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**Wedding photos**

# What Is a QR Code Photo Sharing App?

Learn how a QR code connects guests to one shared event album.

[**Create your event**](https://ownpix.app/#pricing)

Guests can share from their browser, with no app to download.

Your event

## The short answer

A QR photo sharing app connects a printed code to an event album. Guests scan it with their phone and add photos through the page that opens.

## A simple plan

### **Create an event**

Name the event and choose your settings.

### **Share the code**

Place it where guests naturally stop.

### **Guests upload**

They scan and choose photos on their phones.

### **Keep a copy**

Download the collection before storage ends.

## What happens after a guest scans?

With OwnPix, the QR code opens the event in a phone browser. Guests choose photos or videos and upload them; they do not need to install an app. Tell them if you have chosen a later reveal so they understand why the gallery is not visible yet.

## QR album, shared folder, or group chat?

| **Option** | **Useful when** | **Consider** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Event album | You want one place for guest uploads | Anyone with the link can access the revealed album |
| Shared folder | Your group already uses the same storage service | Check upload permissions before sharing |
| Group chat | You want a quick conversation | Photos sit among messages rather than in an event gallery |

## Put the code where it will be seen

Try the welcome table, bar, or dining tables. Write “Scan to add your photos” beside it and test a printed copy in the venue lighting. Send the link after the event for people who could not upload there.

## Do and don't

| **Do** | **Don't** |
| --- | --- |
| Test with a guest before printing all your cards | Assume every phone will scan a tiny code |
| Explain when photos will appear | Leave guests guessing about a delayed reveal |
| Download the album before storage ends | Rely on the event link as your only backup |

## How OwnPix helps

OwnPix gives each event a QR code and shared album. Choose when the gallery opens, then invite guests to contribute from their browsers.

## Frequently asked questions

## Bring everyone’s photos together

Choose your plan, pay once, and set up your event album.

[**Create your event**](https://ownpix.app/#pricing)