Outdoor Ceremony Amplification?

SoonToBeMrsSpiker

We are getting married on an overlook, on the side of a mountain! (Totally gorgeous!) But, we are concerned that our guests might not be able to hear us and the officiant during the ceremony. The location does not have electric so a regular PA system is not possible. I was looking into battery operated PA systems but I can't find one for rent and we don't have a couple hundred dollars in the budget to just buy one. Does anyone have any alternative ideas? Thanks in advance!!

Avion22

I've been to outdoor weddings that worked fine without amplification, and others where I couldn't hear a thing.  I think as long as it's not windy out, and you project your voices, you should be fine.    I've never heard of battery-operated PA systems, but I guess you could use a boom box (some run on D batteries) and a cordless microphone (also run on batteries) ....might not be the best sound quality, so you should test it out first.

Bittersweet89

I work at Staples, and a while back we had an ION Tailgater for sale. It's a portable audio system and runs like two hundred bucks or so, and it works with iPods and includes a microphone.
http://www.amazon.com/Ion-Audio-Tailgater-Portable-System/dp/B0026JKO7M
That's the link to Amazon in case you want to check it out. I might end up going with it for my wedding since I want our ceremony to be in a open field and power would definitely be a problem out there.