Tag Archive: games

Nov
08

Being the Master of Ceremonies for Rodelyn & Garrett’s Kauai wedding, September 2010 at the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall

Rodelyn & Garrett | Wedding Highlights Same Day Edit, courtesy Crane Media Productions   Garrett & Rodelyn Nishida wanted something different. With their wedding on Kauai, they knew that their guests’ experiences at weddings were limited to “typical weddings” that were very cookie-cutter, very carbon-copy. But they didn’t want to give their guests that. They …

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Nov
03

Being the Master of Ceremonies for Merlyn & Joseph’s Hawaii wedding, August 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki

Merlyn + Joseph // party time (SDE) courtesy ARIA Studios.   Merlyn & Joe Guieb wanted a great party. For their Hawaii wedding in Waikiki, they had decided early on that they wanted their guests to leave the reception at the end of the night with a lot of positive & happy memories, and they …

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Jun
04

“Strongest Person at the Wedding”: Adding a fun, personal touch to your Hawaii wedding

In a recent conversation with Diego & Eleanor, who are having their Hawaii wedding later this month at Moana Surfrider Westin Resort, Diego had mentioned that one of his favorite pastimes was watching The World’s Strongest Man Competition on ESPN. If you’re not familiar with The World’s Strongest Man Competition, the premise of the show …

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May
28

“How I Met My Wife”: Incorporating Beer Pong & other Personal Touches Into Your Hawaii Wedding

As a professional Master of Ceremonies, it’s always a treat to find out the history of the couples whom I serve: how they met, how they fell in love, how he proposed, how she accepted. Oftentimes, there is a particular aspect to their Love Story that could potentially add a unique and original “twist” to …

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May
17

Golf Game/Putting Challenge: A Fun & Original Alternative to Tapping the Glasses to Get You To Kiss

As a professional Master of Ceremonies, I frequently get asked about original ideas to help personalize my clients’ Hawaii weddings. After all, after investing much time & money into creating a signature “look” to the event, most brides-to-be don’t want the presentation itself to be average and ordinary. So depending on your tastes, style, and …

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Mar
31

How to make yourself and your emcee look foolish on your wedding day.

I’ve recently come across a troubling trend. With the need to make their weddings very unique and original, many brides have begun to do activities and games at weddings that have absolutely no relation to them and just do these games for the sake of doing them. Worse yet, they ask their emcee to do …

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Jan
11

Being the Master of Ceremonies & DJ at Jen & Gage’s Hawaii wedding, January 2010 at the Hale Koa Hotel

Jen & Gage Costa originally planned to be married in Vegas, but plans changed, and they decided to get married here in Hawaii at the Hale Koa Hotel. Since they couldn’t bring the wedding to Vegas, we helped them bring Vegas to the wedding! We incorporated poker into a centerpiece game that spanned the whole …

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May
05

Hawaii Emcee & Hawaii DJ Services for a Wedding Spectacular this weekend at Kahala Mall

This Saturday, May 9, from 10:00am-2:00pm, I will be the “warmup act” and provide Hawaii DJ Services for a FREE bridal spectacular at Kahala Mall, produced by Kahala Mall & Mama Mia! (The upcoming musical at the Blaisdell) in partnership with Hawaii Bride & Groom Magazine and KSSK Radio. This is your invitation; come on …

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Mar
22

About Games at Weddings

A bride-to-be recently contacted me because she had heard that I create and lead interactive games at weddings. She wanted her wedding to be full of games and lively interactivity…but she didn’t want it to be cheesy. Therein is the problem. Playing games at a wedding just for the sake of playing games at a …

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