lavalier on groom and bride question

wouldn't the SKP100 be nice to have for a boom in certain situations though? Also, do you recommend omni mic vs cardiod for lavalier? (i also do short films. this will be my first wedding)

EDIT: I'm reading on forums its inappropriate to mic the bride. What's your take on this? Will one of those sennheiser (either ME2 or ME4) lavs pick up the pastor AND bride (in addition to the groom)
 
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Yes it would, but when will you need two wireless booms going at once? Maybe one kit with the SKP100, and one without. I've never needed to use a wireless boom, let alone 2. Omni mics will have less problems with off-axis sound, such as if they turn their head away from the mic. Usually, though, only the groom or the officiant has a mic. Most brides don't want to wear a mic, or don't have a place to put the mic and transmitter. Also, the bride and groom are next to each other during all the important speaking parts, so it's not necessary to give them both a mic.
 
I don't do weddings. But I have a friend who has made a nice living for years doing them. During the reception he does some drunkin idiot interviews with a news reporter interview mic and the plug on transmitter shown. He hands them the mic, tells them to eat it, and captures folks at their worst. He claims that as hokey as it is, the bride and groom always love this....within reason.

Grant
 
Your event is probably long over by now, however, for what it is worth, you can usually mic the Priest or Pastor, along with the groom. You are right, Brides are a little taboo to mic. The priest/pastor/"vowgiver" is usually so close to the couple, you will pick up the Ido's or dont's anyway. Run the mic across both channels on the camera, record one channel HOT and the other cool. You will get the best of both level-worlds to edit from, in post. When/If one channel clips, the other will be fine, when it is quiet, the HOT channel will save your butt.

Opinion: We used to do weddings many moons ago, I found putting a mic on either one of the couple can provide for "an accident waiting to happen situation". Neither will have their mind on a mic, before, during and definitely AFTER the ceremony. I have seen the couple drive off with someones mic attached, only to never remember where they put it by the time the reception starts. Bad News. You would be better off hiding a shotgun mic in some flowers near the pulpit, using a boundary mic, (Tram has a fitting for the TR50 that turns it into one heck of a nice Boundary Mic) or lapel mic-ing the vowgiver/pastor/priest ETC. As someone else said here, whatever you do, dual mic everything wireless to avoid interference, or wireless failures of all kinds.
 
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