Would you let the Best Man put on a slideshow during his speech?

I'm hoping that he's just bluffing and giving FH a hard time and won't actually do a slideshow. He and FH have the type of relationship and sense of humor where if I have FH tell him what he absolutely cannot talk about or show, Best Man will respond by saying something like "thanks for the idea, I'll definitely include some pictures of that" and he's probably joking, but 2 months before our wedding I just cannot handle that!

What should I do?!

-Have Bridezilla tell him absolutely not. No slideshow.

-Ask to see the slideshow first? Or what he plans on putting in it? Tell him what not to do? (aware that he might still do it anyway)

-Ignore it, I'm overreacting and can't take a joke, it'll be fine.

I would give him the benefit of the doubt? Perhaps if it gets bad you can yank the cord? =]

Only if I could review it before the wedding. Somethings don't always need to be seen by your parents.

Does the venue even have the equipment for the slide show to play?

Can you tell your venue that no slideshows are allowed - by anyone.

I think this would be a good time to encourage "technical difficulties" with your venue staff.

You should also be able to tell the BM that you are not comfortable with that, but do so with FH being a part of the conversation.

I think I'd allow it and remind him that parents and grandparents will be watching. If there's going to be kids present, remind him of that, too. If BM is a reasonable adult, he should understand that means to hold back a little and keep the pictures somewhat classy.

^^ agree with Samatha. Remind him what a special day this is and let him know what crosses the line.

His speech/toast is only supposed to be two or three minutes long, especially if it's before the meal. Plus, guests hate it when the speech is full of "inside jokes" that only the BM and groom understand and that's what the slideshow sounds like it would be.

My husband's best man has a similar different sense of humor. However, he had a killer speech and enough sense to do it the right way. He had a video at the end of it, but I had made it and knew it was coming. I think you can ask to see it, but if he makes comments, I wouldn't take it too seriously if that's his sense of humor.

The room has a TV we can use and the ability to be hooked up to a laptop. The TV is an average size, but we'll only have around 25 people so everyone will be able to see it pretty clearly.

I'm hoping he's just joking, but I'm thinking I'll need to have access to that power cord and if I need to pull it, the TV and all the lights will go out and when the lights come back on the Best Man will be dead on the floor, murdered.

I'm in between doing that or just avoiding that possibility entirely and telling him No Slideshows.

It could end up being nothing, but the potential for inappropriate material and awkwardness is extremely unsettling.

I would absolutely only agree if I were able to review it the day of. Just so he couldn't show it to me before and then have time to change it

Thanks Everyone.

@Gonna be Mrs. rjd I'll bring that up with FH!