Quinceañera video streaming: how family who can't travel still sees the party
Yes, family far away can watch your daughter's quinceañera, but not live: with IAZ Photo Studio, the Online Video Streaming Experience shares the edited event video by link, to watch on a phone or TV from anywhere. It is not a live broadcast of the party. It comes with the Complete Package ($3,250) and the Deluxe Package ($4,995), and you can add it to the Essential Package for $450.
The Personalized Event Website is a different thing, and it helps to keep the two apart. It is a custom site where everyone goes back to see the photos and videos from the party, and it comes only with the Deluxe Package. This guide explains each one on its own, who it helps and when it is worth it.
What the Online Video Streaming Experience is
The Online Video Streaming Experience is how your family watches the edited quinceañera video without being in Arizona. They get a link and open it on a phone, a computer or a TV, with no big files to download and no USB to wait for in the mail.
Picture the grandmother in Jalisco who doesn't fly anymore, or the godfather who had to stay in Texas for work. With the link they see the Mass, the grand entrance, the waltz with dad, the surprise dance and the toast, in the order they happened. It isn't the same as being on the dance floor, but it is a lot more than a few photos texted from someone's phone.
Is IAZ's streaming live? No, and here is what to ask other vendors
No: IAZ's Online Video Streaming Experience shares the edited event video by link; it doesn't broadcast the party live. People use the word "streaming" for both, so if you compare other vendors, ask what they offer.
If another vendor offers you a stream, get the answers to these questions in writing:
Does my family watch the party as it happens, or get the video afterward? Which parts: the Mass, the waltz, the whole reception?
How do they get the link, what devices does it work on, and how long does it stay up?
If it is live, what happens if the venue's or the church's internet drops?
Does my parish allow filming or streaming the Mass? Ask your church before you promise it to the family.
With us, your family sees the Mass, the waltz and the party in the edited video, not as it happens. When you check your date, we'll explain how they get the link, and the contract you sign spells out exactly what it includes.
What the Personalized Event Website is
The Personalized Event Website is a custom site for your daughter's quinceañera, where family and guests go back to see everything in one place. Here is what it holds:
Photos from the Pre-Event Photo Session and the party.
The Memories Video Slideshow, made with photos from your daughter's life that you give us.
The slideshow of the selected photos.
The Event Highlight Video.
The full video of the party.
Instead of passing a USB from house to house or texting ten different links, you share one address. Godparents, the court of honor and cousins out of state all find everything there.
Streaming and the event website side by side
This table sums up where the two overlap and where they don't.
Online Video Streaming Experience
Personalized Event Website
What it's for
Letting family far away watch the party video
Going back to all the photos and videos in one place
Who uses it most
Whoever couldn't be in Arizona
Everyone: family, godparents, the court and guests
What it shows
The edited event video
Session and party photos, slideshows, Event Highlight Video and the full video
Essential Package
$450 add-on
Not included
Complete Package
Included
Not included
Deluxe Package
Included
Included
When streaming is worth it for your family
Streaming is worth it when someone important can't be there on the day. These are the situations families tell us about most:
Grandparents in Mexico or another country who don't travel anymore, or can't make that date.
Family in another state who can't buy plane tickets for everyone.
Someone sick or in the hospital, or an older relative who can't handle an 8-hour party.
A dad, a brother or a godparent who has to work that day and couldn't get the time off.
If nobody important is missing, streaming matters less, and the Essential Package may be all you need.
When the event website is worth it
The event website is worth it when you want everything in one spot and easy to share with a lot of people:
Big, spread-out families where everyone wants their photos without asking mom for them.
Godparents who helped pay for the party and want to see the whole result.
For grandparents who don't get along with the internet, Deluxe also includes a Samsung tablet loaded with all the photos and videos, ready to turn on and watch.
One piece of advice we always repeat: even with the website, download and back up your photos and videos during the first year, since that is how long we keep your files.
The quinceañera packages that include streaming and the event website
The Complete Package, the one families choose most, includes streaming. Deluxe adds the Personalized Event Website, the tablet and Aerial Drone Footage. For every piece explained, see what a quinceañera package includes.
Essential Package
$2,150
8 continuous hours and 2 locations
1 photographer and 1 videographer
Pre-Event Photo Session (1 hour)
75 digital photos on USB and an online gallery with 75 downloads
20×30 framed print
Professionally edited event video
USB with the video
Most chosen
Complete Package
$3,250
10 continuous hours and 3 locations
1 photographer and 1 videographer
Pre-Event Photo Session (1 hour)
Every digital photo on USB and unlimited downloads
12×12 professional album, 30 pages
20×30 framed print
Edited event video, 5-minute and 1-minute Event Highlight Videos
Event Photo Slideshow Video and Memories Slideshow Video
USB with the video
Online Video Streaming Experience
Deluxe Package
$4,995
12 continuous hours and 4 locations
1 photographer and 1 videographer
Pre-Event Photo Session (1 hour)
Every digital photo and unlimited downloads
12×12 album, 40 pages, and a Modern 8×8 Signature Guest Book
Textured 20×30 framed print
Edited video, 5- and 1-minute Event Highlight Videos and both slideshows
Online Video Streaming Experience and Personalized Event Website
Samsung tablet with all photos and videos
Aerial Drone Footage
6 personalized photo mugs
A $500 deposit holds your date; the rest is paid in installments, in full one month before the event.
How to add streaming to the Essential Package
If the Essential Package ($2,150) fits your timeline but you have family far away, you can add the Online Video Streaming Experience for $450. It is a fixed-price add-on that goes into your contract.
Before you decide, compare it with the Complete: on top of streaming, it adds 2 hours, 1 location, all the digital photos, the 30-page album, the highlight videos and both slideshows. If you want those too, look at the Complete. If streaming is the only thing missing, the add-on does the job.
The Personalized Event Website isn't sold as an add-on; it comes only with Deluxe. Settle your add-ons early, since the balance is due one month before the party.
How to get faraway family ready to watch the quinceañera
A link doesn't help much if grandma can't open it. Three simple steps go a long way:
Pick one person to receive the link and pass it along, so it doesn't get lost in a group chat.
Test it ahead of time on the TV they'll watch on, with someone who knows how to connect it.
Plan a get-together to watch it: many families far away treat it like a second party.
Quinceañera streaming and event website questions
Can my family in Mexico watch the quinceañera video?
Yes. With the Online Video Streaming Experience they get a link and watch the video on a phone, computer or TV, from anywhere.
How much is streaming if my package doesn't include it?
It is a $450 add-on to the Essential Package. The Complete and Deluxe Packages already include it.
Can I buy the event website on its own?
No. The Personalized Event Website comes only with the Deluxe Package, at $4,995.
Family far away? Text us before you pick a package
Send us a text with the date, the city and who can't travel, and we'll tell you honestly whether streaming is enough or the event website is worth it for you. We reply within 24 to 48 hours.