WEDDINGS with CKE.live
You’re not a corporation, a board, or a committee - you are planning your special day. This service is broken out from the rest because with weddings we are dealing with individuals who don’t necessarily want to look at Purchase Orders, breakdowns, or know all the technical details. You want to know what the end result will be, how much it will cost, and have peace of mind knowing that you won’t have to worry about another vendor on your big day - you just want it done and done right.
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What sets us apart is we don’t just show up 30 minutes before the stream and only give you 1 hour of livestream time like many others who offer wedding livestreams. We show up right when the venue is ready for your event to make sure the setup is perfect and we capture everything from when the guests arrive and are seated until the dance floor opens up. The ceremony is incredibly important, but it’s just part of your big day and loved ones from far away still want to be part of that.
Don’t just show your far away loved ones what’s happening - include them
Why CKE.live For Your Wedding?
Coordination
We are experts at coordinating complex events. We can either coordinate directly with you, or you can give us a contact list of all the vendors you’ve hired as well as the venue and just say “make it work”. You can be as involved or as hands-off as you’d like. We will work with you, your venue, wedding planner, DJ, rental company, videographer, photographer, MC, and anyone else working for you to make sure every important moment is shared as it happens.
Versatility
Unlike others, with CKE.live it doesn’t matter where your wedding happens. We can use venue internet, cellular, or satellite so you could have your wedding at that nice ballroom with superb internet, in that beautiful park just outside of town, or on a remote mountain top - it doesn’t matter, we’ll be there and so will your loved ones from around the world.
The Whole Day
You’ve most likely been shopping around to find the perfect teams to help you on your special day. You may have noticed that most livestreams have a cap of only a few hours. With CKE.live you get the whole day from the ceremony to cocktail hour to dinner and speeches to the first dance and beyond - it’s all included. There aren’t any extra costs if your wedding is 1 hour long or 12 hours long - a whole day is a whole day. The best part - our whole day price is often competitive with the few hour price of others, especially when you work in the “extra” things.
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The “Extra” Things
When we say “extra” things, we don’t mean you pay extra with CKE.live - they’re special things we include because it just makes sense to include them
Remote Guest Speeches
Why should the guests who are there in person be the only ones who can share embarrassing delightful stories from when you were young? We make it easy for your guests to join us via video call to give speeches. We then work with the DJ and the venue to have the guest audio and video feeds shared with everyone live, all while they can see your reactions on their end.
Live Chat
Even when there aren’t speeches, your remote guests will have a lot to say. We bring a separate screen that shows live chat, so everyone can join in the conversation. They can chat with each other, chat with in-person guests, and leave messages for the newlyweds. Remote guests can even request to have the cameras look at certain things, such as the floral arrangements, the scenery, the guestbook, and more - we accommodate those requests when possible. At times, camera operators will also carry the live chat around with them such as during Guest “Interviews”
Guest “Interviews”
During cocktail hour (or any other time when the lovely couple is occupied) we will roam around with a wireless camera and talk to the guests. But, this isn’t a one way conversation. We can bring live chat on a screen with us, so as your guests talk to the camera, people watching can reply and have a conversation with them. We also don’t just walk up to people and shove a camera in their face - most people are uncomfortable with that. We work with your MC and DJ to announce what is happening so people can come up to the camera as we wander through the crowd.
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How Much is it?
We do have a base rate, but every wedding is different so there may be some adjustments depending on what you would like and any unique challenges at the venue. That being said, we’ll do everything we reasonably can to fall within your budget and we are fully transparent about any costs specific to your event.
$2,449.00 for the whole day
1 whole day - from early morning to…early morning
3x planning sessions/calls (up to 1 hour each)
Email as many times as you need until you are 100% comfortable
You can be as involved or as hands-off as you would like. We can take explicit and detailed instructions from you or you can tell us to just “take care of it” - either way works
We will coordinate with all other vendors, planners, MC, and venue
We will provide at least 3 camera feeds with live switching between cameras to capture all the important moments
We will provide microphones as needed for a complete livestream as well as connection to DJ audio
Video resolution will be 1080p stream, 1080p stream recording, 4K main cam recording
We will setup and maintain a live chat for viewers with a live chat screen at venue for in-person guests to read (also includes chat moderation just in case)
We will visit the venue ahead of time to plan out equipment and camera placement (you can come with us or we can do it on our own)
We will take care of everything regarding setup of video streaming platform and will also provide a private (password protected) and personalized viewing page on the CKE.live website
We will setup for and coordinate Remote Guest Speeches¹
We will create custom graphics for your livestream to match your wedding theme (up to 2 revisions)
We will use the venue internet¹
Includes travel to a venue within a 2 hour drive of downtown Kamloops¹
No viewer limit - 50 remote guests or 500 - it doesn’t matter
No massive deposit way in advance - 10% will lock in your date, an additional 25% deposit 30 days before the wedding day, and the rest due within 30 days after the wedding day.
¹ See The Finer Points
Starting from
A little quick math - depending on the venue/the caterer, the direct cost of having a guest at the venue is generally between $100 and $200 for just food and drinks (never mind indirect costs or things like wedding favours). That means that having 12+ remote guests instead of in-person guests can also start to reduce the overall cost of your wedding. Plus - it could also make your seating map a lot easier to figure out.
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The Finer Points
There are a few things worth mentioning, but we don’t need to go into great detail until we have a call and unless you actually want more details.
Bullet point time.
Stream to one or multiple places at once including Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, Zoom, a private page, custom server, or another platform of your choice
Aside from livestreams, your guests can often watch the stream later as a Video on Demand (depending on platform) and we also provide you with a full recording of the livestream
Livestream and direct livestream recording is in 1080p, main camera clean recording is in 4K
We can share the 4K recording with your videographer at no additional cost so they can use it in their edit if they want
We will provide you with the livestream recording at no extra charge upon request
We don’t use additional lighting unless we absolutely have to. We use cameras and lenses that are designed to perform well in low-light situations
We take in audio and video feeds from other vendors as well as offer video and audio feeds to other vendors to ensure the best experience
If your DJ (or someone else) uses lasers, there will be a “Sensor Deposit”. Lasers can very quickly destroy the sensor of digital cameras
YOU decide who we listen to. Unless you explicitly tell us to follow direction from someone, we will stick to the itinerary. We won’t be taking directions from inebriated relatives
Our day rate means we show up some time after 6am and are done by 12am that night. We will then pack up that same night
No extra charge if the venue is within a 2 hour drive of Kamloops, BC. If more than 2 hours away, there will be travel and possibly accommodation fees applied
Any additional work will only be performed if approved in writing, and we will never do extra work and give you a surprise charge later on
Remote Guest Speeches require that there is an audio system in the venue that we can send audio to, either built-in or via your DJ. CKE.live will either utilize screens at the venue or set up a screen/projector for the video feed. We take care of coordinating all remote guest call-ins
If stable internet with adequate speed is not available at the venue, we can provide portable internet for an additional fee. Guest WiFi at venues is not reliable as guests using their phones can use all available bandwidth, so venue internet must be on their private network to ensure livestream stability. We will coordinate with the venue to see if it is available for our use
If power isn’t available at the venue within 150 feet/45 meters of the livestream booth, we can provide quiet, portable power for an additional fee
All prices are in Canadian Dollars
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