Your guests will take hundreds of photos you'll never see unless you make it easy to share them. A QR code on each table does that. Point it at a shared album, and the same code can lead to the professional photos once they're ready.
Choose where the photos go
You need a shared album that guests can add to from their phones. Common choices:
- Google Photos: make an album, share it, and turn on collaboration so others can add photos. Guests usually need to sign in to a Google account to add photos, though anyone with the link can look.
- A shared album on your phone's photo app, such as an iCloud shared album. These are easiest when most guests use the same kind of phone.
- A wedding photo-sharing service that lets guests upload in the browser without an account. Check its price, how long it keeps the photos, and whether you can download them all at the end.
Whichever you choose, test it from a phone that isn't yours: open the link, add a photo, and check it appears.
Why put a link you control on the sign
A code made straight from the album's address only ever opens that album. A short link such as thisisourwedding.co.uk/samandalex can change where it goes after printing, which suits how photos happen:
- Before the day, the link on your invitations goes to your wedding website.
- A few days before, switch it to the shared album, so the code on the table signs collects guests' photos.
- Afterwards, switch it to the gallery from your photographer, and put the same link on your thank-you cards.
Guests only ever need to remember one address, and nothing has to be reprinted.
Switch at least three days before
For the first 72 hours after a link is changed to a site that isn't a wedding website service, such as a photo album, guests see a short "you're leaving" page with a button to continue. It stops scammers misusing short links. After that the link goes straight through. So make the switch three days before the wedding, not on the morning, and scan the sign yourself the day before to check.
If you'd rather keep your website on the invitation link right up to the day, use a second link just for the table signs, point it at the album when you order the signs, and leave it there.
Make the table sign
- Print the QR code at least 4 cm square so it scans from across a table, with a clear white margin around it.
- Say what it's for: "Share your photos with us" is better than a code on its own.
- Print the link under the code for guests who'd rather type it.
- Put one on every table and one near the bar, where people wait with their phones out.
Every link we sell comes with a free printable A4 table sign and cut-out cards: see the example cards and sign. You add your names and choose wording such as "Our wedding photos" on the page, and nothing personal is sent to us.
A few things to check
- Signal at the venue. If it's poor, add a line telling guests they can share photos later from home: the link keeps working.
- Who can see the album. Anyone with the link can usually view it, so only share it with your guests.
- Download everything a few weeks after the wedding, so you have your own copy whatever happens to the album.
Our links cost £2.99 a month, with the QR code and printables included. You can change where yours goes as often as you like. Choose your link.
Updated 17 October 2026 · All guides