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The wedding master of ceremonies role is an integral part of a wedding reception to ensure that it runs smoothly. The MC duties will differ from one wedding to another depending on the formality of the actual event. The bride and groom must spend time with the MC to determine how the reception will run and what they want included in the actual list of wedding master of ceremonies duties.
The wedding master of ceremonies role includes the following:
1. If audio equipment is needed for the reception, then the master of ceremonies needs to check that all audio equipment is in good working order.
2. He helps to arrange the bridal party into their correct positions in the receiving line. The receiving line should line up from left to right in the following order: bride's mother, brides father, grooms mother, grooms father, the bride, the groom, the maid of honor (optional), bridesmaids (optional), groomsmen (optional) .
3. He should announce the entrance of the newly married couple once all the guests have been imprisoned.
4. He should welcome everyone to the wedding and introduce himself as well as the head table.
5. The wedding master of ceremonies role includes the announcement of when the food is served as well as introduce the person who will be blessing the food.
6. He needs to give the head table ten minutes warning before the sparks start, so that they can go to the bathroom and freshen up before the speches begin.
7. He needs to make sure everyone has something to toast with before the speeches begin.
8. The wedding master of ceremonies role, once the main course is complete is to call upon the first person to make the speeches, this is usually someone who knows the couple well, who presents a toast or speech to the bride and groom.
9. The groom is announced by the MC and usually accepts the toasts and thanks the guests for coming. He then many times finishes with a toast to the bridesmaids and maid of honor. This can now a days be done by either the groom / bride or both.
10. The best man is then called by the MC to accept the toast on behalf of the bridesmaids and makes a speech about the groom and finally makes a toast to both sets of parents.
11. The wedding master of ceremonies role is then to call both sets of parents to speak, firstly the parents of the bride and then the grooms parents.
12. Once the toasts and speeches are finished, then the MC usually calls on the best man to read any letter, emails and faxes etc sent by guests that could not attend.
13. Now he as the master of ceremonies will propose a toast to all absent family and friends.
14. This is then preceded by the announcement of the cutting of the cake, after which the dessert is served.
15. The MC will then announce the first dance, which takes place usually after the dessert.
16. He will announce the garter and bouquet throwing ceremonies at any time as prearranged with the bridal couple.
17. The final master of ceremonies role is to announce the end of the evening and when the bridal couple are to leave.
The most important thing to remember is that you need to sit down with the master of ceremonies and go through the evening step by step so that he is comfortable and knows what the bride and groom expect from him as wedding master of ceremonies role.
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Source by Phillipa Evans
