Wedding photos
How do I create a QR code for my wedding?
A QR code is just a picture that holds a link, so the real decision is what the link opens. Create the photo album first, because then you get the code with it: on Gathmo the code is generated when you create the event and points permanently at your album. Download it, drop it into the wedding QR code generator to set it in your colour on a print-ready sign or table card, and print. If you use a generic generator instead, you have to supply a link yourself and make sure that link still works on the day. Either way, test the printed code with two different phones before the wedding, so there is no surprise at the table.
The short way: album first, code included
On Gathmo there is no separate "create a QR code" step. You create the event, and the code for that album is in the dashboard ready to download. It never changes, not even when you move from the free plan to a paid one later.
For print, use the generator under /tools: paste the code, pick your event colour, download a print-ready sign or table card. It runs in the browser, no design software.
Put a sentence on the sign that says what happens: "Scan to share your photos with us. No app needed." A bare code with no explanation gets scanned far less.
The long way: your own generator, your own link
Any QR generator turns a link into a code, and so does the browser: Chrome offers "Create QR code" under Share for the open page. That is a static code, free, and it never expires as long as the link behind it exists.
The risk is in the link, not the code. A link to a shared cloud folder sends every guest to a sign-in screen. A shortened link depends on the shortening service. And the dynamic codes generators sell on subscription can be redirected later and count scans, which a wedding does not need; when the subscription ends, the code on your table cards stops working.
Size matters more than style. About 1.2 inches on a table card is enough for a scan from 8 to 12 inches away. On a sign at the bar, 3 to 4 inches. Keep enough contrast between code and background, or the camera will not read it.
Common follow-ups
Can ChatGPT generate QR codes?
It can produce one, usually by writing and running a small script, and the result is a static code like any generator makes. It adds nothing over Chrome or a generator site, and you still need a link for it to point at. Test whatever it gives you with a phone before printing.
Can I print the code in our wedding colours?
Yes. The generator sets the code in your event colour. Keep the contrast between code and background high, or phones will struggle to read it.
How big should the printed code be?
About 1.2 inches on a table card, 3 to 4 inches on a sign. Test the print with two phones, once from the screen and once from paper.
Where to go next
- Wedding QR code generatorBuild a QR code in your event colour and download a print-ready sign or table card. No design software needed, free.
- QR code photo sharingThe code itself: printing it, placing it, repointing it later, and what a guest sees the moment they scan.
- How Gathmo worksThe whole flow in order: create the event, print the code, guests scan and upload, you moderate, you download the originals.
Related questions
- Is there a 100% free QR code generator?Yes: Chrome, the iPhone Shortcuts app, and any generator that makes static codes. What stays free for good, and what stops working after a 14-day trial.
- What is the best platform for sharing wedding photos?A QR-code album beats a shared cloud folder for wedding photos: guests upload with no app, no account, and no password. Here is how the options compare.
- What is the best app for collecting wedding photos?The best app for collecting wedding photos is the one your guests never have to install. Compare QR-code albums, cloud folders, and disposable-camera apps.