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How to create an email workflow in Session

Email workflows let you send extra, perfectly timed emails on top of Session’s built-in automations — things like prep guides, thank-you notes, review requests, or upsell emails.

1. Go to your email workflows

  • Navigate to Manage → Client emails.
  • Scroll to Email workflow.
  • Click + New workflow.

2. Set your trigger

This tells Session when to start the workflow.

  • Choose “Begin your workflow when a client books…”
  • Select the session types this workflow applies to (e.g. Wedding, Family Session, Mini-Sessions).
  • Save.

Tip: you can have different workflows for different session types.

3. Add your steps

You build the workflow top to bottom (like in the screenshot).

Common steps:

  1. Time delay — choose when to send (right away, X days before session, X days after session).
  2. Send email — write the email your client will get (subject + message).

You can stack multiple steps:

  • Send a welcome email right after booking
  • Wait 3 days → send prep guide
  • Wait 1 day before session → send “See you tomorrow!”

4. Publish the workflow

When you’re done:

  • Click Publish workflow (top right).
  • Only published workflows will run.

Good to know

  • Your regular Email automation messages (booking confirmation, payment reminders, etc.) will still send — workflows are extra.
  • You can come back anytime to edit, pause, or delete a workflow.
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