Noel

&
Mary Rose

4.01.2023
GOOD AFTERNOON LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE. AS
WE ARE ABOUT TO BEGIN OUR DINNER RECEPTION, I’D LIKE YOU TO FIND YOUR
RESPECTIVE SEATS AND MAKE YOURSELVES COMFORTABLE. PLEASE USE THE HASHTAG
#__________ WHEN POSTING PICTURES ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

LET’S BEGIN THE CELEBRATION ASKING THE LORD’S GUIDANCE THROUGH A PRAYER TO
BE LED BY THE GROOM’S SISTER, EMERENCIANA RIVERA.

ONCE AGAIN, A BLESSED AFTERNOON TO EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO NOEL AND MARY
ROSE WEDDING RECEPTION. THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO BE PART OF THIS
JOURNEY OF LOVE, ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO TRAVELLED FAR JUST TO WITNESS THIS
MOMENTOUS OCCASION.

NOW, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TO SIT DOWN, RELAX AND ENJOY THE REST OF THE
AFTERNOON TIL EVENING. I’M SIR NORMAN AND I WILL BE YOUR HOST.

TO BEGIN WITH, I’VE GOT FEW QUESTIONS TO ASK ABOUT HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THE
BRIDE AND THE GROOM. WHOEVER KNOWS THE ANSWER, PLEASE RUN OR YOU MIGHT
LOSE THE CHANCE OF RECEIVING YOUR REWARD IF YOU DO KNOW THE ANSWER. ARE
YOU GUYS READY?

FIRST QUESTION: WHEN DID THEY START AS BOYFRIEND/GIRLFRIEND? (IN SHORT,

KAILAN NAGING SILA?) A. ELEMENTARY B. HIGH SCHOOL C. COLLEGE. ANSWER: B. HIGH
SCHOOL

SECOND QUESTION: HOW LONG THEY’VE BEEN TOGETHER BEFORE THEY GET MARRIED?
(ILANG TAON SILA NA MAGKARELASYON BAGO IKASAL?) A. 5 YEARS B. 10 YEARS C. 12
YEARS ANSWER: C. 12 YEARS

ALRIGHT. I THINK WE HAVE JUST SET OUR MOOD TO THE NEXT PART OF THIS
CELEBRATION.

IT IS WITH GREAT HONOR AND GRATITUDE THAT WE NOW INTRODUCE TO YOU THE
YOUNG AT HEART AND SPIRIT, THE GRACIOUS AND GENEROUS, PRINCIPAL SPONSORS .
AS I CALL YOUR NAMES, PLEASE STAND FOR A FEW SECONDS SO ALL OUR GUESTS CAN
RECOGNIZE YOU.

MR NESTOR MANALANSAN & MRS HONORINA SERRANO

MR FERNANDO LAXAMANA & MRS VANGIE MUNGCAL
MR EDMUND ESPINOSA & MRS LORNA BANAG
MR ARIEL SALALILA & MRS TEODORA SALALILA
MR JOEY LINGAD & MRS MEDILYN GARCIA
MR VICENTE DELDIN JR & MRS LUZVIMINDA LUSUNG
MR PETER AMME & MRS NOEME ESTABILLO AND MRS FILIPINA GABRIEL

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, OUR MOST DISTINGUISHED SET OF PRINCIPAL SPONSORS. A

ROUND OF APPLAUSE!

AT THIS POINT, LET US RECOGNIZE THE KEY PERSONS WHO TOOK A GREAT PART OF
THIS JOYOUS AFFAIR, LET US ALL WELCOME, THE PARENTS OF THE COUPLE.

MRS LUCENA NUQUI, THE MOTHER OF THE GROOM

MR ROMULO RIVERA & MRS MERCY RIVERA, THE PARENTS OF THE BRIDE

AND… 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 WELCOME TO MR AND MRS NOEL AND MARY ROSE NUQUI.

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.
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.

TRIVIA GAME:

QUESTION NO. 3: THE COUPLE WENT TO THE SAME HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE. WHAT
COURSE DID THEY TAKE IN COLLEGE? A. EDUCATION B. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION C. IT
ANSWER: B. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

QUESTION NO.4 THE COUPLE IS EXPECTING A BABY THIS MAY 2023. WHAT IS THEIR
BABY’S GENDER? ANSWER: GIRL

OKAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION. WE SHALL NOW HAVE THE MESSAGE PART
OF THIS OCCASION.

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 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 _____ .

IT IS SAID THAT OUR PARENTS ARE OUR FIRST TEACHERS HAVING RAISED US PATIENTLY
FROM CHILDHOOD TO ADULTHOOD. APART FROM GOD, THEY HAVE BEEN OUR
IMMEDIATE SOURCE OF COMFORT, SUPPORT AND INSPIRATION. LET US WELCOME THE
PARENTS OF THE COUPLE TO GIVE THEIR MESSAGE.

LET’S START WITH THE PARENT OF THE GROOM, MRS. LUCENA NUQUI. THANK YOU MRS.
NUQUI.

LET’S HEAR THIS TIME, THE MESSAGE FROM THE PARENTS OF THE BRIDE. MR ROMULO
RIVERA & MRS MERCY RIVERA. THANK YOU PARENTS.

AT THIS POINT, LET US ALL LEND OUR EARS AS WE GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THE
COUPLE TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE BEHIND THIS IMPORTANT MILESTONE OF THEIR
LIVES AS NEWLY WED. TAKE IT AWAY GROOM. MR. NOEL NUQUI.

NOW, LET’S HEAR IT FROM THE BRIDE HERSELF, MRS. MARY ROSE NUQUI.

THANK YOU COUPLE. I GUESS THE DINNER IS READY. MAY I REQUEST EVERYONE TO
PLEASE STAND AND PRAY FOR OUR FOOD.

BEFORE I CALL A TABLE NUMBER, I’D LIKE EVERYONE TO RING THEIR GLASS FOR THE
COUPLE’S KISS. ARE YOU READY? IN 3, 2, 1………

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN TO OUR NEWLY WED. MR. NOEL AND MARY ROSE
NUQUI.

ONCE I CALL YOUR TABLE, PLEASE TAKE A PHOTO WITH OUR COUPLE BEFORE GOING TO
THE BUFFET TABLE. THANK YOU.