Guides and resources
Free templates, working guides, and honest software comparisons for wedding photographers and videographers. No email gates.
Wedding day templates
Minute-by-minute plans and ready-to-send questionnaires, 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.
- 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.
- 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.