Your photographer will capture the key moments of your wedding, but your guests see the day from hundreds of different angles. The trouble is getting those photos afterwards. Weeks of reminder messages usually produce a handful of blurry, compressed pictures.
A QR code solves most of this. Here's how to collect photos from your wedding guests, from setting it up to downloading everything at the end.
How a wedding QR code works
You create a gallery for your wedding and get a QR code that opens it. Guests point their phone camera at the code, the gallery opens in their browser and they upload their photos. With QRPix for weddings, they don't need an app or an account, which matters when your guests range from teenagers to great-aunts.
Five steps to collecting every photo
- Set up your gallery before the day. It takes a couple of minutes. Choose a plan based on your guest numbers.
- Tell guests in advance. Add the QR code to your order of service, invitations or wedding website.
- Put the code where people will see it. The welcome table, every dinner table, the bar and the photo booth area all work well.
- Get someone to mention it. One sentence from your best man or DJ makes a real difference.
- Send a reminder afterwards. Share the link the next day, when guests are looking back through their camera rolls.
Where to put your QR code
Guests are most likely to scan when they're sitting down or waiting. Table signs are the most useful spot because everyone passes one during the meal. QRPix includes a printable A3 poster for the entrance, and you can make your own flyers for the tables.
What to check before choosing a service
- Do guests need an app? Every extra step means fewer photos.
- Will you get full-quality photos? Messaging apps often compress them. QRPix keeps the full-quality originals.
- Can guests add video? On QRPix, video is on the Gold and Custom plans, as clips of up to 2 minutes.
- How long are photos kept, and can you download them all? QRPix galleries last 12 months, with one ZIP download.
- Can you remove photos? You should be able to, instantly.
- Is it a one-off price? A wedding is a one-off, so a subscription rarely makes sense.
Make it part of the day
A live gallery on a screen at the evening reception gets people sharing, because they can see their photos appear. On Silver and Gold, you can add photo challenges such as First Dance, which give guests a reason to keep snapping.
After the wedding
Download everything as one ZIP and keep a copy somewhere safe. Then you can pick your favourites for albums and thank-you cards. Plans start from a one-off payment: see the full pricing.