John toasts Hank and Katherine

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  • @coletakkish4389
    @coletakkish4389 4 ปีที่แล้ว +840

    This speech represents all the pros and cons of having a super smart, witty, novelist brother

    • @Butterinyourear
      @Butterinyourear 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Hank both has that brother and is that brother. Those are some good genes!

    • @Neonb88
      @Neonb88 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Wait the parents definitely deserve credit too, as do all of us for supporting their work
      TH-cam can be such a beautiful thing

  • @Chris_winthers
    @Chris_winthers 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    I don't know why youtube brought me here, but i'm glad it did

  • @motheraiya
    @motheraiya 3 ปีที่แล้ว +378

    "may they always have money to count, and each other to count on" OMG JOHN 🥺🥺🥺

  • @niemannicole
    @niemannicole 13 ปีที่แล้ว +504

    I so wish we could see Hank and Katherine's reactions

    • @etienneporras7252
      @etienneporras7252 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      You can just BARELY hear Hank say "Oh my God" between he himself laughing when John reveals the money.

  • @michaelvalentin9136
    @michaelvalentin9136 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1183

    Was this a toast or a roast because damn

    • @douglasrau5094
      @douglasrau5094 8 ปีที่แล้ว +147

      +Michael Valentin That's what a good best man speech should be: take a few digs at the groom's expense but always end sweet and sincere.

    • @DozyBinsh
      @DozyBinsh 8 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      +Michael Valentin You can't spell toast without (most of) roast!

    • @hxrini.6174
      @hxrini.6174 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      It's a toast because Hank was toast at the end of it!

    • @albertjackinson
      @albertjackinson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@hxrini.6174 Good one!

  • @jadedeyesamuri
    @jadedeyesamuri 8 ปีที่แล้ว +549

    Best wedding speech I've ever heard.

    • @lizs004
      @lizs004 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +

  • @kaleidoslug7777
    @kaleidoslug7777 8 ปีที่แล้ว +377

    This was so passive-aggressively adorable!

  • @hallieeramos
    @hallieeramos 8 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    It's even more hilarious knowing Hank's hatred of one dollar bills XD

    • @soapbing
      @soapbing 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      he could have always done it in pennies

    • @hallieeramos
      @hallieeramos 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Nah, that's what one does to John.
      (Actually, I'd love to see someone give John a bunch of money in only pennies :'D)

  • @Kase_K
    @Kase_K 10 ปีที่แล้ว +825

    After listening to this heartfelt and heartwarming speech indirectly about brotherhood and love, I looked to the featured video and saw what? Why, the video entitled "My Brother Tried to Kill Me with a Hammer," of course.

  • @SwiftnLevineforlife
    @SwiftnLevineforlife 11 ปีที่แล้ว +343

    John is a freaking genius and sweetheart. Gosh, he's just so good with WORDS IDEK

  • @Makreads
    @Makreads ปีที่แล้ว +40

    "May you always have money to count and each other to count on", this is why John is bloomin' good

  • @zachvii6476
    @zachvii6476 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    This is straight up one of the best wedding toasts I’ve ever heard. He killed it.

  • @estherrawr
    @estherrawr 10 ปีที่แล้ว +412

    so basically i need my sister to become a very eloquent, New York Times bestselling author before I get married. Which should worry me, but my sister becoming a writer or a nobel prize winner or a walrus is more likely than me finding a guy to marry.

    • @estherrawr
      @estherrawr 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      haha thank you! i just have a very bad, unsuccessful dating "career" :D definitely, thanks again, DFTBA!

    • @douglasrau5094
      @douglasrau5094 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +estherrawr Better to strike a lot then make a career out of sitting on the bench.

    • @estherrawr
      @estherrawr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      quick update: my sister has chosen to become a criminal detective.

    • @DozyBinsh
      @DozyBinsh 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That can help in it's own way!

    • @MuddyRacco0n
      @MuddyRacco0n 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@estherrawr well, she's still gonna write a lot and have some intense stories to tell. But what about you? Met someone worthwhile yet?

  • @6impossiblethings
    @6impossiblethings 12 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I came across this video in my very early days of having found nerdfigheria. It makes so more sense now and it's hilarious how John made that speech before vlogbrothers even began - the most lucrative thing Hank has ever stumbled upon. DFTBA.

  • @Zalied
    @Zalied 11 ปีที่แล้ว +222

    its funny how you see people saying who the eff is hank and people answer his brother....its like the people asking the question know hank better than those answering

    • @SilverFlame819
      @SilverFlame819 11 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      It just makes me laugh, because everyone who answers with a real answer you just want to point at and giggle and yell NEWB! :D

    • @SilverFlame819
      @SilverFlame819 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You're obviously young. Before there was such thing as "n00b", there were only newbies. You know, back before dinosaurs walked the earth, when the internet was fresh and new. So now I'm going to equate you with all those people answering the "Who's Hank?" question with "his brother"... *sigh* Oh, to be young and new in this world! :P

  • @pennylane5210
    @pennylane5210 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Hits differently lately ❤

  • @rebeccamarievverjohansen8510
    @rebeccamarievverjohansen8510 10 ปีที่แล้ว +189

    This is literally the sweetest and smartest speech I've ever encountered. Cheers to vlogbrothers, cheers to life! and to Hank & Katherine - still going strong! :)

  • @hopieg07
    @hopieg07 13 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I think that was one of the best wedding speeches I have ever heard. Hank, and John, you are so very lucky to have each other. I have never seen a more awesome pair of brothers.

  • @glenn2687
    @glenn2687 8 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    i was like stopping myself from watching this as long as i can because i thought i might get emotional but knowing john i didn't really know where those expectations came from

  • @davidgreen139
    @davidgreen139 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I've seen this speech so many times over the years and it never stops being the best thing

    • @vinayakohri1293
      @vinayakohri1293 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Another green! I spotted another green! Tuatara lookmat this! 😳

  • @Chaines94
    @Chaines94 10 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    That last line though omg too beautiful

  • @adkgirlsince01
    @adkgirlsince01 10 ปีที่แล้ว +310

    Hank was a brony before it was cool xD

    • @kdfljgfldghldfgshdfl
      @kdfljgfldghldfgshdfl 10 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I wasn't aware that being a brony was considered cool now.

    • @ivpartridge
      @ivpartridge 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Pyromanic519 where have you BEEN ? ( clearly not tumble)

    • @kdfljgfldghldfgshdfl
      @kdfljgfldghldfgshdfl 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Isabelle Partridge I don't have anything against bronies, I just didn't know they were cool.

    • @MCAndyT
      @MCAndyT 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      +

    • @coletakkish4389
      @coletakkish4389 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      One could argue that all current bronies were bronies before it was cool.

  • @DGatsch
    @DGatsch 11 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Hank is a small village of shoemakers situated in the Northwest region of Madagascar.

  • @ChipmunkNewsNetwork
    @ChipmunkNewsNetwork 11 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    You can tell John Green writes well by the quality of his speeches. I would have thought myself an idiot if I didn't think he had at least written SOMETHING and gotten it published (without knowing who he is of course)

  • @browncesario
    @browncesario 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    came back here while trying to write a wedding speech and i'm instantly discouraged - this is still some of the best writing i've ever heard

  • @jimbers1802
    @jimbers1802 8 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    I think you mean John ROASTS Hank.

  • @katiejewel8319
    @katiejewel8319 11 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    This will go down in history as the best toast ever...

  • @afl9166
    @afl9166 11 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    I can't stop watching this. I just keep watching it over and over and over :D

  • @insomnicolors
    @insomnicolors 10 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Why have I never watched this before? Brilliant.

  • @chelsey8737
    @chelsey8737 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    For all his general anxiety and social anxiety, he might be the best speaker I've seen

  • @themillennialdiaries
    @themillennialdiaries 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Because of “Delete This”, I can now pick out Katherine’s laugh from the crowd, in addition to Hank’s!

  • @Hippopotalust
    @Hippopotalust 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Hanks tenacity and penchant for starting new businesses (seeking new ways to make money?) will indeed be putting Henry and Alice through college. How accurate you were, John!

  • @catgal222
    @catgal222 11 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    i wish i had found this so much sooner

  • @JohnSmith-op4ho
    @JohnSmith-op4ho 11 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    For all we know, the reception of this very wedding was were the Brotherhood 2.0 idea was born...

    • @Ruminations09
      @Ruminations09 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I'm pretty sure that Brotherhood 2.0 was already going on when this happened.

    • @adammartinelli8274
      @adammartinelli8274 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It's weird, he references the vlog in the speech, but I thought Hank was already married to The Katherine when Brotherhood 2.0 began.

    • @shaulpagis-sharon4484
      @shaulpagis-sharon4484 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      i think he references EcoGeek, a blog Hank used to have before Brotherhood 2.0

    • @shanachayadavison5857
      @shanachayadavison5857 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah B2.0 didn't start for a while after this.

  • @laurenkoranda8708
    @laurenkoranda8708 10 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    BEST VIDEO ON TH-cam. PERIOD.

  • @WeAreAllMadHere96
    @WeAreAllMadHere96 12 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    'May they always have money to count, and each other to count on.' Awwww.

  • @PureNightfall
    @PureNightfall 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love that you can hear Catherine's laugh, it's so distinctive :3

  • @crochetingcanuck
    @crochetingcanuck 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I just wish I could have seen Hank and Katherine's faces as they listened to the speech lol

  • @minergmaingx2000
    @minergmaingx2000 11 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Hank Green is the name John has given to his diary

    • @albertjackinson
      @albertjackinson 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      HA HA!
      ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
      DFTBA!

  • @teimon91
    @teimon91 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    i love it when the suggestion bar finds gold

  • @sierraayanna4334
    @sierraayanna4334 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Hank’s tiktok brought me here😂😂.

  • @vincy19961
    @vincy19961 9 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    that was some awesome and hilarious speech...xD

  • @Shallowandpedantic42
    @Shallowandpedantic42 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That was the best wedding speech I have ever heard.

  • @IImoonifyII
    @IImoonifyII 12 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Katherine's laugh is so recognizable it's awesome xD

  • @literatouristin
    @literatouristin 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This last sentence is so much John Green its adorable 😍

  • @CookieCreamCrumble
    @CookieCreamCrumble 7 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    You misspelled roast.

  • @whitneymoede7254
    @whitneymoede7254 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love it when they talk about this stuff on their podcast !!

  • @elianenieder3382
    @elianenieder3382 10 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I actually cheered and clapped out loud at the end

  • @mysterydonut
    @mysterydonut 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My goal in life is to make my parents as proud as John & Hank must make their parents.

  • @aquartertwo
    @aquartertwo 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The best thing I've watched this week, and that includes this weeks videos of Hank and John.

  • @dunzy1996
    @dunzy1996 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Only John Green could make a speech that's heartfelt, funny and amazing. I don't know anyone else on the planet that could have done that better.

  • @laurnimolarp9780
    @laurnimolarp9780 9 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This is absolutely brilliant. My younger brother loves My Little Pony and Monster High almost as much as he loved his money. He reminds me a lot of Hank, now that I think about it; tall and blonde. I might watch this speech again when he gets married.

  • @albertjackinson
    @albertjackinson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I want a wedding speech similar to the special nature and magnitude this had. I think I'll be lucky if I have a speech at my hypothetical future wedding that gets *only a bit* close to the brilliance of this. DFTBA, John, Hank, and Katherine!

  • @cloverhighfive
    @cloverhighfive 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love that I can pick up Katherine's and Hank's from all the laughs ;)

  • @wynflete
    @wynflete 17 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    What a brilliant speech John. Thank you Dad 1.0 SO much for sharing. And what amazing timing. In a week Stuart will be delivering a best man speech at a wedding (pressure on him!), though probably the only thing we owe the groom is a lawn mower and that would not look as cool in a my little pony bag.
    Oh, my tummy hurts from laughing!

  • @lewismassie
    @lewismassie 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think this is the best thing I've ever seen. Nothing quite like the most passive-agressive roast from your sibling at your wedding

  • @giveitsomepizazz
    @giveitsomepizazz 14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    John Green should give every wedding speech ever.

  • @KTHiNKSoFu
    @KTHiNKSoFu 14 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awe, that was such a sweet and thoughtful gift! The speech was hilarious. Hank is lucky to have you as a brother =)

  • @Leausm
    @Leausm 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    OH MY GOD HOW HAVE I NOT SEEN THIS
    I think they mentioned how Hank doesn’t remember the details of this in a recent DH&J? Time comes after us all… 💜💜

  • @xdiehard1x
    @xdiehard1x 10 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This is the best thing ever :-)

  • @coletakkish4389
    @coletakkish4389 8 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Title should be toasting AND roasting

  • @JessieCarty
    @JessieCarty 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks TH-cam algorithm for suggesting this to me in 2021 LOL

  • @CherryNocti
    @CherryNocti 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    literally the best/#1 non-cringe wedding speech I have ever heard XD

  • @AssortedAmazingness
    @AssortedAmazingness 11 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I don't know what's better, the toast, or the fact that, looking at the date, Hank might have used some of this money to buy his first video camera, for use on Vlogbrothers. Or, better, John might have used some of it, too. :)
    Also, am I the only one thinking that this might be the primary reason why John hates pennies?

  • @tomlangford1999
    @tomlangford1999 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video makes me so happy when I'm feeling down ❤️

  • @samvidas9599
    @samvidas9599 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    HANK IS A BRONY CONFIRMED
    Also this is the best wedding toast ever.

  • @CourtneyDole
    @CourtneyDole 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was hilarious, and that last bit was so cute! "And each other to count on." I mean, awwwww (:

  • @ronjamb
    @ronjamb 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awww this gives me shivers, it's so sweet

  • @mandarific
    @mandarific 17 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What an awesome, awesome speech. Dad 1.0! Thanks for sharing this with all of us!
    I can only hope someone filled with equally as much awesome gives an equally as awesome speech at my wedding.
    How cute.

  • @MadeOfCATS
    @MadeOfCATS 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is the most hilariously endearing thing i've ever seen

  • @nfarley01
    @nfarley01 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had to add this to my favourites, and my likes, and my bookmarks in case I ever forget that there are little acts of kindness - like this one - hidden all over the world.

  • @iKerewin
    @iKerewin 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was so wonderful. 6 mins and 3 seconds of laughter and then that last three seconds made me burst into tears

  • @kizzenger
    @kizzenger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I just saw this one TikTok lmaoo

  • @TheBoomersauce
    @TheBoomersauce 12 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    "May they always gave money to count and eachother to count on"...john you novelist...:,)

  • @thelastgoodkiss21
    @thelastgoodkiss21 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely fantastically adorable.

  • @TheCheck999
    @TheCheck999 11 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wow John said the word pennies with no reference to how much he hates them.

  • @YellowTissueBox
    @YellowTissueBox 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    john green. the man. the legend.

  • @freeflowsilver117
    @freeflowsilver117 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Best toast ever

  • @samanthak2205
    @samanthak2205 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is the nicest speech EVER! I wish I could've seen hanks reaction to it.

  • @greenspot13
    @greenspot13 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the sweetest thing ever.

  • @marykeith47
    @marykeith47 17 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was fantastic! I laughed throughout and at the end my heart squeed.

  • @SilverIlly
    @SilverIlly 12 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Well, all things considered, whoever uploaded this must be pretty close to John and Hank to have video of Hank's wedding reception. Also, this user's channel description is "dad 1.0" so . . . Papa Green?

  • @questionableone1522
    @questionableone1522 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I fuckin love John Green

  • @love2dance1423
    @love2dance1423 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wish my brother was as awesome and nice as John...

  • @CarrieDAway12
    @CarrieDAway12 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    John Green, you are just fantastic.

  • @revjime.stephenson8628
    @revjime.stephenson8628 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bravo Mr. John Green, exceptional. PTL

  • @funduedsadventuers9174
    @funduedsadventuers9174 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i want some one to make a speach like that at my wedding hank you have a good brother

  • @annemg
    @annemg 17 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The My Little Pony Lunchbox!! Katharine said it was a wedding gift when I asked about it in the background, but it was even more awesome than I thought! I think I woke my kids up laughing. :)

  • @m3lodyblu3z
    @m3lodyblu3z 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Came here from the tiktok 🤣

  • @lambentlamprey
    @lambentlamprey 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "Why have you got so many ones?"
    "Pranking my lil bro."
    "undertandable, have a nice day."

  • @HazelGiz
    @HazelGiz 11 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I thought this was going to be really sweet, you know what with John having that beautiful, poetic way with words, but clearly not

  • @CRANTIME
    @CRANTIME 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    well, that's cute af

  • @spidermanandsnape
    @spidermanandsnape 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    this was on my birthday three years ago! I have never seen john this funny

  • @LAshlieH
    @LAshlieH 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is probably the best speech i've ever heard. : )

  • @FirstSheep
    @FirstSheep 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    This speech mades me feel thankful that my brother is also a writer.

  • @liliesandtulips91210
    @liliesandtulips91210 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    they're so cuttteeee

  • @legzandherpiano
    @legzandherpiano 16 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was an amazing speech!

  • @Tillanne47
    @Tillanne47 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing speech. He has a way with words and people.

  • @bakerybabe29
    @bakerybabe29 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was the sweetest thing.

  • @joysarenottravesties
    @joysarenottravesties 11 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Awwww...people in the comments who don't get the "Who the eff is Hank?" joke. You guys are adorable.