diff --git a/models/_samples/snapshot/example_join_snapshots.sql b/models/_samples/snapshot/example_join_snapshots.md
similarity index 98%
rename from models/_samples/snapshot/example_join_snapshots.sql
rename to models/_samples/snapshot/example_join_snapshots.md
index 201d1c7..9ea20d4 100644
--- a/models/_samples/snapshot/example_join_snapshots.sql
+++ b/models/_samples/snapshot/example_join_snapshots.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-with order_snapshot as (
+{# with order_snapshot as (
     select 
         * exclude dbt_valid_to,
         coalesce(dbt_valid_to, cast('{{ var("future_proof_date") }}' as timestamp)) as dbt_valid_to
@@ -47,3 +47,4 @@ final as (
 )
 
 select * from final
+#} 
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diff --git a/snapshots/_samples/example_generate_schema_snapshot.sql b/snapshots/_samples/example_generate_schema_snapshot.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index 2174d7b..0000000
--- a/snapshots/_samples/example_generate_schema_snapshot.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-{% snapshot example_generate_schema_snapshot %}
-    {{
-        config(
-            target_database='analytics',
-            target_schema=generate_schema_name('snapshots'),
-            unique_key='id',
-            strategy='timestamp',
-            updated_at='order_updated_at',
-            invalidate_hard_deletes=True
-        )
-    }}
-
-    select * from {{ ref('example_orders_line_items_source_for_snapshot') }}
- {% endsnapshot %}
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diff --git a/snapshots/_samples/example_orders_line_items_snapshot.sql b/snapshots/_samples/example_orders_line_items_snapshot.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index 63603f5..0000000
--- a/snapshots/_samples/example_orders_line_items_snapshot.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-{% snapshot example_orders_line_items_snapshot %}
-    {{
-        config(
-            target_database='analytics',
-            target_schema='snapshots',
-            unique_key='id',
-            strategy='timestamp',
-            updated_at='order_updated_at',
-            invalidate_hard_deletes=True
-        )
-    }}
-
-    select * from {{ ref('example_orders_line_items_source_for_snapshot') }}
- {% endsnapshot %}
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diff --git a/snapshots/_samples/example_orders_snapshot.sql b/snapshots/_samples/example_orders_snapshot.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index e4e7ad6..0000000
--- a/snapshots/_samples/example_orders_snapshot.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-{% snapshot example_orders_snapshot %}
-    {{
-        config(
-            target_database='analytics',
-            target_schema='snapshots',
-            unique_key='order_id',
-            strategy='timestamp',
-            updated_at='order_updated_at',
-            invalidate_hard_deletes=True
-        )
-    }}
-
-    select * from {{ ref('example_orders_source_for_snapshot') }}
- {% endsnapshot %}
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diff --git a/snapshots/jaffle_snapshots.yml b/snapshots/jaffle_snapshots.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98b9695
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snapshots/jaffle_snapshots.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+version: 2
+
+snapshots:
+# This is a pretty standard snapshot
+  - name: snapshot_stg_payments
+    relation: source('stripe', 'payment')
+    config:
+      enabled: true
+      strategy: timestamp
+      updated_at: _BATCHED_AT
+      unique_key: ID
+      persist_docs:
+        relation: true
+        columns: true
+# Another standard snapshot but this time with a different table. 
+  - name: snapshot_example_orders
+    relation: ref('example_orders_source_for_snapshot')
+    config:
+      enabled: true
+      strategy: timestamp
+      updated_at: order_updated_at
+      unique_key: order_id
+      persist_docs:
+        relation: true
+        columns: true
+      invalidate_hard_deletes: true
+  
+# This snapshot has the check_cols example
+  - name: snapshot_int_line_items
+    relation: ref('int_line_items_amounts_calculated')
+    config:
+      enabled: true
+      strategy: check
+      check_cols: ['gross_item_sales_amount', 'net_item_sales_amount']
+      unique_key: order_item_id
+      persist_docs:
+        relation: true
+        columns: true
+# This snapshot has invalidate hard deletes as an example
+  - name: snapshot_orders_line_items
+    relation: ref('example_orders_line_items_source_for_snapshot')
+    config:
+      enabled: true
+      strategy: timestamp
+      unique_key: id
+      updated_at: order_updated_at
+      invalidate_hard_deletes: true
+      persist_docs:
+        relation: true
+        columns: true
+
diff --git a/snapshots/snapshot_int_line_items.sql b/snapshots/snapshot_int_line_items.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index 90bc550..0000000
--- a/snapshots/snapshot_int_line_items.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-{% snapshot snapshot_int_line_items %}
-
--- Example showing check columns strategy and using custom schemas (this is rare)
-
--- if you don't want to write to the same schema in development and prod, 
--- use environment-aware variable from dbt_project.yml
-
--- if you do not have a reliable updated at timestamp, checek columns for changes.
-
-{{
-    config(
-      target_database='analytics',
-      target_schema=var('example_target_snapshot_schema'),
-      unique_key='order_item_id',
-      strategy='check',
-      check_cols=['gross_item_sales_amount', 'net_item_sales_amount'],
-    )
-}}
-
-select * from {{ ref('int_line_items_amounts_calculated') }}
-
-{% endsnapshot %}
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diff --git a/snapshots/snapshot_stg_payments.sql b/snapshots/snapshot_stg_payments.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index adc61b2..0000000
--- a/snapshots/snapshot_stg_payments.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-{% snapshot snapshot_stg_payments %}
-
-{{
-    config(
-      target_database='analytics',
-      target_schema='snapshots',
-      unique_key='ID',
-
-      strategy='timestamp',
-      updated_at='_BATCHED_AT',
-    )
-}}
-
-select * from {{ source('stripe', 'payment') }}
-
-{% endsnapshot %}
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