"Ladies and gentlemen May we have your attention please. We will begin in a few minutes so please find your seats and make yourselves comfortable. Introduction by the emcee "Mademoiselles, Madames and Monsieurs, I hope you are in a very good mood to pardon my French for I, Jessica, will be hosting tonight’s party. Nonetheless, I greet you a very good evening and welcome you to this happy soiree in celebration of my sister Justine Marie Tabucanon’s birthday and debut. We would also like to say Merci Beaucoup and muchos gracias to everyone, for gracing this very momentous occasion of Justine’s life because as they say, you only get to be 18 once." Of course, this party wouldn’t have been possible without the parents of the debutante, so let’s give a big round of applause to Mr. and Mrs. Tabucanon. -welcoming remarks of parents, then AVP “Some of us have been fortunate enough to see Justine grow and blossom into a beautiful lady, but for others, here is a sneak peak of her 18 years of existence in one very short movie. Dim the lights lights and let us all enjoy this video that her loving friend has prepared for her." Introduction and entrance of the grand cotillion “Time pass really quickly and life can be slippery, c’est la vie the French say but thankfully there are friends who make make minutes worthwhile and hold our hands. That is why I would like to welcome and applaud the members of the grand cotillion who helped Justine blossom into a charming rose.”
"and now moving on to the highlight of the ball, it is with our distinct pleasure to introduce to you for the very first time, the cause for this grand gran d celebration, the reason why we are all gathered here tonight, ladies and gentlemen without further ado, let us all rise and give a warm round of applause to welcome, our lovely debutante, Justine Marie Tabucanon." “Such a spectacular grand entrance entrance by our lovely debutante. And now to give a speech and a toast in honor of our ou r beautiful debutante, we would like to ask Mr. and Mrs. Tabucanon on the stage." ( welcome remarks of parents and toast ) (Grand Cotillion) "For everyone's entertainment, our debutante and her friends have painstakingly prepared a wonderful dance, a cotillion fit for a princess. So without anymore delay, delay, let us welcome welcome our debutante and her cotillion court led by… followed followed by and . along with… there is also… lastly, lastly, …. " (Prayer) "Thank you very much for that very lovely dance. And now we are nearing the most awaited part of the evening, dinner… but before we
partake of the sumptuous buffet that ____________ catering has provided for us, may we now call on Mrs. ____ to say grace. 8:26-9:05 (40mins) Dinner and pictorials Emcee: "How is everybody doing so far? Is everybody happy? Is everyone also hungry? (Yes!) There you go. Don’t worry folks, we wouldn’t be delaying your delicious dinner any further. However, Justine asks that you guys oblige her with a picture first. We will be calling on the table numbers. Once your table is called, please join Jam on stage for your photo session with her. Have your photo taken with her and then you can go directly to the buffet tables provided by ___ catering." (AVP of well-wishers) While some of you are still feasting on the delicious buffet and the decadent dessert, I would like to ask you to turn your attention to our projector for another AVP. So many people would like to greet our birthday celebrant a happy birthday and some of her friends have made a very special AVP just for her. So Justine, watch this AVP and your friends hope you like it. Enjoy!" (FATHER AND DAUGHTER DANCE) Emcee: "And now ladies and gentlemen, the most important man in Justine’s life will dance with her. May I now present Mr Tabucanon and our lovely debutante, Justine for their Father and Daughter dance. (18 ROSES) "The 18 roses signify the debutante’s coming of age. We have now come to the part of our program that the guys have been waiting for. A chance to hold the hand of our lovely debutante for a short dance... and then maybe... a kiss... so let us not keep them waiting. Ladies and gentlemen, the 18 roses with our beautiful debutante." 18 CANDLES "The 18 candles signify the 18 women that will be her guiding light in her journey towards fulfilling her dreams. Ladies and gentlemen, the 18 candles." SINGING OF BIRTHDAY SONG, BLOWING OF 18 CANDLES AND CUTTING OF THE BIRTHDAY CAKE
Happy birthday song. "Happy Birthday Justine! Let us give 18 claps for Justine.. Thank you very much. You can now blow your 18 candles and make a wish. It is now time to cut the cake. As Jam has reached the age of maturity, she will now cut the cake and give a portion to her parents as a symbol of her love and gratefulness to them."
18 TREASURES "The 18 treasures signify the 18... Ladies and gentlemen, the 18 treasures." 10:56-11:25 (30mins) -
GAMES (can be insterspersed within the
11:26-11:30 (5mins) DEBUTANTE's SPEECH "And now a word from our lovely debutante, Jam."
And with that our program has officially concluded. We would like to thank you all for making it to this wonderful celebration of Justine’s 18th birthday and may God bless you. Be safe everyone.
