sister's wedding

My sister got married yesterday to a wonderful man. It was a lovely ceremony and reception at a pretty posh hotel. Everything was well organized and the atmosphere was very warm. There were about 130 guests who came from places as far as BC, Florida, the praries, and Sweeden. K was the flower girl and she relished her moment in the limelight. I was MC. Here's one of the first things I said:

"To spare you from the ridiculous punishment of having to hear a lengthy speech developed by your truly, J and C have cleverly given me the role of MC, or Master of Ceremonies. Of course, there's nothing to stop me from going off on tangents and digressing long enough to reduce some of you to tears, which is precisely what I intend to do."