Ladies, I don't know when you booked, but prior to I believe March 2011 there was no fee for sound set up on the beach. Since I booked before that, I stood firm that I was not paying for it. That being said, there was a girl who had her wedding day the day before mine who did not have the sound system and you could not hear a thing. If we could not have had ours for free, honestly I think I would have just shelled out the money.