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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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