Wedding photographer resume example
This is a full wedding photographer resume, not a screenshot — the exact document our Wedding Album template produces, scored 95/100 against our own 30 published ATS rules, our highest-scoring photographer layout. The double-frame header and hairline rules are drawn in CSS, so a page that looks like an album plate still parses like plain text.
Measured by exporting this exact resume and running it through the 30 rules we publish. Certified: we only badge templates at 90 or above, a stricter bar than the 85 our checker calls interview-ready, so the design leaves headroom for your own content.
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Why these bullets work
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“Photographed 40 to 45 weddings a year across Yorkshire and the Peak District, from 8-hour days to 3-day events”
A season's volume and a range of event lengths. Couples and studios both read it as someone who has seen every kind of day.
“Maintained a 90% referral and repeat rate; recommended supplier at 6 venues including two country-house estates”
Recommended-supplier lists are a venue's endorsement, and venues do not lend their name lightly.
“Delivered 600 to 800 edited images per wedding within 21 days; sneak peeks the next morning on every booking”
A delivery promise with a number and a deadline is the thing clients complain about most; this bullet answers the worry before it is asked.
“Grew studio wedding revenue 45% in three years by adding engagement sessions and album design to every package”
The business result behind the pictures. Engagement sessions and albums are named, so the growth has a mechanism.
Making it yours
- Count your weddings honestly — including second-shot ones, labelled as such. Studios respect the split more than a padded total.
- Put your delivery timeline in writing only if you keep it; it will be quoted back to you at booking.
- Name the ceremonies you cover solo (haldi, sangeet, vidaai) — that is the shorthand studios plan rosters with.
- If you fly a drone, cite the DGCA certificate; venues ask before the shoot, not after.
- Swap the Instagram link for the portfolio you actually keep current.
Common questions
Should a wedding photographer list gear on the resume?
One line at most. Studios hire coverage and reliability, not camera bodies — and the gear conversation happens on a call anyway. Spend the space on referral share and delivery timelines.
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