What's your favorite way to cull your photos? Do you prefer a specific culling software or use your editing software?

Hey everyone! This thought just passed my mind and figured I’d get a conversation going on it. As a wedding photographer, I’ve had moments where the clients have asked for the RAW photos and I know many people have asked if those are “available” before the photos have been taken. My question to ya’ll is why… why Do we think they actually ask for them? Do they have the software to veiw and edit them, do they have friends who edit them or is it something they think they need to ask for because of social media ect. (I could go on about the whys) Besides the obvious understanding that if they don’t like the looks/edits or just want all the photos. That I get but still what are they going to do with them or what do they do with them? Ps: I’ve had very particular client that really wanted them and ended up printing allll the raws inside the grooms suit jacket 😅🙈 Curious on everyone’s ideas, thoughts, knowledge, experience and opinions!

Has anyone ever had their photos printed in a layflat book just to have on your coffee table?? If so, what service did ya use?! Having some format glitches with mpix and im getting nervous the final print will be wrong!

I know different photographers operate differently, so here is today's question: What would you do if a client requested you not share their photos anywhere? Not post or put them on your website? Do you cater to the client who is in the photos? Or do you stand by your rights as the photographer? I know many photographers have contracts and other guidelines set in place, and many have different opinions on this so I would love to hear how you like to run your business (if you're on the business side of things)