This is a program I structured in consultation with the debutante, her older sister and occasionally an input from their mom Sue. I was also the emcee. Note: the part where there is a surprise wedding anniversary celebration of Mom and Dad - we had to give it a secret coding "to request Justin Bieber"
Debutante Joanne Turns 18 (with a surprise 25th
wedding anniversary for Mom Sue and Dad Ed)
Saturday January 9, 2016 from 5 pm to 1 am
Royal Palace Banquet Hall, 7845 Edmonds Street
Burnaby BC Canada
Harun’s e-mail
royalpalace7845@gmail.com
RSVP 778 xxx xxxx Mom Sue or Sister Chelsea 778 yyy yyyy
Date/Time
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Program
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Announcements
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Audio
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Two weeks before
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Research on
history of debut, debutante, cotillion, why we blow birthday cake candles
after making a wish – trivia that will help emcee during lulls in the program
– break awkward pauses
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Wednesday
January 6, 2016
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Emcee get Haircut
Emcee iron clothes and prep suit, accessories
(belt, hanky, watch, ring, cuff links), shine leather shoes
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Thursday
January 7
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Give copy of draft program to Debutante and
sister for review and discuss
Get address of Costco Richmond + Costco card +
note – Louise is bakery contact ordered wedding anniversary cake Monday night
Jan 4, 2016 to be picked up Saturday Jan 9, 2016
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Emcee practice names of people in program
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Friday
January 8
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Get garbage bags or boxes for transporting
stuff to and fro
Print at least
5 copies of final program (two for emcee in case you lose one, one for
DJ with music cues, one for photographer, one for banquet hall)
Sparklers for wedding anniversary cake – Joanne
will buy
Things to bring: Guest Book, matches (for
sparklers), Safety pins, Cloth Stain remover, First Aid Kit, Debutante lobby
Banner, Table Numbers for draw on which table goes next to line up for dinner
and vase or box – Emcee prepares
Get Costco card and note from Chelsea (emcee is
not Costco member but will pick up cake)
Flower receipt from Winnie’s Florist
Recharge Emcee cell phone
Prepare Emcee’s wallet
Water bottle for Emcee
Emcee to bring suit, shirt, toothbrush,
toothpaste, cologne, mouthwash
Matches for assistants Saki
and Yuki
Vase for 18 roses
Bough and sashes for
Cotillion De Honour guys and gals including guys of 18 Roses and gals of 18
candles
Small easel for
Signing Tree 25th wedding anniversary frame
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Emcee buy bananas (carbs) for breakfast on
January 9th
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Emcee Treadmill for one hour – burn
fat/calories
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Emcee Juice Diet, No Salt, No Sugar to Cut
waistline
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Try clothes, prep accessories and toiletries
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E-mail
DJ
Hi
JayR (DJ)
I
was thinking a song before the program starts would be a good signal to
everyone that the program is starting as well as to warm up the
audience. I will cue you.
A
suggestion: “Party For Two” by Shania Twain with Mark McGrath
Another
good song appropriate for you as a DJ is “Can You Hear Me” by Enrique
Iglesias.
An
upbeat Pilipino song is “Halika Na” by Maja Salvador featuring Abra
Only
if you have time to incorporate the above songs
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Saturday
January 9
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8 am
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Emcee eat heavy natural carb breakfast e.g.
Bananas
Juice Diet, No Salt, No Sugar to Cut waistline
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9 am
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Emcee get rental car
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Make program copies
at Staples
110-2780 Sweden Way, Richmond, BC V6V 2X1
604-303-7850
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12 Noon
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Pick up cake at Costco
9151 Bridgeport Rd, Richmond, BC V6X 3L9
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As per Sue’s request pick up puto (rice cakes)
at Amy’s: 140 East 61st
Avenue (between Main and Ontario) 604 726 5643
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1:00 pm
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Pick up Flowers at Winnie’s 41st and
Victoria Drive - Hanson 1983
E 41st Ave, Vancouver, BC V5P 1L1
Phone:(604) 327-7566
Make sure thorns have been scraped from 18 Roses
Bouquet – roses, lilies gerbera daisies, baby breath
stargazer,
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Emcee to take in
rental car: Sashes, boughs, souvenir mementos, table assignments, banners, 18
Roses, Bouquet, 18 candles, boutonniere, programs, puto, cake, liquor/beer,
guest book, etc. etc.
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Emcee shower,
dress up
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1:45 pm
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Emcee pick up assistants Saki and Yuki and
drive to Royal Palace Banquet Hall
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2:15 pm
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Drive to Banquet Hall to be there by 3 pm
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At Banquet Hall, park car closest to the door –
easier carrying stuff back and forth
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Remind Chelsea to constantly check on sister
Joanne during party – see what Joanne needs
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Get key for Banquet Hall dressing room and
train Saki/Yuki to watch dressing room door– inform Sue and cotillion - about
security measures
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In Banquet Hall ask Floor Captain Adam to hide
secret wedding anniversary cake and
set it up later on tray – bring out on appointed time
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Tell Yuki to get plate dinner for emcee
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Tell DJ, photographer Roland Benjamin, and
Photo Booth staff when to get dinner and coordinate with emcee.
Photo Booth is a
vendor who sets up a photo corner where people can wear accessories
(fedora/sunglasses provided), get their pictures taken and the free photos
are printed right away as memorabilia
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Connect with DJ,
discuss music, check microphones, troubleshoot, IMPT: get code for phones if
music is coming from cell phones or androids
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Check slide show
re debutante with Arun is the banquet hall techie guy.
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place Guest Book in table 1/position banner/place
pens/ scotch tape/yellow markers in strategic
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Position Easel for signing tree frame (for
secret wedding anniversary) in cake table
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Request Cake knife from
Banquet Floor Captain Adam – position on debutante cake table
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Talk with Banquet kitchen about timing of
dinner
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Check Seat of Honour or Grand Chair for
debutante
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Check Debutante’s cake table (the debutante has
a special 3-layer cake to be picked up by mom), special box for gift money
envelopes
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Position vase with dinner table numbers near
emcee
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Position Debutante’s Seat of Honour or called Grand
Chair
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Liquor Bar –
announce rules? – make sure the liquor license is available (BC law); BAR
Service – 2 pieces of ID required; The legal drinking age in British Columbia
is 19 years of age.
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Talk with four
talents singers/dancers about their number; Check names of talent, practice
names
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Request cotillion member Donna Castro to
introduce emcee to everyone – other Cotillion members
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Distribute Bow Ties and sashes to guys and gals
who are in dressing room
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Request Yuki to keep an eye on Gift Envelope
boxes throughout party
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Get 8 x 2 table near power outlet for Photo
Booth (for their accessories)
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Tell songstress
Shella Beinito when only two tables are left to be called for dinner – she
will be called to sing, then that is the cue for dancers Jean-Beau Bagunu and
Olivia Luo to change to their dancing attire
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Put vase with draw numbers on table near emcee
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Reserve in one table seat emcee’s name. Always have the emcee’s toast glass ready
with water or wine
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Get keepsake (if you are talking about it),
matches in emcee’s pocket
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Tell Saki and Yuki we will be checking for Lost
and Found all over at the end of the
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Connect with photographer, DJ, Photo Booth
person, Abel and Adam catering floor captains
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Emcee to change into stage attire
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Throughout the program, always consult with
debutante, her parents, her sister regarding changes in the program or
unplanned announcements
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4 pm
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Re –
rehearse entrance of 18 Roses (guys),
18 candles (gals), and the Cotillion De Honour
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5 pm
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Opening Remarks
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Guests arriving
Photo Booth sets up
Find out where public washrooms or restrooms or
CR
Are appetizers at all tables?
Chelsea hand in dressing room key and guest
book to Saki
Make sure red roses and candles in dressing
room
Position Seat of Honour on dance floor/stage
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Find out when Photo Booth opens, takes a break,
and closes
Guest Book –Saki
Jake Emcee go to Photo Booth
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5:50 pm
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Chelsea hand in bouquet to mom Sue before intro
procession
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5:55 pm
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DJ play warm up song
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Suggested
Song “Party For Two” by Shania Twain with Mark McGrath
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Emcee get wine toast glass ready – Move seat of
honor center stage – Always have wine toast glass near emcee
STAND Where all can see you as EMCEE
Introduce Yourself
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6 pm
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Grand Entrance
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Entrance of
Cotillion de Honour :
SISTER of DEBUTANTE
Sister Ilocos
escorted by Michael Kolasa
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Taryn Howard
escorted by Francis Sediego
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Michelle Mendez
escorted by Michael Montana
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Tiffany Epistola
escorted by Kristofer Deguzman
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Vanessa Estanislao
escorted by Jr Villena
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Danielle Bato
escorted by Mario D'Rozario
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Rebecca Berenger
escorted by Arthur Raymundo
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Donna Castro
escorted by Jean-Beau Bagunu
BROTHER of DEBUTANTE
Brother Ilocos
PARENTS OF DEBUTANTE
Edwin and Susan Ilocos carrying bouquet
Good Evening ladies and gentlemen:
Ladies and Gentlemen, let us welcome
our Debutante and Her escort. Please
rise and applaud
Joanne Ilocos escorted by Mark Escort
The debutante is often escorted to a seat of
honor by members of the cotillion court to symbolize her entrance into breaking
out into as a grown woman.
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Music by DJ ?
Where do they go?
Seat of Honour moved center
Nothing On You By Bruno Mars
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Bouquet
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Hand in Bouquet from Mom to Debutante - emcee to explain
symbolism “Mom telling daughter she can take care of matters of life but Mom
will always be there for advice”
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Toast For Debutante
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Jake Emcee
Families and Friends – may I request you to
fill up your glasses ....
Ladies and Gentle, may I request you to remain
standing and raise your glasses (whether
wine or beverage or water)
Joanne,
May this 18th
year and more years to come bring you the very best of happiness health and
blessings!
To our
Debutante Cheers
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Joanne seated with Cotillion group
How do the Cotillion members get
their glasses for the Toast?
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Slide Show re Joanne
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Please Be Seated
4 minutes
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Joanne Seated in Seat of Honour
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6:30 pm
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Dinner Prayer
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Our Father In Heaven
We give thanks for the pleasure of gathering
together for this occasion
We give thanks for this food prepared by loving
hands
We give thanks for life, the freedom to enjoy
it all and all other blessings
As we partake of this food
We pray for health and strength
To carry on and try to live as you would have
in us
Bless our debutante Joanne Ilocos as we
celebrate her 18th Birthday
We ask all of this in the name of Christ, Our
Heavenly Father
Amen
Dinner Guidelines – so we will be fair
We will call on parental table first – take a
picture – then they can proceed to the dining spread
Followed by the Cotillion – a picture – with
the debutante and her escort – then they can walk over to our selection
The food will be out there all night – so no
worries
I will ask Joanne to pick first number (like a draw)
to indicate next table. That table
will have a picture with our celebrant but before lining up –
The memento will now be in a table – no
announcement – people will be told at the end of the evening’s program by
word-of-mouth.
Photo Booth
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Photo Booth/
Guest Book -where?
Joanne Seated in Seat of Honour with Mark Escort
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Joanne to hand over bouquet to Saki to store
back in dressing room
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Dinner
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Joanne and Mark to take pictures with everyone
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Guest Book where? – Saki
Sister and friend to get food for Joanne and
Mark
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Parental Table
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Cotillion De Honour
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Draw tables # 2 -21
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Souvenirs – only one per family
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Picture Taking Proper
With escort first
With Family second
With Cotillion third
Table Chosen – Picture – Souvenir - Dinner
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Roland: Joanne and Mark to take pictures per
table, with family, with cotillion, with Emcee
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6:30 pm
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Song by Sheila Benito Bautista
during dinner
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When last 2 tables: advise Sheila
Benito Bautista, Beau and Olivia to get
ready
Sheila Beinito Bautista sings ?
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Photo Booth/ Guest Book
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6: 40 pm
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Dance by Jean-Beau Bagunu and Olivia Luo
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Jean-Beau Bagunu and Olivia Luo dances to ?
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Photo Booth
Joanne
and Mark to move to table – grab something to eat
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7 :20 pm
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Cotillion de Honour Dance
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One of the main events: a 2015 take
on
GRAND Cotillion De Honour Dance (not waltz):
Rebecca Berenger & Arthur
Raymundo
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Vanessa Estanislao& Jr Villena
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Sister Ilocos & Michael Kolasa
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MiSister Mendez & Michael
Montana
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Taryn Howard & Francis Sediego
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Tiffany Epistola & Kristofer
Deguzman
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Danielle Bato & Mario D'Rozario
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Donna Castro & Jean-Beau Bagunu
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Joanne Ilocos & Mark Escort
The debutante is often escorted to a seat of
honor by members of the cotillion court to symbolize her entrance into
breaking out into as a grown woman.
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Photo Booth closes?
After dance cotillion group return to their
tables
Pictures?
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Move chair for Joanne
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7:30 pm
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18 Treasures
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We have now reached the stage where
our debutante shall be given meaningful gifts by friends of the family who
were 18 once and know the aspirations of a debutante, as starts to live as a
young woman.
Ladies and gentlemen, let us welcome
former debutantes themselves our 18 Treasure Bearers:
Mom Sue to provide names for last
minute replacements.
Magdalena Montana
Erlinda Escort
Lorraine Hicban
Jane Tolentino
Shirley Apostol
Violeta Fernando
AvelinaDioces
Rose Balmer
Linda Oandasan
Eva Dyrda
Maribel Ganal
Espie Nixon
Edna Caliboso
Rose Macuday
Luz Delos Santos
Nancy Retuta
Note:
some ladies would like to go together
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Music?
Request all to go one side for group picture
later
Solo Pictures only
Saki and Yuki to collect gifts and bring to
dressing room – lock later
Guest Book - Saki in charge to circulate
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7:45 pm
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18 Roses and 18 Candles go to the
Lobby to prep
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8 pm
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Father and Daughter Dance
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PICTURES
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Song: Dance With My Father Time: 4:19
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8:10
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Father’s Speech
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Saki
get roses in dressing room and hand in to Sister to hand in to boys
PICTURE
of DAD with Joanne
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8:20 pm
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18 Roses
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A Rose has many meanings but one of its meaning is a
combination of Respect and Friendship
Brother Ilocos
Gilbert Ortiz
Christian Costales
Dylan Viray
Albert Camales
Tomaso Loschiavo
Jarod Turallo
Matthew De Ocampo
Jr Villena
Francis Sediego
Mario D Rozario
Kristofer Deguzman
Arthur Raymundo
Michael Kolasa
Jean-Beau Bagunu
Philip Montana
Michael Montana
Mark Escort
PICTURE with Roses
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Music
Group Picture
Saki to get roses when too many and bring to
dressing room
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Saki gets roses from Joanne and store in
dressing room. Lock dressing room please.
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9:10 pm
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18 Candles
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Candle lits up darkness, gives direction in the journey of
life, warmth, a symbol of worship to God
If a candle is never lit, it never fulfills its purpose.
Eighteen women who play a
prominent role in the debutante's life take turns lighting candles that
symbolize their commitment to guide and support the young woman through her
life.
Kathleen Ferrer
Mariel Operana
Romanne Hall
Teresa Seo
Trisha Lictawa
Emma Bernabe
Karissa Cheng
Nicole Yuen
MiSister Lam
Lauren Gavilan
Tiffany Epistola
MiSister Mendez
Taryn Howard
Danielle Bato
Vanessa Estanislao
Rebecca Berenger
Donna Castro
Sister Ilocos
PICTURE WITH CANDLES
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Music?
Guest Book
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9:30 pm
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Mother’s Speech Mrs. Susan Ilocos
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9:35 pm
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PICTURE WITH MOM
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9:45 pm
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Blowing and Cutting of Cake
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The blowing out of the candles on the birthday
cake originated from an early
tradition that believed that the smoke from the candles would take one’s wish
or petition up to God.
Make a wish!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONG!
TOAST
A WISH COME TRUE FOR JOANNE!
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9:50 pm
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Dance by
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Dance by Mikayla Malabuyoc
and Jordan Linsangan dances to ?
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Move Joanne’s Seat of Honour
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9:55 pm
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Song by
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Roland Eslava sings ?
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Seat of Honour
Back for Joanne
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10:00 pm
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Debutante’s Speech
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Ms. Joanne Ilocos
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10:05 pm
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Invite Sister, debutante Joanne and Brother for
surprise announcement of wedding anniversary
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Surprise Wedding Anniversary Announcement of
Mom Sue and Dad Ed
Emcee talk with Abel and Adam re surprise
wedding anniversary cake when to bring
out
Sparklers Lit
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Yuki to position cake
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10:10 pm
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Wedding celebrants Mom and Dad might dance
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PICTURE OF Wedding Anniversary couple Mom Sue
and Dad Ed
Please rise up and raise your glasses again!
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Toast To Wedding
Anniversary Celebrants
TO The
______________ DATE ....
SIGN FRAME, GUEST
BOOK
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Closing Remarks by
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EMCEE - Are You Ready To Party? (to the guests) repeat with more oomph - -
Are You Ready To Party?
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10:30 pm
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Everybody Dance
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Uptown Funk by Bruno Mars
Last Call for Dinner. SIGN Wedding Anniversary
Signing Tree Frame
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MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC
Guest Book
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Emcee EAT
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Request people
again to SIGN FRAME and GUEST BOOK
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01:00:00 AM
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PICTURE TAKING?
WRAP UP (Party Over at 12 Midnight –earlier than
planned)
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DJ’s name
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Jay or JR 778 929 6734
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Catering Hall contacts
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Nilufar – Afghan lady prepping tables
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Washrooms
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Where are they?
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Facebook
announcement
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Twitter Hash Tags
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Pick up Gifts,
Candles, Roses, vases, Money Envelopes, mementos to car
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Pick up remaining Liquor to car
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Check for Lost
and Found all over – Saki and Yuki
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Get banner/guest books to car
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Get Sign Frame and EASEL to car trunk
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Thank you in
person DJ, photographer Roland, Royal Palace
Banquet Staff (Sid, Adam, Abel and kitchen crew, servers)
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A few days after
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E-mail Banquet
Hall Owner and others to express gratitude
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