Audio System setups

[irishwishes]

Any Epcot or outdoor ceremony brides who had an audio system setup? I'm having about 70 guest to our wedding in June and our ceremony is at Germany in Epcot. We have an audio system setup in our budget but I'm wondering if we really need it.

Anyone have any experience with this? During the PS it was put out there that we should just have it but should I push to have it taken out? It would free up about $800 in our budget.

 

[lurkyloo]

We had an outdoor ceremony in Morocco. We just bit the bullet and paid for the system and a tech—mostly because I had specific recordings I wanted played for each song in the processional and recessional.

Disney recommends a sound system anytime you have more than 25 guests outdoors. Considering that one of our (non-Disney) videographer's microphones went out and you pretty much couldn't hear me at all on the video, I'd imagine most of the guests at the ceremony couldn't have heard what we were saying at the altar without that sound system.

The other advantage to having a sound system is that if Disney videos your wedding, they can grab sound from the board for your video.

 

[irishwishes]

Thanks Lurkyloo!! Your responses are always so helpful

 

[DisneyBrittany]

I was wondering this too so thanks for the response.

The thing that is not cool is that I think I will have to pay for the $800 sound system at the ceremony outside at Epcot and then AGAIN for our outdoor reception at the summer house because we want to have our first dances there.

Anybody just bring those little ipod speakers and have it be fine? Do you need more than that?