Here is the wedding reception script I used for Ivy and Anthony’s wedding reception party. You can pattern your script to this one I made. Just leave a comment here and send us an update after you emceed reception party. For the update try to answer this question “What could you have done differently?” Feel free to share your tips and suggestions too.
Wedding Reception’s Script / Program
I. Registration of Guests
a.
During this time, ushers will receive the guests.
Guests will complete the guest book.
b.
Principal sponsors and parents of the newlyweds will be ushered to their respective places at the presidential table.
c.
When everybody is settled, the program will begin.
Rico: Hi, my I am Rico
Joanna: And I am Joanna
Both: Welcome to Anthony and Ivy’s wedding reception
Rico: We are your emcees for today/tonight’s celebration
Joanna: Please sit back and relax, we will be starting the program momentarily.
II. Emcees’ Introduction
Rico: Good morning/afternoon evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the wedding celebration of Anthony and Ivy
My name is Rico, your emcee for tonight. I am accompanied by my pretty and bubbly companion, Joanna.
Joanna: Well the second prettiest after the bride. It is indeed an honor to be up here today. We’ll be giving you company throughout the reception.
III. Introduction of Principal Witnesses
It is recommended to have a short profile for each of your witnesses if you have 5 pairs of Principal Witnesses or less. One or two sentences should suffice.
Rico: Now friends right before we present to you the parade of the entourage
There are a few important people in the lives of the newlyweds we would like to introduce to you
Joanna: And by this we are referring to their principal sponsors as well as their parents.
So as we call on each of their special people may we please request them to stand up so that our guests could applaud them in recognition.
Rico: We would like to start of by introducing
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(applause)
Joanna: Thank you. Next we would like to welcome
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(applause)
Rico: We now proceed to introducing the handsome/lovely
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(applause)
Joanna: Thank you, now we call on
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(applause)
Rico: Next would be
___________________________________ and _________________________________
(applause)
Joanna: Thank you very much next would be
___________________________________ and _________________________________
(applause)
Rico: Thanks, and now we welcome
___________________________________ and _________________________________
(applause)
Joanna: And now
_________________proxy_____________ and ___________proxy_________________ for ________________________________ and _________________________________
(applause)
Rico: And of course, ladies and gentlemen, we have
___________________________________ and _________________________________
Joanna: Ladies and gentlemen, we would also like to acknowledge our sponsors who are not here right now
__________________________absent principal sponsors_________________________
Name Introduction/Description/Relation
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IV. Introduction of the Newlyweds’ Parents
Rico: Ladies and gentlemen, this time allow us as we welcome Anthony’s very beautiful mother
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(applause)
Rico: And of course Ivy’s proud parents
___________________________________ and _________________________________
(applause)
Rico: Thank you very much.
Name Introduction/Description/Relation
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V. Introduction of the Wedding Entourage
Joanna: And now, ladies and gentlemen without further adieu, let us now welcome the members of the entourage as they parade in all their glory.
Joanna: We now call on first…
The little hands that shared their precious time with the couple:
Ring Bearer: ____________________________
Coin Bearer: ____________________________
Bible Bearer: ___________________________
Flower Girl: ____________________________
Rico: The pair that lit the paths of Anthony and Ivy
____________________ and _______________________
Joanna: The pair that clothed Anthony and Ivy as one
____________________ and _______________________
Rico: The pair that bound Anthony and Ivy together as one
____________________ and _______________________
Joanna: The handsome groomsmen and the beautiful bridesmaids who assisted the couple in their needs:
____________________ and _______________________
____________________ and _______________________
____________________ and _______________________
____________________ and _______________________
____________________ and _______________________
____________________ and _______________________
Rico: The 2 people very close to our bride and groom’s hearts, lets give the best man and the maid of honor a big round of applause
______________________ and _______________________
Joanna: Once again, ladies and gentlemen, let’s hear it for the members of the entourage, a round of applause please. Thank you, members of the entourage. Job well done.
VI. Grand Entrance of the Newlyweds
Rico: And now everyone please stand up. We are about to welcome the couple of the day.
The reason why we are all gathered here, ladies and gentlemen. A big warm round of applause please as we welcome Mr. and Mrs. Anthony and Ivy Grospe.
Joanna and Rico: Mabuhay ang bagong kasal (applause)
a.
Torch parade / sword parade / any other special effect you’d deem fit
b.
Please inform the sound system or your quartet of your choice of song ____________________for your grand entrance
c.
Shower of confetti / bubbles
Joanna: Our Mr. and Mrs. Grospe, take the center stage, please. Tap your glasses. Mr. Grospe, go and kiss your Bride.!
VII. Invocation
The Maid of Honor traditionally recites a personal prayer for the celebration and banquet.
Rico: To lead us in prayer, may we call on _____________.
(After the prayer) Thank you ___________.
VIII. Cake Cutting and Wine Toasting
Joanna: And now let us proceed to the Cake Cutting and wine toasting ceremonies
a.
The emcee would be explaining the significance of these traditions as they are performed.
Joanna: (significance of the traditions)
Rico: It’s Anthony’s turn to feed Ivy with a small piece of the cake.
Now it’s Ivy’s turn to feed Anthony. Not too big okay?
Now seal that with a kiss. One kiss please.
And a big hand, ladies and gentlemen, for the cake cutting ceremony.
Joanna:
Thank you very much, let us now proceed to the wine toasting ceremony.
To give a short speech and a toast for the newlyweds, let us welcome the couple’s best man, _______________________________.
b.
The Best Man customarily gives a short speech capped off with a toast for the newlyweds.
(best man shares his story)
Best man: May I now request everyone to stand and raise their glasses.
Join me as I am about to give a toast for Anthony and Ivy.
On this very special day, we wish you the very best of health, wealth, and happiness. Cheers!
Rico: Very well said, thank you very much ________________ for a very entertaining speech. Anthony and Ivy, you may now seal this ceremony with another kiss. Everyone let us give them another round of applause.
c.
You would be assisted by the waiters and photo/video crew for this part.
d.
Please inform your sound system or your quartet of your choice of song _________________. If you opt to have someone sing during this portion, explanation would no longer be made by the host.
IX. Pictorial (Silent Prompting)
Rico: (To the couple) Anthony and Ivy, at the center please.
(To the crowd) Ladies and gentlemen, now the time has come for us to ask each and everyone of you…
How is everyone doing today?
Everyone happy?
Everyone also hungry? (Yes!) There you go.
Joanna: Don’t worry friends, we wouldn’t be delaying your sumptuous lunch/dinner any further. However, the newlyweds are requesting you guys to oblige them with a picture first.
So what they’ll be doing is they’ll be approaching each and every table. Have their photo taken with you and right after that you can continue on with your food provided for us by __________________________.
Without further adieu guys, let us start our pictorial with our guests. Here we go!
a.
Table numbers are required; request from your caterer.
b.
Couple will visit each table for group pictorial.
c.
Your coordinators would be the ones to prompt each table. If you have no coordinators, the bridesmaids and groomsmen will act as your ushers.
X. Banquet Proper
a.
All forms of entertainment would be presented or performed during mealtime: song numbers, dance numbers, etc.
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XI. The Audio – Video
If there are any.
We prepared a short picture presentation for Anthony and Ivy. Let us dim the lights and roll the video now.
XI. Father-Daughter Dance
Rico: It is now time for the Father – Daughter dance, may I call on Mr. Aquino. (dance)
Ladies and Gentlemen, may we now present to you the dashing father of the bride Mr. Aquino and his beautiful daughter, Ivy, in their dance.
___________________________________________
XII. Mother-Son Dance
Joanna: Now, for the Mother –Son dance, ladies and gentlemen, our beautiful mother of the groom Mrs. Grospe and her handsome son, Anthony, in their dance.
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XIII. First Dance
Rico: Okay now, please escort the mother of the groom to her seat. It’s time for the Anthony and Ivy’s dance. At the center please.
Ladies and gentlemen, may we now present to you Anthony and Ivy Grospe in their first dance.
(Bubble machine or confetti)
The newlyweds take center stage and share their first dance as husband and wife. If you intend to have a father-daughter/mother-son dance, that would come first before the couple’s first dance. If you’d like to have a prosperity dance, the first dance would last three songs to accommodate your guests.
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Joanna: Beloved guests, let us give our newlyweds a big round of applause. Thank you very much.
Anthony and Ivy, you may be seated once again.
XIV. Testimonials for the Couple
Joanna: First on our list of well wishers, may we welcome …
a.
1 Representative from the groom’s friends
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Rico: Proceeding to our next speaker, we welcome …
b.
1 Representative from the bride’s friends
___________________________________________
Joanna: Thank you very much
And to speak in behalf of the Grospes, may we call on …
c.
1 Representative from the groom’s immediate family
___________________________________________
Rico: And to represent the Aquinos, a big round of applause for …
d.
1 Representative from the bride’s immediate family
___________________________________________
Rico: Thank you very much.
XV.
Removal of Garter
Joanna: I know some of you guys are getting tired already. It has been a long day but for the last time we will need your cooperation. Will everyone please stand. This is the last, we promise. Everyone on your feet. No exceptions.
Now may I request our principal sponsors and the parents of our bride and groom to please be seated. Now married couples, and when we say married couples it means with contracts, please be seated. Only those with marriage contracts and rings as proofs could sit down. For the rest of you guys who are standing, and yes we know who you are please join us here in from for our bouquet and garter games.
So now we call on the single ladies and all the bachelors to come in front. Bride and Groom, please help us call them here. Thank you.
Now, Ivy, please have a seat and Anthony please kneel in front. Anthony, it is now time to get your wife’s garter, but there is a catch, you have to get it underneath the big skirt. Pulling the garter using only, I repeat, only your teeth. One, two, three! Bite off only the garter!
Let’s give Anthony a big hand!
XVI. Garter Ceremony (choose one, props to come from the couple)
Big Garter, Small Garter
Bachelors would form a circle. They guys located at opposite directions would be handed each a garter. The big garter (2 yards) would be worn once from head to toe while the small garter (1 yard) would be worn twice from head to toe before passing to the left. The bachelor caught with both garters wins the game.
Rico: Our gentlemen, please take the center stage and form a circle. Now turn around, facing outward. Very good. Gentlemen do not worry, we won’t be doing the traditional garter tossing today, because we all know that if the groom tosses the garter, no one will be willing to catch it. So instead we will play the Big Garter, Small Garter game.
(Ask the name of one player and hand out the big garter) What is your name? Okay _____ please hold on to this for me. And right about here we have (Ask the name of another player and hand out the small garter) ____. _____ I want you to let this garter pass through your head and body and remove it through your feet. And ______ do it one more time. Then pass it to your left _____. (Talking to the guy to the left) Hold on to it for a minute.
(Go to the first player with the big garter) Now, _____ I want you to do the exact same thing but just wear the garter once, just once. Then pass it to your left. Could we return the garters back to ______ and ______.
(Facing the audience) Now that’s the mechanics of our Big Garter, Small Garter game. The small garter will be worn twice from head to toe and then will be passed to the left. And the big garter shall be worn once then shall be passed to the left. Now the guy with both garters will be the lucky bachelor for today. So guys we hope you’re ready. We will start the game on three. One, two, three, and go!
(With the winner) And the lucky bachelor is, _____. I just need to know would your pockets have any contents? Are any of these ladies your related to you by blood? At the count of incest, you may sit down.
XVII. Bouquet Ceremony
Trip to the Altar
The blindfolded bachelor would be seated on a chair encircled by the single ladies. In time with the music, the ladies are to move around their circle clockwise. Once the music stops, whoever wants to be out would have to sit on the bachelor’s lap.
Joanna: Bachelor, please have a seat. We will cover ____’s eyes with a table napkin. While we request the girls to form a circle around ______. Ladies and gentlemen, we won’t be doing the traditional tossing. Instead we will play another game called Trip To The Altar.
How does this work? Girls in time with the music you will have to go around ____ clockwise… that would be to the right. Once the music stops, DJ, please listen. Once the music stops, whoever wants to be out would have to sit on ______’s lap.
(Talking to the bachelor) _____ hands behind the chair. And if I were you I’d close my legs.
(Talking to the ladies) Again ladies, whoever wants to be out would have to sit on _____’s lap. Once you’re able to sit on his lap, you may go back to your seat.
A word of warning, ladies no pushing.
Ready DJ, music please in one, two, three, and go!
(Last 2 ladies left) And now for the moment of truth. May we request the ladies to stand on each side of the stage. When the music stops go and do your thing. One, two, three, go!
Ladies and gentlemen, our winner, a big hand please.
XVIII. Wearing of the Garter
The emcee has a surprise in store for the bouquet and garter winners.
Rico: Okay, ____ this is ____.
(Talking to the girl bachelorette ) Girl sit down.
(To the bride) Ivy it is time to give our lucky lady the bouquet.
(To the groom) And Anthony it is time to endorse the garter to our lucky bachelor.
(To the bachelor) Guy, what are you going to do. You will have to go down on one knee and slowly raise the garter on to the bachelorette’s lap. You are not going to stop unless the guests say stop. So if they say higher, you go higher. So down on your knee. Pass the heel.
(To the crowd) Ladies and gentlemen, is that high enough for you? Is that high enough for you? Is that high enough for you? Let’s give them a big hand.
Joanna: (To the winners) Before you take your seats, one last picture. Here are the prizes. Thank you very much. You may go back to your seats now.
XIX. Newlywed’s Acknowledgements
Joanna: And now let us hear from the bride and groom.
- This is your opportunity to thank your respective families, sponsors and friends.
- Both bride and groom should speak.
XX. Closing remarks of the host
The host will formally end the reception program and invite the guests to dance.
And with that our program has officially concluded. In behalf of the (caterer, coordinating services, musicians, etc.), my partner and I would like to thank you all for making it to the wonderful celebration of Anthony and Ivy.
And we personally wish you all the best, Anthony and Ivy.
Mabuhay ang bagong kasal!
This has been Rico and Joanna. Now signing off. Thank you and have a blessed day. The day is so young, so I would now open the floor for dancing.
XXI. Dance Party
XXII. End of Reception
Requirements
- A copy of the invitation or list of names of all of the persons to be acknowledged
- 1 sentence description or introduction of each of the sponsors, speakers, and entourage members
- List of names of singers, performers, speakers, and invocation leaders
- List of songs to be played, when to play them, and who will play them
- Table numbers and floor layout from the caterer
- Props (garters)
- Cell phone numbers of the entourage