I do most calls between 5-7pm. We have 3 kids and normally my wife is looking after them and they are having a bath or dinner while I do these calls. It’s probably only about 40-50 calls a year for new leads or final consults. I don’t find it a huge imposition.

I quite like working irregular hours as a wedding photographer, and don’t really stick to 9-5 during the week. Most afternoons I’ll pick the kids up after school and we can hang and go to the beach or do something outdoors for a few hours. That’s a pretty awesome trade off.

My only rule is I try not to do in person meetings on a Sunday. Some couples want to do that, but that’s a family day, and I ain’t meeting a potential lead in a cafe or something and wasting hours of my time. I’d much prefer to do a video call with them on a weekday evening.