Guides and resources
Free templates, working guides, and honest software comparisons for wedding photographers and videographers. No email gates.
Templates
Run sheets, questionnaires and client emails, ready to use and free to download.
- The wedding day run sheet for photographersA realistic 8-hour example, buffer math, and a free CSV template.
- The wedding day run sheet for videographersMulti-cam rig windows, mic-up slots, and a free CSV template for film crews.
- Wedding photography questionnaire templatesClient questionnaires for booking, final details, the wedding day, and after.
- Wedding photography email templatesEight copy-ready client emails - inquiry to review ask - and when to send each one.
- Family formals list for wedding photographers20 standard groupings, how to get real names from the couple, and a free CSV template.
Planning the day
The decisions that set the clock before anyone picks up a camera.
- Wedding photography timeline by coverage lengthWhat actually fits into 6, 8, 10 and 12 hours - four worked timelines for the same day.
- First look or no first lookThe same wedding day walked both ways, hour by hour, so you can advise without deciding.
- Working with a second shooterFinding one, briefing them properly, running the day, and agreeing what they are paid.
Workflow guides
The full per-wedding lifecycle, written down once so the season runs itself.
- The wedding photography workflow, from inquiry to archiveBooking, pre-wedding, the day, backup, editing, delivery - with checklists.
- The wedding videography workflow, from inquiry to archivePre-production, the audio plan, 3-2-1 backups, the edit pipeline, delivery.
- The editing workflow, from full cards to a delivered galleryCulling in passes, a consistent edit, sneak peeks, and protecting editing time.
- How many photos to deliverDerive your own number from shoot volume and culling, then put it in the contract.
Pricing and money
Price from your own numbers - the method, the costs, and a calculator that does the arithmetic.
- Pricing calculatorEnter your costs, salary, tax rate and capacity - get your floor price per wedding, live.
- Cost of doing business for photographersWhat your year actually costs, the salary line decided first, and the floor that falls out.
- Pricing wedding videography packagesCount the real hours, work out what your year costs, set a floor, then build the tiers.
Software comparisons
Verified pricing, honest gaps, and no affiliate commissions - including on ourselves.
- The best CRM for wedding photographersSeven tools compared - plus whether a CRM is what you're actually missing.
- Táve alternatives after the VSCO acquisitionWhat actually happened to Táve, and whether you need to switch at all.
- Studio Ninja alternatives for photographersWhen the caps justify a move, when they don't, and where photographers go.