How a wedding photo QR code works
- You create your album and get a short link, like
sharephotos.wedding/emma-jack, with a QR code that opens it. - You print the QR code on a card, sign or table number and put it where guests will see it.
- Guests scan and upload. The phone camera opens your upload page, and guests choose photos and videos from their camera roll or take a new one.
- You collect everything in one place. Photos arrive in your dashboard as they're uploaded, in full original quality.
Where to put the QR code at your wedding
The best spots are places guests already stop and wait, ideally with their phone already in hand:
- Welcome sign at the entrance. Everyone walks past it, so this is a good place to set the expectation early.
- Table cards or table numbers. Guests sit at them for hours, and dinner is when most people scroll back through their photos.
- The bar and the photo booth. Queues are the perfect moment to upload.
- Programs and menus, as a small QR code in the corner.
- A reminder on screen. If you run the live slideshow, it shows your link along the bottom so guests see where to add theirs.
Ask your MC or DJ to mention it once during the evening. A single announcement usually gets a wave of uploads.
What to write on your QR code sign
Short and specific works best. A few ideas you can use as they are:
- “Help us see the day through your eyes. Scan to add your photos.”
- “You took the photos, now share them! Scan with your camera. No app needed.”
- “Caught a moment we missed? Drop it in our album.”
- “Scan me before you leave. We'd love every blurry, candid, dance-floor photo.”
Printing tips so it actually scans
- Size: at least 3 × 3 cm (about 1.2 in) on table cards. For a sign people read from a few steps away, go much larger: a common rule of thumb is to make the code about a tenth of the scanning distance wide.
- Contrast: dark code on a light background. Avoid gold foil and low-contrast pastels for the code itself.
- Leave a margin of white space around the code, and never stretch or crop it.
- Matte over glossy: gloss reflects venue lighting and can stop phones from reading it.
- Test it with two or three different phones before you print the full run.
We create every QR code with the highest error correction, so it still scans if a card gets a little scuffed or folded by the end of the night.
Why the short link under the QR code matters
Some guests won't scan, because of older phones, a cracked camera, or they just prefer typing. That's why every card prints your readable link, sharephotos.wedding/your-names, under the code. It also works in a group chat, a thank-you message or your wedding website.
Questions
Is the wedding QR code really free?
Yes. Creating your QR code and album is free, and the free plan includes up to 20 photo and video uploads from your guests. No card needed.
Do guests need to download an app?
No. Guests point their phone camera at the QR code and upload straight from the browser. There's no app to install, no account to create and no password to remember.
Will my QR code stop working?
Your QR code points to your album's link, so it keeps working as long as your album exists. It isn't a temporary link from a QR generator site.
Can guests upload videos too?
Yes. Guests can upload photos and videos, including long videos from their phone.
Can I put the QR code on my own design or a Canva template?
Yes. Download the QR code as PNG or SVG from your dashboard and place it on any design: a welcome sign, table numbers, menus or programs.
What if a guest's camera won't scan it?
Every card prints your short link under the QR code, like sharephotos.wedding/emma-jack. Guests can type it into any browser.
How do we get the photos?
Photos appear in your private dashboard as guests upload them. You can play them as a live slideshow and download everything in full quality as one ZIP file.
Planning how to gather everyone's photos? Read how to collect photos from wedding guests.