A bachelorette party (an EVJF in France) brings a group together, but the Booking has a single contact: the organiser. In Graindevue, she books, signs the contract, pays and receives the gallery. The EVJF contract covers what concerns the group: informing guests and getting their consent, the surprise element and posting photos on social media.
This page follows one party from request to delivery and sets out each person's role. Graindevue works in euros, for photographers working in France.
Who does what
| Person | Role in Graindevue |
|---|---|
| The organiser | The Booking's client. She has a client account, sends the request, signs the contract, pays the deposit and balance, then downloads the photos. |
| The person who pays | The same: the organiser. On the request, she answers "Who should be billed?": "Me personally" or "My business". Splitting the cost within the group is arranged among the guests. |
| The guests | They are photographed. The contract provides for informing them, their consent and their rights to the images; the organiser commits to these on their behalf. |
| The bride-to-be | One of the guests. If the party is a surprise, the contract provides for her consent to be obtained after the reveal. |
| You | You receive the request, draw up the contract, photograph the event and deliver the gallery to the organiser. |
A bachelorette party, step by step
| Step | Who / where | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Questions | The organiser, on your profile | "Send Message" to check your availability and the programme, signed in to her client account. |
| 2. Request | The organiser | The "Bachelorette Party" type, your package, the date and start time, the location, then "Book Session". The "Additional message" describes the programme. |
| 3. Contract | You, "Contract" tab | "Generate Contract" from the EVJF template, review, then "Send for Review". |
| 4. Signature | The organiser, then you | She ticks her commitments under "Contract Authorizations", accepts the contract and signs. You sign next. |
| 5. Payment | The organiser | Deposit and balance, as set on the package. |
| 6. The event | You, the group | You photograph according to the programme and the restrictions she sent. |
| 7. Delivery | You, "Files" tab | "Upload" then "Share Gallery". The organiser downloads the photos and shares them with the group. |
Fictional example: Clara's surprise party
This example is made up to illustrate the flow.
Inès is organising Clara's bachelorette party in Lyon, with eight guests. She books your "Bachelorette, 3 hours" package for a Saturday afternoon, at a "Custom location" set to the workshop where the day starts, and mentions in her message that Clara knows nothing.
The EVJF contract is generated. Inès ticks her four commitments about informing guests and getting their consent, signs, then pays the deposit by card. At least 7 days before, she sends you the programme, the places and the name of a guest who does not want to be photographed. On the day, you blend in with the group before the reveal. After the event, Inès downloads the gallery and shares it with the group.
The EVJF contract
For a package of the "Bachelorette Party" type, Graindevue uses a template written for the EVJF. The contract text is in French. It includes:
- the guests: the organiser declares on her honour that she has told them you will be there and obtained their consent;
- the organiser's commitments, as boxes she ticks when signing: having told the guests a photographer will be present, having obtained their consent, having told them how the photos will be used, and sending you the names of anyone who does not want to be photographed;
- information and coordination: a detailed programme at least 7 days before, the list of guests, a contact person, activities not to photograph;
- the surprise element: secrecy beforehand, discreet integration and the bride-to-be's consent obtained after the reveal;
- enhanced confidentiality on your side;
- posting on social media: agreement from every identifiable person before posting, an individual veto and a recommended 48-hour pause;
- the assignment of rights to the organiser and consenting guests for private use, sharing within the group and personal printing;
- your portfolio: no use of the images without written agreement from the organiser and the identifiable guests.
You can adapt the template's editable articles (obligations, copyright, image rights and posting, cancellation, mediation) on the package, or for one event with "Edit Template" while the contract is a draft. The full flow is on the contract management page.
For a bachelor party
A bachelor party (an EVG in France) is also booked with the "Bachelorette Party" type. The template is written for an EVJF (the organiser and guests in the feminine): review it and adapt its editable articles before sending it.
The package and payment
The package sets the duration in hours, "Minimum Shots", the delivery timeframe and the price, fixed or "On quote". Activities and travel between two places belong inside that duration, and the programme sent by the organiser lists the places.
The organiser pays the deposit and then the balance according to the "Deposit Percentage", "Balance Due" and payment methods set on the package. Payment opens once both parties have signed the contract. See the payment processing page and the deposit guide.
Delivery to the group
The gallery opens in the "Files" tab once the Booking is fully paid. You upload with "Upload" and deliver with "Share Gallery"; the organiser receives an email, opens her gallery signed in to her account and downloads the originals. She then shares them with the guests, following the contract's posting rules.
If a guest withdraws her consent, the organiser tells you and you remove her images from the gallery, in the "Files" tab. See the gallery delivery page.
What Graindevue costs
€29 per month after a 30-day trial with no card, and no platform commission on your Bookings. Online payments go through Stripe, whose processing fees apply. See the zero commission page.
Going further
- If the bride-to-be then chooses you for her wedding, that is a separate Booking, with its own package and wedding contract: see wedding photographers.
- For a company group or an evening event, see event photographers.
- For your cancellation and image rights terms: the photography contract guide.
To generate an EVJF contract on a test Booking, start the free 30-day trial, with no card.
Frequently asked questions
Who books and pays for a bachelorette party?
The organiser. She is the Booking's client: she sends the request, signs the contract, and pays the deposit and balance. Splitting the cost within the group is arranged among the guests.
Does every guest sign the contract?
The contract has one signer on the client side, the organiser. She declares on her honour that she has informed the guests and obtained their consent, by ticking the commitments in the contract.
Does the contract cover the surprise element?
Yes. The EVJF template provides for secrecy beforehand, your discreet integration into the group and the bride-to-be's consent obtained after the reveal. If she refuses, the images of her are deleted.
Can the guests post the photos?
The contract requires agreement from every identifiable person before posting, gives each an individual veto and recommends a 48-hour pause after delivery.
How does the group receive the photos?
The organiser opens the gallery with her account, downloads the originals and shares them with the guests.
Can I use bachelorette party photos in my portfolio?
The EVJF template makes it subject to written agreement from the organiser and the identifiable guests, for approved images only.