AI chatbot for wedding photographers.
Couples inquiring about a wedding photographer ask the same things before they ask about the date: how many hours of coverage, is a second shooter included, do you travel, when do we get our gallery, can we have the raw files. A chatbot trained on your packages and FAQ answers those while you're shooting on a Saturday, and collects the date, venue and email so you can check your calendar and reply.
14 days free, then a free plan or from $8 a month. No card required.
Visitor: Is a second shooter included?
Chatbot: The Full Day package includes a second shooter for all 8 hours of coverage. On the Classic package, a second shooter is a $600 add-on. Our Packages page explains why it helps: one of us can be with each of you while you get ready.
Packages page
Visitor: Do we get the raw files?
Chatbot: We don't deliver raw files. Every image in your gallery is individually edited, and our FAQ explains the edit is part of the finished photograph. You get high-resolution edited images with a print release, usually 60 to 100 per hour of coverage.
FAQ page
Visitor: Are you free on May 23 next year? It's in Asheville.
Chatbot: Elena checks her calendar personally for every inquiry. Leave your names, email, venue and guest count and she'll reply within two days. Our Travel page notes that weddings more than 60 miles from Charlotte include a travel fee, so she'll add that to your quote.
Human handoff
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12 questions customers ask wedding photographers
The questions wedding photographers hear most. Copy them as a Q&A template, add your answers, and the chatbot answers them in your words.
- 1Is our wedding date still open?
- 2How many hours of coverage do your packages include, and what does an extra hour cost?
- 3Is a second shooter included, or is that an add-on?
- 4Do you charge a travel fee for a wedding two hours away, or for a destination wedding?
- 5How long until we get our full gallery, and do we get sneak peeks?
- 6Do you give us the raw files?
- 7How much is the retainer to book, and what happens to it if we postpone?
- 8Is an engagement session included in the package?
- 9Do we get a print release, and do you offer albums?
- 10About how many edited photos will we receive?
- 11Do you photograph elopements or small courthouse weddings?
- 12Do you need a vendor meal, and can you send our venue a certificate of insurance?
Set it up in four steps
- 1
Point it at your website
Enter your site's address and ChatBento reads your pages. For wedding photographers, make sure these are on the site or added as docs:
- Packages page: coverage hours, second shooter, engagement session, albums, add-ons
- FAQ: raw files, delivery times, number of images, print release, vendor meal
- Booking process: retainer, payment schedule, contract, postponement and cancellation
- Travel and destination wedding page with your travel fee rules
- Portfolio and venue galleries that name the venues you've shot
- About page describing your style and how you work on the day
- 2
Answer the 12 questions
Copy the questions above, paste them into ChatBento as Q&As and write your answers. These are what visitors ask first, so a clear answer here covers most chats.
- 3
Set the greeting and handoff
Add the email that receives handoffs and a greeting that sets expectations, for example: “Hi! Ask me about packages, coverage, galleries or travel. If you have a date in mind, I can pass it on to check availability.”
- 4
Paste one line on your Squarespace site
Many wedding photographers use Squarespace for its full-bleed gallery templates and simple inquiry forms. The install guide shows where the snippet goes.
Install on Squarespace
What it answers, and what it hands to you
Hand these to a person
The chatbot collects the visitor's name and email or phone, then sends you the whole conversation.
- Checking a date and booking
- Contract questions and changes to a signed contract
- Invoices and payments
- Custom quotes for multi-day or destination weddings
- Gallery or album issues for a past client
- Wedding day timeline planning
The contract decides, not the chat
Retainers, postponements, cancellations and image usage rights are set by your signed contract. The chatbot should explain your published policies in the same words and never offer refunds, discounts or exceptions you haven't written down. Questions about a specific couple's contract go to you.
This is general guidance, not legal advice. ChatBento answers only from the content you give it, and says so when it doesn't know.
Which plan fits wedding photographers
Typical volume: 60 to 300 AI replies a month. A solo photographer or small studio with 800 to 3,000 site visits a month, where 2 to 3% of visitors open the chat and ask three or four questions each.
Start on the Free plan (50 messages a month) to try it, then move up when the chat gets busy.
Wedding photographers questions. Answered.
Can the chatbot check my calendar?
No. It doesn't connect to your calendar or studio management software. It collects the couple's date, venue and email so you can confirm availability yourself.
Will couples find it impersonal?
Couples book a photographer for the person. The chatbot handles factual questions like coverage hours and delivery times, says clearly that it's an assistant, and hands the conversation to you as soon as they want to talk about their day.
What does it do when someone asks for a discount?
It answers from your published packages and doesn't negotiate. If you offer weekday or off-season pricing, put it on your site and it will mention it; anything else goes to you.
Can it answer for a studio with associate photographers?
Yes, if your site explains how associates work and what they cost. It describes the options and passes the inquiry to whoever handles bookings.
How much does an AI chatbot for wedding photographers cost?
ChatBento has a Free plan with 50 AI messages a month, then Hobby at $8/month (2,000 messages), Standard at $30/month (10,000 messages), Pro at $100/month (40,000 messages). At typical volume for wedding photographers, 60 to 300 AI replies a month, Hobby at $8/month covers it. Every account starts with a 14-day free trial, no card required.
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Use cases for wedding photographers
- Lead captureTurn website questions into leads. An AI chatbot answers from your content, then collects a name, email and note when a visitor wants follow-up, and emails you the lead with the full conversation.
- Pre-sales questionsAnswer the questions buyers ask before they pay: pricing, fit, timelines and terms. An AI chatbot replies instantly from your own pages and hands serious buyers to your team.
Terms to know
Answer visitors while you're closed. Free to start, then from $8 a month.
14-day free trial. No card required.