Outdoor wedding - microphone?

Hi, we are having the ceremony outside too, weather permitting (April).

I hadn't thought about this, but then we are only having 40 to the ceremony so they shouldn't be too far back.

Have you spoken to the venue to see what they 'normally do'.

Have a chat with the venue. The wedding needs to take place in a licensed structure and sometimes there's a sound system & mic built in to what they provide.

Yes - ours was outside and we had a microphone, it was relatively simple and cheap to hire the PA system (though we were abroad - but I can't imagine it'll be much more complicated here though!)

The registrar gets one, and there are rock speakers (speakers shaped liked rocks??)

The registrar gets one, and there are rock speakers (speakers shaped liked rocks??)

The registrar gets one, and there are rock speakers (speakers shaped liked rocks??)

The registrar gets one, and there are rock speakers (speakers shaped liked rocks??)

The registrar gets one, and there are rock speakers (speakers shaped liked rocks??)

The registrar gets one, and there are rock speakers (speakers shaped liked rocks??)

Unless your venue is next to a motorway I don't think you will need anything. 😃

And you are potentially just adding elements that could go wrong, this wedding I shot I could still hear from all the way around.

If your groom is softly spoken, and that's how he is, would he perhaps feel self conscious having his voice amplified.

Hi there,

I provide PA hire for couples like yourselves looking to either amplify sections of the ceremony such as the vows or for recording purposes. There are a couple of ways you can do this...

Firstly, check with your venue, some venues that do ceremonies outside already have systems in place that you can use.

If a venue doesn't provide such a system then it's always worth checking with a local DJ or PA hire specialist who can not only deliver and install a "discreet" PA system (i.e. you don't want huge unsightly black speaker boxes on stands ruining the perfect look of your outdoor ceremony) but you also need to make sure that the kit is up to the job.

A DJ for example may provide microphone stands with handheld microphones or tie-clip style microphones. In my own experience I tend to get better results using the handheld microphones however it's not always practicable to hold a microphone whilst for example exchanging rings!

There are other styles of microphones you can use and a PA specialist will be able to quote accordingly depending on the venue you have chosen.