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The groom asked his brother to be his best man and the bride asked her sister to be her maid of honor.
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What sucks is my SO is also his brother's best man and feels obligated to go.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Kevin's brothers, Joe and Nick, served as his best men.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
The couple married in 1970, with surf icon Phil Edwards serving as best man and a wedding cake laced with hashish.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
Real estate agent Peter Klaven (Rudd) has just proposed to his fiancée, Zooey (Rashida Jones), but can’t possibly prepare for his wedding without having a best man.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Kevin's brothers, Joe and Nick, served as his best men.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
The couple married in 1970, with surf icon Phil Edwards serving as best man and a wedding cake laced with hashish.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
Real estate agent Peter Klaven (Rudd) has just proposed to his fiancée, Zooey (Rashida Jones), but can’t possibly prepare for his wedding without having a best man.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Best man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/best%20man. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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