SAMPLE WEDDING PROGRAM

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. HOST’S WELCOME REMARKS

3. INTRODUCTION OF PRINCIPAL SPONSORS

4. INTRODUCTION OF PARENTS

5. MARCH OF THE ENTOURAGE

6. ENTRANCE OF COUPLE

7. FATHER AND DAUGHTER DANCE

8. FIRST DANCE OF THE COUPLE

9. MONEY DANCE

10. CAKE CUTTING CEREMONY

11. WINE CEREMONY

12. PRAYER FOR THE MEAL

13. MEAL INSTRUCTIONS

14. MESSAGE FROM GODPARENTS

15. MESSAGE FROM FRIENDS

16. SINGLES GAMES. Bouquet and Garter Candy game (ladies)and Find your shoe (gentlemen)

17. MESSAGE FROM MAID OF HONOR

18. BEST MAN’S TOAST

19. MESSAGE FROM PARENTS

20. MESSAGE FROM COUPLE

21. CLOSING

Notes:

– To all those who are expected to give their messages, kindly inform them ahead of time to prepare a
two-minute message to keep everything sweet and short. There are times when they get carried away
and extend to 15 minutes or more… and there are times when they don’t know what to say because
they were not advised ahead of time.
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1. CALL TO ORDER

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 DAY 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 DAY.

I’M JEO NALUGON AND I WILL BE YOUR HOST.

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. ENTRANCE OF COUPLE

TODAY CALLS FOR A GRAND CELEBRATION AND IT IS MY DISTINCT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE THEM TO
YOU FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME TODAY 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 YOU MAY APPROACH
THEM AND THEY WILL HAND YOU SAFETY PINS /ENVELOPES 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. MEAL 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.MESSAGE FROM GODPARENTS (DURING Meal)

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 _____ .

15.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.

16.SINGLES GAMES

CANDY GAME

Each single ladies will be given a piece of candy or anything of that size. They will have to insert it from
the bottom of their partners pants and move it up until it goes out of the collar of polos. The will have
to unwrap it, put it in their mouths, run towards the mic and say congratulations. The last one becomes
the lady /bachelorette of the day .

FIND YOUR SHOE

Bachelors will give the coordinators one shoe and turn around. The coordinators will hide the shoes in
different parts of the room. The audience can coach the bachelors. Once the shoe is found, the bachelor
goes back in front. The last bachelor to fin his shoe, is the winner.
After the single lady and gentleman are identified, there are games they can do with the couple but are
optional.

BACHELOR AND BACHELORETTE’S GAME WITH THE COUPLE

OPTIONAL: THE SEXY DANCE GARTER GAME

The host will instruct the groom to walk a few meters away from the bride. Sexy song will be played and
he does a sexy dance while walking towards the bride. Once he reaches the bride, he goes under her
and take the garter off her leg using his teeth.

After that, the groom hands the garter to the bachelor. The bachelor will copy the sexy dance the groom
did. Once he reaches the bachelorette, he will put the garter on her leg up to the knee.

OPTIONAL: GARTER GAME ONLY

Groom goes under the bride and take the garter off of her leg using his teeth.

After that, the groom hands the garter to the bachelor. The bachelor will copy the sexy dance the groom
did. Once he reaches the bachelorette, he will put the garter on her leg up to the knee.

OPTIONAL: GARTER GAME ONLY

Groom goes under the bride and take the garter off of her leg using his teeth. The bachelor gets the
garter and puts it on the bachelorette’s leg.

OPTIONAL: MIRROR KISSING GAME

For sample games, please click this link: http://www.appetizingadventure.com/wedding-reception-

singles-games/

Garter game

17.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 ____ .

18.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!

19.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

20.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 _____

21.CLOSING

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WE HAVE FINALLY COME TO THE END OF OUR PROGRAM. IT HAS BEEN A
GREAT DAY AND A WONDERFUL DAY WITH YOU ALL. AGAIN THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PRESENCE. GOD
BLESS AND GOODAY TO EACH AND EVERYONE.