Free checklist · 2026 edition

Wedding Photographer Website Audit Checklist

Wedding photography is bought on style, story, and trust. This audit covers the portfolio, inquiry-flow, and pricing items that book couples.

What customers actually want from a wedding photographer website

Every audit item below traces back to one of these jobs. If the site doesn't make them frictionless, conversion suffers.

  • Browse full wedding galleries to gauge style fit
  • Get pricing or starting-at info
  • Submit an inquiry with their wedding date
  • Read reviews and see the photographer's personality
Wedding Photographer-specific checks

The wedding photographers-only audit items

These don't show up in a generic Lighthouse audit, but they decide whether a wedding photographer site actually converts.

1Full wedding galleries (not just highlights)

Couples need to see consistent quality across an entire day, not curated highlights.

2Starting-at pricing or pricing guide download

Price-gating eliminates browsers; transparency converts the budget-fit couples.

3About page with photographer personality

Couples spend a whole wedding day with the photographer — fit matters as much as portfolio.

4Mobile-fast portfolios (image-heavy = slow without optimization)

Couples browse photographers on phones; slow sites lose the inquiry.

5Inquiry form with date + venue (not just contact)

Pre-qualifies the lead by availability and gives you context for the response.

Plus the four universal Lighthouse categories

Every audit also covers the four standard Lighthouse categories — the same ones Google uses to rank pages in mobile search.

Performance

Core Web Vitals (LCP, FCP, CLS, TBT). Slow sites lose mobile users in the first 3 seconds.

SEO

Meta tags, headings, indexable content, mobile-friendliness. The basics Google needs to rank you locally.

Best Practices

HTTPS, image optimization, no console errors, security headers. The hygiene Google penalizes if missing.

Accessibility

Color contrast, ARIA labels, tap targets. Required for many ADA-sensitive customers and rewarded in ranking.

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What we typically find

Common issues on wedding photographers websites

Pulled from real audits across the niche. Sorted by impact on conversion and ranking.

IssueSeverity
Slow portfolio pages (50MB+ of unoptimized photos)
Photographers' #1 self-inflicted wound — kills mobile load and SEO
Critical
No pricing or pricing guide
Couples need budget fit before inquiring; opacity = inquiry bounce
Critical
Only highlight galleries, no full weddings
Couples can't gauge consistency — they assume the highlights are the only good photos
Major
No about / personality content
Wedding photographer choice is personal; anonymity loses to personable competitors
Major
Generic inquiry form (no date, no venue)
Wastes back-and-forth getting basic info, slows the booking
Major
No date-availability check
Inquiries from booked-out dates waste your time
Minor
For agencies and freelancers

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FAQ

Wedding Photographer website audits — common questions