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No dancing, no bouquet toss, no garter toss ... should we still have an emcee?

thelastdreamerthelastdreamer member
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We're having a small wedding with about 80 guests. FI and I don't care much for dancing and we don't really have a dancing crowd, so we've decided our reception will be shorter without dancing. We'll be having a mocktail hour with passed apps and a soda station, and then a plated dinner. We will be doing a cake cutting but no bouquet or garter toss since we don't have many single friends and I don't want those we do have to feel awkward. 

The only music we're planning on having is a string trio who will be playing during the ceremony and during the reception. 

So my question is, do we still need to have an emcee? If we didn't, would it be weird to have no introduction of the bridal party? I just can't think of what an emcee would do for our wedding besides introduce the party ... 
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Re: No dancing, no bouquet toss, no garter toss ... should we still have an emcee?

  • Jen4948Jen4948 member
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    If you're doing a cake cutting, I'd still have someone who can announce that the cake cutting is about to happen.  But I don't think eliminating introductions would be weird.
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  • ElcaBElcaB member
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    It doesn't sound like you need an emcee or an introduction of the bridal party. Skip!
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  • MoiramabMoiramab member
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    If you're also not doing spotlight dances, nixing the emcee is totally fine. For cake cutting/introductions, you can maybe talk to your venue and see if there's a coordinator who can just announce or one of the performers in your trio
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  • singinchick13singinchick13 member
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    MC (Master of Ceremonies) really only serves to announce entrances/cake cutting/dances/toasts and any other events happening during your reception. If you plan to have any of these things announced, the person who does it is usually the MC. You can hire and pay someone, but where I'm from it's usually an honour bestowed upon one of the groomsmen. If you like you can ask a friend if he or she would like to announce these things, that way you don't need to worry about bringing someone in.
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  • AddieCakeAddieCake member
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    I see no point in having an MC if you are skipping things that would need to be announced. 
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  • leelabearleelabear member
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    You should have someone announce the few things you are doing. Paid MC, groomsman, or otherwise. Some guests may think it sucks to only have one event (cake cutting) and end up missing it because they didn't know it was happening.
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  • Lauderdale PinkLauderdale Pink member
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    I like the thought from singinchick13, make it an honor for one of the groomsmen.  By the way, I really love the string trio idea.  It sounds very elegant and romantic.
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