How does the wedding photo QR code work?
- 1 · You request your universe — through the request form. Within 24 business hours you receive your access code and a print-ready QR kit.
- 2 · You place the QR code on the day — table cards, entrance sign, menus. Guests scan it with their camera, pick a nickname, and drop their photos from the browser.
- 3 · You collect everything — a gallery sorted by guest, a full zip in one click, automatic Google Drive backup. The collection keeps growing for weeks after the wedding.
Where to place the QR code on the wedding day
Participation depends almost entirely on the code's visibility. The placements that make the difference:
- One card per table — next to the menu or place card, where every guest sits with their phone within reach.
- An A3 sign at the entrance or next to the guest book — the visual reminder as guests arrive and leave.
- The bar and the photo corner — the two places where phones come out the most.
Minimum size: 3 × 3 cm on a table, much larger on a sign. The complete wedding QR code guide details formats per support and the mistakes to avoid.
Why a QR code rather than a WhatsApp group?
- Original quality preserved — WhatsApp compresses every image aggressively; Photobooth returns files exactly as they were uploaded.
- Automatic sorting by person — every photo is attributed to the nickname that dropped it, instead of a chat thread buried under 800 messages.
- A private gallery, no phone numbers exchanged — the access code is the barrier; nobody has to join a group with 100 strangers. See the comparison of wedding photo sharing apps.
This is not a photo booth
The word "photobooth" often brings to mind the physical booth for hire — selfie machine, props, instant prints. Here there is nothing to rent, install or return the next day: the QR code turns your guests' phones into a collective photo booth. Where a physical booth rents for €200 to €900 a night and only captures what happens in front of it, the collaborative wedding gallery at €29 captures every viewpoint in the room, from the ceremony to the dance floor.
And after the wedding?
The gallery stays open for 6 months on the Soirée plan: latecomers drop their photos the following week, you follow up with the same QR code, and you download the final zip sorted by guest once the collection is complete. With Google Drive backup, every photo is already copied to your Drive as the evening unfolds.
Frequently asked questions
How do I create a QR code for my wedding photos?
With Photobooth there is nothing to generate yourself: the QR code comes with the universe. The flow: the organiser sends a request through the site's form and receives, within 24 business hours, an access code together with a print-ready QR kit — a high-resolution image pointing straight to the event's private gallery. All that remains is integrating it into the wedding stationery: table cards, entrance sign, menus. No external generator, no link shortener, no technical skill required. The QR code is permanent: it works before the wedding for rehearsals, on the day for the collection, and throughout the plan's retention period to chase latecomers. A full-scale test with two or three close friends, a week ahead, validates the whole journey.
Do guests need an app to scan the QR code?
No — neither to scan nor to upload photos. The native camera on iPhones and Androids has recognised QR codes for years: the guest opens the camera, points it at the code, and the gallery opens directly in the browser. They then pick a nickname and a personal 6-digit PIN — no account, no email, no download — and drop their photos in seconds. This total absence of friction is what drives participation: the least tech-comfortable guests, grandparents included, contribute as much as everyone else, since the only gesture required is the one they already use to read a restaurant menu. Across Photobooth events, between 55 and 75% of guests drop at least one photo when the QR code is clearly visible.
What size should a wedding QR code be printed at?
The baseline rule: never smaller than 3 × 3 cm on a support within arm's reach, such as a table card or a menu — below that, phone cameras struggle to lock onto the code, especially in evening light. For an entrance sign or a board next to the guest book, go much larger: at least 10 × 10 cm on A4, more on A3, so the code scans from a metre away. Contrast matters as much as size: dark code on a light background, with no decorative pattern crossing the modules. The decisive test happens before the final print run: scan the code at arm's length, then from a metre, with two different phones. The complete wedding QR code guide on the blog details formats per support and the common mistakes.
How much does a wedding QR code with a photo gallery cost?
The QR code itself is included in every plan — it is never billed separately. The free Discovery plan, with no credit card, lets you test the full journey with one universe, up to 200 photos and 30 days of retention. For the wedding itself, the Soirée plan at €29 one-time covers the whole event: unlimited photos with no per-guest cap, 6 months of retention, automatic Google Drive backup and a zip download sorted by person. There is no subscription, no renewal, no hidden cost. For comparison, renting a physical photo booth for one evening commonly costs between €200 and €900, for a result limited to the shots taken in front of the booth — whereas the QR code captures photos from every phone in the room.