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We are about to begin our Dinner Reception so please find a seat and
make yourself 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 Wendell and Ivy 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 evening to everyone and welcome to Wendell and Ivy’s.
Dinner Reception. We are done with the solemn part of the celebration
and. we thank those people who were with us earlier at the
Redemptorist Church for the wedding ceremony. And for those who just
join in, Welcome! And so, here we are on top of the hills, here at
Chateau de Busay for the most exciting part - the Dinner Reception for
our newlyweds in celebration of the beginning of their new life together.
So sit down, relax and enjoy the rest of the evening.
I am Mr. Donald Sabandeja, also the Best Man and I had been given the
task by the bride herself to be your emcee for tonight. 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 traveled many
miles just to be with us. In behalf of Wendell and Ivy 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 tonight
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. Nicolas S.
Auman and Mrs. Pilar C. Auman. Both Mr. and Mrs Auman are retired
government employees for the Department of Interior and Local
Government (DILG) Sir, Madam, thank you so much for your support.
Grandmother of the Bride
We are also happy to have here with us the Grandmother of the bride
who came all the way from the Bicol Region of Naga City. Friends, lets all
give a warm welcome to Mrs. Lydia B. Centenera, Thank you Ma’am for
gracing this occasion and welcome to Cebu
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.
Also with us here tonight and it is with great pleasure to have Rev Fr.
Patrick Martin.our officiating priest for the wedding ceremony. Thank
you Fr. Martin for going out of your way to be with us.
So I guess that’s about it. I hope I did not miss out anyone. If I did, please
be so kind to remind me.
The bride wishes to convey her gratitude to Ms. Dornie Lapiz for the
beautiful gown that she made. Ms. Lapiz please stand to be recognized.
Dove Release
The bride and groom will now do the dove release. May I request the
newly weds to please come forward and each get a dove. The newlyweds
would like to thank Ms. Rowena Vercide and Mr. Adonis Fernandez for
providing us with this beautiful pair of doves.
Wendell and Ivy 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.
May I mow request Wendell and Ivy to do the honors of cutting the
wedding cake.
Ladies and gentlemen, it takes a strong and intelligent man to realize his
dreams and achieve his goals in life and love. A man that is not afraid to
live life to its fullest and embrace what is truly important. I'm here to
talk about Wendell and Ivy Two people who have come together today to
form a union that will surely last forever.
(INSTRUCTIONS:Best Man still raising his glass and addresses the guests as
he speaks...)
Everyone let us all stand and raise your glasses and join me in toasting
Wendell and Ivy.
(INSTRUCTIONS: Best Man waits for everyone to stand up and see to it that
everyone has raised their glasses and them say…)
Here’s to good health, happiness, good luck and prosperity to Wendell
and Ivy. Cheers!!!
(Dr. Ma. Janet Porcia 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.
(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
Garter Toss
Ok it is now the gentlemen's turn and we will now do the garter toss. May
I mow 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.
(Groom throws the bouquet and the gentlemen tries to catch it.)
Matchmaking 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.
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. _________.
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.
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. Wendell and Ivy 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 our Matron of Honor, Ms. Sarah Vercide to distribute our tokens
of gratitude to both our Principal and Secondary Sponsors We also have a
little something for the members of the entourage.
We thank Dr. Heidi Doncillo-Centenera for the Tokens. Madam, thank you
for your generosity
(Ms. Sarah Vercide distributes the tokens.)
Message of Thanks from the Newlyweds
The night 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 it to them. To
personally convey their heartfelt gratitude let us now lend an ear to
Wendell and Ivy