A door hinge template may include a body defining a central portion and at least one alignment portion that extends from the central portion. The door hinge template may include an opening defined in the central portion, the opening configured to guide a cutting instrument to form the mortise for the hinge in a surface of a door jamb and in a corresponding surface of a door frame. First and second substantially parallel alignment surfaces may be disposed on opposite sides of each of the at least one alignment portions, wherein the first alignment surface may be configured to abut against the surface of the door when forming the mortise in the door jamb and the second alignment surface may be configured to abut against the surface of the door frame when forming the mortise in the door frame.