A wedding emcee, also called an MC, plays a very major role in ensuring the wedding reception runs smoothly. Most importantly, they ensure everyone is having a great time.
The last thing you want at your reception is to have your reception turn into a combustion of side talks, and that’s what will happen if your MC can’t grab and keep the attention of your guests.
Nothing is pleasing about having an MC who is clueless about the agenda for the day, doesn’t know there’s such a thing as a father-daughter dance and not a father-son dance, can’t read the audience and tell what they want, or doesn’t know the difference between plain offensive jokes and humorous ones.
As mentioned before, a wedding MC plays a very pivotal role in ensuring the reception runs smoothly. Particularly, he ensures everyone is having a great time. However, for this to happen, there must be things set in place.
Here are 6 things to do to ensure you pick a perfect emcee.
1. Do your research
Before choosing a wedding MC, do your research. Check out and solicit advice and reviews about potential MCs (from friends or our site) as well as their sample work. You can attend an event where they played a similar role to what you have planned for your MC and then see if they fit the role.
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2. Have a wedding agenda
Prepare a tentative wedding reception agenda and exchange ideas with your wedding planner. This includes everything from the arrival of guests and wedding party to the “dance dance dance moment” and final farewell, signifying the departure of the newlyweds and, later on, guests. After all, your MC will need this information to run the day smoothly and on schedule.
3. If you have a planner, let he/she meet your potential emcee
Set up a meeting with your MC and your wedding planner. This is to ensure they both understand what is expected of the MC, no one steps on each other’s toes at the reception, and everyone knows what is expected of them. The last thing you want to be doing on your day is running around or settling quarrels between the two parties.
4. Provide important information
Provide as much background information on yourself and your significant other (bride and groom) to the MC. This should include details from your childhood, courtship, and engagement to the forthcoming honeymoon. Trust me, a great MC will use this information wisely and appropriately as the wedding reception progresses, and your event will be fun-filled and gay.
5. Tell your MC what you want
If you plan to have people give wedding speeches—like a toast or a word of advice at your reception—it’ll be great if they are introduced appropriately. So make sure you pass on information regarding your speakers to your MC. If you decide not to have any speakers at your wedding, also let your MC know so that he can “politely” turn down anyone who steps forward on that day without prior notice.
6. Let them know your dress code
Acceptable attire includes, but is not limited to, a tuxedo, suit, and dress. Your MC is to dress according to the formality of your event with shiny shoes to match.
In conclusion, the relationship responsibilities of an MC are not set permanently in stone. It ultimately depends on the type of wedding and the role the bride and groom want the MC to play.
Nonetheless, whatever the case may be, the wedding MC is to encourage laughter and keep guests entertained, the bride and groom relaxed, comfortable, and at peace.
