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**Comparison and alternatives**

# Wedding Hashtag vs QR Code

Compare a wedding hashtag with a shared QR photo album.

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

## The short answer

A hashtag helps guests share posts on social media; a QR album gives them a place to contribute to a shared collection. Use both if you want public posts and an event album.

## A simple plan

### **Choose what to collect**

Decide which moments belong in the shared album.

### **Set up the album**

Create your event and test its QR code.

### **Share both options**

Put a short instruction beside the code and hashtag.

### **Remind guests afterward**

Send the album link while uploads remain open.

## What happens to each photo?

|  | **Wedding hashtag** | **OwnPix QR album** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Guest action | Post on a social platform and add the tag | Open the album link and upload |
| Where photos appear | In individual social posts | In the shared event album |
| Who can see them | Depends on the platform and account settings | Anyone with the event link, once available |
| Guests without social media | Need another way to share | Can use their phone browser |
| Best for | Sharing public posts and following a tag | Collecting photos and videos in one place |

A hashtag is useful for guests who want to post, but it does not collect every photo taken. A shared link can also be forwarded, so tell guests who can access the album.

## Put both on one sign

> Share your photos: scan to add them to our album. Posting on social? Add #YourWeddingTag.

Use a tag that belongs to your event, test the QR code before printing, and invite guests to ask before posting photos of other people. Send the album link after the celebration for guests who want to upload later.

## Pick what fits your guests

Use a hashtag if public social posts are the goal. Use an album when you want a collection people can contribute to without posting publicly. They work together: one guest can add a private moment to the album and share a different photo on social media.

## How OwnPix helps

OwnPix collects guest photos and videos in an event album through a QR code or link. You can choose when the gallery reveals and download it before storage ends.

## Frequently asked questions

## Bring everyone’s photos together

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

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