OPENING SALVO

GOOD EVENING LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES, WELCOME
TO ABEGAIL AND RAFFY'S NUPTIAL DINNER RECEPTION. MY NAME IS JAMES, AND I
HAVE BEEN ASKED BY OUR LOVELY BRIDE, THE FORMER MISS CASEM, NOW MRS.
ABEGAIL TENORIO & HER HUSBAND RAFFY, TO BE YOUR EMCEE TONIGHT AND
THEY WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND THEIR THANKS FOR ATTENDING THEIR NUPTIAL
CELEBRATIONS TONIGHT.

GOOD EVENING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE.
WE ARE ABOUT TO BEGIN OUR DINNER RECEPTION YOU MAY ENJOY HAVING
YOUR PICTURES AND PLEASE LOCATE YOUR RESPECTIVE SEATS AFTER SUCH,
AND MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE. PLEASE USE THE HASHTAG
#RaffyAndAbieGetHitched #ABIEautifulRAFuture WHEN POSTING PICTURES ON
SOCIAL MEDIA.

INTRODUCTION OF PRINCIPAL SPONSORS

AS I CALL YOUR NAMES, PLEASE STAND FOR A FEW SECONDS SO ALL OUR
GUESTS CAN RECOGNIZE YOU. 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.

INTRODUCTION OF PARENTS
LET US RECOGNIZE THE PARENST OF THE COUPLE
MR ROMAN TENORIO & MRS ROSITA TENORIO , PARENTS OF THE GROOM
MR ROMEO CASEM & MRS LEONIDA CASEM , PARENTS OF THE BRIDE
MARCH OF THE ENTOURAGE
AND NOW, MAY I  REQUEST EVERYONE TO TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE
MARCH OF THE WEDDING ENTOURAGE.

(CANDLE SPONSORS) THE PAIR THAT LIT THE PATHS OF GROOM AND BRIDE
MR. JHONEE MOSTRALES  & MS. MICAH COLCOL
(VEIL SPONSORS) THE PAIR THAT CLOTHED GROOM AND BRIDE
MR. MARK JAMES MARMOL & MS. LIAN CASEM
(CHORD SPONSORS) THE PAIR THAT BOUND GROOM AND BRIDE
MR. DAN DIAROME ESTILLORE & MS. RUFFA MAE TENORIO
THE GROOMSMEN AND BRIDESMAIDS:
KHRYSTIAN LAWRENCE ESCOBAR & NERINA COLCOL
JEROME BAUTISTA & DESIREE MAE TENORIO
RYAN ACE TENORIO & JYRA MYLA COLCOL
PAUL HARVEY OANA & JOANA ROMERO
JHON MARK TENORIO & IRICH JOY SUNIGA
AIRA JAHRINA TENORIO
THE HANDSOME BEST  MAN AND THE BEAUTIFUL MAID OF HONOR WHO ASSISTED
THE COUPLE IN THEIR NEEDS:
THE BEST MAN: ROMMEL TENORIO        THE MAID OF HONOR: ANGELICA CASEM
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
LOUDEST AND SWEETEST WELCOME TO MR AND MRS RAFFY TENORIO AND
ABEGAIL TENORIO
(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.

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 MARK JAMES MARMOL, ABIE’S BEB AND I WILL BE YOUR HOST.
(OPTIONAL TRIVIA GAME)
I HAVE A QUESTION… HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THE BRIDE AND THE GROOM?
TONIGHT LET’S 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.
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).
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. TENORIO WITH THEIR FIRST
DANCE.
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.
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…
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.)
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 ________ .
A WEDDING PRAYER
LORD, BEHOLD OUR FAMILY HERE ASSEMBLED.
WE THANK YOU FOR THIS PLACE IN WHICH WE DWELL,
FOR THE LOVE THAT UNITES US,
FOR THE PEACE ACCORDED US THIS DAY,
 FOR THE HOPE WITH WHICH WE EXPECT THE MORROW,
FOR THE HEALTH, THE WORK, THE FOOD,
AND THE BRIGHT SKIES THAT MAKE OUR LIVES DELIGHTFUL;
FOR OUR FRIENDS IN ALL PARTS OF THE EARTH.
AMEN

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.
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.
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  _____ .
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.
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 ____ .
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!
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.
SDE
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 _____
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.