Send each couple a guided survey. Get back an optimised shot list that moves the fewest people between frames. Printable PDF, shareable link, and a day-of wrangler app on your phone.
PerfectShotList handles the logistics so you can focus on light, composition, and the little moments between frames.
Our solver treats each shot as a node and each person-move as a cost. The result: a sequence that moves the fewest people possible, even for 40-person family groups.
They add family units and people — no spreadsheets, no email chains.
Couples pick a strategy; the pool filters to match.
The generated list is a starting point. Couples and photographers can add, remove, and reorder shots with drag-and-drop — changes re-run the optimiser live.
A mobile-first PWA your wrangler opens on their phone. Tap through shots one by one — who joins, who leaves, what to look for.
Clean PDF for the binder, live link for the couple, or both.
Logo, palette, fonts — the survey and exports wear your colours.
Padding between frames so you’re never chasing the sun.
From first email to last family group — the flow takes about ten minutes to set up, and then it runs itself on the day.
Add the couple’s names, date, venue, and any notes you want them to see.
Copy the magic link. The couple fills in family units and picks a strategy.
Couple reviews the auto-generated shots. You lock the list when it looks right.
Open the wrangler app, tap through. Mark each shot captured, skipped, or retake.
Placeholders for now. Drop your product screenshots in and these blocks fill themselves out.
Not just because it saves time — because it changes how relaxed the couple feels when you’re lining up 40 people at sunset.
I used to spend 30 minutes on group shots and still miss combinations. Last wedding I was done in 12 minutes with every shot ticked off.
The couple loved filling out the survey — they said it made them feel involved in the planning. And I got a perfectly ordered list without lifting a finger.
My second shooter used the wrangler app while I was doing candids. She said it was like having a cheat sheet for every shot.
Start for free. Upgrade when you’re ready. Every plan includes the optimiser — the magic isn’t gated.
Try it on your next wedding.
For full-time photographers.
For teams and studios.
PerfectShotList was born out of frustration. Every wedding, the same chaos during group shots — printed lists that don’t account for transition time, family members wandering off because they don’t know when they’re needed, and a photographer trying to direct 40 people while losing golden-hour light.
We asked a simple question: what if the shot list itself was smart enough to minimise the shuffling? Turns out the answer is a well-known class of optimisation problem — and it works beautifully.
Create your first event in under a minute. No credit card required, no photographer left behind at sunset.