For wedding photographers
A website that asks for the date first.
Couples decide on a phone, in an evening, usually after a long day. Your site has a few minutes to show how you photograph a wedding and make it easy to ask whether you are free. Three looks below, all open. We build the whole site before you pay anything.
See the looks
Open one. They are all live.
Example site · ClassicCalm, classic and warm. Pine green, sage linen, a gold hairline and arch-framed pictures.
Example site · CinematicA wedding day told in timed chapters, on a rolling film strip.
Example site · Gentle and colorfulAn invitation for a front door, taped prints and an RSVP-card enquiry form.
Why couples' sites go quiet
Three things a wedding photographer's site has to get right.
Busy season is when the site goes stale
Saturdays are booked, and last month's weddings are still on a card reader. A site that is easy to update is one that gets updated.
Couples ask a date question first
"Are you free on June 14?" An enquiry form that asks for the date gets a faster, better answer than a contact box.
Prices are awkward to publish
Some studios list packages, some list none. Either can look right if it is planned, so we build it the way you want it.
The first minute
What a couple sees before they decide to write.
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One strong frame
A single photograph and your name. No slider, no wall of thumbnails.
- 02
A day, told in chapters
Getting ready, the ceremony, the evening, in the order it happened.
- 03
How you work
A few honest lines about your approach, and your face.
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The date form
Short, on the page, and it answers back at once.
Three ways to tell a day
The same wedding, three different sites.
| Hartwell & Pine | Eleven Frames | Posy & Pearl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feeling | Calm and classic | Cinematic | Gentle and colorful |
| Gallery | Arch-framed pictures | Rolling film strip | Taped prints on paper |
| The enquiry form | Plain and quiet | A call sheet | An RSVP card |
| Suits | Garden and chapel weddings | Evening and city weddings | Backyard and bright weddings |
All three are example sites with free stock photographs. Yours is drawn around your own work.
The shape of a year
A site that keeps up with your season.
Winter
Enquiries for next summer arrive. New engagement sessions go up.
Spring
Last year's favorite weddings replace the old ones on your home page.
Summer and fall
You email a gallery after the weekend. We publish it.
After the season
Past couples hear about open dates and mini sessions, if you add the mailing list.
What we set up for you
Everything below comes with your site.
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Chapters and albums
See the galleryA full-screen viewer with the day in order and your best frames first.
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A date-first enquiry form
See custom formsThe date, the place and the details, confirmed on the page.
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Your story and your face
See the timelineAn about page that sounds like you, because people hire a person.
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Packages, or none
A clear list, a starting price, or an invitation to ask.
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Changes by email
Send a new gallery and a caption. It is up within a day.
From the blog
Read more.
- What does a website score really mean? How our PageTend Score worksWhere a site loses points, and which ones are quick to win back.
- Who owns your website? Domain, hosting and words, explainedThree things people mean by "my website", and who holds each one.
- Website design and hosting: bundled or bought separately?What you pay for, and who fixes it when something breaks.
Plainly
Some honest things.
The weddings here are stock
The photographs on these examples are free stock photos, and the couples, prices and reviews are made up. We never use someone else's pictures as yours.
Couples' privacy is yours to manage
Show a full wedding only with the couple's agreement. We publish what you send us.
Contracts and payments stay with you
We do not handle contracts, invoices or deposits for a wedding. A booking system with deposits is a separate, quoted project.
Questions
What wedding photographers ask first.
Should I show prices to couples?
It depends on your market. Many studios show a starting price and say what is included. Others show none and invite the date question. We build either.
How many photographs should the home page show?
Fewer than you think. Eight to twelve of your strongest frames, then a path into full weddings.
Can the site show my second shooter or team?
Yes. A short team section, with each person's name, a line about them and a photo you send.
Do you use my photographs only?
Yes. Until yours arrive we use plain placeholders, never someone else's pictures.
What happens after the wedding season?
You email the new galleries and we add them. Past couples can hear about open dates through the mailing list, which is extra.
What does it cost?
$99 a month, month to month, no design or setup fee. See pricing.
Tell us your style and your busiest month.
Send us a few of your best frames and a line about how you work. We build a real site and email you the link before you pay anything.