Is this the Best Best Man Speech of All Time?

I remember the first time that I met Katherine Donna had invited Kristen and I to go to Longwood Gardens to meet her we were all walking together in the conservatory it was Christmas time and I remember just we were all walking together and this sweet girl Catherine walking arm-in-arm with Don and I just remember feeling so surprised and so let me go back to when I met Don it was 2004 there was this guy at the high school football game that would just go up to people who are talking and put his arms around them and just stick his head between and just grin until they noticed so the first time I met Don he was about six inches away from my face which is appropriate because shortly after that we were inseparable we had all the same interests we lived near each other we had all the same classes I never had a brother but with Don I finally understood what it was like to have to drive someone everywhere because they were too young to get their license I know that Don looked up to me but in reality I looked up to Don Don is incredibly hard worker when he wants to accomplish something he will give it his all even something as trivial as video games he will go to the hardest challenges things like 100 super jumps champions road to time legend in hearthstone and if you know what those are then you understand why I'm so surprised about all this I was on the track team with Don and Don worked his way up from being a soso runner his sophomore year to be a really great runner and winning the school scholar athlete award by his senior year and those of you who know me know that I had no such arc and one time I was driving down home from practice and I remember saying you know why haven't I just quit this team and Don said I think you know you haven't quit because you know you be letting down the coaches you know you'd be letting down the team and you know you'd be letting down yourself and I remember thinking wow that's not it Don saw everything is an opportunity for self betterment and to put the work in and he believed in me in the same way and after that I stayed on the track team and I was still terrible and I hated it but that's the difference between Don and I after highschool Don I went to separate colleges him at Notre Dame a New Jersey the two of us far flung across the country and Notre Dame's were Don grew into the man he is today an affable well-rounded guy with a large diverse group of friends and to be clear I mean that some like sports in some like video games they're all white obviously but Notre Dame is where but Notre Dame is where Don met Kathryn and I remember when Don and Kathryn got together Dom was talking to me and he turned to me and he said am i met someone and I think she might be the one and I said Don was so wonderful to hear obviously that conversation actually happened because we're guys and we don't talk about our feelings but he didn't have to tell me because I knew I could see how he was crazy about Kathryn and I could see how he became a better person because of her and Don is someone who cares deeply about the people in his life he cares so much in fact that he gives Kathryn the courtesy of leaving the room when he has to fart and I'm sure Kathryn appreciates if I imagine to prefer he just stop playing hearthstone on his phone around so many of us in this room have long-distance friendships with Don and it can be hard you can feel like you're missing a lot of a person's life but Don and Kathryn did a long-distance relationship for two years from San Francisco to Chicago I almost said Seattle and they made it work despite the difficulty despite the distance despite all the times where they could have said why don't we just quit and not only did Don not quit he conquered his crippling fear of flying too frequently fly across the country to see Kathryn and if they can take on air travel if they can take on long distance and confidence that they can take on anything when you're young and you're a guy you spend approximately zero seconds of your time thinking about what kind of person your friend will marry but that day at Longwood Gardens I could not believe what a perfect fit Don had found in Kathryn she is kind she's caring she's smart and driven and she's using those talents to make the world a better place and they can be themselves around each other without holding anything back except of course Don who is continuing to courteously hold back in sports Kathryn and Don I wish you all the best I hope you remember this day ten years from now when you've achieved your dream of never stepping foot in San Francisco again and you've got a house with more than one room and you've got a dog and little Don jr. running around and you've got time to think of a better name but I hope you'll remember this day and everyone who came here from all across the country to repay the love and support that you've given us over the years I would now like to request all of you to make a massive toast to this beautiful couple [Applause]

Channel: Vireo Films

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Id: ePBl9r90eDU

Length: 4min 52sec (292 seconds)

Published: Fri May 17 2019