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http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/topic/76224-jas-and-adam-dreams-puerto-aventuras-wedding-review/?p=1831300 Hey ladies, I just finished my five page detailed review for Dreams PA from my wedding on Jan 20, 2014. Here's the link! Here it is: http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/topic/76224-jas-and-adam-dreams-puerto-aventuras-wedding-review/?p=1831300

We just had our wedding at Dreams Puerto Aventuras on Jan 20, 2014. We had an outside photographer named Jhankarlo and his assistant Diana, they were amazing!!!! I would highly recommend them to any couple!!!! Very reasonably priced and they even spent extra time with us just the get the right shots. I will be doing a review just for them!! They have worked through Cancun and Mayan Riviera areas so is familiar with many of the resorts and Jhankarlo has an eye for amazing light and setting up beautiful shots. Check out their portfolio. We also did our trash the dress shoot with them as well and had an amazing time. They are so easy going and just makes the shoot extremely fun and comfortable. HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! http://jhankarlophotography.com/

After 10 months of planning and looking forward to our trip, it has come and gone and was a fantastic party!!!!Here goes my review! General: The resort is beautiful, though the grounds are small. However, for a wedding party it’s fantastic! We ran into each other everywhere and considering it goes up rather than down, it was so easy for us to run to and from another’s room. We were there Jan 15-22, 2014. The resort was booked out completely, so it was hard for ones in our group who did not get the right room/beds/did not like their room to switch around…so that got a touch complicated as they had to wait two days to do so. There were also 8 weddings the week we were there. SOOOOOOO Busy! Check-in: 5/10 We arrived Wednesday night at 8:45pm….and I has emailed the day before to remind them as 40 of us arrived at once and we had kids and babies in tow. We were hoping for more staff at the check-in so we could all get to dinner (our 6 hour flight had no food and people were starving). However, check-in was brutally slow and people were absolutely dying waiting there with no food. Some even abandoned their luggage just to head over to the buffet. The buffet as it was late…had no proteins left…so not the best combo. Also, a whole section of our group was plunked on the second floor which is right near the entrance and had a ton of noisy all night long…and could not change rooms for two nights. We also had two men who had booked two double beds, and ended up with one king…they were not impressed. We were greeted with champagne…but it was a touch late and part of our group had abandoned the line for the buffet at that point. Resort: 9/10 Dreams PA is a beautiful resort. It is small, which is why we chose it. The staff at this resort was amazing! They were attentive and were always around to serve you or ask if you needed anything. Rooms did have a touch of a problem. Several of the showers did not drain, and a few of our guests complained that their toilets plugged. Also, most of the rooms smelled quite moldy due to the moisture. BRING FEBREEZE, our one bottle was a lifesaver. Also, some rooms had tubs and others didn’t…it was kind of odd and they gave the showered rooms to our families with babies and tubs to others who would not use them. The resort offers 24 hour room service, which we took advantage of a few times. Our food was usually delivered in 30-40 minutes and was good. The room service menu is small, but the items were yummy. Rooms/Housekeeping: 7/10 We stayed in an ocean view room (748) and had the honeymoon package, the day after the wedding they had a little banner on our door. There were flower petals all over the bed with towel art when we arrived. They had a bottle of wine and two apples for us as well. Every day they made some cute little animal or doll out of the towels. While the room is nice, it is very narrow and not too large (the day of the wedding with all the girls there trying to get ready it got really hectic and felt too small)…in hindsight I would’ve gotten a new room. But the view was awesome…no complaints there. They weren’t very good about refilling the minibar, we left a note for certain things and never got them refilled…we had to go grab water from our concierge. Our lock on our door was also broken…on the wedding day…and it took them a while to get it dealt with. Also, no water pressure in the showers! Beach/Pools: 8/10 the beach is SMALL. It is beautiful though with warm water and soft sand. Don't plan to take long walks, although I think if you really wanted you could walk down the beach of the other resorts. We were so busy with all the plans and the weather wasn’t that nice when we were there so I didn’t spend much time at the beach. The pool was really nice for the little ones…I saw them in there every day; also the service at the pool was amazing. Super quick and the servers were always around. Every time we turned around there was a new round of shots or drinks. Food/Restaurants: 9/10 the restaurants to choose from are: Seaside Grill: by the main pool, easiest to go to. Food was good, pretty quick. Outside seating. Also open for lunch! With a different menu so that was awesome. World Cafe: dinner here is not as good as the a la carte, so aside from day one we didn’t eat here. But pretty good stuff for breakfast! Portofino: Italian; some serious lines to eat here! But the food is amazing! Steaks at all the restaurants were amazing, melts in your mouth. The tiramisu here is to die for as well. El Patio: Mexican; we ate here for our rehearsal dinner. They put a bunch of tables together for us, amazing service and they do a little show with their Mayan coffee (coffee lit on fire). Really cool! Oceana: Seafood; we froze to death! Also it was a cold night and we didn’t realize it was all outdoors. Also we went for our welcome dinner and had a group of 20 and 10….the table of 20 waited almost an hour to eat because they all had to be served at the same time…they do this cute little reveal with the dishes covered and all that. But because of it people were starving and cold. Opps.But the steaks were amazing and so was the cheesecake! Gohan: Sushi; DO NOT EAT HERE….it was not good….and bugs were falling into our food. Entertainment/Things to do: 7/10 We watched a few shows, their magic one was meh. Their fire show was really good, and their rock band/dancing one was okay. I would say overall their shows are not as good as the larger hotels. Wedding Details: Wedding Coordinator: 10/10 I worked with Jacki, she was great to work with, but was really busy so we never got the rehearsal that we asked for…but I ended up watching a wedding the day before and told my wedding party what to do. Jacki pretty much showed up when we needed her to, and the wedding dress, and flowers just appeared. Also, she took all of my decorations and had them up without me even telling her what I wanted. She also set up a surprised bridal shower for me on request by my bridal party and it was beautiful! Spa/Hair: 6/10 Heads up, spa area is TINY! If you were hoping to get a big group in at one time….plan ahead. I had my trial done the second day I was there and the hair turned out fine…but the makeup. NOT IMPRESSED. But I am Asian, so I have features that I guess she did not know how to work with. Also, I had asked ahead of time if they have spray on foundation and was told yes…..She did not have that, nor know what that is. I also asked her to contour my face (she did not know what that is either). With my eyes, if makeup is too heavy or beyond the lids I look like I got punched in the face. Ha-ha. So I had shown up with pictures of a trial I had done previously, with step by step pictures. The makeup artist was not able to replicate. So, in the end I went back for the hair…and was fortunate enough to have amazingly talented friends who did my makeup. Thank goodness I brought all the makeup that I needed just in case! The hair and makeup trial costed me $110, and just the hair on the day of $60. Flowers: 5/10 I didn't care too much about flowers so I only had my bouquet, a boutonniere for my hubby, which Jacki had said would be coral but turned out red. It also died really quickly…so not sure if the outliner was worth it. I had real touch bouquet and boutonnieres for the rest of the bridal party which looked good the whole night! Photography: 11/10 (can I say that they are any more amazing?) We had an outside photographer named Jhankarlo and his assistant Diana, they were amazing!!!! I would highly recommend them to any bride!!!! Very reasonably priced and they even spent extra time with us just the get the right shots. I will be doing a review just for them!! They have also worked in Dreams PA before and knows all the right places on the corals and throughout the resort to get the best shots with the best lighting. We also had a First Look shoot and they coordinated where to meet. We also did our trash the dress shoot with them as well and had an amazing time. They are so easy going and just makes the shoot extremely fun and comfortable. HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! http://jhankarlophotography.com/ Ceremony: 10/10 Our ceremony was at 4pm in the wedding gazebo. It was fantastic as the sun was setting the light was shining from behind our guest, so we were washed in sunlight which made for fantastic photos and also our guests did not have to squint. I had no flowers for the gazebo, but I didn’t think I needed it. It has the white chiffon materials all over and I also brought pink and coral chair sashes and starfish aisle deocrations. We wrote our own vows, and opted out of anything religious. We also had our wedding party read a children’s book ‘I like you’ which was lovely. But aside from that the ceremony was really short, had I known this I might have added a sand ceremony. We rented the speakers! DO IT! Cause the waves were quite loud and hard to hear over it. The ceremony was more than we could ask for! It was short, sweet, and very much tailored for us. Couldn’t have asked for more. The sound system to set up was around $120. Brides! You have to walk over sand to get to the gazebo!!! Be aware if you are wearing extremely high heels and have no one to hold on to..I sank in the sand a bit so my dress looked a bit longer and made it harder to walk. Dinner: 9/10 We booked out El Patio for $900 and had it from 7-10pm. The food was fantastic; we chose the Caribbean buffet and had the option to switch out some foods, which was great! Because we ended up choosing all things that we liked. Coconut fish, short ribs and potato and leek soup was our favorite! However, we were so busy during the reception that we didn’t get to eat much. Reception: 10/10 My only downside is that the tables are set up around the tree in El Patio, and therefore my parents sat in the wrong spot, and could not see us. I didn’t have table seating and we ended up all dancing at Desires Night Club and so we did no dancing at El Patio and did not need that much spacing between the tables… El Patio is gorgeous, and I had brought tons of sea shells to be placed as centerpieces and Jacki had them scattered with candles all over. It was beautiful. I left all of the sea shells there with Jacki, in case any future brides with like sea shells all over as well! Conclusion: Our wedding was more than we ever imagined! While Dreams PA may not be perfect for the older crowd, the intimacy of Desires Nightclub and the fact that the resort was small made it the perfect location for our wedding group to meet up and run into each other and to have our own small party every day and everywhere that we went. I don’t think we would go back to Dreams for a vacation (too many groups and too much partiers…like our group! Ha-ha) but for a wedding it was fantastic! I have attached pictures and also, my wedding plan and several other documents from my planning process.

Beautiful Starbox strapless cocktail dress, perfect for your wedding reception or dance (especially for a destination wedding)! Such a fun dress! Very flattering as well. Bought in December 2013 for $300 at Cross Iron in Calgary. Only worn once for my wedding reception in Mexico. Size x-small, but fits smaller due to corset lace up back. My measurements are 33-27-36. Email for shipping quote

Hello ladies! Thanks so much for all of your help! Just had my wedding at Dreams PA Jan 20th and it was wonderful! Will come back to write a full review soon, in the meantime feel free to ask me questions!

I just had my wedding at Dreams Puerto Aventuras, and hired Jhankarlo and Diana. http://jhankarlophot....com/acerca-de/ They were an absolutely wonderful pair! and took amazing photos, as well as an underwater cenote shoot as well. We would highly recommend them!!!!! My husband is in the video/photography field and picked him out due to his portfolio. Here's his facebook as well: https://www.facebook.com/jhankarlophotography

I just had my wedding at Dreams Puerto Aventuras, and hired Jhankarlo and Diana. http://jhankarlophotography.com/acerca-de/ They were an absolutely wonderful pair! and took amazing photos, as well as an underwater cenote shoot as well. We would highly recommend them!!!!! My husband is in the video/photography field and picked him out due to his portfolio.

Quote: Originally Posted by MissBubbles205 Not sure if anyone is still keeping up with this thread... But I am in search of orange and pink sashes... or orange and pink anything. ) If you have anything you're willing to get rid of post or PM me pictures and prices. Thanks!! Hey Miss Bubbles 205, Did you manage to get pink and orange sashes? It's what's i'm hunting down, are you selling any of your stuff?

still have these?

I messaged you as well if they haven't been taken

Quote: Originally Posted by Candi16 Oh man, I am so happy I found this thread!!! My FI and are days away from booking our May 2014 DW at Dreams PA and I am curious about the resort staff's hair and makeup team. We're pretty sure we're going to book the Gold Pacakge (I'm sure the Silver would suffice but my FI is pretty insistent on the Gold!) which includes the hair/makeup service so I was hoping for any feedback on the pros, cons, other suggestions and definitely am hoping for pictures! I've had my hair and makeup done without trials when I've stood in friends' wedding and I've never had a problem until this past October which is why I'm now having anxiety! Is it best to do a trial and if so did they charge? How soon do I make an appointment for me and my girls? Is it not worth it and I figure out a plan B?? I plan on reading all of the posts on here looking for other helpful hints and tips so thank you to all who already posted such wonderful feedback to help us newbies!! Do anyone have any pictures or pricing for hair and makeup? Or did anyone book an ourside vendor, and who did you book?

Quote: Originally Posted by toniron I just got back from DPA! My wedding was perfect! Jacki was unbelievable and she took care of everything. We were going to have our reception on the beach after I read some of the El Patio reviews. Two weeks before the wedding Jacki told me that El Patio was available. We decided to wait to make a final decision until after we arrived at the resort. I am so glad we ate dinner the first night at El Patio , the place is beautiful. We met with Jacki the next day and booked it. We hired an outside vendor for our DJ and saved $$$$. The light up dance floor plus the DJ was $1200 and was totally worth it. The light up dance floor at the resort is $900 and the DJ is $220 plus 11% tax. We hired Fine Art Studios and that was the best decision. Their work is incredible and they were just fantastic to work with. We have seen three teaser photos and can't wait to get the rest. We selected the ultimate package and then opted for the buffet dinner. Having the buffet allowed more people time to dance and have fun vs the plated dinner. We had over 40 people at the wedding and wanted to have a good time and dance after dinner. We brought some decorations and Jacki had them set up. She took care of everything and made it so easy. El Patio was not too hot we opened the doors and windows and it was great. I hope this is helpful, please let me know if anyone has questions. Toni Glad to hear that you had a wonderful time!!!! Would you mind telling me a little bit about your ceremony? and how the officiant was? Did you have any group dinners aside from the reception? If so, where? and did you have to book it?

Quote: Originally Posted by sherryro13 I was curious if you went with the dj or if you simply rented the sound system from El Patio? I was quoted $300USD to rent the soundsystem for the evening or we could hire the dj for $220/hr. I was thinking it would be possible to bring our Ipod ad dock and simply use the existing restaurant speakers etc without an additional cost. Guess this isnt the case. Do you have any other tips you could give? Did you have an MC or did things seem to flow seemlessly without? Thanks Sherryro I've got an MC working on his script right now, anyone have one that they used that they are willing to share? Also...did anyone give the officiant a script to read? Is that possible?

Quote: Originally Posted by sherryro13 thanks Chelsey, yes it is the same package the Silver (Dreams of Love package). Was it loud enough for the dinner/dance? I may just take my chances. Jacki told me I had to rent the sound system for $300. Hey Sherry, Jacki told me the same but it was $300 to rent for both the ceremony and the reception. Maybe things have changed.

The save the dates already went out . the passports will go out late October!

Been getting all these wonderful ideas fro other brides in creating my save the dates and now passport invitations..so thought I would share mine that are in progress!

Found another: . INTRODUCTION Good afternoon family and friends, welcome to Groom and Bride’s wedding reception. We are extremely delighted that all of you are here to celebrate this important milestone in (name of Groom and name of Bride's lives. We are your hosts for the evening, I am ____, and this is ____, and we would like to welcome you to the Groom Surname and Brides Surname wedding reception. First off, we would like to introduce family and friends who played significant parts in this afternoon's wedding rites. May we introduce you to the parents of the couple: Mr. Groom’s father & Mrs Groom’s mother Mr. Bride’s father & Mrs. Bride’s mother And now, may we introduce you to the people who stood witness to the couple as they took their vows: The Principal Sponsors Mr. ________ Mrs.________ Mr. ________ Mrs.________ Mr. ________ Mrs.________ Mr. ________ Mrs.________ Mr. ________ Mrs.________ Mr. ________ Mrs.________ We would also like to acknowledge the following people who have also played significant roles during the ceremonies: The little hands that shared their precious time with the couple: Ring Bearers: Master ________ Coin Bearer: Master ________ Bible Bearer: Master ________ Flower Girls: Miss ________ Miss ________ Miss ________ Miss ________ Miss ________ The pair that lit the paths of Groom and Bride: (Candle Sponsors) Mr. ________ & Ms.________ The pair that clothed Groom and Bride:as one:(Veil Sponsors) Mr. ________ & Ms.________ Mr. ________ & Ms.________ The pair that bound Groom and Bride: ogether as one: (Chord Sponsors) Mr. ________ & Ms.________ Mr. ________ & Ms.________ The handsome best man and the beautiful Maid of Honor who assisted the couple in their needs: The Best man: ________ The Maid of Honor: ________ And finally, may we request everyone to stand up as we introduce the newlyweds. Ladies and gentlemen, family and friends, may we now present to you… Mr. & Mrs. Groom and Bride Logged "I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my life. -Paolo Coelho, Eleven Minutes keisha Junior GirlTalker Posts: 465 Re: Wedding Reception Script for Emcee « Reply #41 on: September 16, 2009, 01:54:14 pm » continuation............. II. LUNCH And now may we call on ________ to lead the prayer of thanksgiving. Prayer commences. We know that so much has already happened in one day and we still have the entire evening ahead of us. And nothing less can be expected from the warm and excellent services of <Place>. Enjoy the afternoon, ladies and gentlemen as we listen to good music while enjoying the sumptuous lunch. Everyone, lunch is served. III. WORDS FROM FRIENDS Now, we would like to proceed with some speeches from the friends of the couple. These are the people who literally saw the romance between Groom and Bride blossom into a serious relationship. May we call on ___ _ and ____ to share with all of us what they know about the couple. Speech from friends commences. IV. GUEST CARDS Family, friends and guests, please do not forget to sign the guest cards that were given to you upon you arrival. Pens are available on the table. These guest cards will be collected later on when we distribute the souvenirs. V. TRADITIONS A wedding is not complete without traditions. We would like to move on to the first tradition, the cutting of the cake. 1. Cutting of the Cake May we request Groom and Bride to prepare for the cake cutting ceremony. The cake, which has been a part of wedding celebrations since the Roman times, is a symbol of good luck and fertility. The sharing of this food symbolizes the couple's willingness to fulfill each other's needs, creating a bond so simple and yet so strong. Before we proceed to the next tradition, may we call on ____ and ____ to share more of their personal experiences with the newlyweds. Speech from friends commences. 2. Champagne Toast Our next tradition is the champagne toasting. Raising a glass together is a way for everyone to share in wishing good health and happiness to the newlyweds. As the champagne is poured, our newlyweds now make wishes for their good fortune, a better future and the best life possible for them. We would like to invite everyone to raise their glasses to Groom and Bride and join them in their fervent wishes through good fellowship and camaraderie, love and happiness. May we now call on the Best man, Mr. ________, to lead the champagne toasting. 3. Tossing of the garter/ Cake charms/ Tossing of the bouquet <sample idea> Instead of the traditional way of tossing of the garter, we have something different. May ask our team assistants to proceed to the assigned areas to distribute balloons to all the single bachelors. The single bachelors should pop the balloon. There is one balloon that contains the garter and whoever gets that balloon is out lucky bachelor. Team assistant, please escort the lucky bachelor to the second floor. While the gentlemen are popping the balloons, may we call on all the single ladies to proceed to the second floor to get the cake charms. Team assistants, please round up all the single women and escort them to the second floor. (After the cake charms) Ladies, please stay within the area as we now moving on to the tossing of the bouquet. This tradition has been done over the years and is meant that whoever catches the bouquet would have luck and protection. Nowadays, it has simply evolved to imply that whoever caught the bouquet would be lucky and would be wed next. So now may we ask all the single ladies to occupy the designated area before you for the ceremonial tossing of the bouquet. The single ladies will form a circle and we will do a trip to Jerusalem bouquet tossing. We will play music and as the music stops, whoever is holding the bouquet, is the lucky lady. 4. Picture taking with Bachelor and Lucky Lady May we request the chosen bachelor and the lucky lady to pose for a picture with Groom ____ and Bride' _____. To give some highlights of the couple's life before they were united as one, may we call on ____ and ____. Speech from friends commences. 5. Distribution of souvenirs/Collection of the guest cards May we request the team assistants to please distribute the souvenirs for each floor. May we also request the team assistants to collect the filled-up guest cards from each table. VI. SPEECH FROM THE PARENTS May we call on the father of the bride, Mr. ________ to give an inspirational talk to the newlyweds. May we also call on the mother of the groom, Mrs. ________ to share some words for the newly weds. VIII. CLOSING SPEECH FROM THE COUPLE Now, our newlyweds would like to share some thoughts to all of you who are here today. We now turn you over to Groom and Bride. IX. CLOSING CEREMONIES Once again, we would like to thank everyone for coming here today and sharing this momentous occasion with Groom and Bride. We do hope that all of you had a great time. This is ____ and ____ signing off. Good afternoon everyone and Let's Party!!!

Hello! Is anyone else having as much trouble finding a script for their MC to follow? I'm only finding these (they are quite long, and religious): anyone have theirs to share? Or have found better ones? http://www.perfect-wedding-day.com/wedding-master-of-ceremonies-emcee-sample-script.html http://allaboutdashi.blogspot.ca/2012/01/our-wedding-reception-script.html Master Of Ceremonies Welcome 'Good evening ladies and gentleman, friends and loved ones, welcome to Winona and Derek's Nuptial Dinner Reception. My name is Robert, and I have been asked by our lovely bride, the former Miss Walker, now Mrs Winona McGregor & her husband Derek, to be your Emcee tonight and they would like to extend their thanks for attending their nuptial celebrations tonight.' 'Dinner will commence very soon, so we ask that everyone make their way to their seats and make your selves comfortable as we begin our celebration with a wedding prayer.' A WEDDING PRAYER Lord, behold our family here assembled. We thank you for this place in which we dwell, for the love that unites us, for the peace accorded us this day, for the hope with which we expect the morrow, for the health, the work, the food, and the bright skies that make our lives delightful; for our friends in all parts of the earth. Amen Robert Louis Stevenson Introduction of the Wedding Party Parents of the Bride `Thank you Ladies and Gentlemen. Please be on your feet as we welcome the bridal party. Put your hands together for our hosts, the mother and father of the bride. As you all know, the day your little girl gets married is the happiest day of the century for every doting parent and don’t they look radiant? Thank you Brian & Lily Walker, we can see where the bride got her good looks from. I’m not saying which, you both look wonderful tonight.’ (wide applause) Parents of the Groom `And now, here come the parents of the groom, looking happy and proud. Please welcome Michael & Maria McGregor. Derek’s parents just got back from trekking in Nepal to be here for their son’s wedding. A big hand for Michael & Maria McGregor, Parents of the Groom.’ Matron of Honor `And now we come to the Matron of Honor, Meagan McGregor. It’s been said that Meagan is chosen for her ability to outthink, outrun and generally outwrestle anything with up to eight legs that stands in the way of a smooth-running wedding. In Meagan’s case, she’s also the Bride’s Auntie. A tremendous grip on the woman as well! Let’s hear it for Auntie Meagan.’ (wide applause) Best Man `Now we come to our Best Man, Ladies and Gentlemen, Orlando Jones by name. The Best Man isn’t just there to pass the ring to the groom. He’s there to put his body on the line for his best friend. Greater love hath no man, they say. He also assures us, he really is the best man. We can’t wait for his speech and wise counsel. Let’s hear it for Orlando.’ (wide applause) (The Bridesmaids and Groomsmen) `Now we come to the Bridesmaids and Groomsmen. They are the understudies for the Bride and Groom. If the Bride and Groom chickened out, it’d be two of you tying the knot in their place! There’s a sobering thought.’ First Bridesmaid `So without further ado and just a little nepotism, we have Winona’s younger sister Emmeline Walker our first bridesmaid. Gentlemen, Emmeline is single and taking a break from her career as a ballerina to concentrate on bringing home a gold medal at the next Olympics for gymnastics. Let’s hear it for wee Emmeline!’ (wide applause) Second Bridesmaid `Our second bridesmaid, Mary Jo Zimakowski has known Winona since they were in high school together and as usual, Mary Jo says she has Winona’s back. Let’s hear it for Mary Jo.’ (more applause) Third Bridesmaid `Our last bridesmaid has watched `Twenty Seven Dresses’ five times. This is her twelfth time as a bridesmaid and she’s running out of wardrobe space. Let’s hear it for Daniela Pavelic. Hope you catch the bouquet Daniela.’ (wide applause) First Groomsman `Our first groomsman is Michael McGregor Junior. Michael, or Junior as big brother Derek calls him, is seventeen. He’s single, six foot four and 250 pounds. His interests are rap music and wrestling. Don’t anyone let him near a microphone tonight, folks. Let’s hear it for Junior. ‘ (wide applause) Second Groomsman `Our next groomsman is Jim Mellor. Our Jimmy’s a hairdresser who specializes in some of the more exotic punk rock styles you might see in the music industry. Imagine a cross between Salvador Dali and Edward Scissorhands. Jimmy also did our bride’s hair tonight. Nice job, by the way. A big hand for our second Groomsman! ‘ (applause) Third Groomsman `Our last groomsman, Alan Peterson has known our Groom, Derek ever since they got arrested for brawling at a football match over ten years ago. It’s amazing the things that bring people together. Let’s have a big hand for Alan our third groomsman.’ Entrance of the Bride and Groom `And now the big moment, Ladies and Gentleman, our bride and groom Winona and Derek! Doesn’t she look beautiful? She’s been practising her bouquet-throwing and hopes to give a good account of herself when the moment comes. As for the groom, look at him! He scrubs well for a guy who gets into football brawls, doesn’t he? Ladies and Gentleman, a big hand for Winona and Derek!’. (wide applause) Father of the Bride’s Speech and a Prayer of Grace `Ladies and Gentlemen, please take your seats as we hear a few words a prayer of thanks for God’s grace from our host, the Father of the Bride – Brian Walker!’ Dinner (Dinner is served) Cutting of the Wedding Cake `Gentlemen and gentlewomen! Could we have your attention for a moment for the cutting of the cake. For those unfortunate souls who are on a diet, tonight’s not your night. The cake was baked by or Matron of Honor Meagan McGregor with her own fair and surprisingly strong hand and she’ll be round your tables to make sure you all have your share. Friends please be up and standing for the cutting of the cake. Now all of those taking pictures, be sure you’re ready for the photo-opportunity. Derek make sure you have a firm hand on the cake with your beloved bride. ‘ (the cake is cut) `Thank you Ladies and Gentlemen.’ Best Man's Toast to the Bride and the Groom `Ladies and Gentlemen, a moment’s pause for the best man Orlando Jones. As you all know, it is customary for the best man to reveal rare insights into the make-up of the groom, to share with us, the inklings and foibles that make our beloved groom Derek, the man he is. In other words, an exposè! Ladies and Gentlemen, the best man!’ Bridal Waltz - First Dance `Ladies and Gentlemen, we now come to that very special part of every wedding party, steeped in symbolism. The Bridal Waltz. This is the moment when the groom walks his bride to the dance floor and they begin a dance that will last the rest of their lives. Put your hands together for Winona and Derek as they begin their special waltz as husband and wife.’ Bouquet Throw `Ok now it’s time for a little fun, because it’s time for the traditional throwing of the Bouquet. For those of you who’ve seen the running of the bulls at Pamplona, it’s a little similar. There’s always a little risk for the lasses determined to get the bouquet in their clutches. It’s also the real reason you see so many high heels shoes tonight. As you know, traditionally the young lady who successfully catches the bouquet in mid-flight is a certainty to make her own way down the aisle. I’d like to request all the single ladies to step forward for the bouquet throw. The married ladies who’ve sneaked on, don’t be greedy. This is for single women only. Our lovely and charming bride Winona has been practising this throw all summer, so give yourselves some elbow room.’ (to the bride) `Winona, if you’d be so kind…..’ (INSTRUCTIONS: Emcee bravely motions all the single ladies forward) `Ladies take your place behind the bride and be prepared to jump high. Fortune favors the brave! At the count of three, the bride will throw her bouquet. Ladies and gentlemen, let’s all count together. Are you ready Ladies? Would you just look at the concentration. There’s some determined women out there. The countdown! One, Two, Three! What a throw, ladies and gentlemen.’ (Bride throws the bouquet and it is caught) We have a winner! We’ll have the Best Man cleaned and brought to your table later. Garter Toss Ladies and Gentlemen, here’s where things get serious. It’s time for the Garter toss. I understand some of the guys jumping for the garter have been in training for months. Underneath those tuxedos, we’re talking washboard abs, bulging biceps, nerves of steel. We’ve got Olympic gymnasts, high-jumpers, Morris dancers. These guys are ripped and ready to rumble! Remember gentlemen this is serious business. The guy who catches the garter is destined for the altar next! Now while the groom retrieves the garter, don’t let any of those garter jumpers melt into the crowd. We have the garter. Get ready gentlemen. (Groom throws the garter and it is caught) We have another winner! We have the next groom. I hope that preacher hasn’t left the room. Let’s hear it for our winners. (wide applause) Message of Thanks from the Newlyweds – Groom Ladies and Gentlemen, please stand by for a few words of thanks from our new Groom, Derek McGregor. Closing Remarks Well I guess that’s about everything ladies and gentlemen we have finally come to the end of our program. It has been a great day and a wonderful evening with you all. Again thank you all for your presence. God bless and Goodnight to each and everyone.