PROGRAM

70th Birthday Celebration

I. Registration/Arrival of Guests
II. Settling of guests on their seats
III. Teaser -AVP
IV. Introduction by the EMCEE
V. Invocation/Prayer
VI. Introduction of Guests
a. Entrance of the Family Members
b. Acknowledgment of other VIPs
VII. Grand Entrance of the Birthday Celebrator
VIII. Random Interview
IX. Seven Vintage Wishes
X. Seven Vintage Treasures
XI. Multimedia Presentation
XII. Dinner
XIII. Photo Opportunity (per table)
XIV. Production Number (Friends)
XV. Seven Vintage Roses
XVI. Mother and Son Special Dance
XVII. Icebreaker (7 Things You Know)
XVIII. A Serenade for the Birthday Celebrator
XIX. Special Number of the Celebrator
XX. Seven Vintage Candle
XXI. Singing of Birthday Song/Cutting of Birthday Cake
XXII. Toast for a more Successful Life
XXIII. Message of the Family Members
XXIV. Celebrator’s Speech
XXV. Party Time

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I. REGISTRATION/ARRIVAL OF GUESTS

II. SETTLING OF GUESTS ON THEIR SEATS

EMCEE: Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen. May we have your
attention please. We are about to begin Virginia’s 70th Birthday
Celebration so please find your seats or table numbers and make
yourselves comfortable and enjoy the rest of the evening.

III. TEASER -AVP with voice over

IV. INTRODUCTION OF THE EMCEE

 EMCEE: A very good evening to each and every one and welcome to
Virginia’s Birthday Party. We would like to thank everyone for gracing
this very momentous occasion because as they say, you only get to be
70 once.
V. INVOCATION/PRAYER
EMCEE: To spiritually open the program, may I ask everybody to please
stand for the Lord’s Moment for our guidance and blessings to be led by
_________________________________.

Once again, good evening to each and every one and welcome to
Bella Ibarra. Welcome to the enchanting and fairy-tale like party of our
ever wonderful celebrator. This is a quite important event in her life and
she is very much honor for your presence as we celebrate her existence.
Where she is about to step once again on a much higher level of what
we call LIFE. Ladies and gentlemen, sit back as we groove, jive and
enjoy her party for tonight.

VI. INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS

A. Entrance of the Family Members
EMCEE: But before we go on, it is my great honor to introduce to you,
the persons whom she truly loved. Sabi nga, marami tayong
mahahanap na kapuso, pero iisa lang ang ating kapamilya. For
without them, her life would be empty and unhappy. Let us all give a
big round of applause to honor the family of the our birthday
celebrator.
B. Acknowledgment of other VIPs
EMCEE: Of course, we would also like to acknowledge the presence
of ____________ (VIP if there is any). Thank you very much for coming
to Ghie’s 70th Birthday.

VII. GRAND ENTRANCE OF THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATOR

EMCEE: And now…. guests, friends, ladies and gentlemen, let us all
stand as we welcome the celebrator as a woman of grandeur, escorted
by (if there is)…. Let’s give a big round of applause to Virginia Gavanes.
There you have it ladies and gentlemen, our lovely celebrator. (ask the
guests to take their seats)

VIII. RANDOM INTERVIEW

EMCEE: Who is Ghie in the real sense of word? Of course aside from
being a kind and responsible mother, friend. sister or colleague maybe,
there are things that some people know but not known to others. Let’s
find out as we randomly ask some quirky, trivial and even personal
questions to some of our important guests here?
Guests
 Possible questions:
· What is your relation to Ghie? How do you find her?
· In one word, how can you describe Ghie?
· What makes Ghie’s day very happy?
· Who is Ghie’s celebrity crush?
· What do you think Ghie’s strong positive trait?
· What can you say of her as _________ ?
· What is her favorite movie? Why do you think it’s her favorite?
· How are you related to the birthday celebrator?
· How did you meet?
Family Members
· What makes her cry?
· In one sentence, what do you wish for her?
· How many pillow does she use on her bed? Why do you think so?
· What is her preferred position when she is sleeping?
· How was Ghie as a mother? As a sister?

IX. SEVEN VINTAGE WISHES

EMCEE: At this juncture to represent Ghie’s Circle of Important People of
her life, let us welcome the following persons who will share their wishes,
pieces of advice, and kind words. These 7 symbolic elements represent
the 7 decades of her existence, To start with…
Names:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Thank you so much to all our well-wishers.

X. SEVEN VINTAGE TREASURES

EMCEE: Gifts symbolize ever flowing love, caring and admiration. To offer
the 7 vintage treasures, let us call on the following:
Names:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
XI. MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION
EMCEE: What is the essence of this celebration without further knowing
some of the important information of our debutant? Again, sit back
(because dinner is ready… no just kidding…) As I said, sit back and be
amazed about the PowerPoint presentation we prepared just for you.
You will be surprised about some of the most undisclosed information
and intriguing revelations of Ghie. I know you will love it and Ghie too.

XII. DINNER
EMCEE: Sorry for the intrusion in the continuous flow of our celebration
but I would like to announce that we will have our dinner this time. After
the dinner, the family would like to request everybody to please remain
for a while for the continuation of our program. Thank you.

XIII. PICTORIAL / BUFFET DINNER

EMCEE: Well I guess the food is now ready and dinner will commence
shortly. At this point to maintain order, I’ll be calling your table number
and the people from that table will be going to the debutante for
pictorial. Right after that they can now proceed and line up at the buffet
counter to get their dinner.

We will be calling on the table numbers. Once your table is called,

please join Ghie 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.)

While some of you are still feasting on the delicious buffet and the
decadent dessert, We will now continue with our program.

XIV. PRODUCTION NUMBER (FRIENDS)

EMCEE: This time, we will be entertained by a special number which is
to be given by ______________. Thank you so much for that superb
performance.

XV. SEVEN VINTAGE ROSES

EMCEE: Let us now brace ourselves with the seven vintage roses. Like a
flower that blooms and exudes its sweet scents to attract bees and
butterflies, the celebrator will be swarmed on by 7 equally handsome
gentlemen. These flowers also symbolize love which Ghie has for her
family and all the people in her life. Each gentleman will dance her for
1 or two minutes with the background music dedicated by each guy to
the celebrator… let us start with…
Names:
1.
 2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

XVI. MOTHER AND SON SPECIAL DANCE NUMBER

EMCEE: Let us now acknowledge one of the most loved persons in Ghie’s
life. This time to dance with her, let’s welcome her son….
Mr._____________________.

XVII. ICEBREAKER:
EMCEE: At this point, ladies and gentlemen, just to the break the
momentum for a while, let’s us have a sort of Icebreaker. I’ll be asking
some of you with regard on 7 things you know about Ghie. You can tell
anything about her. Are you ready? (ask some of the guests).

XVIII. A SERENADE FOR THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATOR

EMCEE: And now, I would like to use this opportunity to offer a special
number to my mentor when I was in college. This song is for you, Ma’am.

XIX. SPECIAL NUMBER OF THE CELEBRATOR

EMCEE: Sharing is one of the virtues Ghie possesses. To share to us her
talent, let us hold our breath and fix our attention to what she will be
given to us, ladies and gentlemen, let’s welcome Ghie!

XX. SEVEN VINTAGE CANDLES

EMCEE: To continue with our program, we shall now have the seven
vintage candles. Each candle symbolizes light—light that will guide her
journey. As Ghie receives her 7 candles, let it be a reminder that in time
of difficulties there are people around her to help and guide her.
Likewise, never forget to ask for the light from up above for the divine
guidance.
Names:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

XXI. SINGING OF BIRTHDAY SONG/BLOWING and CUTTING BIRTHDAY CAKE

 Thank you very much. And now let us all offer our greeting to our dear
celebrator by singing the Happy Birthday Song. You can now blow your
7 candles and make a wish. It is now time to cut the cake.

XXII. TOAST FOR A SUCCESSFUL LIFE

EMCEE: The wine symbolizes commitment and triumph. Ghie is
considered victorious because she is able to reach this age and it is a
great time for this kind of celebration. To toast with her the wine for a
long lasting victory of her life, let us all call in the following special persons
who are in one way or another became a part of her life through thick
and thin, ups and downs, right and wrong and sometimes good and
bad times of life. Once again, Ghie’s Family to be with her for the wine
toast. (O hai yo)

XXIII. MESSAGE OF THE FAMILY MEMBERS

EMCEE: At this moment, let us hear the warmth message from her family.
There you have it ladies and gentlemen.

XXIV. CELEBRATOR’S MESSAGE

EMCEE: And now, to our dear guests, let us now hear the speech to be
given of course by our gorgeous birthday celebrator… no other than…
Ms. Virginia Gavanes!

EMCEE: And with that, our program has officially concluded. We would
like to thank Ghie's suppliers who have made this momentous night a
success. We would like to thank you all for making it to this wonderful
celebration of Virginia’s 70th birthday. For those who are going home,
may God bless you. Be safe everyone. And for those who are staying,
the night is yours and the floor is now open for dancing. This has been
Mr. Nicolai M. Cajefe, your program master, no signing off. Thank you
and have a blessed night!

PARTY TIME!!!