Every photo
from the night.
One code.

Photobooth is a collaborative photo gallery that runs entirely in the browser, with no app to install. The host creates a universe — a private space dedicated to one event — and receives an access code along with a QR code to print or share. On the day, each guest scans the QR code, picks a nickname and a personal 6-digit PIN, then drops their photos straight from their phone, during or after the party. Photos are organised per person, in named film rolls (ceremony, cocktail hour, afterparty…). On the other side, the host gets an admin panel: every photo sorted by guest, moderation tools, a one-click zip download of the whole collection, and an optional automatic backup to their own Google Drive. As an order of magnitude, a 100-guest wedding typically produces between 600 and 1,200 photos collected this way.

No, no account is needed: no email address, no password, no app to install. To join, a guest scans the event's QR code (or types the access code), picks a free-form nickname — "marie" or "uncle-john" — and a personal 6-digit PIN that lets them find their gallery again later, from any phone. Everything runs in the browser, on iPhone and Android alike. This removes friction exactly where it matters most: every extra signup step loses contributors, especially the least tech-comfortable guests. It is also a privacy advantage: Photobooth collects neither emails nor phone numbers from guests — only a nickname and their photos. Across Photobooth events, between 55 and 75% of guests contribute photos on average.

For a wedding, the right plan is usually Soirée: €29 as a one-time payment — no subscription — for one event, with unlimited photos, 6-month retention and automatic Google Drive backup. For comparison, renting a physical photo booth commonly costs between €200 and €900 for a single evening. The free Discovery plan lets you try the service in real conditions: one universe, up to 200 photos, 30-day retention — enough for a trial run or a small gathering. For frequent organisers (photographers, wedding planners, companies), the Studio plan at €59 per month offers unlimited universes, unlimited retention, a custom domain and priority support. The full breakdown of all three plans, with every limit and option, is on the pricing page.

Yes. All data is hosted in the European Union (Vercel infrastructure and an EU-region database) and nothing is transferred outside the EU. Photobooth collects the strict minimum: a nickname and photos — no guest emails, no phone numbers — and uses no advertising trackers. Each guest keeps control of their own photos and can delete them at any time; the host can also moderate or remove any content from the admin panel. Galleries are isolated per event: without the access code nobody gets in, and there is no public link that could leak. Data deletion requests are handled within 7 business days, as described in the privacy policy. Finally, the Google Drive backup uses Google's restricted drive.file scope: the app can only access folders it created itself.

On the Soirée plan (€29, one-time payment) and the Studio plan (€59 per month), the number of photos is unlimited, with no cap per guest: everyone can drop as many shots as they like. The free Discovery plan is limited to 200 photos over 30 days, which is enough to test the service or cover a small event. To estimate the volume to expect: a 100-guest wedding generally produces between 600 and 1,200 photos, with an observed participation rate of 55 to 75% of guests and an average of around 18 photos per contributor. A bachelorette party or a birthday with twenty people naturally produces a more modest volume. Whatever the count, photos stay sorted by nickname and film roll, and both the zip download and the Google Drive backup cover the entire collection.

Retention depends on the plan: 30 days on Discovery (free), 6 months on Soirée (€29), unlimited on Studio (€59 per month). Six months leaves ample time to collect wedding photos, share them with family and turn them into an album. Beyond that, two mechanisms let you keep the photos indefinitely, whatever the plan: the full zip download from the admin panel, and the Google Drive backup (included from the Soirée plan), which automatically copies every photo into a "Photobooth/" folder in your personal Drive, sorted by guest. Once the files are in your Drive or on your computer, they are yours and remain accessible with no time limit. It is therefore a good habit to trigger the zip or the Drive backup before your plan's retention period ends.

Yes, in two complementary ways. From the admin panel, one click downloads a complete zip file containing every photo of the event, organised into folders by guest nickname — handy for archiving, sharing with the couple or handing over to the photographer. A single guest's zip can also be downloaded separately. In parallel, the Google Drive backup (Soirée and Studio plans) automatically and incrementally copies each new photo to a "Photobooth/" folder in your personal Drive, always sorted by guest: the collection builds itself throughout the evening, with no intervention. Guests, on their side, can retrieve their own photos one by one (compatible with the iOS camera roll) or as a zipped multi-selection. No photo is compressed or cropped along the way: files are returned exactly as they were uploaded.

Visibility is controlled by a single switch in the admin panel, at any time. In private mode — the default — each guest only sees their own photos: nobody stumbles on anyone else's shots, which suits events where discretion matters. In shared mode, every guest in the universe sees everyone's photos, like a common wall of the party. In both cases, the host keeps the complete view of all photos. Independently of this setting, shared film rolls offer a middle ground: common albums visible to all — "the bride", "the speeches" — where any guest can contribute, while the rest of their gallery stays personal. Switching between modes is reversible at any time and never alters or deletes a single photo.

Uploading photos requires an internet connection, over 4G/5G or WiFi, since files are sent to the online gallery. However, poor network coverage on the night is not a blocker: guests take their photos normally with their phone camera, then drop them into the gallery as soon as they get signal back — later that night, the next day or the following week. The gallery stays open for the plan's entire retention period (30 days on Discovery, 6 months on Soirée), which gives latecomers plenty of time to complete the collection. For venues known for poor coverage — countryside estates, basement halls — a simple trick is to print the venue's WiFi code right next to the QR code on your table signs.

Yes, on the Soirée and Studio plans. The connection takes one click from the admin panel, through Google's official consent screen. The backup then runs incrementally: every new photo dropped by a guest is automatically copied to your Drive, into a "Photobooth/" folder organised by nickname, with no configuration or intervention. An important privacy point: Photobooth uses the most restricted scope Google offers (drive.file), meaning the app can only see folders and files it created itself — never the rest of your Drive. Access can be revoked at any time from your Google account settings. This backup is a durable, independent copy: even after the gallery's retention period ends, the photos remain in your personal Drive.