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Words to know

The words StudioCue uses, each in a sentence or two. Inside the product, the same explanations sit behind the ⓘ beside each word.

Studios

Add-on
An extra on top of a package, like an album or an engagement session. It's priced on its own line. Learn more
Agreement
Your contract. The couple signs it online and the signed copy is kept with the job. Learn more
Autopay
Couples save a card when they pay the retainer; the final balance then charges on its due date. Needs QuickBooks Payments. Learn more
Booking change
A new date or package after the couple has signed. They e-sign an amended agreement; until then their original stands, and payments carry over. Learn more
Booking gate
The check that turns a job Booked. It passes only on real evidence: a signed agreement and a paid retainer, verified or recorded by you. A waived retainer counts. Learn more
Certificate of insurance
Proof of your liability cover, issued to a venue that asks for it. StudioCue requests it from your agent and sends it on once you approve. Learn more
Checkpoint
One item on the readiness checklist. Most tick themselves when the record arrives; the judgement calls are yours.
Closeout
The last check before a job closes: contract, final balance, schedule, delivery, album, review request, crew and insurance all settled. Learn more
Consultation
A call or meeting before a couple books. They choose a time from your availability. Learn more
Coverage
Who you send and for how long: photographers, videographers and hours. It fills your contract and can set a per-crew retainer. Learn more
Crew offer
An invitation to a photographer to work a date. They accept or decline from their phone; if they decline, offer it to someone else.
Cue
StudioCue's assistant. Ask it to do something and it prepares the work for you to approve.
Final balance
What's left after the retainer. It's billed 28 days before the wedding when it can be, or from Today; with autopay on, a saved card pays it.
Forwarding address
A StudioCue email address. Forward inquiries from your own inbox to it and each one becomes an inquiry here. Learn more
Imported, and quiet
StudioCue sends this couple no emails, invoices, reminders or charges until you bring them in. The portal invite is a separate, optional tick. Learn more
Inquiry
Someone asking about a date who hasn't booked yet. It stays in Inquiries until the booking is confirmed, then moves to Jobs. Learn more
Job
One client's whole story, from first inquiry to closeout, with everything about it in one place. Learn more
Lost
An inquiry that didn't book. If the couple writes again, it reopens by itself. Learn more
Package
A collection you sell at a set price: coverage, hours and what's included. Proposals are built from your packages. Learn more
Prepared
Work drafted and waiting for you: a reply, a reminder, a next step. Nothing is sent until you approve it, unless you've set that email to send automatically. Learn more
Proposal
What a couple sees before they book: the package, any add-ons, the price and the payment plan. They accept it in their portal. Learn more
Readiness
The checklist a booked job must clear before the event: contract signed, retainer paid, crew accepted, questionnaire complete, and so on.
Retainer
The payment that holds the date. With the signed agreement, it's what turns a job Booked. Learn more
Roles
Admin: everything but plan and billing. Coordinator: runs assigned jobs, no money or settings. Photographer or videographer: sees the jobs they shoot. Learn more
Run of show
The wedding day's timeline. Crew see it on their day sheet, and you can share a read-only link with vendors.
Today
Your inbox: everything that needs a decision, ranked by what it costs to wait. If nothing is waiting, nothing is wrong. Learn more
Workflow
The checkpoints and automatic emails every booked job of one type gets, dated back from its event. Learn more

Couples

A change to your booking
Your studio changed your date or package after you signed. Signing updates your agreement; until you do, the original still stands. Learn more
Agreement
Your contract with your studio. Read it, then sign here with your typed name; a signed copy is emailed to you and kept on this page. Learn more
Final balance
The rest of the price, due before the wedding. Your payments page shows the date.
Paying automatically
Save a card and your final balance is charged on its due date, tried once more 3 days later if declined. Remove the card any time before. Learn more
Retainer
Your first payment. It holds your date, and its invoice arrives after you sign.
Your journey
Every step from booking to your photos, in order. Each one ticks off as it's done. Learn more
Your timeline
Your wedding day, hour by hour. Each update is a new version; approving one tells your studio and crew these times are right. Learn more

Crew

Call time
When you're due to arrive at the job. Times are in the wedding's time zone. Learn more
Checklist
What the studio needs before the day: paperwork to send, gear to confirm, the run of show to read. Items tick off when done or waived. Learn more
Day sheet
Everything for the day: where to be and when, your role, who to call, and the running order. Learn more
Hours and expenses
Your hours, expenses and file links for a job. The studio reviews them, then schedules your payment. Learn more
Offer
A studio asking you to work a date. The details and the fee are in the offer; accept or decline. Learn more
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