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Build and send a proposal

Package, extras, price and payment dates — drafted for you, approved by you, sent in one tap.

A proposal is what a couple sees before they book: the package, any extras, the price and the payment dates. You build it, approve it, then send it.

Steps

  1. On the job's Booking tab choose Prepare the proposal, or start from the proposals list with New proposal.
  2. Under Choose the client and event, check the couple and the package they're booking.
  3. Under Frame the offer, tap Draft from what they told you for an introduction written from their inquiry, then make it yours.
  4. Set Proposal expires, Retainer due and Final balance due, then Create draft. Nothing is sent yet.
  5. Add an album or other extra with Add from your library, or Write one for this couple.
  6. Check it over, Approve this proposal, tick Ready to share with the client and Send proposal.

What happens next

The couple gets a branded email with the proposal and a link to their portal, where they Accept proposal or Request changes. Once they accept, signing the agreement is their next step.

Good to know

  • Team members who aren't an owner or admin see Send for approval instead.
  • Need to change it after sending? Correct and re-issue sends a new version.
  • Accepted by phone or email? Record the acceptance.

Words to know

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.
Package
A collection you sell at a set price: coverage, hours and what's included. Proposals are built from your packages.
Add-on
An extra on top of a package, like an album or an engagement session. It's priced on its own line.
Retainer
The payment that holds the date. With the signed agreement, it's what turns a job Booked.
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.
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