Funeral Live Stream

Live Stream a Funeral

The #1 Live Streaming Event Videography Company in California (since 2011)

The Knot Hall of Fame - Top Live Stream Wedding Videographer

The Knot Award - Best Wedding Videographer

Features

Multiple Pro Cameras Up to 4 Professional, Full Frame cameras keep your remote guests engaged from start to finish.

Drone Intros Capture the Beauty of the Location with Incredible Aerial Shots.

Professional Audio Up to 7 wireless mics to cover ANY size event. Whether your service is amplified or not, we got you covered.

Zero Internet Issues! We invested in Network Bonding Technology that's also used in Live News Broadcasts to combine multiple internet connections into one!

All Because He Asked vs. The Others This is our 14th year Live Streaming Events. Experience Matters! Why "take a chance" on someone new with such an important Event

10-Time Award Winning Video Company "Best of The Knot" Award Winner for Videography (10 years in a row!) and proud member of The Knot Hall of Fame.

Photography & Amplified Audio Options Lots of add-ons available including Professional Event Photography and an Amplified/Speaker/Mic Setup!

Private Webpage We create a dedicated landing page for your Guests with personal photos, schedule of events, and more!

Live Stream Examples

Available Upon Request! Contact Us today! Availability is limited.

There are...
5 Reasons
to choose us for your LIVE stream

Unrivaled Experience with Live Streaming Events A Funeral is an event no one WANTS to plan for. And because of Covid, it has become increasingly more challenging to bring together all your loved ones for such an important event. Why "take a chance" on someone new to live streaming? Experience DOES matter with live streaming. One of the biggest advantages of using All Because He Asked is our experience. Although we are primarily a Wedding Videography Company, we’ve shot over 700 events in 17 years from all over the world and have been live streaming events for 14 years! That’s longer than most companies have been in business! Due to the onset of Covid-19, there will be many videographers popping up offering live stream. And I don’t doubt that some of them will do it well. But there are many "what if's" when it comes to live events. What if the venue's sound system fails? What if the venue has limited or no internet? The unexpected is what we plan for. We’ve won the “Best of The Knot” award for Videographers in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Orange County and San Diego for 10 straight years and are a member of The Knot “Hall of Fame” and if you Google anything related to Live Streaming Weddings in Southern California, you’ll see our names right at the top of every listing. See THIS POST for more on why experience matters when it comes to live streaming.

Angelic photo of a skyline and an empty bench

Multiple Internet Sources at EVERY Venue! All Because He Asked has invested in the very best live streaming video encoders and network bonding technology to stream your loved one's Funeral live from almost anywhere! We use same technology that live news uses allowing us to stream from even the most remote locations with little to no internet access. You might think "I can just use my hotspot on my phone, right?" Well, what happens if your phone doesn’t get great coverage there, or the signal gets congested at the wrong time? Cell phone speeds fluctuate like crazy and that can put a strain on your video feed leading to dropped frames, buffering, or frozen video. That's why we used a device that can COMBINE the speeds of a wired internet connection with a wireless hotspot as well as a 4G modem from Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T all at once! It's amazing! Never trust a single hotspot with something as important as a Funeral! We help run extensive tests AHEAD of time to ensure your live stream will look and sound great from even the most remote locations!

Multiple Cameras + Drone Intros + More! Imagine the live stream begins with an angelic, serene aerial shot of the beautiful location, seamlessly transitioning to the music of your service to the live service in full HD with crystal clear audio. Our multi-camera setup is second to none. I think your guests will appreciate the extra attention to detail we provide. You might have had plans for whoever is watching to be there with you guys live. So at the very least you want them to be engaged and see and hear your service loud and clear so they can feel like they were truly a part of it. That’s our job. With our options below we’ve got you covered.

RELIABILITY: Unmatched Reliability = Peace of Mind. Live Events can be unpredictable sometimes. But when it comes to live streaming, we plan for everything so that there are no surprises. Your venue's sound goes down? We got you covered? Internet service at the venue not that great? We'll take care of that for you. How many other companies will help run tests ahead of time at the location?! It's all part of our package. As the owner of the company, I personally haven’t missed a single event in 17 years of filming events. And I’m not about to now. We’re a family company. We're not going to send a random group of people to the Funeral. From start to finish, everything we do is personal.

Broadcast Quality Video & Audio Sure you could use a webcam or a cell phone, but I’d feel bad for your guests. See THIS POST for more on that topic! But I don’t think you would be looking into this if you didn’t think that the quality we provide would be so much better for your guests watching remotely. The cameras we use are top of the line cinematic, full frame cameras and the sound your guests will hear while watching live is all professionally captured using multiple wireless mics. We're equipped to handle ANY size event from an intimate gathering to a large scale service with musicians, etc. and using our Network Bonding technology our streams will look and sound better than anyone else from even the most remote locations.

Live Stream Packages
starting at only $1800*

Includes all of the following:

The All Because He Asked Team – Experience Matters. You’re getting a team with 17 years of Award Winning Event Videography experience creating over 700 wedding films and 14 years of event live stream experience.

TWO Full Frame Camera(s) – The same cinematic, top of the line cameras we use to shoot all our Events/Weddings that you see on our site. We zoom in close to keep your guests engaged as if they were in the front row. Our base package includes TWO cameras but if budget allows, we HIGHLY recommend adding a 3rd camera for a number of reasons (see our Live Stream FAQs below on why adding a 3rd camera is one of the best upgrades you can make for your remote guest's viewing experience.) We offer up to 4 cinematic, full frame cameras for each live stream all without adding additional team members to keep your service less "crowded".

Up to 90 Minutes Streamed Live in HD to UNLIMITED Guests – Whether that's 5 minutes or 85 minutes, our package covers your loved one's Funeral, streaming to an UNLIMITED number of guests anywhere in the world. Think it might last longer than 90 minutes? No problem! See our "Add-Ons" below for those rates!

Pre-Event Day Testing at the Venue in Person – While most companies will "assume" they can live stream from virtually anywhere, when networks speeds are in question we travel** out to the Funeral location prior to the event date and do extensive testing in person to make sure your stream has the speeds necessary to look and sound good from start to finish. Why leave your big day up to "chance"?

Network Bonding Technology – allowing us to maximize the internet speed at almost any venue by combining multiple wifi signals, cellular hotspots, or hard wire connections in order to push out a high quality video and audio stream. Even if your venue has no internet or wifi, chances are our gear can still make it happen.

No Ads! – Imagine we're in the midst of a beautiful speech and...a car commercial. Yeah, no thank you. While most other companies might use a free service that requires ads, we don't. Our package includes ad-free viewing for your guests.

No Issues with Licensed Music! – People don’t often think about this, but licensed music might be a part of the service either beforehand or immediately afterwards and the moment YT or FB recognizes a published song in a live stream, that live stream can sometimes be muted or shut down by those platforms, depending on the song or artist's restrictions. So we test everything and if there's issues, then our package includes the option to use a paid service so you can use whatever music you envisioned. Many services have live musicians and we'll mic them and bring that music into the live stream so everything will sound great.

Crystal Clear Audio – Whether your loved one's Funeral is amplified or not, we got you covered. We have multiple wireless mics to capture everything loud and clear. Need a mic/speaker setup? No problem...see our "Add-ons" for more!

Dedicated Web Page – we provide a dedicated web page for just your live stream giving your viewers easy access to the live stream.

Same-Day Replay! – Let’s say your guests have internet trouble from wherever they’re at, or they missed the service entirely. Not to worry. Our livestreams are ready to view all over again once we go off-air. And we have a backup plan in place if there are any issues at all. We record every live stream so we can re-post it if needed, so your guests can watch it all and feel apart of the service.

Digital Copy of the Funeral – After the Funeral is complete, we provide everyone with a high quality recording of the Live Stream in digital format for safekeeping.

“Optional” Features Included at No Extra:

If YOU create a slideshow (video or photo), WE can use it as a Pre-Roll or Post-Roll to the Live Event.

Live Chat – If you want, we can add a live chat to your Live Stream page so people watching can add their well wishes in real time during the service.

Add-Ons:

Additional Cameras: $200/camera – Using both wired and wireless transmission with zero delay, adding a 3rd or 4th camera to your live stream will allow us to have better coverage of the event and not miss a thing. The small financial investment makes a big difference when it comes to your Guests Experience. See Live Stream FAQs below for more on the ADVANTAGES that adding a 3rd or 4th camera give you!

Drone Intro & Ending: $150 – Nothing sets the ton of an event like showcasing the serene beauty of your venue from the sky at the start and end of your live stream. It adds a level of professionalism that your guests won't expect but will appreciate. Part of what you are providing your guests is the “experience” they’d have as if they were there. While nothing can replace actually being there in person, allowing your guests to take in the beauty of the venue from the sky with an almost ethereal intro to your live stream gets you one step closer to that feeling like they were there in person. We also can use this as an outro at the end of the live stream while the closing music plays to remind people of just how beautiful the location was.

Additional Coverage: $300/hour – Our basic package covers the Funeral for up to 90 minutes. But let’s say it's scheduled to last a bit longer. No problem at all! Our team is just $300/hr for any additional coverage.

Basic TV + Stand Setup: $200 – While the venue's often provide everything you need, we can provide a 40" TV and mobile stand for your loved one's Funeral setup for whatever you want to show if needed. This could be for a slideshow, or pre-recorded video, or even for a post-live stream Zoom interaction (up to 20 mins). Just connect your laptop to our TV setup and you now have a nice big display to look at instead of a tiny laptop or phone screen.

Zoom/Interactive Setup: $600 – Take your live stream to the next level by including and interacting with your remote guests during the actual Live Stream! Do you have a VIP guests or two that you want to be a part of the service and speak? We've found a way to route Zoom calls into our system and subsequently project that video and audio back out to you at your venue and your guests watching live online without any echo or feedback! Price includes our Basic TV + Stand Setup. See our Live Stream FAQs below and contact us for more!

Amplified Audio Mic + Speaker Setup: $200-$450 – If the venue doesn't provide the sound system so everyone in attendance can hear, don't worry. Let us take care of the audio for you. We have a full DJ Speaker/Mixer/Mic setup options for you. A single DJ Speaker setup with mixer for music only (no mic) is $200. Need mic + stand + speakers for the music so your guests in attendance can hear the people speaking loud and clear? We can handle that. It's $350 for the single speaker + mixer setup WITH a wired mic. It's $450 if you'd like a bigger 2-speaker + mixer setup WITH that wired mic. And we'll run it all for you. NOTE: See our Live Stream FAQs below on WHY we actually recommend that people amplify their service whenever possible, even with little to no guests in attendance.

Photography: $400/hr (2 hour minimum) – Believe it or not, we are actually a Husband/Wife Video+Photo team! See our Live Stream FAQs below for more on this! Visit this WEBSITE to see TONS of examples of our photography style/work!

**Yes! We travel! See our Live Stream FAQs below for more!!!

*We film and Live Stream events all over the US! Contact us for our travel rates and secure your date today!

Live Stream FAQs

What is the ADVANTAGE of more than 2 cameras?

Adding a 3rd camera gives us the ability to minimize our movement during the service and capture the service from every angle which allows your remote guests to be more absorbed into the emotion of the ceremony. The relatively low cost of adding additional cameras is worth every penny as the additional angle keeps viewers engaged and the retention level for your views goes way up. We highly recommend adding a 3rd camera for any size church because we can't move the cameras around as easily to get each of your close-ups during the vows. The choice is yours and we're happy to talk with you more about what would work best for your specific funeral arrangements.

Do you travel outside of Southern California?

YES! While the vast majority of our events are weddings located in beautiful Southern California, we've filmed and also live streamed events all over the country. From professional athletes and coaches from the NFL, NBA and US Olympics to those in all areas of the Entertainment Industry, we've covered weddings of all sizes. Over 14 years, we've traveled to Napa, NYC, Seattle, Wyoming, Texas, Connecticut, Alabama, Long Island, Massachusetts, Hawaii, the US Virgin Islands and more! We've been all over the map for our events! You get us there and put us up in a hotel nearby and we'll take care of the rest! :)

How many hours does your package above cover?

The package above isn't really an "hourly rate". The base package you see above covers up to 90 minutes. Services that are 5 minutes long are the same rate as Services that are 85 minutes long since they both require the same amount of preparation and care and attention to detail. We charge $300/hr for our team to continue streaming any service longer than 90 minutes. A funeral is a very personal event that likely means a lot the family and loved ones of the deceased. There will likely be other companies that will offer packages for less, but there's risks in hiring someone with limited live stream experience (specifically with these types of events). See our next FAQ for more on this!

We found someone else who can live stream for less. Why should we choose you?

Remember this...your loved one's funeral service is a one-time event that will celebrate an amazing life. You are more than welcome to take a chance on someone who is new to live streaming. There's a good chance they'll do it well. But...we've been through so many "learning experiences" over the 14 years filming events and 10 years streaming events that no one will be better prepared for the "what if" factor that live events often present. What if the sound system's feed goes down or has issues? What if the venue's wifi or a single cellular hotspot suddenly has issues? What if there's no amplification and we need multiple mics for the people speaking at the service? And does the other company help test the venue's network connectivity prior to the event? We can offer one thing that almost no other live streaming company can offer on the West Coast...a proven track record of multiple years of RELIABILITY with our live streams. Many companies are starting to offer live streaming services because of Covid and most of them will probably do it well. But we've been live streaming weddings and other events since 2011 and there are MANY reasons why experience matters. Sometimes peace of mind is worth a little extra.

Do you offer a single camera package?

When covid hit, the Wedding and Memorial/Funeral Service industries scrambled to adjust to the new reality of live streaming. For us, 2020 was our 9th year live streaming and we sat atop Google's search results so business immediately took off. We immediately spent $8000 on the best possible live stream equipment allowing us to reliably stream from virtually anywhere in a way that other companies hadn't yet dreamed of. We started off by offering a single camera live stream package but within a few months we realized the HUGE advantages to streaming with multiple cameras. We soon decided to drop the single camera option and offer only the multi-camera experience to our clients. Why? Because it was a vastly better viewing experience for the remote guests watching. And that is ultimately what we set out to provide.

Do you just use a hotspot for your internet to live stream?

Nope! We've invested thousands of dollars into the very best "Network Bonding" technology in order to live stream your event from almost anywhere. We use more than just a single hotspot for our live streams. We have a dedicated hardware video encoder capable of combining (or bonding) multiple hotspots plus other internet sources together for one robust/reliable internet connection. While most people streaming live will use a single hotspot to live stream, that might work, but we go several steps further to ensure your stream doesn't freeze up or buffer when those wireless hotspot speeds inevitably fluctuate. We can take a wired internet source, a wifi hotspot, a 4G LTE Verizon modem, a 4G TMobile modem, a 4G AT&T modem and combine all those sources into one super speed internet connection. That way if one starts to struggle, the others take over. Network bonding is truly amazing technology! Why leave your live stream up to chance?

Can you fly a drone during our service as one of your cameras?

Technically, yes. We can actually take the live feed from our drone and run that into our switcher as one of your cameras. BUT...we don't recommend it. Yes, it's cool. But honestly, a drone sounds like a pack of angry bees and that level of distraction might not be worth the one or two cool shots you'd get during a quiet, intimate service. So we usually use our drones before the service and incorporate that footage into the opening of your live stream so your guests can see the full scope of the venue's beauty.

What does your dedicated web page look like that our guests will see and when do we get that link?

It looks great. There will be a full screen video at the top (countdown clock available) with a schedule of events below and some personal pictures and even an option to add a Live Chat section. It's your page, custom built for YOU and YOUR service. And we can have that page up and ready for you to share with your guests the week you book with us. Our clients are now putting their link on their invitations or websites which is a great idea!

You offer PHOTOGRAPHY too?!

Yes!!! We are a Husband and Wife Videography and Photography team with more than 14 years of Wedding Experience. Not only is Danielle (lead photographer) the wife of Jamie (owner of All Because He Asked and lead videographer), but her second shooter is also her identical twin sister! Did that make sense? You may wanna read that back again. :) There is NO obligation to use us for both video and photo, but I will admit that there's nothing like the ease and fun of shooting alongside those twins! Their rates are just $400/hour per photographer with a 2 hour minimum. See the twin's website (HERE) for TONS of examples of their work for events and for families alike. Contact Us for more!

Do you guys send a separate team to handle the service?

No! There are several companies out there that are based out of state and specialize in live streaming "events" where they'll hire out a team of people in various areas around the country to film the service and stream it. That's not us. How we are different is we are a full time event videography and photography team, that also happen to be a husband and wife team, and we travel all over the US and shoot mostly weddings. We're not subcontracting unknown people to come to your service. With 14 years of event videography experience and 10 years of experience live streaming events as important as a funeral, memorial, or wedding, I can honestly say there is NO ONE that knows more about this than we do. And that's why we will be the ones there at your loved one's funeral.

After the service is complete do we get a copy of the live stream?

Yes. Absolutely. We provide a digital copy of the full live stream to all of our clients. Need any editing done to it? You can ask us about our editing rates.

Can you use Zoom to host our Memorial Service or Funeral?

We are actually able to send our high quality live video/audio mix to Zoom IF you'd prefer to use that platform. Zoom is great for that extra level of interactivity since your guests can see each other and the delay is minimal (usually about 1/2 second). However, there are a couple trade-offs. Zoom can achieve only about 1/2-1/3 the quality/bitrate compared to our traditional live stream which goes through a dedicated CDN like YouTube Live where there might be a delay of several seconds. Because of the ongoing pandemic and the unprecedented demand of their servers, Zoom has occasionally limited the quality of large meetings to less than HD and about 1/3 the bitrate/quality we prefer to stream at. Additionally, Network Bonding is not possible when we use Zoom. Network bonding is the hardware technology we use to combine multiple internet sources (wifi/ethernet/cellular) into one strong signal so we can stream from remote locations where one internet source alone might not be strong enough. That is why most of our clients opt for a traditional live stream to a dedicated web page. But with us, at least you have the option! There is no additional fee for to us to use Zoom for your loved one's service, however it is subject to acceptable network speeds at your venue. We do, however, offer the ability to incorporate your remote VIP guests into the service if needed using Zoom while still streaming to a separate CDN for a Higher Quality live stream. See the next FAQ!

Can we include a remote guest speaker during the Service?

Yes! It took us several weeks to figure out how to make it work but we did it! It's actually FAR more challenging than we expected to live stream a Zoom call and then incorporate that interaction into the live stream mix as well as the PA system at your venue without hearing the echo or feedback but we figured it out. So yes, we do offer our new "Zoom/Interactive" add-on above where we can have select VIP members actively participate in the service from thousands of miles away provided your venue meets the necessary bandwidth requirements to make it happen. Contact Us with your ideas and we'll tell you how we can make it happen!

Our service is not amplified. Will our guests be able to hear us?

Absolutely. First and foremost we are a professional Wedding Videography company who has shot over 400 weddings and other events. We have multiple wireless mics and several audio recorders which we can run into our A/V switcher so everything will look and sound great. Even if your service is NOT amplified, your guests watching at home will be able to hear every word. We do recommend having your service amplified though for a few reasons, even if there's little to no one in attendance. The reason is that then the music and audio all come through one feed and because a hand mic is directional it sounds great. Also, that leaves our wireless lav mics as "backups" and it's always great to have backups with live events, right? Another advantage of an amplified setup is that if it's windy the hand mic cuts down on wind by about 50% so everything still sounds clear. All that being said, if you don't want things amplified, no problem. We've got your audio covered. When it comes to live streaming, clear audio is actually almost more important than the video for keeping your viewers engaged. If you need a basic amplified speaker/mic setup, see our new "Amplified Audio Setup" in our add-on section above.

Is the package above limited to only the Funeral or can you film/stream additional parts of the day?

At this time we only live stream memorial services and/or funerals but do not provide any additional coverage beyond what is streamed live.

Do you offer any sort of edited "Highlight Video" for the Funeral Service Coverage?

At this time our Highlight Videos are exclusively for our weddings only. We may open up to offering editing services to memorial services and funerals in the near future.