A QR code for your wedding photos

Put a QR code on the tables and every guest can add the photos and videos they take straight from their phone, with no app and no account. They all land in one album for you, at full size, and if you'd like, they go up on a big screen at the reception as the night goes on.

A printable QR code sign for a wedding, in blush with little flowers

How it works for your guests

This is wedding photo sharing at its simplest: one code, every guest, one album.

  1. They scan the codeWith the ordinary camera on their phone, iPhone or Android. A page opens in the browser with your names and the date, in the same look as your cards.
  2. They type a first nameJust so you know who took what. There's no app to download, no account and no password.
  3. They shareTake a photo there and then, or choose a handful from the camera roll at once, videos included. Each one shows a little progress bar and a tick when it's in.
  4. You keep everythingEvery photo goes into one album for you, at full size. Guests can look through it and heart their favourites, and you can download the lot whenever you like.

Where to put the QR codes

  • On every table. The most important place by far. People scan when the code is right in front of them, during the long gaps between courses.
  • At the bar and beside the big screen, on a poster, so people who've just seen their friends' photos go up can join in.
  • On the welcome sign or table plan, so guests know from the moment they arrive and share the drinks reception too.
  • In the order of service, if you'd like the ceremony photos as well. Ask guests to wait until afterwards to take them.

We'd leave it off the invitations and the thank-you cards. Guests who scan weeks before find an event that hasn't started, and by the time thank-you cards go out, uploads have usually closed.

Every event comes with table cards, postcards, business cards, a sign and posters in the same look as your screen. See all the QR card formats. If you've had stationery designed, download the code on its own and give it to your designer.

The page guests see after scanning the QR code, with Take a photo and Choose photos buttons
What guests see after scanning

The photos already on their phones, and the ones from the next day

Guests can choose photos they've already taken, not just new ones, so the getting-ready photos from the morning and the shots from the drinks reception all go in. On the Event plan, uploads stay open until a week after the wedding, so whoever forgot on the night can add theirs from the hotel breakfast or the sofa a few days later.

Full quality, and downloading them all

Each photo is sent twice: a smaller copy first so it shows up quickly, then the original at full size in the background. When you download, you get the originals, videos included, in one zip file from your event's page.

And on a big screen at the reception

The same QR code can put every photo on a screen at the venue as it's taken, as a live slideshow through the meal and the dancing, with guests' messages in between. It's the part people talk about afterwards, and it's what gets them sharing. There's more on our wedding photo wall page.

Why not just a Google Photos or Dropbox link?

You can put any link on a QR code, and a shared Google Photos album or a Dropbox file request does work. Plenty of couples do it. The differences are worth knowing, though.

If you'd like to compare every method, from the WhatsApp group to disposable cameras, see our guide to collecting photos from your guests.

Questions

Do guests need an app or an account?

No. They scan the QR code with their phone's camera, type a first name, and share. It works on any iPhone or Android phone.

Can guests upload photos they've already taken?

Yes. They can choose several photos and videos from their camera roll at once, as well as taking new ones.

Can guests add photos the day after the wedding?

Yes. On the Event plan uploads stay open until a week after the wedding. On the Free plan they close the morning after.

Are the photos full quality?

Yes. A smaller copy goes first so the photo appears quickly, and the original follows in the background. Your download has the originals.

Can we match the QR cards to our wedding stationery?

The cards come in the same fonts, colours and background as your screen, which you choose. For stationery you've had designed, download the code on its own as a PNG or SVG and add it in.

How many photos can our guests share?

Up to 2,000 photos and 100 videos on the Event plan, which is more than most weddings share. The Free plan takes 25 photos, enough to try it out at home first.

More answers in the questions on the home page.