A couple who falls for your gallery has one pressing question: are you free on their day? If the answer is buried in a contact form and a two-day wait, they will message the next photographer while they still have the page open. The booking side of your site is mostly about that moment, getting the date, venue and a conversation scheduled while interest is highest.
The date goes first
Start the inquiry with the wedding date, then the venue and the number of hours they are thinking about. If you are booked, say so immediately and offer to put them on a waitlist or suggest a second shooter. Honesty up front is kinder than silence, and it still leaves a good impression.
If the date is open, the next step is a consultation call or meeting. A calendar showing your free times for those conversations keeps it to one email instead of five.
Form fields that move things forward
- ✓Date and venue — the two facts that decide availability
- ✓Coverage hours — roughly how long they want you there
- ✓How they found you — helpful for your records
- ✓Preferred call time — choose from your open consultation slots
Packages without the confusion
Spell out what each package includes: hours, number of photographers, engagement session, album, delivery timeline. A couple comparing three photographers wants to line these up, and the clearer yours is, the easier it is to say yes.
If you offer a deposit to reserve the date, the next page on the topic explains how it works. For booking, the point is simply that the process from inquiry to hold is short and clear.
What you bring to us
- ✓Best galleries — a few complete weddings, not hundreds of images
- ✓Package details — hours, deliverables and timelines
- ✓Consultation hours — when you take calls or meetings
- ✓Booking tool — your current one, or Square
Timing of inquiries
Couples inquire soon after getting engaged, with a rush after the holidays and another in late summer. Make sure your consultation calendar is open further out before those peaks.
What to expect, honestly
- ✓We do not decide your availability — you control the dates and calls
- ✓Contracts live outside the site — we connect your tool, we do not write terms
- ✓Provider fees are separate — payment and booking tools charge their own rates
One example of what your site could look like
This is one sample we designed. Yours is built around your business, your photos and your words, and we have more examples if you want to compare directions.
What it costs
Websites are priced one-time by size, plus Website Care at $30/month for hosting, HTTPS, backups, weekly checks and A/B testing. Every package includes a consultation, mobile-friendly design, copy we write for you, a contact form, essential search setup and 10 revision rounds. Monthly SEO is an optional add-on when you are ready for it.
Optional add-ons, billed separately
The prices above are for your website. These two are separate monthly products you can add now or later. Neither is part of the website price.
Monthly SEO, from $50/month: new pages published on your site every month. See Monthly SEO →
Business Spotlight, from $30/month: articles about your business, labeled as paid, published on The Company Chronicle. See Business Spotlight →
How it works
1. Consultation
We learn your services, customers and goals, in English or Spanish.
2. We write and design
We draft the words and build the site around your business.
3. 10 revision rounds
You review and request changes until it is right.
4. Launch and care
We launch, then Website Care keeps it hosted, backed up, checked weekly and A/B tested.
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