Plan the day before it starts.
The pre-consultation, the timeline, the kit list, the contingency plan. The conversations that turn a stressed couple into a calm one and a panicked photographer into a prepared one.
Wedding Photography Masterclass
Photograph a wedding day — from bridal prep to the first dance
Seventy-two lessons covering every stage of the day — bridal prep, ceremony, group shots, couples, candids, the speeches and the first dance, plus editing, client onboarding, pricing and the business side. Filmed in “live-pause” style on real weddings, so you're standing next to the photographer as it happens. A friendly Member's Photo Gallery to share work and learn alongside other photographers. Over 100,000 taught since 2012.
For as long as your account is active
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Or pay £189/month × 4
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CPD-certified certificate
72lessons
100k+members
5.0★rated
100,000+photographers taught
Since 201214 years teaching
5.0★average member rating
72lessons in the masterclass
For lifeof your account
What you'll be able to do
From "I've been asked to shoot a wedding and I'm panicking" to running a full day with confidence.
A wedding day is a lot of things happening fast, in different rooms, with people you've never met, while a couple is paying you to not miss anything. The Masterclass is built around the day itself — what to do, when, where to stand, what settings, and how to keep your composure when the bride is late. Taught by Emily Lowrey, who's done it hundreds of times.
Direct people without bossing them around.
Posing the groom. Posing children. Couples who don't normally do photos. The small directions that get a relaxed picture rather than a stiff one — on a day no-one wants to be told what to do.
Work every part of the day.
Bridal prep, ceremony, register signing, large groups, confetti, couples, speeches, candids, first dance. Where to stand, what lens, what settings, what to anticipate next — for every stage.
Cull and edit a thousand-frame wedding without losing a weekend.
How to cull fast, batch-edit cleanly, develop your own style, and back up so a hard-drive failure doesn't lose a couple's day. Photoshop and Lightroom, taught with three "Edit With Me" sessions.
Price your work, run the business.
What to charge, how to package, how to find your first clients, what to automate, the real costs of running a wedding photography business. The unglamorous bits no-one teaches that decide whether you make a living from it.
Use the camera and lens you've already got.
A DSLR or mirrorless and a lens suitable for portraits is plenty to start. Emily walks through her own kit and the budget-friendly alternatives — so kit doesn't keep you from booking your first wedding.
Inside the masterclass
Seventy-two lessons across the wedding day — in order.
Each lesson is filmed in “live-pause” style on real weddings, so you're standing alongside the photographer as it happens. Open any section below to see exactly what's covered.
01
Foundations & kit
The gear that actually matters for a wedding day — cameras, lenses, bags, lighting — and the budget-friendly versions of each.
Foundations & kit
The gear that actually matters for a wedding day — cameras, lenses, bags, lighting — and the budget-friendly versions of each.
- Introduction & Equipment
- Choosing the Right Camera
- Lens Choices
- Camera Bags & Accessories
- Lighting Tutorial
02
Before the day — clients, consultations, planning
The conversations that turn a stressed couple into a calm one and a panicked photographer into a prepared one.
Before the day — clients, consultations, planning
The conversations that turn a stressed couple into a calm one and a panicked photographer into a prepared one.
- Pre-Consultation With Clients
- Same Sex Weddings
- Meeting Clients & Planning
- Preparing for a Wedding
03
Bridal prep & groom prep
The quiet hours before the ceremony — bridal portraits, dress shots, the groom's morning, and the final moments before everyone walks down the aisle.
Bridal prep & groom prep
The quiet hours before the ceremony — bridal portraits, dress shots, the groom's morning, and the final moments before everyone walks down the aisle.
- Bridal Prep
- Dress & Bride Portraits
- Bridal Prep at Home
- Groom Prep
- Posing the Groom
- Pre-Ceremony Preparation
04
The ceremony
Practical lessons for the most-watched part of the day — indoors, outdoors, church or civil. Where to stand, what to anticipate, and how to scout a venue properly.
The ceremony
Practical lessons for the most-watched part of the day — indoors, outdoors, church or civil. Where to stand, what to anticipate, and how to scout a venue properly.
- Ceremony Practical
- Register Signing
- Outdoor Ceremony Tips
- Church Ceremony Tips
- Location Scouting at a Church
05
Group shots & confetti
Large groups, small groups, indoor groups, posed children, bouquet throws and the confetti moment. Crowd-control without making it feel like school photo day.
Group shots & confetti
Large groups, small groups, indoor groups, posed children, bouquet throws and the confetti moment. Crowd-control without making it feel like school photo day.
- Large Groups
- Editing Large Group Shots
- Confetti Photos
- Smaller Groups
- Bouquet Throwing
- Indoor Groups
- Posing for Groups
- Posing Children
06
Couples, portraits & the entrance
The set-piece couple portraits — indoors, outdoors, at golden hour, in the city. Plus the small directions that get a relaxed photograph rather than a stiff one.
Couples, portraits & the entrance
The set-piece couple portraits — indoors, outdoors, at golden hour, in the city. Plus the small directions that get a relaxed photograph rather than a stiff one.
- Natural Light Indoors
- Couple Portraits
- How to Get Authentic Expressions
- Framing & Environment
- Indoor Portraits
- Evening Portraits
- Portraits in the City
- Couple Entrance Tips
07
Speeches, candids & the first dance
The reception — speeches, candid moments, downtime between events, and the first-dance frames that end up on every couple's wall.
Speeches, candids & the first dance
The reception — speeches, candid moments, downtime between events, and the first-dance frames that end up on every couple's wall.
- Photographing Speeches
- Downtime During a Wedding
- Candid Photography Tips
- First Dance
08
Editing & delivering the work
How to cull a thousand frames fast, batch-edit cleanly, and develop a style of your own. Three full “Edit With Me” sessions where you're sitting next to Emily as she edits.
Editing & delivering the work
How to cull a thousand frames fast, batch-edit cleanly, and develop a style of your own. Three full “Edit With Me” sessions where you're sitting next to Emily as she edits.
- How to Cull Images
- How to Batch Edit Quickly
- Developing Your Own Style
- Edit With Me: Part 1
- Edit With Me: Part 2
- Edit With Me: Part 3
- Backing Up Your Images
- Choosing the Best Images
09
Running it as a business
What to charge, how to find clients, what to automate, and the real costs of running a wedding photography business. The unglamorous stuff that decides whether you make a living from it.
Running it as a business
What to charge, how to find clients, what to automate, and the real costs of running a wedding photography business. The unglamorous stuff that decides whether you make a living from it.
- Networking in the Industry
- Shaping Your Business
- Social Media Tips
- Pricing Your Work
- Business Automation
- The Costs of Running a Photography Business
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Bonus content
One extra that sits alongside the masterclass — a candid sit-down with Emily about how she actually works.
Bonus content
One extra that sits alongside the masterclass — a candid sit-down with Emily about how she actually works.
- Interview with Emily Lowrey
The course trailer
Watch a quick look at what's inside.
A short trailer giving an overview of the course — what you'll learn, who you'll learn from, and the kind of photographs members are making.
Your instructor
Hundreds of weddings. Lessons learned the hard way, so you don't have to.
Emily Lowrey shoots and instructs every module of the Masterclass. Inside the Member's Photo Gallery, an iPhotography tutor replies in person to the work you share — not a help desk. Real photographers, by name, signed and specific.
Emily Lowrey
Course Instructor
Emily Lowrey is a seasoned professional wedding photographer who's captured hundreds of love stories across the globe over the past decade. From intimate ceremonies to grand celebrations, her calm approach and creative vision have earned her an international client base and industry recognition. She's also a brand ambassador for leading photography companies like Meike, Instamic, and Aputure Lighting — and was a featured speaker at The Photography Show's “Women in Photography” showcase.
The Member's Photo Gallery
Share your work. Swap notes. Make friends.
The Member's Photo Gallery is where the club hangs out. Upload your shots, see what other members are working on, leave comments, take part in the Weekend Challenge. Tutors drop in regularly to comment on photographs that catch their eye.
Try the technique
After each module, head out and shoot. Bite-sized, doable, on your own subjects — not busywork.
Upload your photograph
Pop your best shot into the Member's Photo Gallery. Friendly, private to members, no public scroll.
See what the room thinks
Members comment on each other's work — honest, encouraging, sometimes brutally helpful. Tutors join in regularly too.
Pass it on
Comment on other members' work, ask questions, take part in the Weekend Challenge. This is where the friendships start.
What you'll learn to photograph
Six pieces of work the Masterclass walks you through.
A snapshot of what's covered across seventy-two lessons — from the quiet emotional moments before the ceremony to the business side of running it as a paying career.
Group shots
Natural lighting
Emotional details
Set the scene
Business & admin
Bridal shots
Community Points & Rank Badges
You start with a thousand points the moment you join.
Every member at iPhotography has a points score and a rank badge. They're not gimmicks — they're how the club recognises the work you do, the modules you finish, and the help you give other members. Points can also be redeemed against exclusive training content inside the club.
+1,000
when you join the course
+500
when you complete the course
+30
for every module finished
+50
for every photo shared in the gallery
Distinguished
5,000 pts
Established
10,000 pts
Expert
75,000 pts
Legendary
300k+
Included free with the masterclass
Five bonuses — plus a graduation book on completion.
Hand-picked extras that make the teaching stick longer. Yours the moment you join — no upsell, no fine print.
Your bonuses
Combined value £306.95 — included free
Free
Bonus 01.
Emily Lowrey's Wedding Photographer's Toolkit
Emily's working toolkit — the planning sheets, client questionnaires, timeline templates and prep documents she uses on real weddings. The bits no-one ever gives you when you're starting out.
Free · worth £49.00
Free
Bonus 02.
Wedding Photography Flip Cards Premium
A printed deck of Wedding Flip Cards, posted to your door anywhere we ship — included free with the masterclass. Camera settings, posing prompts and shot-list cues at-a-glance, designed to be used between the ceremony and the speeches when you can't be flicking through your phone. The kind of reference that lives in a jacket pocket, not a downloads folder.
Free · worth £39.95
Free
Bonus 03.
80 Professional Lightroom Presets
Eighty Lightroom presets to speed up the bulk-edit of a wedding — a starting point for your own style, not a one-click filter. Save hours per wedding once you've found the ones you reach for.
Free · worth £60.00
Free
Bonus 04.
Member's Photo Gallery & Weekend Challenges
Share your photographs with the club, swap notes with other members, and join the Weekend Challenges — themed photo prompts every weekend with the rest of the members. A friendly place for second eyes on your work.
Free · worth £79.00
Free
Bonus 05.
Media & Download Library
A growing library of training videos, eBooks, presets, cheat cards and reference guides — yours to download any time.
Free · worth £79.00
What members say
Hear it from members who've taken the Masterclass.
A short film of real members talking about the course in their own words. Written reviews below — verbatim, typos left in, no edits.
★★★★★
"The course was so easy to follow. The tutors are friendly, knowledgeable and really helpful with feedback. I've gone from being scared of my camera to actually loving the time I spend with it."
TM
Tony Mills
Member · iPhotography
★★★★★
"I've tried a lot of online courses. This is the only one where a real person replied to my photographs. It changed how I shoot, but more importantly it changed how I look at things."
RH
Robin Hollamby
Member · iPhotography
★★★★★
"Best money I've spent on my hobby. The modules are clear, the feedback is genuine, and the gallery is the friendliest corner of the internet I've found."
SY
Simon Young
Member · iPhotography
★★★★★
"I was nervous about being the oldest one in the group. Turns out everyone here is welcoming, and the tutors don't talk down to anyone. I'm finally taking photographs I'm proud of."
DG
Debbie Gammie
Member · iPhotography
★★★★★
"Stephen's feedback on my landscape photograph was the most useful 200 words I've ever read about my photography. Worth the cost of the whole course on its own."
JG
John Gallagher
Member · iPhotography
★★★★★
"I took the course over a long winter. By the spring I was photographing things I'd walked past for thirty years and never noticed. That's the real gift."
AS
Audrey Schweikert
Member · iPhotography
The masterclass, the bonuses, the club — one investment
Everything you get when you join today.
The Wedding Photography Masterclass — the full masterclass, all five bonuses, the graduation book on completion, account access for as long as you keep it, and a thousand Community Points to start you off in the club. Pay in one go or split into four monthly payments.
- 72 lessons across preparation, ceremony, portraits, candids, editing and the business side (kept for as long as your account is active)
- Filmed in “live-pause” style on real weddings — learn alongside the photographer as it happens
- Wedding Flip Cards posted to your door — free P&P
- Member's Photo Gallery for sharing work and getting feedback from an iPhotography tutor
- Five bonuses worth £306.95 — included free
- iPro Photography Book — included free on course completion
- CPD-certified Course Completion certificate
- 1,000 Community Points on day one · 500 more when you finish
- Rank badge that grows with you
- 30-day money-back guarantee
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Try the course for 30 days. If it's not for you, we'll refund you in full.
We've been teaching photography since 2012. We know the course works — but you don't have to take our word for it. Join, take the first few modules, share a photo in the gallery, and if it doesn't click, email us within 30 days and we'll refund the lot. No hard feelings.
Common questions
The things people usually ask us first.
I've been asked to shoot a wedding and I'm panicking. Will this masterclass help in time?
Yes — this is the masterclass for that situation. The lessons are filmed in “live-pause” style on real weddings, so you're standing alongside the photographer as it happens. You can work through it at your own pace over weeks or give yourself a crash course over a couple of days before the day. Lifetime access means you can revisit any lesson before next wedding season, too. Whatever level you're at, the masterclass takes you from preparation through ceremony, group shots, couples, candids and the first dance — with editing and business setup on the other side.
How is this masterclass different to other wedding photography courses and workshops?
The Masterclass is filmed in “live-pause” style on real weddings — you're watching alongside the photographer, with the camera setting, the angle, the lens choice and the conversation all explained as it happens. That's harder to forget than a textbook chapter or a one-day workshop. And because you keep account access for as long as you want it, you can come back to any lesson before next wedding season — instead of trying to remember the workshop you took eighteen months ago.
What types of weddings does this masterclass cover?
The Masterclass is filmed around a traditional “white wedding”, but the principles travel — beach and destination weddings, civil ceremonies, intimate weddings, large weddings, same-sex weddings, theme-based weddings. The techniques are the same; what changes is the venue, the kit choice and the planning. Stories and lessons from all of those make their way through the masterclass — including some weddings that ended up considerably stranger than planned.
What kit do I need to take the masterclass?
A DSLR or mirrorless camera, a lens suitable for portraits, and access to editing software like Lightroom. Emily shares her go-to gear recommendations inside the masterclass, plus alternatives to fit different budgets.
Is this masterclass relevant outside the UK?
Yes — the craft is the same wherever you photograph it. The Masterclass is filmed in the UK, but the techniques, the planning, the posing and the editing all travel. Members in the US, Canada, Australia and beyond work through it just fine. The business module (pricing, packages, finding clients) is principle-based too, not jurisdiction-specific.
How long do I have access to the masterclass?
For as long as your account is kept active. No expiry, no resubscription, no “access window”. Lessons, gallery, bonuses and certificate stay with you — work through it next week, or revisit before next wedding season.
Is there tutor feedback included?
Yes — in the Member's Photo Gallery. The Wedding Photography Masterclass doesn't have tutor-assessed assignments; instead, you share your work inside the Gallery and an iPhotography tutor replies in person, alongside honest comments from other members. Tutors drop in regularly to comment on photographs that catch their eye. PLUS+ members get priority and enhanced tutor feedback on their gallery uploads as part of their subscription.
Will I get a certificate?
Yes. On completion of the masterclass, you'll receive a CPD-accredited Course Completion certificate — useful for showing prospective clients you've taken your training seriously. Optional but real, and it carries genuine weight for the career-building members on the Masterclass.
Can I pay monthly?
Yes. The Wedding Photography Masterclass is available as a one-off payment or as four monthly payments. You get the same access to the full masterclass, all five bonuses, the Member's Photo Gallery and the certificate from day one either way. Pick whichever suits your cashflow — both options use the same 30-day money-back guarantee.
Come and learn with us.
The world's friendliest photography club has a place set for you. Join today — one payment or four — take your first lesson tonight, and start a career you'll be proud of.
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