I have to admit, I'm not always on instant standby with my backup plan but Friday underlined the importance. Was doing an outdoor ceremony last Friday. Setup about 100 feet from the minister and I was using my 2-channel GTD wireless with a headset/bodypack on the officiant and a hand-held sitting next to me on my table. Everything had gone to plan, hit all music cues, etc. Notes on my planner said nothing during the ceremony (I'd gone over it with the bride over the phone). Towards the end of the ceremony, the officiant says, "And now we're going to have a reading by the groom's sister." Now I'll admit, I don't always have fresh batteries in the hand-held and I don't always have it sitting at the ready, but that wasn't this day. I turned on the power, turned up the channel and started walking. About the time they realized that nobody could hear I was standing there with mic in hand.
Like I said, I don't always have a spare ready to go like that but I just lucked out this time. It does stand as a reminder though, ALWAYS have your backup plan ready to go in an instant.
Like I said, I don't always have a spare ready to go like that but I just lucked out this time. It does stand as a reminder though, ALWAYS have your backup plan ready to go in an instant.