The single biggest factor in how many photos you collect is not the app. It is whether guests see the code at the moments they are already holding their phone.
Places that work
- Every table. A tent card per table is the highest-yield placement. Guests sit with their phones out between courses.
- The bar. People queue, they look around, they scan.
- The entrance or welcome table. Sets the expectation early. Pair it with a one-line explanation.
- On the live photo wall. The wall shows the QR code in the corner by default. Guests see their friends' photos on the screen and want theirs up there too. See show the wall on a TV.
- In the group chat, the night before. Send the upload link with a sentence. Half your photos from the ceremony arrive this way.
Places that do not work
- Only at the entrance. Guests walk past it once, at the moment they are least likely to stop.
- On the back of a menu or programme that gets left on the table.
- Printed too small. A code under 3 cm wide fails on older phones at arm's length.
The announcement
Ask the MC, celebrant or DJ to say it once, out loud, after the meal: "There is a QR code on your table; scan it and add your photos, no app needed." That one sentence typically outperforms every sign in the room.
