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Speeches, the entrance, the cake, the first dance and the last call all need someone holding the microphone who isn't a guest. In the Hunter Valley that host usually comes from one of two directions: a celebrant who has just married you and stays on for the reception, or a DJ who runs the formalities between songs.
Taking the celebrant route keeps one familiar voice across the day. Monty King Celebrant, Julie Muir Celebrant, Married By Adam and Love & Life with Louise all take a booking for both the ceremony and the reception, and Monty King will also host on his own if you have already found a celebrant. Married By Max offers a top tier that adds a full reception MC to a custom ceremony, while Sarah Chippindale Celebrant has an Emcee package that runs until the formalities wrap up or the dance floor fills. Wed By Steph, celebrant Stephanie Hawes, adds a reception MC package to her ceremony booking From $1,100, taking on the run sheet, family photo coordination and handovers between suppliers.
Going with the DJ means the music and the announcements come from the same booth. Mane Events work as a DJ and MC team from ceremony music to the final send-off, Mobilistic DJs add MC services and ceremony music to their sets, and Avid Entertainment's DJ can step into the MC role. The Bow Tie DJ Guy, Richard Hughes from East Branxton, adds MC duties to a wedding booking for $500 and charges no travel fee across the Hunter.
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Booking a hosting celebrant? Compare ceremony styles on the celebrants page. Leaning to a DJ instead? See the DJs serving the region.
Both work. A celebrant such as Married By Adam or Julie Muir Celebrant carries the tone of the ceremony into the speeches, while a DJ-MC such as Mane Events keeps the music and announcements in one pair of hands. Choose by who you want guests to hear from all night.
Avid Entertainment's DJ takes on MC duties for $500 on top of a wedding package, and those packages run From $1,650 for up to five hours. The Bow Tie DJ Guy also adds MC work to a wedding for $500. Mane Events and Mobilistic DJs include MC services and quote per booking.
Yes. Monty King Celebrant offers MC-only bookings for couples who already have a celebrant, and DJ-MCs such as Mobilistic DJs can host regardless of who runs the ceremony.
Typically they announce the entrance, introduce speeches, cue the cake and first dance, and keep the timeline with the venue. Amy Webster Celebrant + MC starts from family photos and cocktail hour, and Sarah Chippindale Celebrant's Emcee package runs until the formalities are done or the dance floor fills.
The DJ hosts do. Avid Entertainment, Mane Events and Mobilistic DJs play corporate events, engagement parties and birthdays as well as weddings. The celebrant hosts here work mainly at weddings, with Julie Muir Celebrant and Love & Life with Louise also covering vow renewals.
Wed By Steph does. Her reception MC package, From $1,100 on top of her celebrant booking, includes run sheet planning, family photo coordination and supplier handovers. Amy Webster Celebrant + MC also starts her hosting at family photos.
