Good luck! I MCed (or is it emceed?) a friends wedding years ago. Despite some additional stress and not being able to drink as much it was a really enjoyable experience.
Keep in mind it is not about yourself. You are working for the wedding, or more specifically the bride. Get her to provide a detailed itinerary with times and stick to it. Also, it's great to start off with jokes and anecdotes but keep these short and to a minimum. The guests are there for the reception, not to listen to you.
Oh and a couple other tips from my experience. If you need to introduce members of the wedding party make sure you get the correct pronunciations of their names and practice them repeatedly. Also if it is a buffet style dinner double check the order to send tables up. If you accidentally send up your buddies in the back before the grandparents expect some stink eye from the bride.
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