Friends and family who cannot attend a wedding in person can still share in the special day with a little planning and a computer

Your wedding is an event you hope the entire family and all of your friends can attend. However, sometimes, circumstances prevent this large celebration from taking place. Instead of having individuals feel pinned down with regret over missing your wedding ceremony, consider performing a ceremony in your online church.

So many situations exist where this might be necessary. For example, perhaps some of your dear relatives are elderly and unable to make such a far journey. Even those who have small children might not be able to fly to your ceremony. In certain cases, the former situation could even apply to your own parents, and no one wants Mom and Dad to miss out on this special moment. In other situations, couples fall in love overseas, whether they are serving in the military or on vacation. When they feel this intense love, they don’t want to wait until their journey home to become husband and wife. Despite the great distance between them and those back home, the wedding ceremony can still be broadcasted. Whether family members are far away by circumstance or by choice, in the case of a destination wedding for example, you can choose to perform a wedding in front of them on the Internet.

The Universal Life Church recommends these online church services, and you’ll need to follow a few procedures to ensure everything runs smoothly. The ceremony site will need to have a stable Internet connection available, so please be sure to have established that and obtain the necessary wi-fi passwords if applicable. Of course, it’s possible to create an Internet connection, but you’ll want to do that well in advance of the ceremony. When you’re going to perform a wedding online, someone with steady hands has to hold the laptop and be sure everything is in view. If you’re having a formal bridal party procession down the aisle, ask a close family member or friend who is not in the bridal party. When a bridal party member holds the laptop, half of the beautiful procession is going to be missed. This individual also needs to stay out of the way.

Have you always dreamed about having your parents there while you get ready or chatting with friends while you sip on mimosas and enjoy bagels in the morning? Fortunately, with the Universal Life Church, all of these special moments are possible. As long as an Internet connection is available, the laptop can connect you at any other time of the day as well. During the ceremony, it’s unlikely that you’ll have time to speak with these online viewers, so have all of your chats now. Even when the reception begins, you’re often whisked from spot to spot so quickly that you barely have time to thank the people who are there.

Truly, a wedding can be everything that you dreamed of even if special people are on the other side of the world. By broadcasting your wedding online, everyone can be a part of your day.