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Wedding QR code photo sharing, explained

A small card with a QR code on every table is the simplest way to collect your guests' photos and videos. Here's how it works, what to write, and where to put it.

Updated 2026-10-14 · by the DearSnap team

Short answerYou put a small card with a QR code on every table. Guests point their phone camera at it, the gallery opens in their browser, and they add photos and videos in seconds, with no app and no account. Everything lands in one private album you can download in full resolution.

How it works for your guests

  1. They open the camera and point it at the card.
  2. Your gallery opens in the browser. They type their name, or stay anonymous.
  3. They tap "Add photos & videos" and pick from their camera roll, or shoot something new.
  4. Everyone sees the album filling up through the night.

What to write on the card

Keep it to one invitation and one instruction. Copy any of these:

Share your photos with us 📸 Scan to add your photos and videos to our wedding album. No app needed.

Be our photographer! Scan the code and add everything you capture tonight, videos too.

Help us remember every moment 💛 Scan, add your photos and videos, and see everyone else's.

Add your names and the date, and you're done. The free QR card maker lays it all out, print-ready.

Where to put the cards

A QR code card next to flowers and a wine glass on a reception table

Mistakes that stop guests uploading

Next: the full step-by-step to collect every guest photo.

Questions couples ask

How does a wedding QR code for photos work?

The QR code opens your private wedding gallery in the guest's phone browser. They type their name (or stay anonymous) and add photos and videos from their camera or library. No app or account needed.

What should I write on a wedding photo QR code card?

A short invitation and one instruction, for example: 'Share your photos with us. Scan to add your photos and videos to our album. No app needed.' Add your names and the date.

How big should the QR code be?

At least 2.5 × 2.5 cm (1 inch), with a clear white border around it. Bigger is easier in dim reception light.

Where should the QR code cards go?

On every guest table, at the bar, next to the guest book and at the photo booth: wherever guests stand around holding their phones.

Do guests need to download an app?

Not with a browser-based gallery like DearSnap. Every modern iPhone and Android camera reads QR codes and opens the gallery directly.