I Built a Free Wedding Photo Proof Sheet Generator (Because Pic-Time Charges $19/mo)

Last year I was helping a friend who just started wedding photography. She showed me her Pic-Time subscription — $19 a month, and even then, the free tier watermarks her proof sheets. For a photographer just starting out, that's $228 a year just to send clients their photos.

I thought: there's got to be a better way.

The Problem

Services like Pic-Time and ShootProof follow the same playbook:

1. Let you upload your wedding photos for free (engaging, addictive)
2. Make you create an account (data capture)
3. Put a watermark on the free proof sheets (frustration)
4. Demand $19/month to remove it (rage quit)

It's a subscription trap disguised as a photography tool. And it preys on wedding photographers who just need to send proof sheets to clients — and can't afford another monthly expense.

What I Built

Wedding Photo Proof Sheet Generator — a completely free, zero-signup, browser-based proof sheet generator.

• No account. Open the page, upload photos, download.
• No watermark. Clean, print-ready proof sheets instantly.
• No payment. Ever. Not a "freemium" model, not a trial, just free.
• No data collection. Everything runs in your browser. Your wedding photos never touch a server.
• Works offline. Once loaded, you don't even need internet.

Features

• Upload up to 50 photos — drag and drop or click to browse
• Customizable layout — choose 2, 3, or 4 columns
• Add couple names and date — personalize each proof sheet
• Photographer branding — add your business name
• Live preview — see your proof sheet as you build it
• Privacy first — 100% client-side, no server processing
• Print-ready PDF — A4 format, ready to share with clients

Why It Matters

Wedding photography is expensive enough. Tools shouldn't add to the cost.

Every month your photographer friend pays $19 to Pic-Time, that's money that could go toward:

• New lenses
• Editing software
• Marketing to get more clients
• A well-deserved vacation after wedding season

Our tool does one thing: generates proof sheets. It does it well, it does it free, and it does it without asking for anything in return.

The Tech

Built with vanilla HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Uses pdf-lib for PDF generation — no server required. All image processing happens in the browser using Canvas and the File API.

It's a reminder that sometimes the best tool is the simplest one. No subscriptions, no accounts, no BS.

Try the free tool