Your guests have brilliant cameras in their pockets. The trick is giving them somewhere to put their photos - somewhere that takes less effort than texting, emailing, or trying to remember a hashtag.
That's what a Gather & Group QR code does. Print it on a table card, stick it on a sign, or add it to your order of service. Guests scan it with their phone camera, their browser opens, and they upload photos straight to your private wedding album. No app download. No account creation. No fuss. Ten seconds from "I should share this" to "done."
Sign up, add your names and wedding date, and personalise your album page. Your unique QR code and sharing link are generated instantly.
Download your QR code as a high-resolution image and add it to whatever you're printing - table cards, welcome signs, menus, the order of service, even napkins if you're feeling creative. We provide the QR code in formats that work with any printer or designer.
On the day, guests point their phone camera at the QR code. A browser page opens - no app download, no sign-up form - and they can upload photos and videos directly from their camera roll. It works on every smartphone: iPhone, Android, old or new.
Every upload lands in your private album, organised and searchable. Our facial recognition automatically groups photos by the people in them, so you can find every shot of your mum, your flower girl, or your best man without scrolling through hundreds of images.
The difference between collecting 50 guest photos and 500 is almost entirely about visibility. The more places your QR code appears, the more guests will scan it.
This is the most effective placement. A small card on each table means guests see it while they're sitting, chatting, and reaching for their phones between courses. It's right there when the impulse strikes.
A framed sign catches guests as they arrive. Early uploads - pre-ceremony getting-ready shots, arrival photos, the venue looking pristine - set the tone and encourage others to contribute.
Guests often hold onto these throughout the ceremony. Including the QR code here means it's in their hands at one of the most photo-heavy moments of the day.
People congregate at the bar. They check their phones. They see a QR code. They scan it. Some of the best candid photos come from these casual in-between moments.
If you've set up a photo booth or selfie station, the QR code belongs here. Guests are already in "photo mode" - make it easy for them to upload what they've just taken.
Later in the evening, when the dancing starts and phones come out for videos, a visible QR code catches the party-hour content that's often the most fun to look back on.
You'll get photos from about three people, all in different formats, all on different timelines. The rest will mean to send them and never get round to it.
Requires typing a URL correctly (or finding an old email), signing into an account, and navigating a file system. Too many steps for most guests to bother with, especially after a few drinks.
Works for close friends but falls apart with larger groups. Photos get compressed, the conversation gets chaotic, and half your guests won't want to be added to yet another group chat.
Only captures photos from Instagram users who remember the hashtag and post publicly. Private accounts are invisible, and you're trusting a social media platform to store your memories.
One scan, one tap, photos uploaded. Works on every phone, requires nothing from guests except pointing their camera. Photos arrive in full quality in a private album with facial recognition sorting. It's the path of least resistance - and in wedding photo collection, least resistance wins.
Your QR code should feel like part of your wedding, not an afterthought stuck on a generic printed card.
No. Every modern smartphone can scan QR codes using the built-in camera app. When guests scan your Gather & Group QR code, their browser opens directly to your upload page. No app download, no account creation.
You can download your QR code as a high-resolution image and incorporate it into any design. The QR pattern itself needs to stay intact for scanning to work, but you can frame it, add colours around it, and place it within any layout.
Guests can take photos as normal and upload them later when they have a connection. Many of the best uploads come the day after the wedding when guests are home on WiFi.
Unlimited. There's no cap on the number of photos or videos, and no limit on how many guests can upload. Everyone at your wedding can contribute.
Yes - one QR code works for everyone. You don't need individual codes or guest-specific links. Print one code and put it everywhere.
Yes. Your album can collect photos across multiple events.
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