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how to do ceremony music

posted at 1/26/2012 1:04 PM EST on theknot.com

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Hi
My ceremony will be outside but reception inside... I was wondering how to do ceremony music. Do people typically use a PA system?

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posted at 1/26/2012 1:13 PM EST on theknot.com

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We had access to power and used a PA system. We had guitarist (used his own amp) and a singer who used the same mic that the officiant used.

I'd check with your venue to see what they provide and go from there.

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posted at 1/26/2012 3:21 PM EST on theknot.com

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Our DJ charged us an extra fee and will set up speakers attached to a lapel mic on our officiant. Our reader will have a wireless handheld. I would ask you DJ if they have any ideas.

Also ask the venue what has been done previously.

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posted at 1/26/2012 6:38 PM EST on theknot.com

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We are hiring a guitarist for the music and he is bringing his own amp, speaker, and mic for the officiant. We're just kind of working with what we can find.

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posted at 1/27/2012 3:30 PM EST on theknot.com

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If you have a DJ, they charge a small extra fee to do ceremony.
Ours has portable freestanding speakers that he control inside and outside. Not sure if your ceremony and reception are at the same place but if so it's easy to have since you can keep the speakers there for cocktail hour when people are inside and out.

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posted at 1/29/2012 8:17 AM EST on theknot.com

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We were originally going to hire a harpist but they wanted an arm and leg for just the ceremony. We decided to use our DJ who is charging us an extra fee which is half the price of having live music. If you use the DJ you need to ask your venue if they have a speaker system for the DJ to plug into. If not you would need to tell the DJ so they can bring their own equipment.

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My sister-in-law is going to play her flute for the ceremony, and we're looking at buying a portable battery opperated speaker system to use for her and then for us during the ceremony. We could probably run an extension cord from the nearby pavilion, but I really don't want a bright orange cord running down my isle! They have a bunch on Amazon, but they're a bit pricey. I might just buy one, use it for the day, and then return it.

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posted at 2/11/2012 11:12 PM EST on theknot.com

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Our DJ is doing it for no extra fee! He has a wireless microphone for the Reverend and a standing Mic for us. He has additional speakers and other stuff to make it work (don't know the technicalities but he explained it to me). Our ceremony and reception is at the same place too so he just has to move a few things inside when we are done outside.

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posted at 2/15/2012 8:26 AM EST on theknot.com

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take a small boombox and have a cd playing. That's what my brother & sister in law did their outdoor ceremony in 2008 & I think I may do the same thing or just have my limo driver play my cd from inside the limo. :-)

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