Ceremony sound

Sound for the ceremony itself — a mic on the officiant and your vows, a PA sized to the space, and music playback for the processional and recessional.

Also called: ceremony sound, ceremony audio, ceremony mics, microphone, officiant mic, lavalier, lav mic, handheld mic, PA, PA system, ceremony speakers, processional music, recessional music, music playback, sound tech, amplification, outdoor ceremony sound.

When couples book this

Usually booked about 9 months out. It moves with your date.

Your wishlist, before you talk to anyone

Questions you can answer early — they become the yardstick you compare candidates against.

How much amplification do you think the ceremony needs?
What do you most want guests to hear clearly?
Where would you like the ceremony music to come from?

What to ask each candidate

Facts that differ from one vendor to the next — worth writing down while you shop.

How is the system powered?
THE OUTDOOR CRUX. Amplification plans die on a missing outlet.
Is a sound tech included?
Any amplified-sound rules at the site?

What settles once booked

The working details you and your vendor pin down together.

How much amplification does the ceremony need?
Who gets a mic?
Where does the ceremony music come from?
Music cues
Sound check
What time do they arrive?
The time you agreed together, not an estimate worked back from the ceremony.
What time do they finish?
Who do you call on the day?
The name and cell number of whoever is on site — not the office line.
Where do they come in, and where do they park?
The load-in door or dock, where the vehicles go, and who opens up.
Do they need a meal?
Counts toward your caterer's vendor-meal number.
What balance is due on the day?
Your own figure, from your contract — what is still owed when they arrive.
What gratuity are you planning?
Your own figure. It rides beside the balance on the day-of money sheet.

How it lands on your day

Ceremony sound setup & check
The check must finish before guests are seated — a mic test over arriving guests is the thing to avoid.
Ceremony sound strike

How it’s usually priced

Usually priced as one flat amount.

Lines that sometimes ride along: Sound tech, Battery / generator power.

What your vendor reads from your plan

Book on or off Beetrothed — either way the plan assembles a brief your vendor can work from: the ceremony, sound plan, logistics, contacts.

Plan your ceremony sound — and everything around it

These questions live as one cell of a connected plan: your budget, guest list, checklist and timeline all read from the same answers. See the whole board work, or join the waitlist and we’ll write when it’s your turn.

We will write when there is something worth telling you.