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unusual facts about best man



Cromlix House

In 2010 it served as the wedding venue for tennis player Jamie Murray and Columbian MBA student Alejandra Gutierrez; his brother and fellow player Andy was the best man.

Jane March

The couple married in June 1993 in an 11-minute ceremony at which Willis was the Best Man and Demi Moore was the Maid of Honour.

Jedrij Notz

Notz was the best man to Christopher O'Neill when O'Neill married the Swedish princess Madeleine.

Monty Halls

With his background as an ex-Marine Halls was deeply moved when his close friend and best man, Major Jason Ward RM was killed in a helicopter crash on 21 March 2003, the second day of the Iraq War (Operation Telic).


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Bridesmaid

The male equivalent is the groomsman, also known in British English as the Best Man; in the United States, the role of attending to the groom has diverged from that of escorting guests to their seats, which is undertaken by Ushers, and the two positions are no longer synonymous and are often if not usually filled by different persons.

Cybele

Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica, supposedly the "best man" in Rome, was chosen to meet the goddess at Ostia; and Rome's most virtuous matrons (including Claudia Quinta) conducted her to the temple of Victoria, to await the completion of her temple on the Palatine Hill.

Eddie Mio

Mio was Wayne Gretzky's best man at his wedding to Janet Jones.

Euan Henderson

He was best man at the wedding of fellow former player Chris Small.

Giuseppe Calderone

Giuseppe Calderone and senator Graziano Verzotto were the best man at the marriage of the Mafia boss from Riesi in the province of Caltanissetta, Giuseppe Di Cristina.

James K. Johnson

In 1979, Johnson married his wife Sylvia, with Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater as his best man.

Kevin Dillon

Entourage cast member Jerry Ferrara was the best man at the wedding and Kevin Connolly walked Stuart down the aisle after Dillon shouted "Victory!" (a tribute to his character's work on the metafictional TV series Viking Quest).

Len Thompson

Musical contributions were made by tenor Peter Brocklehurst (Ave Maria), Kate Ceberano (Wind Beneath My Wings) and Mike Brady sang 'One Day in September' in which he varied the lyrics to sing 'Thommo, you were part of this old town; In life you were the best man on the ground'.

Marc Wootton

He also played a small role in the 2006 Debbie Isitt wedding film Confetti as a best man, Snoopy, and has completed filming Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel, a science fiction comedy film with Chris O'Dowd, Dean Lennox Kelly and Anna Faris, which was released in UK cinemas on 24 April 2009.

Michael Gardiner

Gardiner married Danielle McCann in late 2009 at a ceremony in South Melbourne, with Ben Cousins serving as his best man.

Oliver the Eighth

Initially, only Stan plans to respond to the ad but after explaining his plans to Ollie (leading to the third use of the team's trademark "Tell me that again" routine, used previously in Towed in a Hole, The Devil's Brother, and subsequently in The Fixer Uppers) they both decide to answer the ad, shaking hands with Ollie saying "May the best man win."

Peter Cadbury

The first time was to Benedicta Bruce in 1947 (with legendary Spitfire pilot Douglas Bader as best man), with whom he had a son and a daughter; the marriage ended in divorce in 1968.

Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium

American actor James Coburn was best man in her wedding to Jean-Paul Gourges.

The Worst Week of My Life

Dean Lennox Kelly as Dom, Howard and Eve's misogynistic co-worker and Howard's eventual best man.

Thomas Nelstrop

Nelstrop's next role came the following year where he starred in EastEnders as the Best Man.

Vince Masuka

In Dearly Devoted Dexter Vince throws a large bachelor party for Dexter within a few hours of finding out about his engagement, and in Dexter in the Dark takes his role as best man so seriously that he calls in favors to hire Manny Borque, a famous caterer, for Dexter's wedding.