Wedding extras
The icing on the cake, add a Toastmaster to your wedding day!
Enhance your wedding day in Berkshire,Bucks,Hampshire,Oxon and Hertfordshire with Patrick Collins as your Toastmaster. A finalist in the Nationwide awards of Guides for Brides in his Category for the last three years Patrick is a member of the Executive Guild of Toastmasters & Towncriers. He will bring a calm and professional presence to your wedding day, making sure everything runs smoothly and will add a definite touch of class to your day in his traditional uniform of red tail coat, black trousers patent shoes white bow tie and Marcella shirt.
A toastmaster is there specifically to enhance your wedding day, not to be a showman or be overbearing and Patrick's style is one of friendliness and professionalism. He can help ensure that there is a framework to the wedding that smooths the way for the day. He will answer those tricky wedding questions: Who makes a speech and in what order? Who proposes a toast and to whom? Who should be in the receiving line? When do you cut the wedding cake and all other questions on protocol and etiquette. Typically, on your wedding day Patrick will arrive one hour before the wedding in order to check timings with suppliers and key guests. Later on, after the wedding service he will greet the bride, bridegroom and guests and will guide them into the venue. He can help the photographer organise the guests for the all important photographs, and if you have one, announce your guests to the receiving line prior to the wedding breakfast.
Once your guests have entered the Wedding breakfast area and have taken their seats according to the table plan, Patrick will then announce and bring the Bride and Bridegroom to the top table. Then, if needed, he will introduce a chosen person to say Grace or say Grace himself. Speeches can be made either before or after the wedding breakfast. The cutting of the cake is normally done after the wedding breakfast and Patrick will announce both of these. Patrick always stays to announce the first dance and later by request
Patrick has worked at many prestigious venues.He is the Resident Toastmaster at Stoke Place, the Trusted Supplier Toastmaster for the 5 star, world reknowned Cliveden House in Taplow, Ashridge House in Hertfordshire,, Dorney House In Buckinghamshire He has carried out over 400 weddings at many well known and loved venues.He has been a finalist for the last 3 years for the prestigious Gudes for Brides National awards He is well respected by clients. suppliers and venues for his approachable nature and his energy and calmness on the day
At all points, flexibility is Patrick's byword and he will help you create and manage your perfect day.
Contact Patrick who is based in Henley on Thames on 07876683675 or 01491 574028 patrick@wedextras.co.uk
