Call to Order

NOTE: Test microphone before speaking.

Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen. May I have your attention please. We
are about to begin our Lunch Reception so please find a seat and make
yourselves comfortable.

Let us begin this celebration with a prayer. Let us all stand, bow down our
heads and put ourselves in the presence of God. In the name of the Father
and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.

Opening Prayer
Heavenly Father,
Love has been your richest and greatest gift to this world.
Love between a man and a woman which matures into marriage.
Today, we celebrate that love.
Lord for the joy of this occasion, we thank You.
For Your presence here and now and at all times, we thank You.
Protect, guide, and bless Dexter and KC and everyone present here.
Surround us with Your love now and always.
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Welcome Address
A very good morning to everyone and welcome to Dexter’s and KC’s Lunch
Reception. We are done with the solemn part of the celebration and we
thank those people who were with us earlier at the Office of the Mayor at
Lipa City Hall for the civil wedding ceremony. And for those who just join in,
Welcome! And so, here we are here at Jardin De Isobel for the most exciting
part - the Reception for our newlyweds in celebration of the beginning of
their new life together. So, sit back, relax and enjoy. 

I am Mr. Jezrel, I’m the bride’s former student and I will be your emcee for
today. We thank you all for gracing this joyful occasion especially to those
who took a leave of absence from work and to those who have traveled
miles just to be with us. On behalf of Dexter and KC and their parents, I
would like to express their heartfelt gratitude for your presence at this
memorable occasion. It is indeed a pleasure to have you all here today.

Introduction and Acknowledgements

Parents of the Newlyweds

Before anything else, we would like to acknowledge the key persons who
took a great part of this joyous affair. For without their support, this event
would not be made possible. Ladies and gentlemen, it is with great pleasure
to introduce to you the Parents of the Bride, Mr. Mauro P. Non. A big round
of applause please.  

And of course, we are truly happy to have here with us the Parents of the
Groom, Friends, let us give a big hand to Mr. Dominador and Angelita Lat.
Sir, Madam, thank you so much for your support.

Principal Sponsors
We would also like to acknowledge our Principal Sponsors. Let’s start off
with the ladies. Please make a stand as your name is called.

Our first lady sponsor

Thank you Madam for gracing this occasion.

Our next principal sponsor

Thank you _____________ for sparing your precious time with

us.
Our next lady sponsor
Ladies and gentlemen let’s give a

And that’s it for the ladies now we go over to the gentlemen. Please stand
up or wave your hand as your name is called to be recognized.

Our first gentleman is a

Our next gentleman,

So, there you have it ladies and gentlemen, our most distinguished set of
principal sponsors. Let us once again give them a big round of applause.

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 traveled far to be here with us today, we would
like to acknowledge the presence of families and friends who took their
time out to be here with us. Thank you all so much for being here today.
 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. Today calls for a grand celebration and it is my
distinct pleasure to introduce to you for the very first time Dexter and KC as
husband and wife. So, without any further ado, let us all rise and give our
warmest welcome to Mr. Dexter and Mrs. Ma. Kristina Cassandra Lat...

(Newlyweds enters the hall)

Background Music:

Bridal Waltz First Dance

Today is indeed a special day and will forever be etched in the memory of
our beloved couple. For today marks the beginning of their new life
together. From this day forward they shall be one, and 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. As the saying goes, “It takes two to tango.” Ladies and
gentlemen, it is once again my privilege to present to you Mr. and Mrs.
Dexter Lat with their First Dance.

(Newlyweds dances their First Dance)

Background Music:

Thank you Dexter and KC, Let us once again give them a big round of
applause.
 Grace Before Meals
Well I guess the food is now ready and luncheon will commence shortly. May
I call on _______________________to say the grace before meals.
(_____________ comes forward to say grace before meals)

Luncheon
Thank you _______________. So, there you have it ladies and gentleman.
Dinner is served. You are all hereby invited to partake dinner. You may now
get your food at the buffet table. Please enjoy your meal.

Table Hopping for Souvenir Pictures

May I have your attention please, I guess by now everyone had their fill of
our sumptuous food prepared by Jardin De Isobel. We would like to thank
the Ms. Diane Kay for the wonderful accommodation and service that they
are providing us here.

At this point the newlyweds would like to take this opportunity to thank
everyone personally for your presence. Dexter and KC will now go from one
table to another to greet each and everyone and to have their souvenir
picture taking with their guests. Simultaneously, ______________ will be
distributing the wedding giveaways.

Cutting of the Wedding Cake

We will now resume with our program. and its time for desert. We have
here a beautiful wedding cake courtesy of Jardin De Isobel, thank you so
much.

May I mow request Dexter and KC to do the honors of cutting the wedding
cake.
(Newlyweds comes forward to cut the cake.)
There you have it ladies and gentlemen, the cake has been cut.

(Waiters serves the cake to the guest.)

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. Dexter and KC are truly blessed with such wonderful parents
and I’m 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 Father of the Bride, Mr. Mauro P. Non to say a
few words of wisdom and best Wishes to our newlyweds.

(Mr. Non comes forward to convey his Best Wishes to the newlyweds)

Thank you so much Sir for that inspiring message.

And now we would like to call on the Mother of the Groom, Mrs. Angelita

Lat to say a few words of wisdom to our newlyweds.
(Mrs. Lat comes forward to convey his Best Wishes to the newlyweds)

Thank you Mam.

In behalf of our male principal sponsors, we would like to call on Mr.

Abańo to say a few words to Dexter and KC.
(Mr. Abańo comes forward to convey his Best Wishes to the newlyweds)

Thank you sir. Last but certainly not the least, we now call on
_____________ to say a few words to Dexter and KC. In behalf of the female
principal sponsors.
(______________ comes forward to convey her Best Wishes to the
newlyweds)

Thank you Madam, and thank you all...lets us again give them a big hand for
such wonderful and meaningful speeches.

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. So is everyone in? 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 when you are ladies. Let us now do the countdown.
One….Two….Three……and 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 let’s give a big hand to Miss ___________.
 Giving of Tokens
We are truly grateful not only for the presence but also the wonderful
cooperation of our principal and secondary sponsors as well as the members
of the entourage.

Dexter and KC and their parents would like to express their sincerest
gratitude for all their help and support and for making this memorable
occasion a great success.

We would like to request ________________________ to distribute our

tokens of gratitude to our Sponsors.
(_______________ distributes the tokens.)

Message of Thanks from the Newlyweds

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 Dexter and KC.

(Dexter and KC delivers their message of gratitude.)

Closing Remarks
Well, I guess that’s about everything ladies and gentlemen we have finally
come to the end of our program. It has been a great day. Again thank you all
for your presence. God bless and Good day to each and everyone.