The Federation of Wedding Creatives

The Cosmic Community
for Wedding Creatives

Join a galaxy of UK wedding photographers, wedding videographers, and wedding content creators. Learn from the best, find your tribe, and launch your business into orbit.

Learn Connect Create Grow

Trusted by industry leading brands

What we believe

No competitions. No rankings. No hierarchy.

We don’t believe creativity is a sport. There are no awards here, no leaderboards, no “best of” lists. Your work has value because it matters to the people you made it for – not because a panel said so.

No snobbery. No gatekeeping. No judgement.

Shoot on a phone or a RED. Charge 500 or 5,000. Love flash or hate it. Primes, zooms, who cares. We don’t judge how you run your business, what gear you use, or where you are on the journey. Everyone starts somewhere.

Photographers. Videographers. Content creators. Together.

The wedding industry keeps these three worlds apart. We think that’s mad. There’s more that connects us than divides us – the same clients, the same challenges, the same craft. We learn faster together.

FedWed Membership

Get the work. Deliver it well. Stay sane.

One membership. Everything Planet FedWed has ever built to help you survive and thrive through wedding season.

£99 /year

One tier. No add-ons. No legacy plans.

The Planet FedWed app

Tools. Not content.

We're not another Facebook group. Not another feed to doom-scroll. FedWed is a proper, industry-leading web app — a genuine support platform for your creative wedding business.

Built, from the first pixel, for the people who actually do the work: photographers, videographers, and wedding content creators.

This month's focus

Work
Map
Horizon
Mirror
Gear
Events

People near you

+8

Three crafts

One home.

Photographers

From first season to fifteenth.

Videographers

Finally, built-in too.

Content creators

A proper seat at the table.

What's inside

Five chapters. One app.

01

01 — Work

Real work. Paid opportunities.

Member-only boards for the jobs you actually want — passed around a trusted circle, never shouted into the void.

  • Referral board for when you're booked or not the right fit
  • Second shooter & associate board
  • Assistants & content creator board
  • Emergency cover requests inside a trusted network
  • Post your own opportunities, respond to others
  • Calm, structured flows — no chaotic comment threads
02

02 — Visibility

Visibility that leads to enquiries.

A modern public profile on a search-friendly URL, plus a private member map so you can see who's in your orbit.

  • Public FedWed profile on an SEO-friendly regional URL
  • Structured public directory built around local wedding search
  • Profile layout couples actually want: imagery, story, services, enquire
  • Private map-first member directory, with light filters
  • "People near you" surfaced on your dashboard
  • Quiet trust counts — never follower or like numbers
03

03 — Rhythm

A calmer wedding season.

Tools that make the year feel finite. Know what you owe, when. Spot patterns before burnout. One focus a month, not fifty.

  • Season Horizon — delivery promises mapped as Now / Soon / Later
  • Season Mirror — monthly reflection paired with last year
  • Monthly Focus — one editorial priority, not endless widgets
  • Creative Prompt — one gentle assignment, shuffled member gallery
  • Shutter Counter tool + verified shutter badges
  • Gear marketplace for buying & selling kit with real trust
04

04 — Learning

Events & courses, built around members.

A member-first calendar plus FedFlix — in-app courses that tie back to real work, not random standalone content.

  • Mini-conferences in key cities at member pricing
  • Regular coworking+ days as genuine member support
  • Workshops & styled shoots with strong member discounts
  • Occasional small-group retreats
  • SEO course — free for members (paid for everyone else)
  • FedTalks, workflow & AI, film, and beginner-essentials courses
  • Beginner-safe workshops & webinars — a clear first-season path
05

05 — Orbit

A circle, not a social feed.

A soft network of people you actually know and want to work with. Structured trust, quietly built. Zero noise.

  • Simple Connect flow to build your real-world circle
  • Endorse collaborators as Trusted Second or Trusted Associate
  • Trust signals that reflect real working relationships
  • No likes, streaks, follower counts, or leaderboards. Ever.
  • Manifesto-style onboarding & profile studio
  • A dashboard designed as a calm control centre, not a dopamine feed
15+

tools in the app

£99

one annual price

0

tiers, add-ons, upsells

0

likes, ranks, leaderboards

All of it. One price. One decision.

Join FedWed — £99/year

Unlocks the whole Planet FedWed app, instantly.

Who it's for

If you photograph, film, or create content for weddings you belong here.

Photographers, filmmakers & content creators

The wedding industry keeps these worlds apart. We think that's mad. There's more that connects us than divides us — the same clients, the same challenges, the same craft.

UK & Ireland based, with room to roam

Our heart is in the UK and Ireland, but destination work and international members are very welcome. The directory and tools work wherever your season takes you.

Beginners are deliberately welcome

Whether you're shooting your first wedding or your five hundredth, there's space for you here. No gatekeeping, no snobbery — just a clear path to grow alongside people who genuinely want to help.

A calmer corner of the industry

No rankings. No leaderboards. No "top members". FedWed is built around connection and craft, not competition. Your value here isn't measured — it's felt.

Become a member

£99/year. One decision. Everything included.

2026

Events Calendar

Encounters In Real Life

Events across the UK. Workshops, conferences, coworking days, and styled shoots – all designed around one thing: connection.

No events in this constellation… yet.

We’re plotting the next encounters.

New coworking days, workshops, retreats, styled shoots and mini conferences are in the works. Join FedWed and be the first to know when tickets go live. Or join the mailing list so you won't miss out!

1-on-1 Mentoring

Mentoring

Guides

You're not behind. You just need someone who's been there. No egos, no cookie‑cutter templates. Real help from real creatives. How we think mentoring should be. Pick a mentor. Pick a session type. Blast off.

Meet Your Mentors

I didn’t just add a few new skills or a new way shooting, I changed my mindset and approach. What FedWed helped me achieve, is to become the best version of myself and set me on a path that I can continue to grow.

ZK
Zibi Kuropatwinski
Wedding Photographer

I have to say my favourite parts have always been the practical side of things - watching Adam shooting on a wedding day has been invaluable and I now use my camera to its full potential!

AB
Toni Darcy
Wedding Photographer

When I first embarked on my journey as a wedding photographer, transitioning away from a corporate career, mentoring was an invaluable source of knowledge, inspiration and general support!

RC
Richard Clarke
Wedding Photographer

Not only did we tackle editing, lighting, culling, blogging, critiquing, website and a whole lot of other things I wanted to discuss, I also got sound business advice on my whole outlook to photography.

AB
Anna Butcher
Wedding Photographer

I felt I could ask anything - from photography tips and tricks through editing, finishing on SEO and marketing. I can't wait to put it all into practice now! Off I go!

GG
Gosia Grant
Wedding Photographer

I love how fedwed is developing, it’s been a great resource for me as a beginner so far, I’m looking forward to future classes and events and it’s a pleasure to be apart of the fedwed community

MJ
Mark Jones
Wedding Photographer

Without events like this our job can be quite isolated at times so this is so good. It's a huge mental health and photography boost combined in one!

CC
Chris Currie
Wedding Photographer

I can’t thank you enough for making this space such a welcoming environment with real value!

JT
Jess Thornton
Wedding Photographer

your event on Tuesday has reinvigorated my enjoyment of networking with like minded people with zero ego. It felt like a real community over competition atmosphere. With so many welcoming friendly faces.

SK
Steph Kiely
Wedding Photographer

Genuinely all your passion and values really made the day a treat and a welcome break from the seemingly endless list of wedding edits I'm currently battling!

VS
Vicky Shaw
Wedding Photographer

Who’s Steering this Ship?

FedWed Founders

It’s not about us. But we think it’s important you know who built this thing and why we’re so invested in making it work for you.

Stephen Walker

Stephen Walker

Co-Founder

Stephen Walker Photographer

We built FedWed because the wedding industry needed a space where collaboration beats competition and everyone feels welcome.

Adam Johnson

Adam Johnson

Co-Founder

ARJ Photography

It's so important to us to build something cool for wedding creatives to come together, hang out and connect without judgement.