1.

CALL TO ORDER
GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION
PLEASE. WE ARE ABOUT TO BEGIN OUR DINNER RECEPTION SO PLEASE LOCATE
YOUR RESPECTIVE SEATS AND MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE. PLEASE USE THE
HASHTAG #__________ WHEN POSTING PICTURES ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION

PLEASE. THE PROGRAM WILL BEGIN IN 30 MINUTES. DURING THIS PERIOD, YOU
MAY ENJOY HAVING YOUR PICTURES TAKEN AT THE PHOTOBOOTH AND PLEASE
LOCATE YOUR RESPECTIVE SEATS.
2. HOST’S WELCOME REMARKS
A VERY GOOD AFTERNOON TO EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO (JOHN RYAN
RUFINO) AND (JUDY ANN MOPRALES RUFINPO)’S WEDDING RECEPTION. THANK
YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO BE PART OF THIS JOURNEY OF LOVE, ESPECIALLY TO
THOSE WHO TRAVELLED FOR SO MANY MILES OR TO THOSE WHO TOOK A LEAVE
OF ABSENCE.
LADIES, GENTLEMEN, FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES, THE NEWLY WEDS EXTEND
THEIR HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO ALL OF YOU TO CELEBRATE THEIR NEW LIFE AS A
COUPLE. SO, SIT DOWN, RELAX AND ENJOY THE REST OF THE EVENING.
I’M ENGR EDMUNDO NUERA AND I WILL BE YOUR HOST.
3. INTRODUCTION OF PRINCIPAL SPONSORS
AS I CALL YOUR NAMES, PLEASE STAND FOR A FEW SECONDS SO ALL OUR GUESTS
CAN RECOGNIZE YOU. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT IS WITH GREAT HONOR AND
GRATITUDE THAT WE NOW INTRODUCE TO YOU THE YOUNG AT HEART AND
SPIRIT, THE GRACIOUS AND GENEROUS, THE PRINCIPAL SPONSORS:
ATTY. EUSIBIO I OTADOY JR & MRS EULALIA C OTADOY
ENGR RODULFO MORALES & MRS EDEN MORALES
MR ELEZAR TEVEZ & MRS GENILDA TEVES
MR EMELITO PEREZ & MRS EMELITA PEREZ
MR RICO UMAMBAC & MRS BERNADETH UMAMBAC
MR. IKE MASANGKAY & MRS ADELINA MASANGKAY
MR. JOHNY ARELLANO & MRS RONA ARELLANO
MR. LARRY CANONIGO & MRS ANABEL CANONIGO
MR. JEFFREY IGNACIO & MRS ROSELYN IGNACIO
MR. RIZALINO JUSTO & MRS JOCELYN JUSTO
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, OUR MOST DISTINGUISHED SET OF PRINCIPAL
SPONSORS. A ROUND OF APPLAUSE! THANK YOU, SIRS, AND MA’AMS, FOR
TAKING TIME OUT TO BE WITH US.
4. INTRODUCTION OF PARENTS
LET US RECOGNIZE THE PARENST OF THE COUPLE
MR AMELITO ARAGON & MRS NONETTE ARAGON, PARENTS OF THE GROOM
MR JULITO BULACAN MORALES & MRS DAHLIA POLVERA MORALES, PARENTS OF
THE BRIDE
5. MARCH OF THE ENTOURAGE
AND NOW, MAY I REQUEST EVERYONE TO TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PARADE
OF THE WEDDING ENTOURAGE.
(CANDLE SPONSORS)
MR. JERSON GERONG & MRS. CHERICA GERONG
THE PAIR THAT LIGHT THE PATHS OF GROOM AND BRIDE
(VEIL SPONSORS)
MR. OHN VONN C OTADOY & MRS. GINALYN C. OTADOY
THE PAIR THAT CLOTHED GROOM AND BRIDE
(CHORD SPONSORS)
MR. MATEO SANCHEZ OTADOY & MRS. SARAH PANDAN OTADOY
THE PAIR THAT BOUND GROOM AND BRIDE
THE GROOMSMEN AND BRIDESMAIDS:
MR. JAMES MORALES & MS. AKINA CARILLO
MR. ROMMEL CABUDOL & MS. MARY CRIS MORALES
MR. REY REGULSCION & MS. VENUS JOE ANN CASIMERO
MR. EDLER MACEDA & MS MARY JANE MORALES
MR. KHIER CABUDOL & MS MAHALALEEL SUAREZ
MR. KYLE CABUDOL & MS. CASSEY OTADOY
THE HANDSOME BEST MAN AND THE BEAUTIFUL MAID OF HONOR WHO
ASSISTED THE COUPLE IN THEIR NEEDS:
THE BEST MAN: MR. JAY-AR CORPUZ CABALLERO MAID OF HONOR: MS IKELYN
MASANGKAY
6. ENTRANCE OF COUPLE
TODAY CALLS FOR A GRAND CELEBRATION AND IT IS MY DISTINCT PLEASURE TO
INTRODUCE THEM TO YOU FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME TONIGHT AS HUSBAND AND
WIFE. SO, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, LET US ALL RISE AND GIVE OUR WARMEST
WELCOME TO MR JOHN RYAN RUFINO AND MRS JUDY ANN MORALES RUFINO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH…LET’S ALL BE SEATED NOW. TRULY, THIS MOMENTOUS
EVENT MARKS A MILESTONE OF TWO HEARTS BEGINNING A BEAUTIFUL LIFE
LONG COMMITMENT.

7. FATHER AND DAUGHTER DANCE

AND NOW WE WOULD LIKE TO CLEAR THE DANCE FLOOR FOR EVERYONE EXCEPT
OUR BRIDE TO HAVE THIS SPECIAL TIME WITH THE FIRST MAN IN HER LIFE. MAY
WE REQUEST FOR MR. JULITO MORALES, THE FATHER OF THE BRIDE, TO
APPROACH HIS DAUGHTER FOR THE FATHER AND DAUGHTER DANCE.”
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE FATHER AND
DAUGHTER DANCE.
AND NOW THE FATHER GIVES HIS DAUGHTER TO GROOM.
THE GROOM WILL NOW APPROACH THE FATHER OF THE BRIDE, AND DANCE WITH
(JUDY ANN MORALES RUFINO).
8. FIRST DANCE OF THE COUPLE
TONIGHT IS INDEED A SPECIAL NIGHT, AND WILL BE FOREVER ETCHED IN THE
MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED COUPLE. ON THIS JOYFUL BEGINNING WHAT COULD
BE MORE FITTING THAN TO CELEBRATE IT WITH THEIR FIRST DANCE.
THE FIRST DANCE IS SYMBOLIC OF THE CONSUMMATION OF THEIR WEDDING
VOWS. THIS DANCE IS THE WEDDING COUPLES’ FIRST COOPERATIVE
ENGAGEMENT AND JOINT ENDEAVOR. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT IS ONCE
AGAIN MY PRIVILEGE TO PRESENT TO YOU MR AND MRS. JOHN RYAN RUFINO
WITH THEIR FIRST DANCE.
9. MONEY DANCE
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN…. FIND YOUR PURSES AND WALLETS … IT’S NOW TIME
FOR OUR MONEY DANCE WHERE YOU WILL GET YOUR CHANCE TO FINANCIALLY
BLESS OUR COUPLE.
OUR MAID OF HONOR, BEST MAN AND COORDINATORS … WILL BE STANDING
HERE TO PUT THE SASH ON THE COUPLE… YOU MAY APPROACH THEM AND THEY
WILL HAND YOU ENVELOPES AND SAFETY PINS WHERE YOU CAN PUT 500 BILLS
AND 1000 PESO BILLS… AND YOU CAN ATTACH THE ENVELOPS TO THE SASH THEY
ARE WEARING.”
(when finished) THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR GENEROSITY THAT WILL INDEED GO A
LONG WAY FOR THE COUPLE.

12. THROWING OF BOUQUET

13. THROWING OF THE TIE OF THE GROOMSMEN
10. CAKE CUTTING CEREMONY
MAY WE REQUEST THE COUPLE TO PROCEED TO THE CAKE’S TABLE… LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, PLEASE DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO THE CAKE CUTTING
TRADITION…
THE HUSBAND AND WIFE WILL PUT THEIR HANDS TOGETHER TO SLICE THE CAKE.
THE TWO HANDS MOVING AS ONE WITH ONE PURPOSE, SYMBOLIZES THAT THE
TWO WILL WORK IN UNITY TO REACH COMMON GOALS FOR THEIR SHARED
FUTURE AND THEIR LIFE TOGETHER AS ONE.
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…
11. WINE CEREMONY
TO SYMBOLIZE AND CELEBRATE THE BLENDING OF YOUR TWO LIVES INTO ONE, I
INVITE YOU TO PERFORM THE WINE CEREMONY.
THE ARMS OF THE COUPLE WILL INTERTWINE AS THEY DRINK WINE.
THIS CEREMONY REPRESENTS YOUR TWO INDIVIDUAL LIVES, NOW INTERTWINED;
COMBINED LIKE THE TWO GLASSES WINE INTO ONE SINGLE LIFE. THE DRINKING
OF THE COMBINED WINE SIGNIFIES THE COMMITMENT YOU NOW MAKE TO LIVE
YOUR LIVES AS ONE FAMILY. MAY YOU REMEMBER THIS DAY OF COMMITMENT
YOU HAVE SEALED WITH DRINKING OF THE NEW WINE JOINING YOUR LIVES AS
ONE.
(OPTIONAL: IN THE GLASS ARE THE FRUITS OF CREATION, MANKIND AND MOTHER
EARTH. THE YEARS OF OUR LIVES ARE LIKE A CUP OF WINE THAT IS POURED OUT
FOR THE SAKE OF LABOR, HONOR AND LOVE. MANY DAYS YOU WILL SIT AT THE
SAME TABLE AND EAT AND DRINK TOGETHER. MANY ARE THE EXPERIENCES YOU
WILL SHARE.)
(OPTIONAL: AS WITH A GLASS OF WINE, ONE OF YOU MAY FIND IT SWEET, THE
OTHER PERHAPS DRY OR SOMEHOW DIFFERENT. LET THE DRINK YOU SHARE
TODAY SERVE AS A REMINDER THAT ALTHOUGH YOU MAY PERCEIVE THINGS VERY
DIFFERENTLY, BEING RIGHT IS NEVER MORE IMPORTANT THAN BEING HAPPY.
WITH THIS SPACE THAT YOU GIVE EACH OTHER, ALWAYS PUTTING YOUR
COMMITMENT TO LOVE AND HONOR ONE ANOTHER FIRST, YOUR LIVES
TOGETHER WILL GROW DEEPER, RICHER AND GREATLY SATISFYING, LIKE A RARE
AND FINE WINE.)
14. WEDDING OF BOUQUET/RIBBON RECIEVER
15. EATING UP OF CAKE OF THE BOUQET AND RIBBON RECIEVER
16. PRAYER
IT IS SAID THAT A SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE INVOLVES THREE HEARTS BECOMING
ONE. THE HEARTS OF THE HUSBAND, THE WIFE, AND GOD AT THE CENTER. SO LET
US GIVE THANKS TO THE ONE WHO MADE THIS ALL POSSIBLE, THE AUTHOR OF
LIFE, LOVE AND RELATIONSHIPS. OUR ONE TRUE GOD. TO LEAD US INTO PRAYER,
AND ALSO TO SAY GRACE BEFORE MEALS, LET US WELCOME OHN VONN C.
OTADOY.
17. DINNER INSTRUCTIONS
THE FOOD IS NOW READY AND DINNER WILL COMMENCE SHORTLY. AT THIS
POINT TO MAINTAIN ORDER, THE COORDINATORS WILL APPROACH YOUR TABLE
BEGINNING AND THE GUESTS FROM THAT TABLE WILL BE REQUESTED TO
PROCEED TO THE LOCATION OF THE COUPLE FOR PICTORIAL. RIGHT AFTER THAT,
THEY CAN LINE UP AT THE BUFFET COUNTER TO GET THEIR DINNER. PLEASE WAIT
FOR THE COORDINATORS TO APPROACH YOUR TABLE.
18. MESSAGE FROM GODPARENTS (DURING DINNER)
IN ALL SENSE OF THE WORD GODPARENTS ARE GUARDIANS OF THE FAITH. THE
BRIDE AND GROOM SHOULD TREAT THIS ROLE NOT MERELY AS GIFT GIVERS
DURING NUPTIALS; BUT AS CO-SHARERS TO THE PROMISE OF A LIFETIME OF
CHRISTIAN COMMITMENT.
AND THE GODPARENTS TO GIVE THEIR MESSAGE TO THE COUPLE, LET’S
WELCOME ____________AND ________.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WISDOM, A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR
_______AND________.
19. MESSAGE FROM FRIENDS
A WEDDING BRINGS TWO PEOPLE AND THEIR FRIENDS TOGETHER. IT REFRESHES
THE TIES AND TAKES FRIENDSHIPS TO ANOTHER LEVEL.
NOW, WE WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED WITH MESSAGES 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.
20. MESSAGE FROM MAID OF HONOR
THE BEAUTIFUL LADY WHO ASSISTED OUR BRIDE IN ALL HER NEEDS… TO GIVE
HER MESSAGE, THE MAID OF HONOR. LET’S WELCOME ______ .
(after her message) THANK YOU ____ .
21. BEST MAN’S TOAST
THIS TIME, LET’S FILL OUR GLASSES WITH ANY DRINK THAT WE CAN GET AND
JOIN THE BEST MAN FOR THE SYMBOLIC WINE TOAST, LET’S CALL IN ______ .
(after the toast)
LET’S GIVE OUR BEST MAN A NICE HAND FOR A GREAT TOAST!
22. MESSAGE FROM PARENTS
IT IS SAID THAT OUR PARENTS ARE OUR FIRST TEACHERS HAVING RAISED US
PATIENTLY FROM CHILDHOOD TO ADULTHOOD. THEY HAVE BEEN OUR SOURCE OF
COMFORT, SUPPORT AND INSPIRATION. WITHOUT THEM, OUR NEWLYWEDS WILL
NOT BE HERE. LET US WELCOME THE PARENTS OF THE COUPLE TO GIVE THEIR
MESSAGE.
23. MESSAGE FROM COUPLE
THE NIGHT AND THIS RECEPTION HAVE ALMOST COME TO AN END BUT FOR OUR
NEWLYWEDS IT IS JUST A START OF THEIR NEW LIFE TOGETHER. AS WE EACH GO
HOME, MAY THIS DAY BE MEMORABLE FOR ALL OF US AS IT TO THEM. TO
PERSONALLY CONVEY THEIR HEARTFELT GRATITUDE LET US NOW LEND AN EAR TO
THE NEWLYWEDS JOHN RYANVAND JUDY ANN
24. OPENNING OF GIFTS
25. SDE (optional)
26. CLOSING
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.