@Lucy Wright Hi Lucy, this comes up more than almost anything else with newer artists, so you're definitely not alone in hitting it. The instinct is to think the quote is doing the work and once it's sent, it's just a waiting game to see if they say yes. But the quote on its own rarely gets you there. Couples get a price and no real sense of what happens next, so a lot of them just go quiet. What changes that is one message straight after your quote, pulling in something real from it (the package you've picked for them, a detail from their day, why you'd suggest it, etc) so it's personal to their wedding rather than a general follow-up. Then offer a call. Calls are great for allowing couples to work out whether you're the right fit for them, but how you offer a call matters. Framed incorrectly it sounds like a big commitment, so keep it light and give them a reason it's worth their time. We've got a lesson that goes through this properly, with real examples of artists doing it well, in 'The Perfect Follow-Up' Lesson 5. Worth a read, I think it'll help with getting those first bookings and reviews in.

@Bradley Hamilton first, sorry for the delayed reply, and welcome really glad to have you in here. That piece with your daughter and her husband is genuinely lovely, it's the kind of quality that's absolutely capable of winning wedding bookings already. Honestly this doesn't read like a skill gap to me. What's likely holding things back more than technique is not having enough wedding-specific examples for couples to actually picture their own day when they look at your portfolio. The two you've got coming up from your other kids' weddings will help a lot with that. We've just put together a new module, 'Become a Live Wedding Painter', which walks through exactly this, going from a handful of wedding portraits (or none at all) to your first booking. Given where you're at, I think it'll be really useful, worth going through properly. Look forward to seeing more of your work as you post it.