Lapel Microphone with a Digital Audio Recorder?

I am looking for a device that would look a lot like the microphone and transmitter portion of a wireless microphone system.
Instead of the transmitter unit there would be a smaller digital recorder.
For wedding videography I put a traditional wireless lapel microphone on the groom and connect the receiver to my camcorder.
Sometime there is noise and/or cutouts in the audio from this system.
I know it is possible to take a digital audio recorder (DAR) and connect a pre-amped lapel microphone to it but the DAR has a useless microphone on it and  the pre-amped lapel microphone is heavy and clumsy.
All this has to be stuffed into the groom's pocket.
It would be great if there were a plain wire lapel microphone and a small recorder unit that you could set to record and let the groom go about unencumbered before the ceremony.
During editing you can sync the groom's audio with the ceremony video if you have remembered get the system back from him.

Do you believe that my AZDEN 35BT system is not up to the task?
I was in the balcony of the church about 100 feet from the groom with a straight line of sight to him.
There were some noise and cutouts in the transmission
I thought it might have to do with the officiant's transmitter in close proximity to the groom.
Maybe I could have adjusted the frequency before the ceremony.
I would have to find the priest, get him to fire up his wireless microphone system, and then holler up test adjustments to someone manning the receiver end.
Rather than using an iPhone how about a less expensive iPod touch?
I found an external microphone for the iPod Touch.
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