One day,
five different situations.
A wedding is not one event but five in a row — and each one asks something different of the equipment. The ceremony needs a microphone that carries a quiet voice without anybody seeing a microphone. The drinks reception needs music you can talk over. At dinner the PA should not be noticeable at all. For the speeches, every word has to reach the last table. And for the first dance and what follows, the same room has to become a different one.
The outdoor ceremony
Outdoors there is nothing to reflect the sound — whatever does not reach the guest directly is simply lost. On top of that there is wind, which finds every open microphone. So we work with lapel microphones for the couple and the celebrant, wind protection that does not look like building-site gear, and small speakers to the side rather than one big pair at the front. Whoever sits in the back row should hear the vows without anybody in the front row flinching.
Light that changes the room
The biggest difference in a hall does not come from moving lights but from uplights along the walls. They take the grey out of the ceiling lighting and give the room a colour that matches the decoration. For the first dance we add light that holds the couple rather than shining at them — and over the evening the rig moves slowly from warm to party. This is the part people describe afterwards as the mood “suddenly appearing”.
Who is in charge on the day
On the wedding day the couple has no time to explain anything to the crew. So we agree beforehand who makes the announcements, when the sparkling wine arrives, how long the speeches will run and whether anyone has planned a surprise. On the day there is then one contact for the technical side — not the couple, not the maid of honour.
Marquee, garden, winery
Outdoors, two questions come up that never arise in a hall: where does the power come from, and what happens if it rains? A normal household circuit carries less than most people assume, and an extension lead across the yard is not the same thing as a supply. We look at it beforehand and tell you honestly whether it is enough or whether a generator is needed.
- ▸Radio microphones for the ceremony, the speeches and the host
- ▸Sound for ceremony, reception, dinner and dance floor — each controlled separately
- ▸Uplights for the walls, matched to the decoration
- ▸Lighting for the first dance and the party hours afterwards
- ▸A DJ system, or a connection for the DJ you already have
- ▸Full technical check before the guests arrive
Every setup is cut to the venue, the guest count and the running order — this list is a starting point, not a packing list.
What we get asked most often.
For weddings, two to three months ahead is ideal — for Saturdays in season, earlier. If it is short notice, ask anyway: we will tell you within a day whether we can still do it.
No. Many couples bring their own DJ and need the PA, the lighting and somebody looking after the technical side. We talk to them beforehand so that nobody is hunting for cables on the night.
We settle that before the day. For the equipment, rain means one of two things: it is under cover, or it can move. We plan the fallback with you, not the day before.
In the configurator you put your setup together yourself and see straight away what it involves. For everything else we talk — on the phone or at the venue.
Tell us about
your event.
Send us the basics — you get an honest assessment and a quote shortly afterwards. No obligation, and nobody chases you about it afterwards.
We usually reply within 24 hours.