6 Important Tips To Consider When Choosing Your Wedding MC

There’s nothing pleasing about having a compère who doesn’t know the agenda for the day, or doesn’t know there’s such thing as a father-daughter dance, and doesn’t know the difference between plain offensive jokes and humorous ones.

A wedding emcee plays a very role in ensuring the reception runs smoothly.

Particularly, he ensures everyone is having a great time. However for this to happen, certain things must be set in place.

1. Before choosing a wedding MC, do your research. Check out and solicit reviews about potential MCs (from friends or wedding websites) as well as their sample work. If possible, attend an event where he/she played a similar role to what you have planned for your MC to take on.

2. Prepare a tentative wedding reception agenda and run sheet with your wedding planner. This includes everything from the arrival of guests and wedding party to the “dance dance dance” and final farewell signifying the departure of the newly-weds. After all, your MC will need this information to run the day smoothly and on time.

3. 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 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.

4. Provide as much background information on yourself and your significant other (bride and groom) to the MC. This should include details from your childhood, dating, and engagement to the forthcoming honeymoon. Trust me, a great MC will use this information wisely and appropriately as the wedding reception progresses.

5. If you plan to have people give wedding speeches, toast or a word of advice at your reception, it’ll be great if there 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.

6. Your wedding MC should know this -- he/she needs to dress appropriately. By that, we mean NO jeans. Acceptable attire includes but not limited to a tuxedo, suit, and dress. Your MC is to dress according to part with shiny shoes to match.

Hope these tips have been of help to you.

Have fun with your wedding planning!