Events & weddings

Vendor inquiry prompt

A copy-and-paste prompt for ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini that gets a professional vendor inquiry on the first try, plus the cheapest model that does it well.

What most people type

email to a photographer asking if they're available on june 7 next year and their prices

It works, but the AI has to guess your type of event or shoot, location and hours or number of people, so the first answer usually needs another round. The version below asks for exactly what a professional would deliver.

The better prompt

Write a short email to a photographer asking whether they're available on June 7 next year and what their prices are.

Include: [type of event or shoot], [location], [approximate hours or number of people], and [what you need, e.g. edited photos, prints, second shooter]. Ask them to share their packages and rates, what's included, and how to book.

Give 2-3 subject line options. Keep the tone polite and professional, and the body brief, with one clear ask: reply with availability and pricing. Sign off with [your name and contact details].

Replace the [brackets] with your details before you send it: type of event or shoot, location, approximate hours or number of people, what you need, e.g. edited photos, prints, second shooter, your name and contact details.

What a professional vendor inquiry prompt covers

  • Key details to share such as location, hours and guest count placeholders
  • Short

Best AI model for this prompt

This is a light task: short, simple inquiry email; a small model handles it reliably. You don't need the most expensive model. The cheapest model at each company that handles it well:

CompanyModelPer usePer 1,000 uses
AnthropicClaude Haiku 5.5cheapest$0.00010$0.10
OpenAIGPT-6 Luna$0.00010$0.10
GoogleGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite$0.00030$0.30

Pay-per-use list prices for this prompt and its expected answer (about 180 tokens). On a monthly chat plan, the same choice shows up as more messages before you hit your limit. See today's AI prices.

Vendor inquiry prompt for ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini (Events & weddings) · PromptSaver