I don't retell your love story. I rewrite it into the funniest part of the night, in two languages.

Absolutely. I can officiate your ceremony myself as a licensed officiant. Or, if a friend or family member is marrying you, I'll just run the ceremony audio so their words are actually heard. Either way, I then host and DJ your reception, switching between Cantonese and English so every guest feels included from "I do" to the last dance.

Yes. I'm licensed to legally marry you and perform your ceremony in both Cantonese and English, whether you're getting married in San Francisco, the East Bay, San Jose, Sacramento, or anywhere else in the Bay Area. Most couples who want a fully bilingual day book me as a package: officiant, emcee, and DJ, one person from "I do" to the last dance. That's The Whole Day package at $2,500.

Yes. As a native Cantonese speaker and licensed officiant, I perform ceremonies in Cantonese and English. Most couples book me as an all in one package: Chinese wedding officiant, emcee, and DJ for the full day. That's The Whole Day package at $2,500.

Yes, and it's most of what I do. A Chinese American wedding is exactly the room the bilingual format is built for. The usual setup is a guest list split down the middle, with Cantonese speaking parents and grandparents on one side and cousins and friends who grew up here and only speak English on the other. Both sides get the same story, the same games, and the same energy. Nobody sits there nodding politely waiting for someone to translate.

Cantonese and English is my specialty, and a bilingual wedding is already two cultures sharing one room. If one side of your family is Chinese and the other isn't, the format works the same way, nobody sits there waiting for a translation. I also host Paebaek ceremonies for Korean families. Let's get on a quick call first so I know which traditions matter to you and who needs to hear what in which language, then I build your run of show around that.

The entire San Francisco Bay Area. San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Clara, and all of Silicon Valley, Oakland, Sacramento, Napa, and everywhere in between.

Yes. I cover all of Silicon Valley, including Santa Clara, Cupertino, Sunnyvale, and San Jose. I travel to your venue wherever it is in the South Bay, no extra charge for core Bay Area locations.

Right here. If you're in San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Fremont, Union City, Milpitas, Mountain View, Dublin, Pleasanton, Livermore, or anywhere in the Bay Area, I travel to your venue. Check your date and I'll confirm availability same day.

Reception emcee + DJ (with GigBar dance lighting) is $1,860. Add ceremony audio, perfect when a friend is officiating, and it's $2,200. Want me to officiate too? The whole day is $2,500. À la carte: ceremony audio $350, emcee only $900, DJ only $960.

Most emcees translate. The ones catching on now paraphrase, meaning they take what you wrote on the form and say it back in slightly different words. I look for the joke hiding inside the detail and recast it as something else, so the boring fact and the punchline turn out to be the same fact. Then I memorize about 90% of it, so I'm telling your story, not reading it. The honest measure of whether it worked is the aunties and uncles. They're the toughest crowd in the room, they've sat through a hundred of these, and they're the ones who come find me afterward to say how good it was.

A few things. Most bilingual emcees translate, and a few have started paraphrasing love stories back to couples in slightly different words. I actually live in both languages, so the humor doesn't get lost in the switch, and I write your story properly instead of restating it. That means finding the joke hiding inside your details and recasting it as something else, so the ordinary fact and the punchline end up being the same thing. I memorize about 90% of it so I'm not reading off a screen. During the shoe game, I pull personalized questions from what your speakers literally just said at the mic, so the couple gets surprised by their own story. I build a custom love story trivia game your guests actually care about. And if you want one person for the whole day from ceremony to last dance, I'm a licensed officiant. It's a different level of preparation, and I do it for every couple who books me directly, even when my weddings are back to back.

Yes. I was born and raised in Hong Kong, so Cantonese and English both come naturally. No scripted phonetics, no awkward pauses.

I write every ceremony script from scratch, in real Cantonese. Not Google Translate. Not GPT. Not a template with your names dropped in. Machine translated Cantonese has a very specific sound to it, and every native speaker in that room clocks it instantly. Your grandma will know. So I write your vows and your ceremony words the way a person actually talks. I've had guests who grew up in Hong Kong come find me after the ceremony just to tell me the Cantonese was right. That's the bar.

Yes. I grew up in Hong Kong and moved to California when I was 12, so HK banquet culture is in my bones, not just something I researched. I know the pacing, the games, how a 12 course banquet flows, and how to keep the energy right between courses. If you want the night to feel right to your parents and grandparents who flew in from Hong Kong and know exactly how these evenings are supposed to run, I've got that. That includes leading the yam seng (飲勝) toast the way it's supposed to feel, not just shouted on cue. And I'll do it in both Cantonese and English so your local friends aren't left out either.

Book a quick call, fill out the inquiry form below, or text me at (925) 876-6029. I'll confirm availability and send package details the same day.

Start with my free bilingual wedding banquet timeline tool. It lays out a realistic run of show for a Cantonese and English reception, from grand entrance to last dance, in a format you can hand straight to your photographer and venue. Free, no sign up needed.

Yes, and they're some of my favorite moments. I host the shoe game, also called the newlywed game, in both Cantonese and English, and I actually listen to your speeches first. So when the game starts, I sneak in personalized questions built from real moments your guests just talked about at the mic. The couple never sees it coming. I also get your guests racing to find a specific item before the music stops, and run a custom love story trivia game your guests built themselves. Everything stays fun, fast, and on schedule in both languages.

Yes. I build a custom love story trivia game for each couple, with questions only their guests would actually know. I host it live in both Cantonese and English during the reception. It's not a generic wedding trivia template. It's your story, your guests, and nobody's seen the questions before. Just mention it when you reach out and I'll build it into the timeline.

Yes. I host Paebaek ceremonies on top of the reception. I'll guide the couple and families through the ritual, keep it moving, and run it bilingually so every guest knows what's happening and why. Just mention it when you reach out and we'll build it into the timeline.

The sooner the better, since I only take one wedding per date. Most couples book 6 to 12 months out, but reach out anytime. If your date is still open, it's yours once you're booked.

I'm fluent in Cantonese and English, that's my specialty. My Mandarin is basic, so if you need a fully trilingual host, let's hop on a call first to make sure I'm the right fit for your day.

Yes. I cover the entire Bay Area and beyond, from San Francisco and San Jose to Sacramento and Napa wine country. I come to your venue, wherever it is.

I do, and it's always a hit. Karaoke is $650 on top of any package. Add a projection screen for $800 and I'll put the lyrics up on a big screen so every guest can follow along and sing.

A DJ plays music. An emcee (also called an MC) hosts the event. That means announcing toasts, cueing dances, keeping the timeline moving, and keeping the room engaged between songs. Most DJs who "also do MC" are reading names off a sheet and calling it hosting. I'm primarily a bilingual emcee who also handles the DJ side, so you get a genuine host and a real DJ in one person, no coordination needed between two vendors whose vibes don't match.

Depends on what "on the mic" means. If your DJ can hold a bilingual room in Cantonese and English, tell stories, run banquet games with real energy, and keep your grandparents and college friends laughing at the same time, you probably don't need me. If it's someone announcing table numbers in one language and calling it hosting, that's a different story. Most couples who've been to a wedding with a real bilingual emcee will tell you the difference is obvious.

One person, if you can swing it. Two separate vendors means two people who've never worked a wedding together, figuring out song cues and timeline live for the first time on your actual day. When it's one person handling both, there's no handoff and no guessing who's cueing what next. That's the whole point of my Reception package, one bilingual host running the mic and the music together all night.

DJ only is $960. Most couples add bilingual emcee hosting to it. That's the full Reception package at $1,860, and it includes GigBar dance lighting. One person, one setup, one consistent energy through the whole night.

Emcee only service is $900. Most couples add DJ service to it, which is the Reception package at $1,860 and includes GigBar dance lighting. If you want me to cover the ceremony too as a licensed officiant, The Whole Day package is $2,500. One person for everything, no juggling two vendors who've never worked together before.

I don't sell officiant service on its own. It's bundled into The Whole Day package at $2,500, which includes ceremony audio, licensed officiant, reception emcee, and DJ, one bilingual person for your entire wedding day. If a friend or family member is officiating instead, I can just run ceremony audio for $350 and handle the reception separately.

A bilingual wedding is one where the ceremony or reception is hosted in two languages so every guest can actually follow along, not just nod politely. For a Cantonese and English wedding, every announcement, toast, and game lands for both your Cantonese speaking grandparents and your English speaking friends. Nobody's stuck on their phone wondering what just happened.

Core Bay Area venues are included, no extra charge. Farther out spots like Sacramento, Davis, or Napa usually run about $200 extra for travel. A few venues also tack on a small fee regardless of distance, mostly when parking is a nightmare. I look at each booking individually and always quote the exact number upfront before you book, never a surprise on the invoice.

I require a $600 deposit to lock in your date, and it's nonrefundable. If your plans change and you need to reschedule, that's totally fine as long as I'm free on the new date, your deposit just carries over. The only time I refund it is if I genuinely can't make your new date work, in which case you get it back.

I have a backup team for exactly this. If something ever keeps me from showing up, a DJ from my team will be there to run your reception, guaranteed. I also have a backup bilingual emcee who can step in and handle a Cantonese and English event properly. You're never left scrambling the week of your wedding.

A few extra minutes is never a problem. If a song needs to finish, it finishes. If you actually want to extend the night, overtime is $200 per hour. One thing to know: clear it with your venue first, because they're usually the ones with the hard cutoff, not me.

Always. I sit down with every couple about a month before the wedding, and two weeks out at the absolute latest. We go through the timeline together piece by piece, so on the day itself nothing is a surprise to either of us.

I help build the lineup with you ahead of time, then I pull the whole party together for a quick huddle right before the grand entrance. Thirty seconds of making sure everyone knows the order, who they're walking with, and where to go. That's the difference between a clean entrance and a confused one.