Audio & video sync workflow

Hi All

I've been using FCPx for a while but my skills are still a little crude to say the least! I'm booked in for some courses next month and cant wait. So sorry if this is horribly basic!

I shoot weddings and operate alone using a Canon XF100 with shotgun mic along with 2x Zoom H1's. I use one with a lapel mic for ceremony and the other sits near a speaker. For the speeches I place one Zoom either on the lectern or top table and the other near a speaker, which obviously this means I have to sync the audio.

My biggest issue is putting the speeches together to the point that I hate it, unlike the rest which I love. Its not so much about how I should record audio, how I should deploy the Zooms, what method/software to use to sync (theres a ton of opinions and suggestions online and I've been playing with FCPx's internal sync feature) its more about what stage I should sync?

Experts say cut all of your vision first then add audio but I find that quite tough as I tend to think that the content of the speech is more important than the vision...What I mean is that if there is a great audio moment but I don't have vision of the speaker I'll just use a cutaway, the funny moment might not be captured on video but obviously I can still use it...which to me makes cutting the vision first seem the wrong way around!

If this isn't making sense then sorry but I really just want to know what others do and suggest. This is really slowing me up and I need to develop much much better ways to do this and improve my editing skills and speeds.

Sorry for the long post. Any help much appreciated.

Cheers

Synch that stuff first, then cut it to your liking.

Now seeing the answer is so obvious it really feels like a stupid question :oops:

Thanks cgbier I appreciate the reply, its suddenly made a big difference to everything..cheers!