1.

CALL TO ORDER (VOICE OVER)

GOOD EVENING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE. WE
ARE ABOUT TO BEGIN OUR DINNER
RECEPTION SO PLEASE LOCATE YOUR
RESPECTIVE SEATS AND MAKE YOURSELF
COMFORTABLE. PLEASE USE THE HASHTAG
#__________ WHEN POSTING PICTURES ON
SOCIAL MEDIA.
-or-
GOOD EVENING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE. THE
PROGRAM WILL BEGIN IN 30 MINUTES.
DURING THIS PERIOD, YOU MAY ENJOY
HAVING YOUR PICTURES TAKEN AT THE
PHOTOBOOTH AND PLEASE LOCATE YOUR
RESPECTIVE SEATS.
2. HOST’S WELCOME REMARKS
A VERY GOOD EVENING TO EVERYONE AND
WELCOME TO (first name of groom) AND (first
name of bride)’S WEDDING RECEPTION.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO BE PART
OF THIS JOURNEY OF LOVE, ESPECIALLY TO
THOSE WHO TRAVELLED FOR SO MANY
MILES OR TO THOSE WHO TOOK A LEAVE OF
ABSENCE.
LADIES, GENTLEMEN, FRIENDS AND LOVED
ONES, THE NEWLY WEDS EXTEND THEIR
HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO ALL OF YOU TO
CELEBRATE THEIR NEW LIFE AS A COUPLE.
SO SIT DOWN, RELAX AND ENJOY THE REST
OF THE EVENING.
I’M CARLO LORENZO AND I WILL BE YOUR
HOST.
(optional trivia game)
I HAVE A QUESTION… HOW WELL DO YOU
KNOW THE BRIDE AND THE GROOM?
TONIGHT WE BEGIN WITH A TRIVIA GAME.
YOU HAVE ON YOUR TABLES SIGNBOARDS,
ON ONE SIDE IT SAYS BRIDE, AND ON THE
OTHER SIDE, GROOM. I WILL BE GIVING A
PIECE OF TRIVIA AND YOU HAVE TO RAISE
THE PLACARD BRIDE OR GROOM FOR THE
ANSWER. WHEN YOU GIVE THE WRONG
ANSWER, THE COORDINATORS WILL TAKE
THE PLACARD FROM YOU. THE LAST TABLE
STANDING WILL BE THE FIRST TO EAT AND
GO TO THE BUFFET COUNTER DURING
DINNER.
(trivia proper)
3. INTRODUCTION OF PRINCIPAL SPONSORS
AS I CALL YOUR NAMES, PLEASE STAND FOR
A FEW SECONDS SO ALL OUR GUESTS CAN
RECOGNIZE YOU. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
IT IS WITH GREAT HONOR AND GRATITUDE
THAT WE NOW INTRODUCE TO YOU THE
YOUNG AT HEART AND SPIRIT, THE
GRACIOUS AND GENEROUS, THE PRINCIPAL
SPONSORS:
MR ______ & MS ________
MR ______ & MS ________
MR ______ & MS ________
MR ______ & MS ________
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, OUR MOST
DISTINGUISHED SET OF PRINCIPAL
SPONSORS. A ROUND OF APPLAUSE!
THANK YOU SIRS AND MA’AMS, FOR TAKING
TIME OUT TO BE WITH US.
4. INTRODUCTION OF PARENTS
LET US RECOGNIZE THE PARENST OF THE
COUPLE
MR ______ & MS ________ , PARENTS OF THE
GROOM
MR ______ & MS ________ , PARENTS OF THE
BRIDE
5. MARCH OF THE ENTOURAGE
AND NOW, MAY I REQUEST EVERYONE TO
TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PARADE OF
THE WEDDING ENTOURAGE.
(CANDLE SPONSORS)
MR. ________ & MS.________
THE PAIR THAT LIT THE PATHS OF GROOM
AND BRIDE
(VEIL SPONSORS)
MR. ________ & MS.________
THE PAIR THAT CLOTHED GROOM AND
BRIDE
(CHORD SPONSORS)
MR. ________ & MS.________
THE PAIR THAT BOUND GROOM AND BRIDE
THE GROOMSMEN AND BRIDESMAIDS:
MR. ________ & MS.________
MR. ________ & MS.________
MR. ________ & MS.________
THE HANDSOME BEST MAN AND THE
BEAUTIFUL MAID OF HONOR WHO ASSISTED
THE COUPLE IN THEIR NEEDS:
THE BEST MAN: ________ THE MAID
OF HONOR: ________
6. VIDEO INTRO (prenup or save the date
video) FOLLOWED BY
ENTRANCE OF COUPLE
AT THIS POINT MAY WE REQUEST THE
LIGHTS TO BE DIMMED AND LET US FOCUS
ON THE VIDEO WALL. THIS IS THE (prenup or
save the date video). LET’S WATCH THIS.
(after the video, spotlight on couple’s entrance)
TODAY CALLS FOR A GRAND CELEBRATION
AND IT IS MY DISTINCT PLEASURE TO
INTRODUCE THEM TO YOU FOR THE VERY
FIRST TIME TONIGHT AS HUSBAND AND
WIFE. SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, LET US
ALL RISE AND GIVE OUR WARMEST
WELCOME TO MR AND MRS ___ ____ _____
(couple enters)
THANK YOU VERY MUCH…LET’S ALL BE
SEATED NOW. TRULY, THIS MOMENTOUS
EVENT MARKS A MILESTONE OF TWO
HEARTS BEGINNING A BEAUTIFUL LIFELONG
COMMITMENT.
7. FATHER AND DAUGHTER DANCE
AND NOW WE WOULD LIKE TO CLEAR THE
DANCE FLOOR FOR EVERYONE EXCEPT OUR
BRIDE TO HAVE THIS SPECIAL TIME WITH
THE FIRST MAN IN HER LIFE. MAY WE
REQUEST FOR MR. _____ , THE FATHER OF
THE BRIDE, TO APPROACH HIS DAUGHTER
FOR THE FATHER AND DAUGHTER DANCE.”
(dance for 15 seconds)
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, A ROUND OF
APPLAUSE FOR THE FATHER AND
DAUGHTER DANCE.
AND NOW THE FATHER GIVES HIS
DAUGHTER TO GROOM.
THE GROOM WILL NOW APPROACH THE
FATHER OF THE BRIDE, AND DANCE WITH
(bride’s name).
8. FIRST DANCE OF THE COUPLE
TONIGHT IS INDEED A SPECIAL NIGHT, AND
WILL BE FOREVER ETCHED IN THE MEMORY
OF OUR BELOVED COUPLE. ON THIS JOYFUL
BEGINNING WHAT COULD BE MORE FITTING
THAN TO CELEBRATE IT WITH THEIR FIRST
DANCE.
THE FIRST DANCE IS SYMBOLIC OF THE
CONSUMMATION OF THEIR WEDDING VOWS.
THIS DANCE IS THE WEDDING COUPLES’
FIRST COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT AND
JOINT ENDEAVOR. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
IT IS ONCE AGAIN MY PRIVILEGE TO
PRESENT TO YOU MR AND MRS. _______
WITH THEIR FIRST DANCE.
9. MONEY DANCE
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN…. FIND YOUR
PURSES AND WALLETS … IT’S NOW TIME
FOR OUR MONEY DANCE WHERE YOU WILL
GET YOUR CHANCE TO FINANCIALLY BLESS
OUR COUPLE.
OUR MAID OF HONOR, BEST MAN AND
COORDINATORS … WILL BE STANDING HERE
TO PUT THE SASH ON THE COUPLE… YOU
MAY APPROACH THEM AND THEY WILL HAND
YOU ENVELOPES AND SAFETY PINS WHERE
YOU CAN PUT 500 BILLS AND 1000 PESO
BILLS… AND YOU CAN ATTACH THE
ENVELOPS TO THE SASH THEY ARE
WEARING.”
(when finished) THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR
GENEROSITY THAT WILL INDEED GO A LONG
WAY FOR THE COUPLE.
10. CAKE CUTTING CEREMONY
MAY WE REQUEST THE COUPLE TO
PROCEED TO THE CAKE’S TABLE… LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE DIRECT YOUR
ATTENTION TO THE CAKE CUTTING
TRADITION…
THE HUSBAND AND WIFE WILL PUT THEIR
HANDS TOGETHER TO SLICE THE CAKE.
THE TWO HANDS MOVING AS ONE WITH ONE
PURPOSE, SYMBOLIZES THAT THE TWO WILL
WORK IN UNITY TO REACH COMMON GOALS
FOR THEIR SHARED FUTURE AND THEIR LIFE
TOGETHER AS ONE.
THE SHARING OF THIS FOOD SYMBOLIZES
THE COUPLE’S WILLINGNESS TO FULFILL
EACH OTHER’S NEEDS, CREATING A BOND
SO SIMPLE AND YET SO STRONG…
11. WINE CEREMONY
TO SYMBOLIZE AND CELEBRATE THE
BLENDING OF YOUR TWO LIVES INTO ONE, I
INVITE YOU TO PERFORM THE WINE
CEREMONY.
THE ARMS OF THE COUPLE WILL
INTERTWINE AS THEY DRINK WINE.
THIS CEREMONY REPRESENTS YOUR TWO
INDIVIDUAL LIVES, NOW INTERTWINED;
COMBINED LIKE THE TWO GLASSES WINE
INTO ONE SINGLE LIFE. THE DRINKING OF
THE COMBINED WINE SIGNIFIES THE
COMMITMENT YOU NOW MAKE TO LIVE
YOUR LIVES AS ONE FAMILY. MAY YOU
REMEMBER THIS DAY OF COMMITMENT YOU
HAVE SEALED WITH DRINKING OF THE NEW
WINE JOINING YOUR LIVES AS ONE.
(OPTIONAL: IN THE GLASS ARE THE FRUITS
OF CREATION, MANKIND AND MOTHER
EARTH. THE YEARS OF OUR LIVES ARE LIKE
A CUP OF WINE THAT IS POURED OUT FOR
THE SAKE OF LABOR, HONOR AND LOVE.
MANY DAYS YOU WILL SIT AT THE SAME
TABLE AND EAT AND DRINK TOGETHER.
MANY ARE THE EXPERIENCES YOU WILL
SHARE.)
(OPTIONAL: AS WITH A GLASS OF WINE, ONE
OF YOU MAY FIND IT SWEET, THE OTHER
PERHAPS DRY OR SOMEHOW DIFFERENT.
LET THE DRINK YOU SHARE TODAY SERVE
AS A REMINDER THAT ALTHOUGH YOU MAY
PERCEIVE THINGS VERY DIFFERENTLY,
BEING RIGHT IS NEVER MORE IMPORTANT
THAN BEING HAPPY. WITH THIS SPACE THAT
YOU GIVE EACH OTHER, ALWAYS PUTTING
YOUR COMMITMENT TO LOVE AND HONOR
ONE ANOTHER FIRST, YOUR LIVES
TOGETHER WILL GROW DEEPER, RICHER
AND GREATLY SATISFYING, LIKE A RARE
AND FINE WINE.)
12. PRAYER
IT IS SAID THAT A SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE
INVOLVES THREE HEARTS BECOMING ONE.
THE HEARTS OF THE HUSBAND, THE WIFE,
AND GOD AT THE CENTER. SO LET US GIVE
THANKS TO THE ONE WHO MADE THIS ALL
POSSIBLE, THE AUTHOR OF LIFE, LOVE AND
RELATIONSHIPS. OUR ONE TRUE GOD. TO
LEAD US INTO PRAYER, AND ALSO TO SAY
GRACE BEFORE MEALS, LET US WELCOME
________ .
13. DINNER INSTRUCTIONS
THE FOOD IS NOW READY AND DINNER WILL
COMMENCE SHORTLY. AT THIS POINT TO
MAINTAIN ORDER, THE COORDINATORS WILL
APPROACH YOUR TABLE BEGINNING AND
THE GUESTS FROM THAT TABLE WILL BE
REQUESTED TO PROCEED TO THE
LOCATION OF THE COUPLE FOR PICTORIAL.
RIGHT AFTER THAT, THEY CAN LINE UP AT
THE BUFFET COUNTER TO GET THEIR
DINNER. PLEASE WAIT FOR THE
COORDINATORS TO APPROACH YOUR
TABLE.
14. GROWING UP VIDEO
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AS YOU’RE
ENJOYING YOUR DINNER, LET’S TAKE A
LOOK AT THE COUPLE’S PICTURES
GROWING UP. A GLIMPSE OF THEIR LIVES
BEFORE THEY FOUND EACH OTHER, AND
HOW THEY’VE TRANSFORMED AND
BLOSSOMED TO WHO THEY ARE NOW.
FRIENDS, THE GROWING UP VIDEO. LET’S
WATCH THIS.
15. MESSAGE FROM GODPARENTS (DURING
DINNER)
IN ALL SENSE OF THE WORD GODPARENTS
ARE GUARDIANS OF THE FAITH. THE BRIDE
AND GROOM SHOULD TREAT THIS ROLE NOT
MERELY AS GIFT GIVERS DURING NUPTIALS;
BUT AS CO-SHARERS TO THE PROMISE OF A
LIFETIME OF CHRISTIAN COMMITMENT.
AND THE GODPARENTS TO GIVE THEIR
MESSAGE TO THE COUPLE, LET’S WELCOME
________ AND ________.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WISDOM, A ROUND
OF APPLAUSE FOR ____ AND _____ .
16. RAFFLE (DURING DINNER)
– 3 WINNERS
17. MESSAGE FROM FRIENDS
A WEDDING BRINGS TWO PEOPLE AND
THEIR FRIENDS TOGETHER. IT REFRESHES
THE TIES AND TAKES FRIENDSHIPS TO
ANOTHER LEVEL.
NOW, WE WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED WITH
MESSAGES FROM THE FRIENDS OF THE
COUPLE. THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO
LITERALLY SAW THE ROMANCE BETWEEN
GROOM AND BRIDE BLOSSOM INTO A
SERIOUS RELATIONSHIP. MAY WE CALL ON
___ _ AND ____ TO SHARE WITH ALL OF US
WHAT THEY KNOW ABOUT THE COUPLE.
18. SINGLES GAMES
For sample games, please click this
link: http://www.appetizingadventure.com/wedding
-reception-singles-games/
19. MESSAGE FROM MAID OF HONOR
THE BEAUTIFUL LADY WHO ASSISTED OUR
BRIDE IN ALL HER NEEDS… TO GIVE HER
MESSAGE, THE MAID OF HONOR. LET’S
WELCOME ______ .
(after her message) THANK YOU ____ .
20. BEST MAN’S TOAST
THIS TIME, LET’S FILL OUR GLASSES WITH
ANY DRINK THAT WE CAN GET AND JOIN THE
BEST MAN FOR THE SYMBOLIC WINE TOAST,
LET’S CALL IN ______ .
(after the toast)
LET’S GIVE OUR BEST MAN A NICE HAND
FOR A GREAT TOAST!
21. RAFFLE (OPTIONAL)
22. MESSAGE FROM PARENTS
IT IS SAID THAT OUR PARENTS ARE OUR
FIRST TEACHERS HAVING RAISED US
PATIENTLY FROM CHILDHOOD TO
ADULTHOOD. THEY HAVE BEEN OUR
SOURCE OF COMFORT, SUPPORT AND
INSPIRATION. WITHOUT THEM, OUR
NEWLYWEDS WILL NOT BE HERE. LET US
WELCOME THE PARENTS OF THE COUPLE
TO GIVE THEIR MESSAGE.
23. HASHTAG CONTEST WINNER (OPTIONAL)
24. SDE
25. MESSAGE FROM COUPLE
THE NIGHT AND THIS RECEPTION HAVE
ALMOST COME TO AN END BUT FOR OUR
NEWLYWEDS IT IS JUST A START OF THEIR
NEW LIFE TOGETHER. AS WE EACH GO
HOME, MAY THIS DAY BE MEMORABLE FOR
ALL OF US AS IT IT TO THEM. TO
PERSONALLY CONVEY THEIR HEARTFELT
GRATITUDE LET US NOW LEND AN EAR TO
THE NEWLYWEDS ____ AND _____
26. CLOSING
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WE HAVE FINALLY
COME TO THE END OF OUR PROGRAM. IT
HAS BEEN A GREAT DAY AND A WONDERFUL
EVENING WITH YOU ALL. AGAIN THANK YOU
ALL FOR YOUR PRESENCE. GOD BLESS AND
GOODNIGHT TO EACH AND EVERYONE.