Who here wishes they could spend LESS time in their inbox? Go ahead, raise your hand- because I promise, you’re in GOOD company! I used to be one of those weirdos who loved email- it was my drug. I loved typing out responses to new brides, or requests from vendors for photos, that sort of thing.

But after a while, I started to tire of it. I was spending a lot of time re-writing the same or similar emails, and I realized it was taking up hours every week! And the busier I got, the more I realized how much I NEEDED to streamline the process.

Because I am all about automation when it comes to business, I began saving any email I had to write out more than TWICE as a template for the future! We use Gmail, so I’m in love with the Canned Responses feature. You can also simply save the response as a draft and then copy + paste in into a new email whenever there’s a need.

My list of email templates has grown a LOT over the last several year. I’ve got one for almost everything! My most-used templates are:

• New client inquiry response
• Inquiry responses for non-brides (like wedding planners, mothers of the bride, etc.)
• My standard “your first round of album spreads are ready!” email
• An email with advice on what to wear for an engagement session
• My standard wedding gallery delivery email
• An “it’s time to book your engagement session!” email for my brides
• Advice for what to wear to engagement sessions
• And more than 30 others!

These templates literally save me HOURS every week! And as my business grows and we encounter new relationships and scenarios, I’m constantly finding new ways to add to and utilize my email templates.

If you’re not already using email templates, what are you waiting for? This is seriously going to change your inbox life!