I was just on Ustream.tv, possibly the best thing to happen to the Internet since YouTube, and stumbled upon a pretty remarkable wedding event that’s taking place in San Diego tomorrow.
Soft rock radio station KyXy is putting on a 10 hour wedding marathon, where 30 couples will wed. And the best part is that it will all be broadcast live on the Internet via Ustream.tv. You can see pictures of all the happy couples here.
Diane Bell or the Union Tribune reports that the couples will each receive a 20 minute ceremony, flowers, photos, a tux, and a reception for 15 people. She goes on to say that as of January 31st, over 200 couples had submitted 250 word essays describing why they deserved a free wedding - many of which claiming that a wedding was just to cost prohibitive for them.
It sounds like a pretty cool event. It’s a win-win-win situation for everyone involved. The radio drums up some sponsorship dollars around the big event, a few wedding service providers get some good exposure, and 30 couples get a free wedding.
But besides all that, I think it’s great that they’re using Ustream to broadcast the event on the net. I’ve actually been thinking that it would be a great idea for all brides and grooms to broadcast their weddings on Ustream so that people who can’t make it from out of town could still take in the ceremony. Maybe I’ll have to put together a blog post on how to stream your wedding live in the future.
If you’d like to watch the festivities tomorrow, check out the KyXy Ustream.tv channel at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/kyxy-live.
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