Call to OrderNOTE: Test microphone before speaking.Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen. May I have your attention please. We are about to begin our 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 ________________ Dinner Reception. We are done with the solemn part of the celebration and. we thank those people who were with us earlier at the __________________________for the wedding ceremony. And for those who just join in, Welcome!And so, here we are here at Alemans Garden and Resort for the most exciting part - the 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 __________________________ also the sister of Mark Daniel (the groom) and I had been given the task to be your emcee for this afternoon.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 Mark and Lisa 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 today.

Introduction and Acknowledgements Parents of the Newlyweds Before anything else, we would like to acknowledge the key persons who took a great part of this joyous affair. For without their support, this event would not be made possible. Ladies and gentlemen, it is with great pleasure to introduce to you the Parents of the Bride,_____________________________________________________ A big round of applause please. 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 _____________________________________________________________________. Sir, Madam, thank you so much for your support.

Grandmother of the BrideWe are also happy to have here with us the Grandmother of the bride who came all the way from ____________. Friends, lets all give a warm welcome to ________________________Thank you Maam for gracing this occasion and welcome to San Carlos City. Principal SponsorsWe would also like to acknowledge our Principal Sponsors. Lets start off with the ladies. Please make a stand as your name is called. Dr. Alfredo BernalMrs. Agnes Belma FerrerDr. Raul BugnosenMrs. Imelda BelmonteDr. Cesar GutierrezMrs. Lucita SinakingMr. Manuel GutierrezMrs. Magdalena TarnateMr. Frederick SerranoMrs. Lita del RosarioMr. Lardizabal SinakingMrs. Veronica SinakingMr. Eduardo BelmonteMrs. Rose SalvadorMr. Ricardo OcampoMrs. Nora OcampoMr. Jaime OcampoMrs. Anita OcampoFamily and FriendsA wedding brings two people and their families together. It refreshes the family ties and friendship that have gone stale and almost forgotten against the toll of time and distance. For this allow me to give a very special welcome to all who have traveled many miles to be here with us today, We would like to acknowledge the presence of families and friends who took their time out to be here with us. So again I would like to request the people concerned to please make a stand to be recognize as you are called.From the Brides Side1. ______________________________________________________________2. ______________________________________________________________3. ______________________________________________________________4. ______________________________________________________________5. ______________________________________________________________6. ______________________________________________________________7. ______________________________________________________________8. ______________________________________________________________9. ______________________________________________________________10. ______________________________________________________________11. ______________________________________________________________12. ______________________________________________________________13. ______________________________________________________________14. ______________________________________________________________15. ______________________________________________________________16. ______________________________________________________________17. ______________________________________________________________18. ______________________________________________________________19. ______________________________________________________________20. ______________________________________________________________And from the Grooms Side1. ______________________________________________________________2. ______________________________________________________________3. ______________________________________________________________4. ______________________________________________________________5. ______________________________________________________________6. ______________________________________________________________7. ______________________________________________________________8. ______________________________________________________________9. ______________________________________________________________10. ______________________________________________________________11. ______________________________________________________________12. ______________________________________________________________13. ______________________________________________________________14. ______________________________________________________________15. ______________________________________________________________16. ______________________________________________________________17. ______________________________________________________________18. ______________________________________________________________19. ______________________________________________________________20. ______________________________________________________________

So I guess thats about it. I hope I did not miss out anyone. If I did, please be so kind to remind me.

I. Entrance of the Bride and Groom At this point I assume that everyone has settled down and we are all ready to welcome the newlyweds. This afternoon, 3rd of January 2015, calls for a grand celebration and it is my distinct pleasure to introduce to you for the very first time Mark Daniel and Mary Luisa as husband and wife. So without any further ado, let us all rise and give our warmest welcome to Mr. and Mrs. Mark Daniel Belmonte!(Newlyweds enters the hall)

Congratulations Mark Daniel and Luisa and best wishes to both of you. We wish you to be blessed with a long and happy life together with your future children. So there you have it ladies and gentlemen our new lovely couple. Let us again give them a big round of applause. II. Dove ReleaseThe 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 two doves signify Mark Daniel and Luisa being released to start a new journey together. Like the two pairs of dove, whatever happens they will always try to seek the comfort of each other and their home together. This is where they know that they will find love A dove always choose one mate for life, and signify love, faithfulness, joy, and hope, Mark Daniel and Luis 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. III. Grace Before MealsWell I guess the food is now ready and dinner will commence shortly. IV. Early Dinner So there you have it ladies and gentlemen, our meal is served. You are all hereby invited to partake dinner. You may now get your food at the buffet table. . Please enjoy your meal. V. Table Hopping for Souvenir PicturesMay I have your attention please, I guess by now everyone had their fill of our sumptuous food prepared by Chateau de Busay. We would like to thank ___________ of Alemans Garden Resort and Restaurant , for the wonderful accommodation and service that they are providing us here.. At this point the newlyweds would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone personally for your presence. Mark and Lisa will now go from one table to another to greet each and everyone and to have their souvenir picture taking with their guests. Simultaneously, our Maid of Honor, Ms. Beverly Sinaking assisted with some members of the bridal entourage will be distributing the wedding giveaways and will be routing the guest book so please stand by in your seats.

VI. Cutting of the Wedding CakeWe will now resume with our program with the cutting of the cake. We have here a beautiful wedding cake made by ______________________________________.May I now request Mark and Lisa to do the honors of cutting the wedding cake. As our dear couple slice their cake, may I share to everyone that this tradition has begun during the early Roman era and continued up to the present as a symbol of good luck and prosperity...VII. Well Wishes to the Bride and the GroomA celebration is never complete without a toast and a bottle of good wine. Let us now bring out the good wine and pour them to our glasses. 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 Mark and Lisa - Two people who have come together today to form a union that will surely last forever. 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. Mark and Lisa are truly blessed with such wonderful parents and Im quite sure when it comes to knowing what marriage is all about, they always have a word or two to share to their children. 1. May I call on the Grooms Best Man, his Parekoy Mr. Louie Erguiza for his message to the newlyweds.2. We would like to call on the Father of the Groom _______________________to say a few words of wisdom and Best Wishes to our newlywedsThank you so much Madam for that inspiring message. 3. And now we would like to call on the Father of the Bride, __________________________ to say a few words of wisdom to our newlyweds. 4. Thank you sir. In behalf of our male principal sponsors, we would like to call on _______________________________________ to say a few words to Mark and Lisa.5. Thank you sir. Last but certainly not the least, we now call on ___________________________ to say a few words to Mark and Lisa In behalf of the female principal sponsors. Thank you Madam, and thank you all...lets us again give them a big hand for such wonderful and meaningful speeches.

VIII. Bouquet ThrowOk 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. (INSTRUCTIONS: Emcee make sure that everyone is in place)Ready when you are ladies. Let us now do the countdown. One.Two.Threeand there it goes. (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 Congratulations Miss, May I have your name please.(INSTRUCTIONS: Emcee draws the microphone to the lady .)Ok lets give a big hand to Miss ___________. Please have a seat beside the bride and in a moment we shall find your match in the garter Toss. IX. Retrieval of the GarterBefore we go on with the Garter Toss, the groom is to retrieve the garter from his bride. So may we request Mark and Lisa to please come center stage and do the garter retrieval ritual.(A chair is brought onstage for the bride to sit. while groom kneels down at the bride's feet ready to retrieve the garter)Ladies and gentleman the groom will now retrieve the garter from the bride. (Groom retrieves the garter from the bride.)There you have it ladies and gentlemen; the groom was finally able to retrieve the garter. Let us give him a big hand. Garter TossOk 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. (INSTRUCTIONS: Emcee makes sure that everyone is in place)Ok ready when you are guys. One.. TwoThree and .....off it Goes !!!! (Groom throws the bouquet and the gentlemen tries to catch it.)X. Matchmaking RitualMay 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. (INSTRUCTIONS: Emcee draws the microphone to the gentleman.)Thank you Mr. ___________, Friends lets give this gentlemen a big hand. Now that we have already found a perfect match. The next bride and groom to be in the future. It is 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. _________.(Lady takes a seat while gentleman puts the garter on her.)There you have it ladies and gentlemen. Our new lovely pair and if it would not be too much to ask we would like the gentlemen to give the lady a quick kiss. (INSTRUCTIONS: Emcee waits for the gentlemn to give the kiss and thanks the pair. after.)Thank you Mr. _______ and Ms ________, Let us give them both a big hand 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. (INSTRUCTIONS: Emcee stands aside as photographers take pictures of the pair with the newlyweds.)Again Thank you Mr. _______ and Ms ________ for your participation, you may now return to your seatsXI. Message of Thanks from the NewlywedsThe 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 Mark and Lisa(Newly weds delivers their message of gratitude.)

XII. Closing RemarksWell I guess thats about everything 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.