6 Questions to Ask your Wedding Live Stream Platform
LoveStream couple Holly & Dan; Photo by Alexandra Elise Photo
Updated November 12, 2021
Choosing a wedding live streaming platform might seem like a daunting decision. You have a couple of choices for wedding live streaming, and your options range in price, quality and ease of use. We don’t want to beat around the bush. But not all virtual wedding platforms are the same, and you should do your research before deciding which one you want.
We’ve taken the time to write up a wedding live stream platform comparison guide to help you narrow down your options.
Interviewing your wedding live streaming partner before you sign on the dotted line could be a good way to ensure it’s the right fit for what you want. Below, we’re answering some common questions our team gets to give you a better idea of what we offer.
1. How many online guests can watch my wedding?
With LoveStream, you can have unlimited guests watch your wedding live stream! Like, literally a thousand (but, honestly, who has that many friends?).
This is one of the things that sets LoveStream apart. Not only can you have unlimited guests watch your wedding in real-time, there is also no upcharge for additional guests.
Meanwhile, the guest experience is incredibly simple. Because we don’t do Zoom weddings, your guests don’t have to log in, sign up or download an app to watch you get married.
2. Is your platform interactive?
Our live stream wedding platform isn’t interactive in the way that Zoom is, but that doesn’t mean guests just sit there and do nothing! Our streams are primarily one-way (but we can still bring in virtual speakers or officiants, if legal in your state), but guests can interact with your website that our team customizes and builds for you.
Every LoveStream wedding website has a live chat for guests to mingle, send gifs and talk about how excited they are to be watching you get married. There is also a virtual guest book for them to sign. You can customize your wedding website to include a number of elements, including your wedding registry, a custom playlist, photo gallery, wedding program or any number of other embeddable options.
p.s. - you can take a tour of a sample LoveStream website to see for yourself how guests can interact on wedding day.
3. Can’t I just do this myself?
You can also make your own wedding cake or sew your own dress, but likely, those things aren’t your specialty. With Facebook and Instagram Live, Zoom, and other platforms being free, a lot of people wonder if they could just go about this whole live stream wedding thing themselves. But we promise that we make it a heck of a lot easier.
Not to mention, there are a few drawbacks of the aforementioned options. For example, Facebook is super strict about music rights and could shut down your stream if its bots detects copyrighted music, but we have taken steps to prevent this in our streams. Zoom offers some nice interactive elements but can be complicated for less tech-savvy guests.
As a full-service wedding live stream platform, we do all of the hard work for you so you can focus on enjoying your wedding. We’ve made our platform incredibly simple for you and for your guests. We offer full onboarding and tech support throughout the planning process and on wedding day. With DIY options, you’re on your own if you run into tech issues on wedding day. The LoveStream team remotely produces your wedding on the big day, so you don’t have to think twice about it.
In short, you could try to do it yourself… but why add more stress when it might not even work how you want it to?
4. What does the couple have to do on wedding day to make this happen?
Ideally, not a darn thing other than get married! As we mentioned above, we make this process super easy for both you and your wedding guests. You have three steps to take, and at LoveStream we walk you through each of them.
Step 1: Save your date by booking a meeting with our team or buying your package online.
Step 2: Meet with a LoveStream specialist to plan your stream timeline and go over details.
Step 3: Have a trusted friend set up the devices on wedding day, click a link and wait for our team to take over remotely.
So, what does that all mean?
Our typical process involves a free consultation with the couple to ensure we’re a good fit. Or, if you’ve looked at our examples and like what you see, you can save your date by buying your preferred package on our website.
After that, we will schedule a planning call to go over details so that you and your day-of-contact (the person that you appoint to be on-site at your wedding) know exactly what to do on wedding day. Hint: it takes less than ten minutes to set up and join the streaming studio on wedding day - and you will practice this with us before the big day.
On the day of the event, the couple should be able to just sit back and enjoy the ceremony without worrying about the live stream.
5. What do I get after the wedding?
After your wedding, you’ll get a copy of your LoveStream as it aired, a transcript of the live chat and the responses that your online guests submitted to your virtual guest book. You’ll also get the peace of mind of knowing that you made it possible for all of your guests, regardless of where they live or how tech-savvy they are, to help you celebrate this huge milestone.
These are keepsakes that you can cherish forever.
6. How do I book my wedding live stream?
Good question! We know that some people are ready to buy now, in which case you can purchase directly on our website. We even offer a monthly payment option through Affirm, so you can buy now and pay later (subject to approval). Others want a little more info. If that’s you, we’d love to book a time to chat and discuss your wants for your wedding and make sure that we’re the right virtual wedding platform for you!
Check out our packages below, or book a meeting here.