My brother in law/MC with my sister and Matron of Honour Karen (his wife)
Below is our MC Itinerary. Though no fault of Paul's, the schedule did not stick to the timeline. Dinner ran waaaay later then we thought it would. This would be something to double check with your caterer. I *think I gave a copy of this MC outline to the University Club, but I think they forgot to look at it ;p
Dinner didn't necessarily seem long and drawn out, but the length of time between courses paired with the length of time it took to clear out some of the tables made for a very late start to the dance. As a result of the late start paired with the use of our iPod/laptop made for a very ho-hum dance. We have a couple of regrets to go along with this. The first would be hiring a DJ. We shoulda, coulda, woulda but didn't. The second would have been to have an open/hosted bar for the dance portion. Our bar tab (meaning my Dad's bar tab) was waaaay under budget… In our families, more booze equals more fun - I'm just being honest when I say this!
Anyhoo, here is the outline :)
Ashley & Patrick’s Wedding Day MC Itinerary – Saturday, June 21, 2008
5:30pm Cocktail Hour (and a half) begins @ Queen’s University Club
168 Stuart Street, Kingston ON
5:40 Test out sound equipment with Matthew (Pat’s cousin/DJ) upstairs; mingle
6:50 Head upstairs and get ready to begin J
6:55 Bridal Party to be seated – no introductions at this point
7:00 Ready to begin J
-Announce Bride and Groom as “The New Husband and Wife: Patrick & Ashley”
7:00-7:30 -Welcome guests
-Introduce self and give a little speech about your relationship to the Bride and Groom
-Go over “housekeeping” stuffs:
-Note that the bar will be closed over dinner, but will re-open once the festivities get underway once again, around 8:30
-Centerpieces: “At the end of the evening the guest at each table with the next birthday may take the table’s centerpiece home.
-Introduce Wedding Party (when you say their name they will stand J)
-Michael Harris, Best Man and the Groom’s brother
-Daniel Tomlinson, Groomsman
-Richard Olsen, Groomsman
-Scott Hume, Groomsman
-Karen Cundy, Matron of Honour and the Bride’s sister
-Meagan Harris, Maid of Honour and sister of the Groom
-Stephanie Suurdt (pronounced “cert” – like the mint), Bridesmaid and sister of the Groom
-Invite Father Stan Alanen up to say grace (?)
7:30 Dinner is served
-Salad
-Intermezzo
-Main course
-Dessert
-Call up the Father of the Bride, Nesbit, for speech
-Call up the Mother of the Groom and Father of the Groom, Karen and Martin, for their speech
-Call up Maid of Honour, Meagan, to make her speech
-Call up Matron of Honour, Karen, to make her speech
-Call up Best Man, Mike for his speech
-Call up Aunt Cindy Bratkowski (brat-cow-ski) for speech
-Bride and Groom to give thank you speech and toast to guests
8:30 -Thank all of the speakers
-Announce that the bar will be reopening momentarily
-Suggest to guests to take a step outside for some fresh air or to get another drink, so the tables can be rearranged for the dance
9:00 -Welcome everyone back, and announce the Bride and Groom’s first dance
-Announce Father/Daughter and Mother/Son dance
-Tell everyone to have a great night!
9:45 -Announce Cake Cutting
10:15 -Announce Bouquet toss
-Announce Garter toss
10:30 -Pizza arrival
12:30 -Reception ends