WEDDING EMCEE
WEDDINGS & RECEPTION HOSTING
Make your special day even more unforgettable with Ivan as your wedding emcee. Known for his grace and charm, Ivan seamlessly guides your guests through every moment, from the ceremony to the reception. His warm, engaging style ensures a smooth flow while adding just the right amount of fun and elegance to each part of your celebration. Whether introducing the bridal party, orchestrating speeches, or keeping your guests entertained, Ivan’s presence enhances your wedding, making it a day to remember.
Let Ivan bring charm and professionalism to your wedding as your trusted emcee. With experience hosting numerous weddings, he effortlessly manages the flow of your event, making sure every moment is celebrated with style. From introducing the newlyweds to leading key moments with humor and warmth, Ivan ensures your wedding is smooth, memorable, and filled with joy.
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From the first dance to the final toast, Ivan ensures that your ceremony and reception flow effortlessly. Whether guiding the guests through the formalities or infusing the day with fun moments, Ivan keeps the celebration flowing effortlessly, ensuring that every moment—be it the first toast, speeches, or games—is filled with love, laughter, and unforgettable memories.
1. Upgrade Weddings with Ivan Leading
With a warm and heartfelt approach, Ivan ensures every wedding celebration is seamless, memorable, and filled with joy. From coordinating timelines to adding a personal touch to every moment, his professionalism and charm guarantee a flawless and unforgettable experience for the couple and their guests.
2. Ivan’s Repertoire: Range of Wedding Celebrations
Ivan has hosted a variety of beautiful weddings, from intimate ceremonies to grand celebrations, showcasing his versatility and ability to adapt to different themes and cultures.
• 12th January 2025 – Wedding of Zhen Kang & Emille at Park Royal Collection, Marina Bay
• 5th January 2025 – ROM & Wedding of Hu Jiayuan & Chen Yitong at RWS Equarius Hotel (Lawn & Saffron)
• 17th November 2024 – Wedding of Kelvin and Lynn at Furama RiverFront, Havelock
• 2nd November 2024 – Wedding of Nicholas & Hui Lin at JW Marriott Hotel
• 22nd July 2024 – Wedding of the Lohs at Chui Huay Lim Club
• 1st June 2024 – Wedding of Shiven and RuiFeng at Genting Jurong Hotel
• 11th May 2024 – Glendon and Isabel’s Wedding at Sofitel Singapore Sentosa
• 18th October 2023 – Oscar and Miko’s Wedding at Resorts World Convention Centre
3. Ivan’s Warm and Engaging Personality: A Perfect Presence for Weddings
Ivan’s natural charisma, heartfelt delivery, and ability to connect with people make him the ideal wedding emcee. His warm presence and genuine enthusiasm create a welcoming atmosphere, ensuring the couple and their guests feel at ease and fully immersed in the celebration. Whether it’s a traditional ceremony, a modern reception, or a multicultural event, Ivan’s adaptability and attention to detail make every moment special.
4. Why Ivan Is the Go-To Wedding Emcee
Choosing Ivan as your wedding emcee means opting for a professional who combines warmth, charm, and meticulous planning. His ability to craft personalized and heartfelt moments ensures your wedding is not just an event but a cherished memory for everyone involved. From intimate gatherings to grand celebrations, Ivan’s confident yet heartfelt hosting guarantees a seamless and magical experience.
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What Does a Wedding Emcee Actually Do?
A wedding emcee is essentially the host of a wedding reception. As with any host, a wedding emcee is tasked with ensuring both the couple and their guests feel at ease and ultimately enjoy themselves. But achieving this requires more than just maintaining a smile on stage and having a sharp sense of humor!
As a professional wedding emcee, here’s a list of tasks I handle, from the weeks or months leading up to the wedding to the wedding day itself.
1. Understand You and Your Partner Well
Many people have compared selecting a wedding emcee to choosing a partner—and they’re not wrong. The hallmark of an ideal wedding emcee, at least for your wedding, is a clear sense of chemistry. After all, your wedding emcee won’t be able to fully immerse themselves in the emotions of your wedding if they don’t know you and your fiancé or fiancée well enough.
This means it’s crucial for your wedding emcee to build a rapport with you beforehand. I enjoy meeting the couples who have hired me over dinner, which always creates the perfect setting for sharing stories! My favorite is hearing how each couple met and got together. Even after over 10 years as a wedding emcee, I still find myself pleasantly surprised by these tales.
2. Lead the Execution of Your Wedding Programme
During dinner, I also aim to get an overview of the couple’s wedding programme. This helps me identify the key segments—such as the two march-ins, the toasting ceremony, yum seng, and any activities or games—that I’ll guide guests through.
While an experienced wedding emcee would be familiar with the typical flow of a wedding programme in Singapore and able to transition between segments smoothly, they should always be prepared to use suitable anecdotes (which is why they need to understand you and your partner well) or jokes to fill time if, for example, someone is late or there’s a technical issue.
3. Perform a Technical Check Before Your Wedding
Speaking of technical issues, I always find it helpful to arrive at least 30 minutes before a wedding. This gives me enough time to connect my laptop and microphone to the AV setup at the venue and perform a final technical check.
Although the wedding venue is responsible for providing the necessary AV equipment and ensuring it functions properly, a wedding emcee should strive to minimize the chances of a malfunction. After all, it takes a team effort to pull off a successful wedding.
4. Facilitate Wedding Festivities
Needless to say, a wedding emcee must be skilled at managing various aspects of a wedding. This can include making timely announcements, directing the movements of VIPs, ensuring guests’ glasses are filled before the toasting ceremony begins, and assisting the photographer or videographer in organizing guests for key shots.
5. Clarify VIPs’ Names
At the top of the list of don’ts for a wedding emcee is mispronouncing a VIP’s name or failing to address them by their preferred name. As basic as it sounds, the names of VIPs are one of the first details a wedding emcee should confirm with the couple to avoid any confusion on the wedding day!
6. Keep Guests’ Energy Levels High
If your wedding guest list includes more than a few dozen people, it’s likely that several guests will be sharing tables with people they’re meeting for the first time. A wedding emcee must be able to read the room and watch for guests who are looking at their phones or becoming restless.
To address this, I encourage guests to stand up and participate not only in the key segments but also in spontaneous giveaways. For example, I suggest couples purchase a few vouchers to use as prizes for their guests. I’ve yet to see a guest who isn’t excited about winning something!
7. What Does a Professional Wedding Emcee Do?
A professional wedding emcee is tasked with hosting the celebration, and their responsibilities go beyond announcing the arrival of the bride and groom during their march-ins, transitioning between segments, and facilitating group photos and yum seng toasts. Their duties also include hosting your guests well by welcoming and including them in the celebration, engaging them in games and activities to keep them entertained, and ensuring smooth transitions between programmes so your wedding flows seamlessly and your guests enjoy their time at the event.
Some professional wedding emcees have a larger team, including musicians and singers, or possess additional skills like magic, offering extra entertainment options you might consider for your wedding.
8. Do I Need a Wedding Emcee?
While some couples believe there’s no need to hire a professional wedding emcee, thinking a friend or relative who speaks well and is comfortable addressing a large group will suffice, others feel it’s better to engage a professional to host their celebration and guests more effectively.
There’s no right or wrong answer to this question. Whether you decide to hire one or not depends more on what you want for your celebration and your available wedding budget than whether you need one.
9. Hire an Experienced Wedding Emcee
With your wedding being such a treasured moment, the last thing you want is to worry about whether your wedding emcee will get all the details right and execute them flawlessly.
I’ve seen my fair share of weddings. From smaller, intimate gatherings to large-scale celebrations, each wedding is uniquely special to the couple. I’m always ready to learn more about your needs and ensure your wedding programme runs smoothly—all while engaging your guests and creating fun, cherished memories for you to hold onto.
Sample Wedding Emcee Script for MC’ing a Wedding in Singapore
Being asked to emcee a wedding is a significant honor, especially when the couple are close friends or relatives. It’s a role that involves guiding the attendees through the event, keeping the ambiance lively, and ensuring everything proceeds seamlessly.
Here is a sample wedding script for a typical wedding, from the commencement of the wedding ceremony to the end of the banquet.
1. Guests to Be Seated
"Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention, please? We will be commencing the wedding banquet shortly. Kindly proceed to your seats and make yourselves comfortable. If you're unsure where to go, the seating chart is at the entrance, next to the reception table. And if you have any last-minute selfies to snap, now’s the time to do it!"
2. Introductions
"Good afternoon/evening, everyone! My name is [Emcee’s Name], and I am privileged to be your emcee for today. (Introduce your relationship with the couple) On behalf of [Bride] and [Groom] and their families, I’d like to express our gratitude for joining us on this joyous occasion. Let’s give a round of applause to our lovely couple and their parents, who have worked tirelessly to make this day possible."
3. Childhood Montage
"Before I welcome our bride and groom, we have a special treat for you. Let’s take a trip down memory lane with a childhood montage of [Bride] and [Groom]. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!"
(Play childhood montage)
4. First March In
"And now, the moment we’ve all been anticipating. Please rise and join me in welcoming, for the very first time as a married couple, the stunning bride [Bride’s Name] and the dashing groom [Groom’s Name]! Let’s give them a big round of applause!"
(Bride and Groom enter to their chosen music)
5. Cake Cutting Ceremony
"Ladies and gentlemen, we now invite [Bride] and [Groom] to the cake table for the cake cutting ceremony. The wedding cake symbolizes the sweetness and joy of their union. Let’s count down together: 3, 2, 1... cut the cake!"
(Cake cutting ceremony)
6. Announcing Lunch or Dinner Begins
"Thank you, [Bride] and [Groom]. Please take your seats. Now, it’s time to begin our feast. Bon appétit, everyone! Enjoy your meal, and don’t forget to save room for dessert!"
7. Welcome Speech by the Couple or Their Parents
"Now, I’d like to invite [Couple’s Parent’s Name] to share a few words. Please give them a warm welcome."
(Parent’s speech)
"Thank you for those heartfelt words. Next, let’s hear from the stars of the day themselves. [Bride] and [Groom], the floor is yours."
(Couple’s welcome speech)
8. Second March In
"Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming [Bride] and [Groom] for their second march in. Let’s give them another round of applause!"
(Bride and Groom enter again)
9. Champagne Toast and Yum Seng
"And now, it’s time for the champagne toast. Could I please invite [Bride] and [Groom] to the stage, along with their parents, for the champagne pouring ceremony?"
"Now, let’s all stand and raise our glasses for a traditional ‘Yum Seng’ toast. On the count of three: 1, 2, 3... Yum Seng!"
10. Speeches by Best Man or Bridesmaid
"Thank you, everyone. Next, we have a couple of special speeches lined up. First, let’s hear from the best man, [Best Man’s Name]."
(Best Man’s speech)
"Thank you, [Best Man]. And now, please welcome the maid of honor, [Bridesmaid’s Name], to share a few words."
(Bridesmaid’s speech)
11. Games
"I hope you enjoyed those wonderful speeches. Now, let’s have some fun with a few games! We’ll start with the Shoe Game. [Bride] and [Groom], please take your seats in the center. Each of you will hold one of your own shoes and one of your partner’s shoes. I’ll ask some fun questions, and you’ll raise the shoe of the person who best fits the answer. Ready? Let’s go!"
(Play the Shoe Game with humorous questions)
12. Table to Table Photos
"Thank you for playing along, [Bride] and [Groom]. Now, it’s time for some photos! Our lovely couple will be visiting each table to take pictures with you. Now's the time to make sure no food is stuck between your teeth! Get ready to smile and say cheese!"
(Bride and Groom visit tables for photos)
13. End of Banquet
"Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve reached the conclusion of our beautiful celebration. On behalf of [Bride] and [Groom], I want to thank you all for being here today and making this occasion so special. Please join me in giving a final round of applause to our newlyweds! Have a wonderful evening and a safe journey home. Thank you and good night!"
(Play closing music)
WARM
Ivan’s heartfelt and sincere hosting creates a cozy and intimate atmosphere, making the wedding celebration feel personal, special, and deeply meaningful for the couple and their guests.
CHARISMATIC
His natural charisma, grace, and ability to connect with the audience add a touch of magic to the wedding, leaving guests enchanted and the couple with unforgettable memories.
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