – but I’ll be the only speaking. 

If you’re going to be there, please don’t read this.

Ladies and Gentlemen... It's an honor for me to be here... to celebrate this very special day for Scott and Bea. Dale Carnegie once said: "Don't ask a man what is important to him. (just) Watch how he spends his time." Now we’ve all seen how Scott spends his time, and it should be blatantly obvious what’s important to him. Bea you have made Scott a very happy man.

For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Rick and I met Scott the summer before his freshman year in college. We became instant friends, fraternity brothers, and well known for wearing REALLY tight shirts to the parties.

Many times during the tenure of our friendship, it has been mistakenly assumed that Scott was either my brother… or my man lover. Though not true; I always assumed that Scott was immensely flattered by either scenario.

Scott has been known to jump into relationships somewhat head-first, but this time, with Bea – it was more like a full-body belly flop.

When Scott sheepishly told me how much he liked her after their first date; I had an inkling that something was a little different with this one.

When their first 5 dates took place over the first 6 days of their courtship; I had a pretty good idea that something was a little different with this one.

When Scott told me he was looking into learning Hungarian; I was pretty sure that something was a little different with this one. Before Bea came into the picture, the only foreign language Scott ever considered learning was C++

BUT, when I saw a Golden Retriever in the back of Scott’s beloved jeep; I absolutely knew that something was different.

To paraphrase a quote from one of my favorite movies:

There will always be ups and downs - you're not perfect, and neither is she. All that really matters is whether or not you're perfect for each other.

And that’s why we’re here today. Scott and Bea, I am so delighted that you have both found you’re perfect other. May we raise our glasses and give cheers to the happy couple.

Egészségedre