The Guides

Everything we know,
written down.

Seven years of wedding days, turned into guides you can read tonight. Eight of them are free. The rest start at $47. You get access the second you finish.

12 guides, 8 of them free

Playbook9 chapters

The Wedding Day Playbook

Run your whole day like you have done it before.

  • The full day plan, built backward from sunset
  • Vendor handoffs so nobody waits on anybody
  • The rain plan, the late plan, the missing person plan
$47I want this
Playbook7 chapters

The Engagement Playbook

The session that makes your wedding photos better.

  • How to pick a location that photographs well
  • The two outfit system and why it works
  • Movement prompts instead of poses
$47I want this
Bundle2 playbooks, 8 guides

The Planning Bundle

Both playbooks, plus all eight free guides, in one place.

  • The Wedding Day Playbook, all 9 chapters
  • The Engagement Playbook, all 7 chapters
  • All eight planning guides
$97I want this
Vault10 guides, plus new ones

The Vault

Everything we have written, and everything we write next.

  • Both playbooks and all eight guides
  • Every guide we add later, at no extra cost
  • The vendor question sheet
$197I want this
Guide5 sections
Free

Wedding Day Timeline Template

Every hour of your day, mapped out before it starts.

  • Hour by hour, getting ready to last dance
  • Buffer time so nothing feels rushed
  • The golden hour window you will frame forever
FreeGet it
Guide4 sections
Free

What to Wear for Photos

The colors and fabrics that actually photograph well.

  • Colors that photograph beautifully in any light
  • Textures that add depth to every frame
  • The avoid list, including the smart watch
FreeGet it
Guide5 sections
Free

Photographer Booking Checklist

The questions to ask before you sign anything.

  • 15 questions for every photographer meeting
  • Contract red flags worth walking away from
  • How to read a full gallery, not a highlight reel
FreeGet it
Guide4 sections
Free

The First Look Guide

Decide it once, and get the whole thing right.

  • First look or aisle moment, decided honestly
  • How much time it really takes
  • Picking the spot so the light works
FreeGet it
Guide4 sections
Free

The Family Formal Shot List

Fifteen minutes, not forty five.

  • The order that keeps grandparents sitting down
  • How to name people so nobody wanders off
  • Divorced parents handled without a scene
FreeGet it
Guide4 sections
Free

Where the Wedding Budget Actually Goes

Real numbers, in order, with no sales pitch.

  • The spend order that keeps you out of trouble
  • The line items couples always forget
  • Where cutting costs you later
FreeGet it
Guide4 sections
Free

California Venues Guide

Where to get married, and why each spot works.

  • Central Valley, coast, wine country and desert
  • Best season and best light for each region
  • Permits and access notes
FreeGet it
Guide4 sections
Free

Engagement Session Style Guide

Location, outfits, light and how to not look stiff.

  • Picking a location that means something
  • What to wear, with two outfit rule
  • Posing that is really just moving
FreeGet it

Still planning

The guides are the free part.
We do the day itself too.

Read what we charge before you talk to anyone. No form, no call needed to see a number.