Man given crucial role at friend's wedding – but he has no idea what to do
A man offered a very important job at his friend's upcoming wedding gladly accepted the role - but now he isn't sure what he's gotten himself in for.
A man has been left confused after being offered a crucial job at his friend's wedding – but he has no idea what it involves.
Taking to Reddit's r/CasualUK forum for advice, the anonymous wedding guest revealed he had been asked to me Master of Ceremonies. "My friend has asked me to do this and the Bride has told me to 'be as funny as you want, its up to you,'" he wrote.
"Thing is, I've never seen an MC or experienced one at any other weddings and I'm really not sure what the whole remit actually is. Help me casual UK, what am I letting myself into here.
"Do I have to make speeches? Warm up the audience with some crowd work before the bishop arrives? Fluff the ring bearer? Do I need a bell or flare gun or costume or what??"
According to seasoned MCs on the forum, the role mostly involves crowd management and making sure other guests are enjoying themselves – and are in the right place at the right time.
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One person said: "I've been one. It's mainly crowd control – rounding people up for photos, dragging them onto the dance floor, telling them the pizza van is now serving etc.
"Also, dealing with admin like finding who owns the car that's blocking someone else. I Ioved it, as it gave me a perfect excuse to get out of any boring conversations and get into any interesting ones."
Another helpful user suggested the man should ask the soon-to-be newlyweds what they expected from him on the big day, rather than turning to strangers online.
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They wrote: "In general an MC will keep things running smoothly and make sure everyone knows what's going on when. Keep an eye out for when the bride arrives and gently usher all the hnagers on into the venue and all that.
"Have addresses and postcodes for the key locations handy etc. Ask the to-be-weds what they want you to do, not r/casualuk."
The original poster responded: "They don't seem to really know themselves, just something the venue asked if they had organised and they hadn't so nominated me.."
