Mini sessions
Mini sessions are for days when you run lots of short sessions on a set schedule. You publish short back-to-back slots so clients can grab one quickly.
They're perfect for holiday minis, headshot days, and pop-ups, where you want to pack several quick sessions into specific dates.
How you set them up
A mini-session service has a few settings that shape the day:
- Slot length: how long each session runs.
- Buffer between slots: a gap to reset between clients (no buffer, or 5 to 30 minutes).
- Max spots per slot: how many clients can book the same slot, from 1 to 50. Use 1 for one client per slot, or higher for group-style setups.
- Location: each date can have its own location name and address, handy if you shoot at a park one day and a studio the next.
Publishing dates
You add a date for each day you want to offer minis. For each one you set the date, a start time and end time, the buffer between slots, and an optional location. CoreHue works out how many slots fit in that window and shows you, for example, "8 slots of 20 min."
You can add as many dates as you like, and each runs on its own.
What the client does
When a client opens your mini-session service:
- Pick a date. They see your dates as cards, each showing how many spots are left, or Sold out when a date is full.
- Pick a time. Times are split into Morning and Afternoon. A slot shows "(N left)" when more than one spot is open.
- Finish up. From there they go through the same steps as a self-service booking: their details, a questionnaire if you added one, a contract if you attached one, and payment if you collect one. Then they confirm.
The moment a client picks a time, CoreHue holds it for them ("Spot held for you") while they finish. If they don't complete it, the spot opens back up.
Sold-out dates and slots
As clients book, spots count down. Once a slot is full it shows as sold out, and once every slot on a date is taken, the whole date shows as sold out. Clients still see them in the list but can't book them.