Is it tacky if no one can hear your vows at your ceremony?

Meh - I've been to plenty of weddings where I can't hear a darn thing.... I just left it to bad acoustics.

I was just at a wedding on the beach without a microphone and you couldn't hear anything. Not a word.

I wouldn't call it tacky, but boring and awkward? Yes.

Also - a lot of older guests who couldn't figure out what was going on kept yelling "We can't hear you!" ... at the same time the officiant was talking/they were saying vows. So that was weird, too.

I'd be a bit annoyed if I couldn't hear anything if I'm being totally honest.

I don't think tacky is the word I'd use, but it's not a good thing if your guests can't hear anything!

Tacky? no. Annoying? yes. I would speak with a professional who has experience dealing with beach weddings. There is equipment they can use so you can be heard and minimize the other noises.

I would be annoyed - If you don't care whether anyone can hear, just invite them to your reception and have a private ceremony.

I haven't thought of it as tacky but disappointing. It's the sweetest part of the ceremony.

My favorite part is the ceremony (obviously, that's when the marriage happens) and I went to a wedding where I couldn't hear the vows and it really bothered me. I prefer to hear it because its the most important part of the day.

I never hear the vows lol but I normally am ready to drink anyways lol lol (I know that's terrible)

Why not just invite everyone to the reception and have them skip the vows?

But seriously, it's not tacky but...it's annoying to the guests. We're just sitting there twiddling our thumbs.

I cry a lot at weddings. I don't shed a tear when I can't hear anyone because I feel no emotion.

I officiate a lot of beach weddings w/o a mic, but there are usually less than 30 people there. Guests usually can hear me fine (I'm facing the guests), but they have trouble hearing the B&G (they're facing each other, shy, choked up).

I've also used a mic with larger groups.

I was surprised that at a Catholic wedding I attended as a guest, the priest actually turned off his mic when the B&G said their vows (as if the guests were NOT supposed to hear the vows).

@Nancy T, and were guests able to hear? The company doing our ceremony only specializes in beach weddings, so I took their professional word for it.

I hate going to weddings where I can't hear anything. It's boring. You are just sitting there watching people move their mouths... So I'd try to mic up if at all possible. I know there are mics out there now that don't catch the sound of wind, I would think those would work just fine.

I agree with the others tacky no annoying yeah it can be.

@Jaime According to Urban Dictionary I know exactly what it means

AndreaLily, if there is a mic, everyone can hear B&G and me.

If there is no mic, people usually can hear me, but can't always hear B&G.

Is your company planning on having a mic or not?

Or are you asking about the Catholic church ceremony?

I don't know if anyone will be able to hear FH and I. We're not being mic'd (as far as I know, and I'm not yelling). The rest of the ceremony guests should be okay.

We're having an outdoor wedding and we're definately using a mic. I want people hear the most important part of the day. How can they celebrate with us if they don't even hear what happened?!

Last year DH and I went to a good friend's wedding and could not hear very much of the ceremony, especially the vows. I was extremely disappointed since I know the church had the ability to use mics. It was in a Catholic Chruch, is this common? To either turn off mics or not have them in use.