Bring everyone together, wherever they are.

We stream funerals, memorials and weddings live on Zoom with professional cameras and wireless microphones, then deliver an edited film your family can keep.

  • Two professional cameras
  • Wireless microphones
  • Private online viewing for 6 months

How it reaches everyone

Two things happen at every service: a live stream for the people watching on Zoom, and a full recording for everyone who couldn't watch live.

During the service

Live, for guests who can't be there

  1. Two cameras

    Two professional cameras capture different angles.

  2. Wireless mics

    Clear sound from the officiant, podium or couple.

  3. Video switcher

    We switch between angles as the service unfolds.

  4. Live on Zoom

    Guests watch from anywhere with a Zoom link.

After the service

A finished film to keep and share

  1. Full recordings

    Each camera records internally; audio is recorded separately.

  2. Edited together

    Video and audio are edited into one film, with slideshows if you like.

  3. Private online

    Posted behind a username and password for 6 months.

  4. USB keepsake

    A copy on a USB memory stick for the family.

A Distant Memorials camera operator recording a graveside service

With you in person, quietly

We arrive early, set up our cameras and microphones, and stay with the equipment from start to finish.

In a chapel, a church, a garden or at the graveside, we work quietly in the background, so your family can focus on each other instead of on the technology.

See how it works

More than a laptop on a tripod

A webcam can connect a call. It can't capture a service the way your family will want to remember it.

Comparison of a laptop webcam with Distant Memorials' setup
Feature A laptop on a tripod Distant Memorials
Camera One webcam, one fixed view Two professional cameras, switched live between angles
Sound Built-in mic across the room; voices fade Wireless mics on the people speaking
Recording Whatever Zoom happens to save Each camera and a separate audio recorder capture everything
Afterward Often nothing to share An edited film, private online for 6 months, plus a USB copy
Who runs it A relative, instead of being present Us, so your family can simply be there

"My aunt in Manila watched every word of Dad's service, and we still go back to the recording. It felt like she was in the room with us."

Family member, memorial service

Where we work

We're based in Benicia, California, and we travel to services throughout the Bay Area, the Napa Valley and the Sacramento region.

That's as far as Marin County to the west, Calistoga to the north, Sacramento to the east and San Jose to the south, and everywhere in between. Not sure whether your venue is in our area? Just ask.

Check availability

Let everyone be there

Tell us the date and place. We'll confirm availability and walk you through everything, with no pressure.