New Year, New Focus for Tea with Jainé

It's hard to believe that Tea with Jainé is almost three years old. I created Tea with Jainé because I wanted a way to give back to the photography community and help educate wedding photographers with real advice and tangible tips.

What started out as an Instagram series later morphed into more than I could have ever imagined but recently, I've been struggling to find my focus. I was doing a lot but it felt like I wasn't doing enough.

So, over the holidays, I read Chillpreneur which immediately resonated with me, and by the time I was done with the book, I had a very clear vision for my next steps. Don't you just love that?

Tea with Jaine - A Podcast for Wedding Photographers

Here's what's in store for Tea with Jainé:

  • The Tea with Jainé Podcast will become our main focus point of education. I will continue to bring you thoughtful insight, real advice, and tangible tips about what it's really like to be a wedding photographer. I'll interview other business and industry leaders so that we can help you create and grow a profitable business.

  • Our blog will continue to be a resource for wedding photographers. Read recent posts, listen to our latest podcast, learn about new offers and partner collaborations.

  • More education emails will be arriving into your inbox bi-monthly.

  • Our Tea with Jainé education online shop will continue to expand with more easy to use templates, guides, and courses.

  • Our New 1:1 or Done for You Wedding Submission Curations will be the only additional service offered.

  • No Change: I will continue to teach at conferences and workshops.

  • No Change: Our 1:1 Coaching Services are available - 4 spots per month

So, what's being discontinued? 

  • Due my own lack of consistency and unable to find time to record new segments, there will be no more Tea with Jainé IGTV videos but don't worry, I plan on having many impromptu and scheduled Instagram LIVES throughout the year where we'll be able to chat in real time!

  • Missed a show? IGTV archive will always be available if you missed or want to rewatch a previous episode.

  • Springboard sessions will no longer be offered.

  • No more In Person Meetups or Google Meet video chats. I loved seeing & meeting you in-person and online but with the stress of the pandemic, I'm no longer able to host these type of events.

Phew, that was a lot!

I'm so beyond grateful to have you in our Tea with Jainé community and I cannot wait to continue to inspire, educate, and help you build a profitable and successful wedding photography business that supports your dreams!


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Empowering Ourselves with the Permission Mindset with Jenna Henderson

Our very first podcast of 2021 is here! I’m so excited because we are chatting with Jenna Henderson Photography all about empowering ourselves with the permission mindset. Jenna explains why having a positive mindset is the key to giving yourself the permission to unlocking your fullest potential. A little bit about Jenna, is a balance coach and photographer, with more than 15 years of experience in the photography industry. Her superpowers are giving creative women permission to feel empowered within their business journey and helping them create a life of balance and peace. Jenna believes in validating creative careers and identities other than motherhood for women. A Tennessee native, Jenna is a wife of 16 years and a mom to two young boys. I’m so excited she’s on the show today!

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Jenna Henderson Podcast Interview

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#1 Reason You’re Not Profitable - 5 Questions to Help you get Unstuck with Aislinn Eileen

We are chatting with Aislinn McKenna from Ais Portraits all about the number one reason you are NOT profitable and it's not what you think. Aisleen helps breakdown the mindset barriers that are literally holding you back. She shares the 5 questions she asks herself to get unstuck and out of her own way of making more money in her wedding photography business. Aislinn McKenna is a hybrid photographer (shooting film & digital) based out of the Southeast. Not only is she the owner of two photography companies, but she is also an educator and mindset cheerleader. Aislinn loves encouraging other business owners and helps them see what is possible when they have a healthy mindset.

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Aislinn Eileen Photography / AIS Portraits

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Developing a Successful Podcast to Diversify your Income with Jainé Kershner

I'm so excited to be a guest on the Dare to Develop Podcast! Ashley + Kristine attended my talk at Hybrid Co. this past March about "How to Start a Podcast" and after that class, they decided to follow their dream and start their own podcast! I couldn’t be more proud and honored to be a guest on Episode 37.

You can listen here on Apple Podcasts. Available on all your favorite platforms too!

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Jaine Kershner Photography - Dare to Develop Podcast

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How to Start a New Career and Join the Wedding Industry with The Vow Whisperer

We are chatting with Tanya Pushkine aka The Vow Whisperer all about how she abruptly changed careers and jumped headfirst into the wedding industry. Tanya made the leap to follow her dreams and do what she loved, help couples declare their love for one another, as her full-time job. Tanya shares her tips and techniques she used over the last year to make connections, network, and start building her business from the ground up. A little bit about The Vow Whisperer, Tanya is a licensed officiant, wedding vow, toast, and speech coach based in New York. The Vow Whisperer helps couples craft the perfect words and coaches each person to deliver their vows flawlessly for the most important performance of a lifetime.

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Tanya Pushkine - The Vow Whisperer

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Enhancing your business with Video Marketing with Kylie Carlson

We are chatting with Kylie Carlson from The Wedding Academy all about how to use Video Marketing for your business. Kylie shares her super helpful advice, tips, and easy to do suggestions on how we can easily get started to incorporate video into our marketing starting today. A little bit about Kylie is that she started the Wedding Academy in 2007 and has helped over 4,000 wedding planners with her certification courses. Kylie has devoted her time to empowering other CEO's and entrepreneurs to build meaningful and powerful careers. Kylie is also the founder of the Wedding CEO Club and the Wedding CEO Podcast.

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The wedding academy - Kylie Carlson

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The Best 2020 Black Friday Deals for Wedding Photographers

I’m so excited because it’s the time of year again - BLACK FRIDAY DEALS - are finally back! Not only is this the best time of year to renew your subscriptions and pick up a new styling tray (or two!) but it’s also a great way to try out a new preset or software app at a heavily discounted rate.

I’ve put together several of my favorite apps from online hosting, client management, to album design along with places to source styling items such as wedding ring boxes, ribbons, and trinket trays.

You’ll also find photographic gear that I use at all my weddings and events including my beloved dual camera strap, my preferred off-camera flash modifiers, and portable v-flats for branding sessions.

Also, the Tea with Jainé online resource shop for wedding photographers is having its first-ever Black Friday Deal where our courses, templates, and guides are all 30% OFF till Tuesday, December 1st, 2020.

I hope this list is helpful in helping you score your favorite new items and applications for a discount! Happy shopping friends!

Black Friday Sale - 30% OFF EVERYTHING in TWJ Shop

Tea with Jaine - Online Shop - 30% OFF EVERYTHING in our shop - including our signature online course, How to Start a Podcast, and Share Your Voice. Our brand new e-guides An Insider’s Guide to Wedding Submissions, The Photographers Complete Guide - Real Wedding Checklist, and our super popular Photography Usage Template for Wedding Vendors.

Use Code TWJ30 at checkout - Expires Tuesday, December 1st, 2020.

Wait, before you shop, make sure you use this online tool to save even more money

I have been using Rakuten (formerly E-bates) for YEARS and earning back money each time I shop. You guys, it’s so stinking easy you’ll kick yourself for not doing it sooner! All you need to do is use this link to sign up for your own account, then you install the Chrome plug-in for your browser and go back to shopping like usual.

How does it work? At each of their participating online sites, Rakuten re-routes your browser to shop using one of their links. When you complete your purchase, they make a commission and they give you MONEY BACK because you use their links.

Every 4 months, I receive my big fat check and it feels like FREE MONEY each and every time. I don’t shop without it - EVER! So, when you sign up with this link you’ll receive a $40 bonus after you make your first $40 purchase. I’ll get a $40 bonus too - Sa-Weet!!

Online Hosting and Proofing Software

Pixpa Coupon Code

Create your portfolio website on Pixpa and get 50% OFF for the first year on all plans.

Pixpa is the ultimate all-in-one website platform for photographers and creatives to showcase, share, and sell their work online. Trusted by Pro Photographers around the world, Pixpa enables you to create a beautiful portfolio website in minutes, complete with built-in client galleries, online stores, and blogs. With plans starting at just $7/mo, Pixpa gives you all the tools that you need to manage and grow your business - all without any coding knowledge.

Save 50% with coupon code - BLFPIXPA50 between 24th November to 4th December 2020.


Instaproofs - This is the online hosting platform that I use to sell lots of prints & digital files to my clients. New subscribers can save up to 60% OFF their first six months, current subscribers can save up to 40% when they upgrade to a new plan, and existing users can save 25% OFF when they purchase pre-paid amounts.


Client Management Software

17 Hats - Save up to 50% OFF Annual Memberships. This is the CRM software that I currently use and every two years I take advantage of their incredible Black Friday Sale.


Photo Sorting and Culling Programs

Tea with Jainé EXCLUSIVE Savings!!

Rawsie Black Friday Deal Exclusive

Rawsie is the first RAW image compression app for professional photographers, particularly in weddings. It allows reducing RAW file size by up to 80%, while preserving dynamic range, resolution, and edits in your LR catalogs. The files would still be RAW, but with the file size of JPEGs. With Rawsie you can stop spending on new hard drives and NAS and use that money where your business needs it. Oh, and your remote photo storage and clouds would be 5 times faster.

Save 20% OFF your annual subscription with code JAINE2020 - expires Dec. 15th, 2020


Photo Mechanic - Save up $100 off Photo Mechanic when you purchase the software for the first time. Users can upgrade and save $20 too!


Styling Props & Backgrounds

The Mrs. Box - Save 30% OFF all ring boxes. Use code THANKS30 at checkout. Ends Cyber Monday.

Locust Collection - Portable Rollable Styling Surfaces are on sale starting Nov. 27th, 2020.

Chasing Stone - up to 25% OFF all rollable styling surfaces from Nov. 25th - Nov. 27th, 2020. Buy more, save more.


Stock Photography for Social Media

Haute Stock - $199 for the year of beautiful stock photography

Social Squares - Sign up and get their Black Friday Bonus - instant access to 50 done-for-you Instagram Posts and exclusive SS Canva Templates pack.

The Styled Stock Society - Save 40% off your lifetime membership - Use Code MEMBER4EVER to save. Ends November 27th, 2020


Presets for Lightroom and Mobile

The Archetype Process - TAP - Presets - The best film emulation profiles on the market. Dustin created pure magic and they are on sale till Tuesday, December 1s, 2020.

20% OFF ANY SINGLE PROFILE PACK

25% OFF ANY TWO PROFILES PACKS

30% OFF ALL THREE PROFILES PACKS

No code needed, all discounts are automatic on checkout!

Refined Co. - Save 30% OFF all photography presets for Lightroom and Mobile devices until November 30th, 2020.

Mastin Labs - Save 40% OFF all Lightroom Presets. The original “looks like film” presets on the market.

Noble Presets - Save 30% OFF all Lightroom and Mobile presets. NO Code Needed.


Social Media Scheduling Applications

For Instagram

Later - I schedule and plan all of my Instagram posts with Later.

For Pinterest

Tailwind - Pinterest Online Scheduler is giving 50% OFF their annual membership starting on Nov. 27th, 2020 for 4 days only!! This is for first-time subscribers ONLY.


Photography Contracts

The Legal Paige Shop is offering 40% OFF ALL wedding contracts, covid clauses, cancellation contracts, and 20% OFF contract bundles. No CODE Necessary. Sale Ends Friday, November 27th, 2020.

Magi Fisher - Save 30% OFF all your contacts, wedding agreements, covid waivers, and 40% OFF Bundles.! Use Code BLACKFRIDAY2020 at checkout. Sale Ends Sunday, November 29th, 2020.


Blogging Software

BlogStomp is having a 40% OFF sale - Use Code BLACKFRIDAY at checkout - Valid till Nov. 30th, 2020


Album Design

Fundy Software - Save up to 40% OFF - Fundy Designer Suite is how I easily and quickly design my wedding albums.


Photography Equipment

MagMod - My go-to lighting modifiers. Save up to 25% OFF their products at participating dealers such as B+H Photo and Adorama.

Sigma Lenses - I use a mix of Sigma and Nikon lenses throughout my work. For a limited time, you save several hundred dollars off some of Sigma’s best lenses for their Black Friday Sale.

Peak Design - has become my favorite camera gear source as of 2020. I own several camera straps, slides, and my beloved tripod. It’s the best out there! Save 20% OFF all camera bags, 20% OFF all organizers, up to $60 off tripods, and 10% OFF everything else.

V-Flat Word - the first-ever portable v-flats! I have these and use them for my branding sessions. Use code BFCM20-VFSINGLE for $20 OFF THE SINGLE OR BFCM20-VFSET for $30 OFF THE SET. Each code can be used ONCE per customer. Sale Ends Nov. 30th, 2020.


Custom Gifting

Greetabl - Black Friday Deal is happening! Save 15% off Storewide, 20% off orders of over $50, and save 25% OFF orders over $100.



Do you have any Black Friday Deals you’d like to add to the list? Please leave a COMMENT below and let the community know! Thank you - Jainé


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Upping Your Pinterest Game to Gain More Traffic and Inquires with Gabby Pinkerton

We are chatting with Gabby of Gabby Pinkerton Co. and learning all about how to up our Pinterest game to gain more traffic and inquiries to your inbox. Gabby shares why Pinterest is the best-kept secret in the wedding industry and how we as wedding professionals, especially wedding photographers, should be using this powerful tool. A little bit about Gabby, She is a Pinterest Marketing & Strategy consultant. Gabby helps wedding professionals grow their business to attract their ideal clients through Pinterest. Gabby also owns and runs Cause We Can Events which is a 6-figure international wedding planning company.

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Gabby Pinkerton

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Learn How to Collaborate with Cinematographers to Elevate Your Business - Megan Pettus

We are chatting with Megan from Megan Pettus Videography all about how wedding photographers & other vendors can partner with their local cinematographers to elevate your business. I loved this topic because it’s a different take on creating real relationships to create an authentic and mutually beneficial relationship. A little bit about Megan, she’s a wedding cinematographer based in the Southeast and loves documenting love stories and serving her couples. She married her college sweetheart, is a mom of four and loves getting lost in a good book.

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Megan Pettus Videography Podcast Interview

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The Complete Photographer's Guide - Real Wedding Checklist

I’m so excited to share the release of our latest e-guide created for wedding photographers - The Complete Photographers’ Guide: Real Wedding Checklist.

Wanna know what shots are considered the “must-have” photos during a wedding day? This wedding day checklist is a compilation of all of the images I make sure to photograph during every single wedding. When I first started out, I wrote down on a piece of paper what images I wanted to make sure I captured for the couple, myself, and editors. It's become second nature to me, but for those of you just starting out or even a few years in, this checklist is going to be an incredible resource.

Included in this 5-page guide, I'm sharing the most important photographs & moments to capture during a real wedding day. Oh, and if you pair this guide with An Insiders Guide to Wedding Submissions, you are going to have a wedding gallery that already contains the “must-have” shots that editors and publications are looking for. Seriously, they make a winning team!

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A Real Wedding Checklist for Wedding Photographers

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