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Last update: May 2024

From planning your wedding to running the day as Toastmaster and providing the entertainment, Mark Lanahan - Master of Ceremonies will make the event uniquely yours!

Mark Lanahan - Master of Ceremonies is a singing wedding MC service based in Brighton, East Sussex, England. Owner Mark began singing with The Three Waiters in 2000. Since then, he has entertained celebrities and royalty at venues all around the globe, from Dubai to New York, from Seychelles to South Africa. Mark is more than just a highly experienced actor, master of ceremonies, and singer. He is a cheery, stylish host and a consummate professional. You can count on him to keep things running smoothly and deliver a polished, unforgettable performance. Together with his wife, Jane, Mark will help you devise a schedule that will enable you to avoid surprises and ensure that your guests know what is happening and when. He will regale you and your guests with his wonderful singing and great humour, and his full-service wedding entertainment act is designed for maximum enjoyment. Mark typically covers the period from the ceremony, through reception, to the end of the speeches.

Services Offered

Mark offers three packages to couples: Essential, Premier, and Executive.

Priced at £450, £900, and £1,850 respectively for 2024

Priced at £500, £1000, £1,950 respectively for 2025

The Essential package includes Mark's services as your wedding's Master of Ceremonies. It starts with two meetings, which include a full discussion of your complete day to generate a running order/timings list with notes. This professional will also be on hand to help with speeches and create a bespoke grace before the wedding breakfast. In addition to his responsibilities as Toastmaster, Mark can help with announcements and support your photographer with group photos.

The Premier package, meanwhile, offers Mark's expertise as a singing Master of Ceremonies. It includes all of the features of the Essential package, plus a surprise fun operatic entertainment during your wedding breakfast. Mark Lanahan - Master of Ceremonies will provide a PA system for background music, the act, and all announcements and speeches.

Mark's deluxe plan, the Executive package, includes Master of Ceremonies services and entertainment in the form of Pink Waiters. This package combines both other offerings, with the inclusion of hoax waiters who join in with Mark to perform the Pink Waiters act during your meal.

There's a host of other available acts on offer from this vendor, including a solo opera singer, a swing singer for the drinks reception, and singing Father Christmas for weddings around the holidays. Twice the Voice Party Duo is also on offer.

Frequently asked questions

Language:

English

Religion:

Catholicism

Type:

Master of ceremonies
Toastmaster

Served in

East Sussex, Essex, South West London and West Sussex

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Alex
Alex Sent on 30/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Our special day, made even moreso

Mark was everything you want in a Toastmaster, and everything you look for in an entertainer, combined into a friendly, professional, knowledgable and relaxed package. He made our build-up less stressful with his video calls and speech guidance, helped our day flow like clockwork, and the guests were raving about his singing ability and charming personality. If you are on the fence about whether you need a Toastmaster, rest assured booking Mark will be one of the best decisions you make when planning your wedding. 200 out of 10
Gary
Gary Sent on 03/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding- Tricia and Gary

We cannot thank Mark enough for helping to make our day so special. From the lead up to the day and through the whole day itself, Mark was so friendly, professional and helpful. He kept the day running smoothly with such attention to detail. His surprise singling was absolutely outstanding, our guests loved it and it really got the party started.
When we first spoke to Mark, he mentioned that his lovely wife Jane accompanies him to help and always brings a sewing kit just in case. Never in a million years did I think I would need this, but when my dress strap broke on the way to the ceremony, I phoned ahead and Jane came to the rescue, Jane's calmness and responsiveness meant so much and I will never forget it, thank you for saving the day.
Thank you Mark and Jane, we just wish we could do it all again, we loved it so much.
Love, Tricia and Gary
Helen
Helen B. Sent on 14/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Simply fantastic- Mark is an absolute must have!

We are so glad we hired Mark, the whole day flowed really well and on the day I did not once need to worry about timings or moving guests etc. Mark even arrived before the wedding ceremony to have a chat with my venue and other vendors which was so reassuring. Marks performance was also absolutely fantastic and we received so much positive feedback from it. It was clear to tell Mark is an absolute pro at his job with so much experience. Thank you Mark! Photo credit to Tatiana Tarasovskaya.
Dave
Dave W. Sent on 05/07/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Mark, wonderful MofC made our wedding a great success.

It was an excellent decision to engage Mark to MC our wedding reception at the Smugglers Rest. From the start he guided us through the entire wedding process including the pre-wedding processes. He helped us with the reception sequence and timing.
On the evening he performed his MC duties, together with his wonderful vocal entertainment, with a wide variety of songs including some at our request. He included a couple of operatic numbers, which went down a storm with our guests and others. Overall, Mark turned our wedding reception into a wonderful party.
Thanks, Mark Lanaham.
Lauren
Lauren A. Sent on 24/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Simply Amazing

Mark was our master of ceremonies and what an amazing job he did. From our initial contact to saying goodbye after our first dance he was simply amazing. Nothing was ever a problem, the support he gave to both my partner and I throughout the day was unforgettable.
Mark you are amazing at what you do and a big thank you from us to you.
Colin
Colin Sent on 20/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

A MUST for any wedding!!!

Brilliant from start to finish. Mark was so helpful and everyone loved him!!
You HAVE to employ this man for YOUR wedding!!!
Mark
Mark S. Sent on 28/08/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Outstanding

I don’t know where to begin. As far as Toastmaster duties go: helping us run the event and making announcements, Mark and Jane were superb. They got along with our guests superbly and their experience showed very well. I’m very glad I took their advice at several points throughout the day!

There was so much more to it than that though. The surprise singing performance was the highlight of what several guests said was the best wedding they’d been to. You can see Marks singing voice on his social media pages, but the way he interacted with the crowd and got them buzzing needs to be seen!

In the build up to the event, Mark helped me prepare my speech and offered to do the same for all other speakers. Having someone so involved and proactive in something that means so much to you is invaluable.
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Ami L. Sent on 28/05/2022
5 out of 5 rating

The best and worth every penny. 10/10

Mark and his wonderful wife, Jane were amazing from start to finish. Very helpful, thorough, professional people whom have been supportive from the get go. Kept open lines of communication and super easy to be in their company. It truly felt like they were part of the family. Down to earth, warm people. Highly Recommended and worth every Penny. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Mark
Mark M. Sent on 06/09/2015
5 out of 5 rating
Our wedding would not have run so smoothly without Mark and his lovely wife seeing to every detail. Cannot recommend them highly enough. Every meeting before the wedding was such fun and put both our minds at rest. Both of them made our day so special. Don't get married without them!!!
Simon
Simon S. Sent on 25/08/2015
5 out of 5 rating
From the first time speaking to Mark on the telephone, to when he finished his duties at our wedding, Mark and Jane were attentive, helpful and paid attention to every detail. Mark's assistance in everything was above and beyond what we expected. We couldn't have asked for a better person to make our special day run so smoothly.
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Giles H. Sent on 16/11/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Incredible

Mark was simply incredible. He held the day together so well. The best bit of advice we can give to any couple considering an MC is DO IT! And specifically make sure that MC is Mark. He is a legend! We didnt have to worry about anything. He was patient and paid attention to detail.
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Michael M. Sent on 06/10/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Excellent toastmaster!

Mark was booked by a wedding couple and was an amazing toastmaster at our venue. Amazing singer too! Great all rounder.
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Tony Sent on 26/09/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely amazing

Mark and Jane were fantastic from start to finish.

Marks surprise singing was impeccable!

All the guests were left speechless, he definitely pulled on some heart strings that day. (Tears of joy)

We can not thank mark and Jane enough for the work they carried out on our special day,

All our guests can’t stop talking about marks surprise singing.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for making our day a little more special.



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Renata L. Sent on 29/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Toastmaster

Mark was excellent toastmaster. He was professional and went into great lengths to make our day run smoothly. He interacted with guests, has a great sense of humor. I could not have asked for more! I highly recommend him anyone’s special day! Thank you Mark!
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Martin H. Sent on 27/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Superb Toastmaster, supportive partner.

Mark was excellent and professional at the core task of making announcements and facilitating proceedings on the day but where he really added value was in his friendly and supportive manner, counselling on logistics, conventions, what would and wouldn't work, reviewing the speeches and so on. Overall highly professional, proactively supportive, approachable and friendly. Thanks Mark!
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