The master of ceremony isn’t just one who knows how to talk or one who yabs people. Truth is, a wedding master
of ceremony shouldn’t be caught yabbing
anyone as it doesn’t go well in a wedding setting. Also note, that fact that
when he talks people laughs doesn’t just qualify him to run you wedding
ceremony. Wedding comperes have guidelines; some which includes knowing the
right pronunciations of the high note names, know how to manage time
effectively, they must be entertaining and able to hold your guest all through
and many more.
I got a call form an unknown number and caller, who wanted to contract
me as the master of ceremony for his wedding reception. The deal was made and I
forwarded my account details. Days after, I got alerted by my bank that the
client had made payments. I was excited about it because the pay was good and
judging from the names of the couple, it was going to be a big wedding so I saw
it as an opportunity to advertise my skills on the microphone to the prominent
guests that will be attending the ceremony.
Unlike myself, I got into work more than ever, days before the wedding
date, I was brainstorming of many rib crackers to dish out to the guests on
that day, I did some research on the internet and so on, after all they say “to
whom much is given, much is expected”.
So on that fateful Saturday, I got ready, well dressed and was early at
the venue. As the solemnization ended, guest gushed into the classy reception
venue. I took notice of the parents of couple marching in with their relatives
and several prominent guests were stepping into the venue in their numbers. I
felt really good and told myself, “I will display my best here”. I got the
reception ceremony started, and everything was going on smoothly; I dished out
some lovely wedding jokes from my arsenal of rib crackers and guest were all
laughing and having a swell time. This was going on well until I gave room for
the chairman was made to give his opening speech as the usual costume demands.
To start with, he presented an unnecessarily long and boring speech. As
if that wasn’t enough, he suddenly took over my job and became the master of
ceremony. Before I could say anything or introduce the next segment, he would
call me up, (excuse me mc) take the
microphone and proceed with the next agenda. It soon became annoying, but he
was the chairman, a senior Uncle to the father of the groom and of course a
famous wealthy business man. It but should have thought that a person in such
status should know better. (Well, he didn’t). Mr. Chairman did the chairman’s
speech, welcomed the newly wedded couple into the hall, made introduction of
refreshments, blessed the refreshment, introduce the cutting of the cake and
surprisingly did the toast.
To make it more embarrassing, he said to the groom; “in one minute, say
a word of appreciation, not more than one minute”. It wasn’t funny at all to me
and most of the guests, even though one of them said to me, not to worry myself as long as I have been paid,
that didn’t change my mood as couldn’t remember holding that microphone for up
to twenty minutes. Shai!!! Mr. Chairman Sir, what did I do to you?
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