Planning a Singapore wedding banquet means juggling two languages, multiple ceremony segments, and a room full of guests from different generations. A well-structured emcee script takes the pressure off so the night flows seamlessly.
Below is a complete bilingual (English & Mandarin) emcee script you can adapt for your own wedding. Simply replace the bracketed placeholders with your details.
7:15PM — Guests Seated | Opening
English
A very good evening everybody. My name is [Emcee 1] and with me I have my co-emcee, [Emcee 2]. We would like to start off by thanking all of you for taking time off from your busy schedule to attend tonight's wedding banquet. Together, we come to celebrate and wish upon the couple eternal matrimonial bliss.
On behalf of the wedding couple and their parents, we would like to express their heartfelt gratitude for your presence here today.
普通话
各位来宾，大家晚上好！我是 [司仪二]，在我身边这位是 [司仪一]。 今晚，我们很荣幸担任这场喜宴的司仪。 首先，我们谨代表双方家长，向在座各位的莅临表示最诚挚的感谢。 感谢大家在百忙之中抽空出席新郎与新娘的结婚喜宴，并献上你们最真挚、最温暖的祝福。
7:20PM–7:25PM — Pre-Wedding Video
English
Before we invite the couple in, they have prepared a special video for you. Please sit back, relax and enjoy.
普通话
在欢迎这对新人入席之前，让我们先为大家呈献新人准备的一段小影片。请各位来宾欣赏。
7:30PM — 1st March In
English
We hope that all of you enjoyed the video as much as we did!
Tonight is indeed an occasion that we have all been waiting for, especially for the couple and their family, who at this moment are waiting to make their grand entrance. So without further ado, let us rise and put our hands together and give our warmest welcome to the newly wed!
普通话
希望刚才的短片，让大家感受到新人满满的幸福。 相信大家和我一样，怀着满心的期待，迎接这一刻的到来。 事不宜迟，请各位来宾起立，让我们以最热烈的掌声，欢迎这对新人入席！
7:35PM — Cake Cutting Ceremony
Cue once on stage.
English
We shall now invite the newly wed to commence the cake cutting ceremony, which symbolizes the commitment to share and to provide for each other. Let us wish the couple a sweet and blissful marriage.
Thank you. Ladies and Gentlemen, please be seated as dinner will be served shortly. Please sit back and enjoy this lovely evening ahead.
普通话
现在，我们邀请新人举行切蛋糕仪式。 这一刻，象征着两人将携手并肩，在往后的日子里互相扶持、共同成长。 让我们以掌声，为这对新人献上最甜蜜、最真挚的祝福。