WEDDING PROGRAM FLOW

- CALL TO ORDER

- HOST’S WELCOME REMARKS

- BRIDE-GROOM TRIVIA GAME

- INTRODUCTION OF PRINCIPAL SPONSORS

- INTRODUCTION OF PARENTS

- MARCH OF THE ENTOURAGE

- FIRST DANCE OF THE COUPLE

- MONEY DANCE

- CAKE CUTTING CEREMONY

- WINE CEREMONY

- PRAYER

- DINNER INSTRUCTIONS

- MESSAGE FROM 1 NINONG AND NINANG

- MESSAGE FROM FRIENDS

- SINGLES GAMES

- MESSAGE FROM MAID OF HONOR

- BEST MAN’S TOAST

- MESSAGE FROM PARENTS)

- MESSAGE FROM COUPLE

- CLOSING
1. CALL TO ORDER (VOICE OVER)

GOOD EVENING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE. THE PROGRAM WILL
BEGIN IN 10 MINUTES. SO PLEASE LOCATE YOUR RESPECTIVE SEATS AND MAKE YOURSELF
COMFORTABLE

2. HOST’S WELCOME REMARKS

A VERY GOOD EVENING TO EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO (ALEX) AND (LEAH)’S WEDDING RECEPTION.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO BE PART OF THIS JOURNEY OF LOVE, ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO
TRAVELLED FOR SO MANY MILES OR TO THOSE WHO TOOK A LEAVE OF ABSENCE.

LADIES, GENTLEMEN, FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES, THE NEWLY WEDS EXTEND THEIR HEARTFELT
GRATITUDE TO ALL OF YOU TO CELEBRATE THEIR NEW LIFE AS A COUPLE. SO SIT DOWN, RELAX AND
ENJOY THE REST OF THIS DAY.

I’M YOUR HOST BETH AND I WILL BE YOUR MASTER OF CEREMONY.

(optional trivia game)

I HAVE A QUESTION… HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THE BRIDE AND THE GROOM?

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3. INTRODUCTION OF PRINCIPAL SPONSORS

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

1. MR. ARNEL B. RIZALDO

2. MR. EDWIN P. PAMONAG
3. MR. ARTURO V. PADER
4. MR. CYRILL B. LOYOLA
5. MR. BONIE B. DEFINO
6. MR. SIM D. DEFINO
7. MR. RICHIE DELFIN
8. MR. ELEZER JARDENILL
9. MR. JONATHAN PECHERA
10. MR. NARK CERVESA
11. MR. REUBEN PADEN
12. MR. DANTE MANGANA-AN
13. MR. RICHARD P. AGUIRRE
14. CAPTAIN RICHARD BUENO
15. MRS. LANI D. JULAO
16. MRS. GEMMA DICTO
17. MRS. PEACHY PAGSUGUIRON
18. MRS. ELVIE BELGERA
19. MRS. DAISY HARI
20. MRS. JULIANA SUSTENTO
21. MRS. BINETA CABALLERO
22. MRS. CHRISTINE VILLA
23. MRS. ROWENA O. PADEN
24. SISTER SUSANA BRAVANTE
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, OUR MOST DISTINGUISHED SET OF PRINCIPAL SPONSORS. A ROUND OF
APPLAUSE! THANK YOU SIRS AND MA’AMS, FOR TAKING TIME OUT TO BE WITH US.

4. INTRODUCTION OF PARENTS

LET US RECOGNIZE THE PARENTS OF THE COUPLE

MR ROBERTO B. DE JUAN & MS LORNIE DE JUAN - PARENTS OF THE GROOM

MR ALEX RIZALDO & MS MARY JANE RIZALDO - PARENTS OF THE BRIDE

5. MARCH OF THE ENTOURAGE

AND NOW, MAY I REQUEST EVERYONE TO TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PARADE OF THE WEDDING
ENTOURAGE.

STARTING WITH THE SPECIAL PARTICIPATION OF MAAM ROSITA DEFINO, AROUND OF APPLUASE
PLEASE.

FLOWER GIRLS: QUIEA LLOR F. DE JUAN

KINESHA ARELLE P. SEGURA
GLAIZA E. RIZALDO

ANOTHER SET OF ENTOURAGE: ALEX D. RIZALDO III

AXYA MYEL D. RIZALDO
RIEBEN KRED F. DE JUAN

THE PAIR THAT LIT THE PATHS OF GROOM AND BRIDE

(VEIL SPONSORS)
MR. VAN FERMARK DEQUINA & MRS. TWYLA KAY R. DEQUINA

THE PAIR THAT CLOTHED GROOM AND BRIDE

(CHORD SPONSORS)
MR. ARNEL B. RIZALDO & MRS. JOSEPHINE A. RIZALDO

THE PAIR THAT BOUND GROOM AND BRIDE

THE GROOMSMEN AND BRIDESMAIDS:
MR. FRANZ ROSS DEFINO
MS. CHILZEAN MAY P. VILLA

MR. VONN CLIFFORD BELGERA

MS. KATHLENE MAE DICTO

MR. MARC GAEV RIZALDO

MS. APPLE MAY A. RIZALDO

MR. BRENT GABRIEL V. DE JUAN

MS. EREIN MAE DEFINO

MR. RYAN C. DE JUAN

MS. LOVIJANE C. DE JUAN

THE HANDSOME BEST MAN AND THE BEAUTIFUL MAID OF HONOR WHO ASSISTED THE COUPLE IN
THEIR NEEDS:

THE BEST MAN: MR. YVES JHON DEFINO

THE MAID OF HONOR: MS KAREN JOY PAJARDO
ENTRANCE OF COUPLE

AT THIS POINT MAY WE REQUEST EVERYONE TO PLEASE RISE BECAUSE TODAY CALLS FOR A GRAND
CELEBRATION AND IT IS 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 ALEX AND LEAH ___________

(couple enters)

THANK YOU VERY MUCH…LET’S ALL BE SEATED NOW. TRULY, THIS MOMENTOUS EVENT MARKS A
MILESTONE OF TWO HEARTS BEGINNING A BEAUTIFUL LIFELONG COMMITMENT

6. FIRST DANCE OF THE COUPLE

TONIGHT IS INDEED A SPECIAL NIGHT, AND WILL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL IN THIS ANOTHER MILESTONE
FOR OUR BELOVED COUPLE. ON THIS JOYFUL BEGINNING WHAT COULD BE MORE FITTING THAN TO
CELEBRATE IT WITH THEIR FIRST DANCE.

THE FIRST DANCE IS SYMBOLIC OF THE CONSUMMATION OF THEIR WEDDING VOWS. THIS DANCE IS THE
WEDDING COUPLES’ FIRST COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT AND JOINT ENDEAVOR. LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, IT IS ONCE AGAIN MY PRIVILEGE TO PRESENT TO YOU MR AND MRS. _______ WITH THEIR
FIRST DANCE.

7. MONEY DANCE

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN…. FIND YOUR PURSES AND WALLETS … IT’S NOW TIME FOR OUR MONEY
DANCE WHERE YOU WILL GET YOUR CHANCE TO FINANCIALLY BLESS OUR COUPLE.

OUR MAID OF HONOR, BEST MAN AND COORDINATORS … WILL BE STANDING HERE … YOU MAY
APPROACH THEM AND THEY WILL HAND YOU SAFETY PINS WHERE YOU CAN PUT 500 BILLS AND 1000
PESO BILLS… OR ANY BILLS

(when finished) THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR GENEROSITY THAT WILL INDEED GO A LONG WAY FOR THE
COUPLE.

8. CAKE CUTTING CEREMONY

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…

9. WINE CEREMONY

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.

THANK YOU SO MUCH COUPLE, AND NOW IT’S THE TIME TO SHOW HOW SWEETER THE LOVE IS,
BIGYAN NIYO NAMAN KAMI NG ISANG MATAMIS NA HALIK.

MARAMING SALAMAT.
10. PRAYER

IT IS SAID THAT A SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE INVOLVES THREE HEARTS BECOMING ONE. THE HEARTS OF
THE HUSBAND, THE WIFE, AND GOD AT THE CENTER. SO LET US GIVE THANKS TO THE ONE WHO MADE
THIS ALL POSSIBLE, THE AUTHOR OF LIFE, LOVE AND RELATIONSHIPS. OUR ONE TRUE GOD. TO LEAD US
INTO PRAYER, AND ALSO TO SAY GRACE BEFORE DINNER LET US WELCOME __________________.

11. DINNER INSTRUCTIONS

THE FOOD IS NOW READY AND DINNER WILL COMMENCE SHORTLY. AT THIS POINT TO MAINTAIN
ORDER, THE COORDINATORS WILL APPROACH YOUR TABLE BEGINNING AND THE GUESTS FROM THAT
TABLE WILL BE REQUESTED TO PROCEED TO THE LOCATION OF THE COUPLE FOR PICTORIAL. RIGHT
AFTER THAT, THEY CAN LINE UP AT THE BUFFET COUNTER TO GET THEIR DINNER. PLEASE WAIT FOR THE
COORDINATORS TO APPROACH YOUR TABLE.

12. GROWING UP VIDEO

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AS YOU’RE ENJOYING YOUR DINNER, LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE COUPLE’S
PICTURES GROWING UP. A GLIMPSE OF THEIR LIVES BEFORE THEY FOUND EACH OTHER, AND HOW
THEY’VE TRANSFORMED AND BLOSSOMED TO WHO THEY ARE NOW.

FRIENDS, THE GROWING UP VIDEO. LET’S WATCH THIS.

13. MESSAGE FROM GODPARENTS (DURING DINNER)

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 OF CHRISTIAN COMMITMENT.

AND THE GODPARENTS TO GIVE THEIR MESSAGE TO THE COUPLE, LET’S WELCOME
___________________________ AND __________________________.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR WISDOM, A ROUND OF APPLAUSE 16. RAFFLE

--------------(DINNER)---------------

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
-TOTO ATI EVENT ORGANIZER AND TEAM

14. MESSAGE FROM FRIENDS

A WEDDING BRINGS TWO PEOPLE AND THEIR FRIENDS TOGETHER. IT REFRESHES THE TIES AND TAKES
FRIENDSHIPS TO ANOTHER LEVEL.

NOW, WE WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED WITH MESSAGES FROM THE FRIENDS OF THE COUPLE. THESE ARE
THE PEOPLE WHO LITERALLY SAW THE ROMANCE BETWEEN GROOM AND BRIDE BLOSSOM INTO A
SERIOUS RELATIONSHIP. MAY WE CALL ON _________________ AND __________________ TO SHARE
WITH ALL OF US WHAT THEY KNOW ABOUT THE COUPLE

15. SINGLES GAMES

16. MESSAGE FROM MAID OF HONOR

THE BEAUTIFUL LADY WHO ASSISTED OUR BRIDE IN ALL HER NEEDS… TO GIVE HER MESSAGE, THE MAID
OF HONOR. LET’S WELCOME MS KAREN JOY PAJARDO

THANK YOU
17. BEST MAN’S TOAST

THIS TIME, LET’S FILL OUR GLASSES WITH ANY DRINK THAT WE CAN GET AND JOIN THE BEST MAN FOR
THE SYMBOLIC WINE TOAST, LET’S CALL IN MR. YVES JHON DEFINO

LET’S GIVE OUR BEST MAN A NICE HAND FOR A GREAT TOAST!

18. MESSAGE FROM PARENTS

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. WITHOUT THEM, OUR NEWLYWEDS WILL NOT BE HERE. LET US WELCOME THE PARENTS
OF THE COUPLE TO GIVE THEIR MESSAGE.

19. MESSAGE FROM COUPLE

THE NIGHT AND THIS RECEPTION HAVE 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 TO THEM. TO PERSONALLY CONVEY THEIR HEARTFELT GRATITUDE LET US NOW
LEND AN EAR TO THE NEWLYWEDS

20. CLOSING

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.

THIS HAS BEEN YOUR HOST.