Wedding Reception Programme

Wedding Reception Program Emcee Script

Call to Order
A blissful morning/afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen. May I have your attention please?
We ask that everyone make their way to their seats and make your selves comfortable as we
begin our celebration.
Welcome Address
A very good morning/afternoon to everyone and welcome to Francisco Villorente
Reception. We are done with the solemn part of the celebration and we thank those people
who were with us earlier for the wedding ceremony. And for those who just joined in,
Welcome! And so, here we are in (venue_____________________)for the most exciting part
The Reception for our newlyweds in celebration of the beginning of their new life together.
So sit down, relax and enjoy the rest of the day.
Ladies and gentleman together with my partner,I am Mr.____________ and
Ms._______________ and we are your emcee this morning/afternoon.. We thank you all for
gracing this joyful occasion especially to those who took a leave of absence from work or
from school and to those who have travelled many miles just to be with us. In behalf of Jeric
and Aily and their parents, we would like to express their heartfelt gratitude for your presence
in this memorable occasion. It is indeed a pleasure to have you all this moment. We are
requesting all of you to please stay until the end of our program.
Introduction and Acknowledgment of the Wedding Party
Entrance of the Bride and Groom
At this point, I assume that everyone has settled down and we are all ready to
welcome the newlyweds. This morning/afternoon calls for a grand celebration and it is my
distinct pleasure to introduce to you Jeric and Aily as husband and wife. So without further
ado, let us all stand and give our warmest welcome to Mr. and Mrs. Jeric And Aily
Francisco ........ Music Maestro.()

Parents of the Bride

As you all know, the day your little girl gets married is one of the happiest days in the
lives of the parents. And so, we would like to acknowledge the key persons who took a great
part of this joyous affair. Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for the mother and
father of the bride. It is with great pleasure to introduce to you Mr.&Mrs.________________.
Parents of the Groom
And of course, we are truly happy to have here with us the Parents of the Groom,
Mr.&Mrs._________. Indeed, is a pleasure to have you here with us during your sons special
day.
Matron of Honor
And now we welcome the Matron of Honor(brides maid), ___________________,
Best Man
Now we come to our Best Man, Ladies and Gentlemen,__________________.

(Newlyweds enters the hall)

Background Music:
Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Francisco and best wishes to both of you. We wish
you to be blessed with a long and happy life together with your future children. So, there you
have it ladies and gentlemen our new lovely couple. Let us again give them a big round of
applause.
Grace Before Meals
Well I guess the food is now ready. May I call on _____________to say the grace
before meal. (prayer)
Dinner
Thank you Maam/ Sir. So there you have it ladies and gentleman. Food is served.
Please enjoy your meal.
Principal Sponsors
And so, we would also like to acknowledge our Principal Sponsors. Lets start off with
the ladies. Please make a stand as your name is called. (Call all the names of all Female
Principal Sponsor Present)
And thats it for the ladies now we go over to the gentlemen. So again please
stand as your name is called. (Call all the names of all Male Principal Sponsor Present)

Family and Friends

A wedding brings two people and their families together. It refreshes the family ties and
friendship that have gone stale and almost forgotten against the toll of time and distance. For
this, allow me to give a very special welcome to all who have travelled many miles to be here
with us today, We would like to acknowledge the presence of families and friends of Jeric and
Aily who took their time out to be here with us. In behalf of the bride and groom, allow me to
say thank you, thank you so much. Again, Let us all give a hand for ourselves.
.
Table Hopping for Souvenir Pictures
May I have your attention please, I guess by now everyone had their fill of our
sumptuous food.
At this point the newlyweds would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone
personally for your presence. Mr..and Mrs. Francisco will now go from one table to another to
greet each and everyone and to have their souvenir picture taking with their guests.
Simultaneously, our Matron of Honor assisted with some members of the bridal
entourage will be distributing the wedding giveaways so please stay on your seats.
Background Music: "
Cutting of the Wedding Cake
I think our newly-wed couple is done with the picture taking. We will now resume with
our program and its time for desert. We have here a beautiful wedding cake .May I now
request our newly-wed couple to do the honour of cutting the wedding cake.
(Newlyweds come forward to cut the cake.)

(The bride feeds half of the piece of cake to the groom and the groom feeds the
remaining half to the bride.)
The cutting of the cake is a ceremony intended to symbolize the caring and sharing for one
another.
There you have it ladies and gentlemen, the cake has been cut.
Wine
For ages the wine has been the symbol of fertility, joy, intoxication, healing and youthfulness.
Drinking of the wine is associated with blessings and sanctification.
A celebration is never complete without a toast and a bottle of good wine. Let us now bring
out the good wine and pour them to our glasses.

As you share the glass of wine, you undertake to share all that the future may bring. All the sweetness
life's glass may hold for you should be the sweeter because you drink it together. Whatever drops of
bitterness it may contain should be less bitter because you share them.

Dove Release
The bride and groom will now do the dove release. May I request the newlyweds to please
come forward and each get a dove.
(INSTRUCTIONS: While Newlyweds come forward and prepare for the dove release,
Background music starts playing and Emcee say the following......)
Background Music:

Our white doves are the symbol of Love, Peace and Hope. They pair for life, and at the end of
each day, they return to the same home for the night. As Jeric and Aily release these doves,
we ask you, their family and friends, to witness this very symbolic gesture, which heralds the
beginning of their new life together.

To the newlyweds, we wish you love that continues to soar like the doves.
We wish you peace as you work together to develop a home and we join in your hope for a
long and happy marriage.
Jeric and Aily are now ready so we will now release the doves. At the count of three
release the doves. Ready when you are. One... Two... Three... and... off they go!!! That was
really beautiful.
Well Wishes from Family and Friends
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.
Auggie and Angelie are truly blessed with such wonderful parents and Im quite sure when it
comes to knowing what marriage is all about, they always have a word or two to share to
their children.
We
would
like
to
call
on
the
Mother
of
the
Bride
______________________________to say a few words of wisdom and Best Wishes to our
newlyweds.

Wishes from the Mother of the Groom

May I call on Mrs. ________________
Wishes from the Male Principal Sponsor
May I call on Mr._________________
Wishes from the Female Principal Sponsor
May I call on Mrs./Ms._______________
Bouquet Throw
Ok! Now let us all have some fun and its time for the traditional Bouquet Throw. At this
point we would like to request all the single ladies to please come forward for the bouquet
throw. We would also like to request the bride to come forward and take her place center
stage.
(INSTRUCTIONS: Emcee motions and waits for all single ladies to come forward)
Ladies kindly take your place behind the bride and be prepared to catch the bouquet. It
is said that whoever will catch the bouquet will soon be the next bride. Ready when you are
at the count of three the bride will throw her bouquet. May I also request the audience to
please join me in the counting.
(INSTRUCTIONS: Emcee make sure that everyone is in place)
Ready. Let us now do the counting. One.Two.Threeand there it goes.
(Bride throws the bouquet and the ladies tries to catch it.)
May I request for the lady who was able to catch the bouquet to please come forward
Congratulations Miss,_________________________________
May I have your name please.
(INSTRUCTIONS: Emcee draws the microphone to the lady.)
Ok lets give a big hand to Miss ___________. Please have a seat beside the bride
and in a moment we shall find your match in the garter Toss.
Retrieval of the Garter
Before we go on with the Garter Toss, the groom is to retrieve the garter from his bride.
So may we request Jeric and Aily to please come at center stage and do the garter retrieval
ritual.
(A chair is brought onstage for the bride to sit. while groom kneels down at the bride's feet
ready to retrieve the garter)
Ladies and gentleman the groom will now retrieve the garter from the bride.
(Groom retrieves the garter from the bride.)
There you have it ladies and gentlemen; the groom was finally able to retrieve the
garter. Let us give him a big hand.

Garter Toss

Ok! It is now the gentlemen's turn and we will now do the garter toss. May I now
request all single men to please come forward for the Garter Toss.
(INSTRUCTIONS: Emcee motions and waits for all single men to come forward)
Gentlemen please take you place behind the groom and be ready to catch the garter.
So is everyone ready? At the count of three the groom will throw the garter and again we
request the audience to participate in the countdown.
(INSTRUCTIONS: Emcee makes sure that everyone is in place)
Ok! Ready guys. One.. TwoThree and .....off it Goes !!!!
(Groom throws the bouquet and the gentleman tries to catch it.)
Match-Making Ritual
May I request for the gentlemen with the quick hand who now have in his possession the
garter. Sir please come forward and take your place beside the lady who has the bouquet.
Congratulations Sir. May I have your name please.
(INSTRUCTIONS: Emcee draws the microphone to the gentleman.)
Thank you Mr. ___________, friends lets give this gentlemen a big hand.
Now that we have already found a perfect match. The next bride and groom to be in the
future. It it time for another ritual. The gentlemen who got the garter is to put it on the lady
who caught the bouquet. At this point we would like to request Ms. __ _________to please
have a seat while Mr. ___________ will put the garter. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr.
__________ will now put on the garter on Ms. _________.
(Lady takes a seat while gentleman puts the garter on her.)
There you have it ladies and gentlemen. Our new lovely pair and if it would not be too much
to ask we would like the gentlemen to give the lady a quick kiss.
(INSTRUCTIONS: Emcee waits for the gentleman to give the kiss and thanks the pair. after.)
Thank you Mr. _______ and Ms ________, Let us give them both a big hand
At his point, we request that both of you remain onstage for the picture taking. The
newlyweds will now pose with our lovely new pair.
(INSTRUCTIONS: Emcee stands aside as photographers take pictures of the pair with the
newlyweds.)
Again Thank you Mr. _______ and Ms ________ for your participation, you may now return
to your seats.
Message of Thanks from the Newlyweds
The day and this celebration has 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 is to them. To personally convey their heartfelt gratitude let us now lend an ear to
Jeric and Aily.
( delivers their message of gratitude.)

Money dance
The groom and the bride will come forward and do their first dance. And one by one relatives
and friends will pin a money in their suits/gown.
Closing Remarks
Well I guess thats about everything ladies and gentlemen we have finally come to the
end of our program. It has been a great day and a wonderful morning with you all. Again
thank you all for your presence. God bless to each and everyone.