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highly qualified professional Toastmaster with 15 years experience
in the City of London and at the highest possible level.
After serving for 24 years in the
Regular Army, I have now worked as a City of London Livery Company
Beadle and Toastmaster for over 15 years, during which time I have
officiated at every kind of event. This includes Weddings, Banquets,
Dinners, Presentations, Luncheons and Graduations among others,
which are attended by Royalty, Ambassadors, Members of Parliament,
senior members of the Armed Forces and the Church, captains of
industry, sports personalities and entertainers.
My greatest honour was to officiate at
the 100th and 101st Birthday celebrations of Her Majesty the late
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, on behalf of the Sheriffs' Society
of the City of London.
I am a Freeman of the City of London and Past Chairman of the City
of London Beadles' Guild.
Your Wedding
Your Wedding Day should be the
happiest and most important day of your life.
Every single second should be remembered with joy and pleasure and
to do that you need the freedom to meet and greet your family and
friends: to socialise, chat, eat, drink and generally have time for
what you want to do.
Time for yourself.
Let me look after the organisation, the Receiving Line, the
speeches, the caterers, the timings, presentations of gifts or
flowers and all the nitty-gritty management of the day.
What else do I do?
The traditional scarlet coat is worn
in the West End of London and elsewhere in the country, but is
specifically NOT worn in the City of London, where a black tail coat
is worn with a scarlet and white sash.
This has an historical context which is enshrined in the City
Bye-Laws.
I am pleased to offer whichever form of dress you prefer, and also
other themed variations should you so wish. For instance, I carry
out the function of Parade Marshal and Toastmaster at the Abernethy
Highland Games in Scotland each August, and this form of attire is
especially suitable for Scottish weddings too.
And there is more
Guards of
Honour
Should you require a military theme, I
can provide a Guard of Honour,
complete with ceremonial uniform and drawn swords to form an Arch of
Steel.
But what does
it all cost????
This is possibly the most important,
yet most difficult question, for a number of reasons.
For instance, I know that your wedding
is a very expensive event and it really is not in my interest to
price myself out of the market. Most Toastmasters will have a
sliding-scale of charges as the duties and requirements may vary
dramatically from one event to another. For instance, some may sing,
for which there will be an additional fee.
I charge no such fee, as you would not
want to inflict such torment upon your guests. If you want me for a
very long time and to cover a wide range of functions, I am happy to
do so, but this will naturally be more expensive than the basic
function of organising the caterers, forming a Receiving Line,
announcing the Toasts and arranging for all presentations.
In order to get the balance right, I
will meet you before the happy event (several times if you wish) to
discuss your needs in detail.
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