How do I make a QR code for wedding pictures?
Create a free Candid Cam wedding album and you get a QR code at once. Print it on a sign or table cards. Guests scan it with their phone camera and upload photos and videos in the browser.
Wedding photo QR code
QR code for wedding pictures: one scan, every guest photo.
Print one QR code. Guests scan it with their phone camera and upload photos and videos in the browser, with no app or account. Every upload waits in your private review queue until you approve it.
Free to start. No card.
US$35 per wedding when you need more photos or videos. You pay once.
Step by step
How to make a QR code for wedding pictures
- 01
Create your wedding album
Add your names and the wedding date. Candid Cam makes the QR code for you. It is free to set up, and you need no card.
- 02
Print the QR code sign
Put the same code on a welcome sign, table cards and menus. Make the sign with the free QR code sign template.
We give you the sign file. You choose how to print or show it. - 03
Guests scan and upload
The code opens your upload page in the phone’s browser. Guests add photos and videos with no app and no account. They see a privacy and consent notice before they upload.
- 04
Approve, then share the album
Every upload waits in your private review queue. You choose what goes into the shared album, then send one link to everyone.
Placement
Where to put your wedding photo QR code
Put the code where guests stop and wait, and use the same code everywhere. Copy the sign wording and day-after text from the guest instructions page.
- A welcome sign at the ceremony or reception entrance.
- Small cards on each table, next to the place settings.
- The bar, the photo booth area and the dessert table.
- The program, the menu or the wedding website.
- A thank-you text the day after, for late uploads.
Cost
What a wedding photo QR code costs
The QR code and the sign are free. You pay only when you need more photos or videos, once per wedding. Prices are in US dollars; checkout shows your local currency.
| Plan | Price per wedding | Uploads (photos and videos) | Of which videos | Album kept |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | US$0 | 50 | 0 | 30 days after the wedding |
| Social | US$35 | 200 | 60 | Until you delete them |
| Plus | US$69 | 500 | 150 | Until you delete them |
See the full pricing, or compare it with disposable cameras in the cost calculator.
Compared
A QR code compared with group chats, drives and hashtags
Group chat
Every photo goes to everyone in the chat at once, compressed.
Shared drive link
Anyone with the link sees every upload as soon as it lands.
Wedding hashtag
Photos mix with strangers’ posts and stay public. Guests who do not post are missed.
Candid Cam QR code
Uploads stay private until you approve them. Then one link shares the album.
Thinking of Google Photos? See the Google Photos QR code comparison, or how the wedding photo sharing app works for guests.
Are wedding photo QR codes safe to scan?
The FBI has warned that criminals put fake QR codes over real ones to send people to pages that ask for logins or payment details. A wedding photo QR code should never ask for those. Read the FBI notice.
- The code opens your upload page on candidcam.app. Guests can check the address before they upload.
- Guests never enter a password, a card number or any payment details.
- Guests do not install an app or make an account.
- You print your own signs. Check them at the venue, so that nobody can put a different code over yours.
Questions about QR codes for wedding pictures
Do guests need an app to upload wedding photos?
No. The QR code opens a page in the phone’s browser. Guests upload photos and videos with no app and no account.
How much does a QR code for wedding photos cost?
Free covers your first 50 photos, with no videos and no card. Social is US$35 per wedding for 200 uploads, up to 60 of them videos. Plus is US$69 for 500 uploads, up to 150 of them videos. You pay once; there is no subscription.
Are wedding photo QR codes worth it?
Yes, if guests can upload in a few seconds. Most guest photos stay in camera rolls and group chats. One QR code on every table brings them into one album that you control.
Can guests see each other’s photos?
Not before you approve them. Uploads wait in your private review queue. Guests see only the photos and videos that you put in the shared album.
How long do the photos stay?
Free galleries expire 30 days after the wedding ends. Paid albums stay until you choose to delete them, and you can download the photos and videos.
Make your wedding QR code now.
It takes a few minutes and costs nothing to start.