Build editing timeline

Tell me what you're editing, when it's due, and when you've got time to work — I'll lay out a session-by-session plan that backs into your deadline.

Step 1 of 4What

What are you making?

Pick every deliverable this plan should cover. Pace estimates assume a single editor working at a normal pace — you'll tune them in the next step.

Highlight film

3–5 minute cinematic story film with music.

~12h

Sneak peek

60–90 second teaser couples can post within a week.

~4h

Ceremony film

Cleaned multi-cam ceremony with synced audio.

~6h

Speeches film

Toasts + reception speeches, trimmed and stacked.

~4h

Raw footage film

Full-day documentary-style cut from your selects.

~8h

Full film

Long-form documentary edit, 20–45 minutes.

~20h

Social teaser

Vertical 30–60s cut for Instagram / TikTok.

~1.5h

Drone reel

Stand-alone aerial montage from drone footage.

~2h

Prep film

Getting-ready coverage as its own short piece.

~4h

Linked client (optional)

Linking a client lets the plan show up on their project page across Manage and Deliver.

Plan title (optional)

Auto-generated from the client name if you leave it blank.

Step 2 of 4When

When is it due?

I'll plan backwards from this date so you finish with a buffer for export and review.

Due date

Which days can you edit?

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

Wedding-editor default: weeknights + Sunday (Fridays and Saturdays you're typically shooting).

Pick deliverables and a date — I'll show you the plan size here.

Step 3 of 4How

How long are your sessions?

Most wedding editors do better with focused 2-hour blocks than marathon all-nighters. Pick whatever fits your life.

Hours per editing session

2.0 hours

Build in rest days Skip every fourth work day so you don't burn out. Recommended.

Pick deliverables — I'll show you the plan size here.

Step 4 of 4Calendar

What days are already taken?

Mark anything I should schedule around — shoots, weddings, vacations. I'll never put a session on those days.

Pull busy days from Google Calendar Anything on your primary calendar between today and the due date blocks that day from the plan.

Manual busy days

Comma-separated YYYY-MM-DD dates. Useful for shoots that aren't yet on your calendar.

Almost there — hit "Build my plan" and I'll lay everything out.