Professional MC vs Friend MC
A wedding MC is a person who is in charge of hosting your wedding reception. They make sure your wedding runs smoothly and according to schedule.
MCs responsibilities are:
Create a run sheet with you for your reception
Host your wedding
Make announcements to inform guests and vendors when formalities are happening
Inform guests about venue rules/housekeeping
Be the point of contact between your guests and your venue
Guide you and your partner on where to be and when
Introduce the bridal party and guests making speeches
As you can see the MC has quite a lot of responsibilities so if you wish to have a guest or a friend be your wedding MC
They must be:
Organised
Good public speaking skills
Charismatic
Been to a few weddings before and knows the process
Quick thinking and a troubleshooter when things go wrong
Able to control a rowdy crowd
Although having a guest or a friend MC will save you money it may also cause extra stress for you and your guest. We suggest that you book a professional wedding MC to take on all those responsibilities. Pick one who has done a few weddings and you and your partner are comfortable with because you will be dealing with your MC quite a bit during your wedding day.
Feel free to share any MC stories below in the comments.
