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DoubleF · 03-10-2020, 06:55 PM

Think of it more as managing the operations than purely as an announcer.

As mentioned, set up a schedule down to the minute for the evening with the bride and groom. Ask what expectations are and how to follow it (ie: Military precision, or flexible based on how things are flowing). If anyone has questions about what to do, it should be to you and not the bride and groom so they don't spend the evening inundated with stupid queries and enjoy it instead.

I'd recommend following up with the next "act" around 15-20 mins beforehand and also hop over beside them to give them a 1-5 minute reminder. I'd also use the follow up to check up on pronunciation and maybe ask how that person wants to be introduced etc. This also avoids the, "Next we have this going on... oh OK I guess we are going to swap things around or wait a few minutes..." awkwardness announcements.

I'd also give everyone a 15-20 minute heads up before toasts so glasses aren't empty but bladders are with plenty of time to avoid a stampede.

You're also kinda the pseudo liaison of the operations of the evening so that the bride and groom don't have to be and so that the guests aren't wandering around in confusion. So consider you may have to spend some of the evening chasing people around, fielding questions and on the rare occasion double check if things are OK with people including the bridal party or the bride and groom. The venue may ask you when to reveal the cake/slicing it, or whether to delay dinner courses/appetizers, we are running out of beverages. etc. It's also OK for you to intermittently check up on the bride and groom to see if there's any feed back they want incorporated into the evening such as speeding things up/slowing things down. Weird things you didn't discuss on the schedule that need clarification (ie: Relative wants a quick moment to thank everyone.. but perhaps not open mic).

With some of the dead air between "acts" it's a good idea to quickly hop up and give a few reminders of the opening rules and intro of where bathrooms are etc. Sometimes people don't hear it the first time because they're chatting or catching up etc. Heck, even your in between announcements might be missed people people are still chatting.

You may even find yourself running around and doing small errands in between the acts such as discreetly cart off a passed out relative with a small group etc.

03-10-2020, 06:55 PM	#19
DoubleF Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2014 Exp:	Think of it more as managing the operations than purely as an announcer. As mentioned, set up a schedule down to the minute for the evening with the bride and groom. Ask what expectations are and how to follow it (ie: Military precision, or flexible based on how things are flowing). If anyone has questions about what to do, it should be to you and not the bride and groom so they don't spend the evening inundated with stupid queries and enjoy it instead. I'd recommend following up with the next "act" around 15-20 mins beforehand and also hop over beside them to give them a 1-5 minute reminder. I'd also use the follow up to check up on pronunciation and maybe ask how that person wants to be introduced etc. This also avoids the, "Next we have this going on... oh OK I guess we are going to swap things around or wait a few minutes..." awkwardness announcements. I'd also give everyone a 15-20 minute heads up before toasts so glasses aren't empty but bladders are with plenty of time to avoid a stampede. You're also kinda the pseudo liaison of the operations of the evening so that the bride and groom don't have to be and so that the guests aren't wandering around in confusion. So consider you may have to spend some of the evening chasing people around, fielding questions and on the rare occasion double check if things are OK with people including the bridal party or the bride and groom. The venue may ask you when to reveal the cake/slicing it, or whether to delay dinner courses/appetizers, we are running out of beverages. etc. It's also OK for you to intermittently check up on the bride and groom to see if there's any feed back they want incorporated into the evening such as speeding things up/slowing things down. Weird things you didn't discuss on the schedule that need clarification (ie: Relative wants a quick moment to thank everyone.. but perhaps not open mic). With some of the dead air between "acts" it's a good idea to quickly hop up and give a few reminders of the opening rules and intro of where bathrooms are etc. Sometimes people don't hear it the first time because they're chatting or catching up etc. Heck, even your in between announcements might be missed people people are still chatting. You may even find yourself running around and doing small errands in between the acts such as discreetly cart off a passed out relative with a small group etc.