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Nodus for wedding photographers and videographers
You can only be in one place on any date. Nodus is being built so the enquiries you get are for dates you can take, from families who already know your prices.
Sell a single mehndi or a three-day wedding from one storefront, get enquiries for dates you can take, and take a deposit then the balance straight into your own Stripe account. You don't pay to reply, and there's nothing upfront: commission comes out of each payment you receive through Nodus. Packages and the calendar are coming.
Your category
How photo and video work for South Asian weddings
- Saturdays go first. Saturday is the busiest day to marry in England and Wales (41.9% of marriages in 2023, ONS) and August the busiest month, so weekday events and quieter months are where diaries have room.
- Several days, several looks. Mehndi, haldi or mayun, nikkah, anand karaj or pheras, baraat, walima or reception. Coverage runs over days, with travel between venues and very different light.
- Crews, not just one person. Second shooters, videographers, drone and content creators. Couples often book several in one category.
- The work carries on after the day. Editing, albums and films take weeks. Your balance date and delivery times should be in writing.
- Your portfolio is the sale. Families want to see full weddings like theirs, not just highlights.
A better way to work
Why photographers and videographers choose Nodus
A free place to run your bookings
Portfolio, packages, messages and quotes in one place, free to use. Messaging works today; packages and the enquiry pipeline are coming.
Leads you don't pay for upfront
No subscription, no listing fee, no pay-per-lead. You don't pay to reply to an enquiry. Commission comes from each payment you receive through Nodus.
Fill your quiet dates
Keep your calendar current so couples with a free Thursday mehndi or a winter walima find you. Coming.
Paid without chasing
A deposit to confirm, then the balance before the event, straight into your own Stripe account. You set the deposit and balance terms.
Seen without your own ad spend
Pay nothing until a couple pays you, instead of paying for clicks, listings or leads in advance.
Before and after
How you work today, and on Nodus
| Today | On Nodus |
|---|---|
| "How much?" DMs with no date | Enquiries with the date and events attached (in part today) |
| Paying per lead, even when the couple never replies | No charge to reply. Commission only from payments you receive |
| A PDF price list for every enquiry | Single-event and multi-day packages on your storefront (coming) |
| Checking your diary for every message | A calendar couples filter by (coming) |
| Balance chased before album delivery | Balance paid through Stripe before the event |
Ideas for your storefront
Packages that suit photo and video
Examples only. Build yours with the package pricing template.
- Single event: a mehndi or walima, hours on site and number of edited images stated.
- Wedding day: getting ready to the end of the ceremony and meal.
- Full wedding, three days: mehndi, wedding and walima, with a second shooter.
- Piece-by-piece extras: a highlight film, an album, drone footage, an extra hour, same-day social clips.
Before you go live
Your storefront checklist
- Two or three full galleries or films from South Asian weddings, not only highlights.
- Every event you cover: mehndi, haldi or mayun, nikkah, anand karaj, pheras, baraat, walima, reception.
- A "from" price for one event and for a full wedding, including every mandatory charge.
- Who comes on the day: you, a second shooter, a videographer, a drone operator.
- When couples get their images, film and album, and when the balance is due.
- How far you travel and what travel costs beyond that.
Couples judge photographers on how they handle families as much as how they shoot.
What you keep
The honest numbers
On a £3,000 booking, 3% commission is £90 and 8% is £240, plus Stripe's card fees. Compare that with a listing you pay monthly or with paying per lead: see Nodus vs Bark, commission vs a directory subscription and the earnings calculator.
Honest status
What's live and what's coming
| Live today | Coming |
|---|---|
| Your profile and public listing | Single and multi-day packages |
| Messaging with couples | Availability calendar and date filter |
| Enquiries and quotes (in part) | Verified reviews, response-time badge |
Next steps
Start with one package
Apply free, start with one package and keep every other channel. See what couples ask in questions to ask your photographer, check your profile with the quick profile check, read our guide on getting more Asian wedding bookings, and look at how it works, the founding vendor programme and the vendor FAQ. Or get in touch.
Questions
Show full galleries from South Asian weddings, publish a 'from' price for single events and for multi-day coverage, keep your availability current and reply the same day. Families compare several photographers, and clear prices and dates save everyone time.
It costs nothing upfront, so the risk is your set-up time. There's no subscription and no pay-per-lead; commission is taken from each payment you receive through Nodus. We can't promise enquiries, and you keep every other channel.
Yes. Couples can book several vendors in one category, such as a photographer, a videographer and a content creator. Offer each as its own package, and a combined package too if you do both.
Yes. Nodus doesn't ban contact details in messages, and the client relationship is yours.
Packages that cover several events are coming, with the events each package includes, so a couple can book a mehndi, a wedding day and a walima in one quote. An itemised quote builder is coming too.
Keep going
Where next
- For vendorsHow Nodus works for wedding vendorsApply, have a 20-minute call, then take enquiries, quotes, written bookings and Stripe payments in one place. What's live and coming.
- For vendorsThe founding vendor programmeBecome a founding vendor: 3% commission for your first 24 months, then 8%, confirmed in writing. Founder support and a say in the roadmap. Limited places.
- For vendorsVendor FAQHonest answers for wedding vendors: what Nodus costs, when you get paid, whether you keep your clients, how much time it takes, and how to leave.
Also useful: Nodus vs Bark for wedding vendors · Commission vs directory subscription · Questions to ask your wedding photographer · How to get more Asian wedding bookings · How strong is your vendor profile