Editing a YouTube Live section

Livestream your wedding on YouTube with reliable, high-quality video that guests can watch from your website without logging in.

YouTube Live sections let you embed YouTube livestreams on your wedding website. Stream your wedding on YouTube and guests can watch right from your site!

What you can do with YouTube Live sections

Embed YouTube livestreams on your site.

Let guests watch live without leaving your wedding website.

Display recorded livestreams after the event.

Use YouTube's reliable streaming infrastructure.

Adding a YouTube Live section

  1. Go to Site in your main navigation
  2. Click Add a new section
  3. Choose YouTube Live from the list
  4. Paste your YouTube Live stream URL
  5. Click Save changes

Fields you can edit

Link to live stream: The YouTube URL for your live video. This works for active livestreams or recorded live videos.

Getting your YouTube Live URL

During or after a livestream:
1. Go to your YouTube livestream page
2. Copy the URL from your browser's address bar
3. Paste that URL in WedSites

The URL should look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=... or the shortened https://youtu.be/...

How YouTube Live works

When you embed a YouTube livestream:

Active livestreams play in real-time on your site.

Scheduled streams show a countdown before they start.

Completed streams become regular videos that guests can watch anytime.

Chat and interaction options depend on your YouTube settings.

Tips for using YouTube Live

Schedule in advance. Create your YouTube Live event ahead of time and share the link before you go live.

Do a test stream. Practice streaming before the wedding to work out any technical issues.

Check your privacy. The stream needs to be public or unlisted. Private streams won't embed.

Have good internet. Streaming requires solid upload speeds. Test your connection at the venue.

Assign a stream manager. Have someone handle the streaming so you can focus on getting married!

Benefits of YouTube Live

Reliable. YouTube's infrastructure handles streaming really well.

No account needed. Guests can watch without logging in to YouTube.

Recording included. YouTube automatically saves your livestream.

Good quality. YouTube supports high-quality video streaming.

Analytics. See how many people watched and for how long.

Setting up YouTube Live

To stream on YouTube:

  1. Enable live streaming on your YouTube channel
  2. Create a new live event
  3. Set up your streaming software or use YouTube's webcam option
  4. Get the stream URL
  5. Add it to your WedSites YouTube Live section
  6. Start streaming when you're ready!

Common uses

Ceremony livestream: Let distant guests watch you say "I do".

Full wedding coverage: Stream the entire event.

Highlights only: Go live for just the ceremony and first dance.

Multi-angle stream: If you're fancy, use multiple cameras.

Editing an existing YouTube Live section

  1. Go to Site in your main navigation
  2. Click on the YouTube Live section
  3. Update the stream URL
  4. Click Save changes

The new video replaces the old one.

After the livestream

YouTube automatically converts your livestream to a regular video. Your embed keeps working, so guests who missed it live can watch the recording!

Privacy settings

Public: Anyone can find and watch. Works for embedding.

Unlisted: Only people with the link can watch. Works for embedding! This is often the best choice.

Private: Only you can watch. Won't work for embedding.

Set your stream to public or unlisted for it to show on your site.

Customizing YouTube Live sections

You can also customize:

Space above and below: Adjust padding around the video.

Video size: Usually automatic based on your theme.

Privacy: Make the section visible to everyone or just certain guests on your site.

These options are in the section editor.

Stream not working?

If your YouTube Live embed isn't showing:

Check privacy settings. Make sure it's public or unlisted, not private.

Verify the URL. Confirm you copied the full link correctly.

Wait for processing. After a stream ends, YouTube might take a few minutes to process it.

Test with another video. See if regular YouTube embeds work to isolate the issue.

YouTube Live sections are perfect for couples who want a reliable, high-quality livestream option that doesn't require guests to log in or download anything!