ElevateStudio Features Calendar & Online Booking
ElevateStudio feature
A calendar built for shoot days, edit days, and IPS.
Two-way sync, consult bookers, session-type templates. Replaces Calendly and Acuity.
Generic scheduling tools think in 30-minute meeting slots. A working photography studio thinks in shoot blocks, travel days, edit days, sales-day rotations, and seasonal capacity. ElevateStudio's calendar is built around how studios actually plan a week, while keeping the leads-book-themselves experience that made Calendly popular in the first place.
What it does
Inside Calendar & Online Booking.
Self-serve consult bookers
Send a link, the lead picks a time, the consult lands on your calendar with reminders, prep emails, and a Zoom or in-studio location auto-attached. No back-and-forth, no double-booking.
Session-type templates
Portrait, wedding, mini-session, headshot, IPS appointment. Each has its own duration, buffer time, prep sequence, follow-up sequence, and pricing. Pick the type, the rest is wired up.
Two-way Google and Apple sync
Real-time sync with Google Calendar and Apple Calendar. Block off a personal commitment on your phone, the booking link instantly hides that slot. No more accidentally booking a consult during your kid's soccer game.
Capacity-aware seasonality
Cap weddings at three per month. Open mini-session waves with a hard cap. Block edit days and travel days that the booking link respects. The calendar honors how a working studio actually rations its time.
Why it matters
What this actually changes.
Every minute spent emailing back and forth about a consult time is a minute the lead has to cool off. Self-serve booking compresses that into one click. The fewer hops between inquiry and booked consult, the higher the conversion rate.
It also cleans up the spaghetti of a typical studio week. When your CRM, calendar, prep emails, and ordering appointments are all aware of the same shoot blocks, the entire workflow tightens. The same consult that used to take three emails and a chase now takes one link.
Pairs with
Payments & Contracts
Stripe-powered payments, payment plans, contracts, e-sign, and invoices in one flow.
Pre-built Workflows
Wedding, portrait, mini-session, headshot, and boudoir workflows loaded on day one.
Visual Automations
If-this-then-that workflows for your whole business, described in plain English.
FAQ
Common questions.
Does it work with Google and Apple Calendar?
Yes. Two-way sync with both. Block time on your phone and the booking link respects it instantly. Anything booked through ElevateStudio also shows up on your phone calendar.
Can I require a deposit to book?
Yes. Booking can be gated on a session-fee payment via Stripe so the slot is only held when the deposit clears.
Can I send a consult booker by SMS?
Yes. The booker is a short link that works equally well in email, SMS, DMs, or a printed QR code.
What about post-shoot ordering appointments for IPS?
There is a dedicated session type for IPS appointments with its own duration, location, prep emails, and pricing display. Built for the way premium portrait studios actually run sales.
Founding waitlist open
Ready to put Calendar & Online Booking to work?
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