Wedding Emcee advice

[Maritime Q-Scout]

the best emcee is medicore in his presentations. He can't steal the show but can't suck. Keep it short simple, and about the bride and groom.

I didn't re-read if I posted what I did but here's what I used:

"The groom asked me to remind everyone that they weren't supposed to buy the bride a watch for their weddings as there already is a clock on the stove"

"A weddings is a very special time in two people's lives, and it's great that you call could be here to share this experiance, Webster's dictionary defines a wedding as the process of removing weeds from one's garden"

I also gave a cheesy speal

"Love is waking up and thinking of someone else
Love is going to bed and thinking of someone else as you fall alseep
Love is smiling when you hear another's name
Love is laughing when you remember another's time spent with you
Love is
well Love is pretty much (insert bride and groom's names)"


thanks everyone, oh and announce the score of the hockey games if possible (I also did that, I believe I said "in the second period of play it is the Titan d'Acadie Bathurst 2, Halifax Mooseheads 1" to a mixed reaction from the crowd)

[calf]

"A weddings is a very special time in two people's lives, and it's great that you call could be here to share this experiance, Webster's dictionary defines a wedding as the process of removing weeds from one's garden"

that's fantastic!

[Maritime Q-Scout]

Originally Posted by calf

that's fantastic!

without a word of a lie, the crowd laughed for a solid two mintes. I was actually ****ed off because I was just standing there while there were tears coming out of people's eyes, and I was thinking "ok people let's move along, NOT THAT FUNNY"

It was the 3 hours of drinking, and the punchline coming out of nowhere that did it. I'll never forget the feeling of thinking people are finding me too funny. It's also that joke (thank you Homer Simpson, and however suggested it in this thread way back when) that got me the most compliments.

[MoneyGuy]

Just wanted to bring this to the top to see if anyone has any fresh ideas. I probably have to MC two weddings next year. I've done this before but am looking for material anyway.

[PYroMaNiaC]

I emcee's my brother's wedding in June. I wore a low cut dress to distract the crowd from the fact that I can't speak in public. It went well, actually. I was told a number of times that I looked fantastic.

I can honestly say that when my sister gets married, she's welcome to ask but unless I've had a boob job by then, she'll have to find someone else.

This may not work if you're male, but then again...it may be an even better distraction. Depends entirely on the crowd.

[Cal-Gal]

One of the best things I've ever seen at a wedding is to write up a quiz before hand and put copies on each table, or at each place setting if you feel like. The quiz is called "How Well Do you Know the Bride and Groom". Make up about 10-15 multiple choise questions about the couple. Some ideas for questions are things like:
- Where did they go on their first date
- Where did (groom's name) propose
- What is (bride or grooms) favorite hockey team
- Where are they going on their honeymoon
- What drink does the groom always order at the bar
- What is the age difference between the bride and groom
- What did the bride cook for the groom the first time she made him dinner

Ask the couple what the real answers to all these kinds of questions are and then make up funny alternative answers for the quiz. This is something fun because 80% of people at a wedding will be associated with either the bride or groom and won't know the other person very well - and it makes it really personal for the guests to get a chance to know little tidbits about the couple - plus its a great way to kill some time during the reception when you go over the answers.

[return to the red]

Originally Posted by Cal-Gal

One of the best things I've ever seen at a wedding is to write up a quiz before hand and put copies on each table, or at each place setting if you feel like. The quiz is called "How Well Do you Know the Bride and Groom". Make up about 10-15 multiple choise questions about the couple. Some ideas for questions are things like:
- Where did they go on their first date
- Where did (groom's name) propose
- What is (bride or grooms) favorite hockey team
- Where are they going on their honeymoon
- What drink does the groom always order at the bar
- What is the age difference between the bride and groom
- What did the bride cook for the groom the first time she made him dinner

Ask the couple what the real answers to all these kinds of questions are and then make up funny alternative answers for the quiz. This is something fun because 80% of people at a wedding will be associated with either the bride or groom and won't know the other person very well - and it makes it really personal for the guests to get a chance to know little tidbits about the couple - plus its a great way to kill some time during the reception when you go over the answers.

Just got through the whole marriage thing (been happily now for 15 days!!) and that game was done at my wife's wedding showers.

our MC was her old school teacher so she didn't have much background on me, which was a bad Idea. She messed up the game we had instead of clinking glasses and just seemed so uneasy up there (go figure, you think a teacher wouldn't be uncomfortable). She did an alright job I guess fro the stress that it probably was but if I have any advice at all it would be

make sure you have some background info on both individuals, trust me it sucks when the MC only talks about one person

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by Frank the Tank

My favourite line ever was from my best friend Mike at my wedding. He starts out with this gem:

"Being asked to be the emcee of a wedding is a lot like being asked to make love to the Queen Mother...." ....dead silence in the room....... "It's a great honour but you really wish somebody else would do it."

People were crying they were laughing so hard.

I've recently been asked to bestman/MC my brothers wedding in July, thanks for that, that is definitly being used!

[MoneyGuy]

Originally Posted by PYroMaNiaC

....I wore a low cut dress to distract the crowd from the fact that I can't speak in public. It went well, actually. I was told a number of times that I looked fantastic.

I can honestly say that when my sister gets married, she's welcome to ask but unless I've had a boob job by then, she'll have to find someone else.

This may not work if you're male, but then again...it may be an even better distraction. Depends entirely on the crowd.

I'm male so the boob job and dress won't work.

Wow, several posts already. Thanks for the ideas and I look forward to more.

[ken0042]

Originally Posted by Frank The Tank

"Being asked to be the emcee of a wedding is a lot like being asked to make love to the Queen Mother...." ....dead silence in the room....... "It's a great honour but you really wish somebody else would do it."

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

I've recently been asked to bestman/MC my brothers wedding in July, thanks for that, that is definitly being used!

One thing to keep in mind- isn't the queen mother dead now?

Unless of course the wedding is in Wisconsin; in that case, carry on.

[Buff]

My wife and her sister were the MC's for their sisters wedding at the end of August.

The following joke got the best response of the entire night. People were still commenting on the joke a week later. They also appropriately chose to use their aunt and uncle as the people in the joke as their aunt and uncle are avid golfers.

and here is the joke:

A man (or insert name of man here) staggers into an emergency room with a concussion, multiple bruises, two black eyes and a five iron wrapped tightly around his throat.
Naturally, the doctor asks him what happened.

"Well, it was like this," said the man. "I was having a quiet round of golf with my wife (or insert name of wife here), when at a difficult hole, we both sliced our balls into a pasture of cows. We went to look for them, and while I was rooting around, noticed one of the cows had something white at its rear end. I walked over and lifted up the tail, and sure enough, there was a golf ball with my wife's monogram on it-- stuck right in the middle of the cow's butt."

"That's when I made my big mistake."

"What did you do?" asks the doctor.

"Well, I lifted the cow's tail again and yelled to my wife, "Hey, this looks like yours!" "I don't remember much after that!"

[HOZ]

The EX telegram...

This one is from Cindy (pause look for confused Groom) ....you met her last week.....(emphasis) you know, the GUYS, the cameras, cake....maybe you don't remember. Good thing for the cameras!!!

[RedHot25]

Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout

thanks everyone, oh and announce the score of the hockey games if possible (I also did that, I believe I said "in the second period of play it is the Titan d'Acadie Bathurst 2, Halifax Mooseheads 1" to a mixed reaction from the crowd)

Haha this is great...we did the same at our wedding. Well it was really for me...cup finals, oilers/canes. Game 6 I think it was - turned out crappy, but was fun...good reaction from the crowd (just tucked it in there at the end) as we had some pretty hard core Flames fans, and some pretty hard core Oilers fans.

[Bill Bumface]

I did this a few months ago and some of the ideas from here worked out really well. One of the best was "Websters dictionary defines 'wedding' as the act of removing weeds from one's lawn or garden".

As soon as I said "Websters dictionary defines 'wedding'" I heard several groans from the crowd which almost made me crack up before I finished. After I'd said it it took people a couple seconds to click in but I think that was the loudest laugh of the night.

[StoneCole]

Originally Posted by Buff

My wife and her sister were the MC's for their sisters wedding at the end of August.

The following joke got the best response of the entire night. People were still commenting on the joke a week later. They also appropriately chose to use their aunt and uncle as the people in the joke as their aunt and uncle are avid golfers.

and here is the joke:

A man (or insert name of man here) staggers into an emergency room with a concussion, multiple bruises, two black eyes and a five iron wrapped tightly around his throat.
Naturally, the doctor asks him what happened.

"Well, it was like this," said the man. "I was having a quiet round of golf with my wife (or insert name of wife here), when at a difficult hole, we both sliced our balls into a pasture of cows. We went to look for them, and while I was rooting around, noticed one of the cows had something white at its rear end. I walked over and lifted up the tail, and sure enough, there was a golf ball with my wife's monogram on it-- stuck right in the middle of the cow's butt."

"That's when I made my big mistake."

"What did you do?" asks the doctor.

"Well, I lifted the cow's tail again and yelled to my wife, "Hey, this looks like yours!" "I don't remember much after that!"

Buff...this is a terrible joke.

[StoneCole]

Originally Posted by hulkrogan

I did this a few months ago and some of the ideas from here worked out really well. One of the best was "Websters dictionary defines 'wedding' as the act of removing weeds from one's lawn or garden".

As soon as I said "Websters dictionary defines 'wedding'" I heard several groans from the crowd which almost made me crack up before I finished. After I'd said it it took people a couple seconds to click in but I think that was the loudest laugh of the night.

This is more like it! "wedding"...classic!

[return to the red]

you could always do what my best man did in his speech to me

stands at the podium and says " well the best man's speech is supposed to last as long as the wedding night so thank you and have a good night!" Goes and sits down

laughed my ass off for at least 5 minutes

[MoneyGuy]

Saw the best-man speech thread so I thought I'd resurrect this one. I'm a wedding MC this summer and am putting together my material now. Some good ideas so far, but anyone else? Keep 'em coming.

[Sainters7]

I saw the Best Man version of this thread and thought Id make my own for the MC. My cousin asked me to MC his wedding in July for him. I'm pretty nervous for it, I usually clam up in front of big crowds like that, Im surprised he asked me to be honest. I see alot of people put in their two cents for the Best Man thread, I was hoping for some of the same for me as the MC.

Id really appreciate some good jokes too. I know he picked me because he thinks Im hilarious, so I bet thats what he's shootin for. My other cousin MC'd a wedding five years earlier and was all touchy-feely, and Im sure thats why he chose me and not him.

EDIT: NEvermind, I saw theres a wedding MC thread already floating around...

Mod Edit- Merged your question into the other MC thread.- Ken

[Jayems]

One thing is if the bride and groom are on a strict no clanking glasses, you need to say it... A LOT. I was at one this weekend, and they did a flag thing. Each table had a flag of a country the bride and groom had been to together, and if they wanted a kiss, they had to bring the flag to the table.

But one table just didn't get it, and kept clanking the glass. The MC had a terrible time trying to get them to stop. They finally did.

Ive never been an emcee, but that might be one roadblock you may encounter.