Master of Ceremonies

A lot of people get the DJ to do it!

We have asked my FH's uncles to co-MC. We are close with them. It's important to choose someone who supports you both as a couple, knows a lot about you both and is comfortable speaking in public.

Another thing to take into consideration is to ask someone who has a personality that fits the mood you want your wedding to be. If you want a more casual wedding - ask someone who has a good sense of humour. If you want a more formal wedding - ask a more serious person.

I believe we are asking one of our friends from our go cart racing group. She is a public speaker and is the event announcer for the racing event as well. She speaks French and knows both of us. She is funny and awesome. We both love her.

We had one of the groomsmen be our MC. During dinner they aren't as busy as you think - just eating, and they are already up at the head table near the microphone.

We had the DJ announce everybody into the room, and the "house rules" and then he passed the torch to the MC.

We picked him because he is quick on his feet, always has a "comeback", has an excellent memory, is not afraid of public speaking, and can make anybody laugh!

Make sure the DJ and MC talk and decide on how they are going to work together. Ours was an excellent match. Both the DJ and the MC were very interactive with the crowd.

I have heard of a lot of people using their DJ, but to me it just seems more intimate and special when it is someone who has know the couple or the bride/groom for a long time. It also helps because you are giving that special person in your life a role in the wedding other than just a guest. (best friend, uncle, friend of the couple etc...)

A lot of DJ's will act as MC since they already have all the equipment and everything. If not an uncle or friend could do it, whoever is easy going and comfortable with the task would be fine

We chose one of my fiances friends who actually came along on our first meeting but then quickly realized it would be a bad idea because he drinks a lot and then asked one of his groomsmen instead. We haven't really given much to the wedding party to do so there was no reason as to why he couldn't, unless he really didn't want to.

We asked friends of ours to be the officiant and MC. One of them had to back out as his wife was due with their second child a few days before our wedding but he told us very early on. Our other friend had no problem taking over both rolls and did an INCREDIBLE job! It is someone who knows us both and that we see regularly. It allowed for our ceremony to be a lot more personalized and he was also able to make some jokes when introducing people for the speeches. We had a legally recognized officiant in attendance to witness and make sure everything was legal.

We had our DJ do it and it worked out great!

View quoted message That's how I see it too. I'd love for our one friend to do it or even the wedding party but having our DJ do it I'll know for sure it's going to be done good and professional. Not that my friends wouldn't lol but they may have never done it before so who knows!

Our DJ was the MC as well to keep the family enjoumying themselves for the evening. It turned out great.

We were planning on asking our DJ to MC as well. Not that a guest wouldn’t enjoy to do that, but we thought it takes stress off us as we’ll knowing it’s all being professionally handled

View quoted message I love the idea of a co-MC! Only thing is we are not sure who else would do it lol. And the idea of having the party do it is super cool..I have a few that would be too shy unfortunately so they would likely sit out but I could still make it work

We are having my brother as our MC and I said he could invite someone to help him. I like the idea of a co-MC because it takes the pressure off one person and they can be a little more creative with two of them.

When my brother got married they had some of the bridal party take turns doing it. They didn't have any of the in between jokes or stories that I've seen other MCs do, they we're really there to make everything flow.

We struggled with finding an MC because everyone we would have asked was already in the wedding party... And nobody in either of our families is a fan of public speaking.
And we arent having a DJ. Luckily my step dad has volunteered for it and i hadnt even considered him originally but we think he will do a great job!

View quoted message That was the response we got from our first choice. But some people love this sort of thing and have known people who had so much fun with it. Doesnt hurt to ask..totally person dependent.

We are considering asking a friend of ours to donor, bit we are worried that it will take away some of the enjoyment of the wedding for him. If we decide against then we will just stick to our DJ as MC.

View quoted message Fair enough! Hes right...but we havent had any luck finding someone willing to do it. We were set on a close cousin but were told its way too stressful and they wouldn't enjoy the wedding. Hope you find someone who will work for you!

Thanks! I asked our DJ about it already and he said they have been MC before however, feels that family friend or family member to do the task more meaningful and know us as a couple better.

Most DJ's will also MC events. This is likely the route ill go as I have a DJ in mind that has done events for my mom for almost 10 years. Brings me comfort knowing this is something he does professionally so he won't appear nervous or uncomfortable when speaking to the crowd.