Collect every wedding guest photo in one private gallery.
Guests scan one QR code and upload from any phone. You keep the approved originals — in your gallery and in your own cloud.
- ✓One QR code on the table card, scan and upload
- ✓No app install and no guest account ever
- ✓Full-resolution photos and videos preserved
- ✓Approved originals mirror to your own cloud
- ✓Private gallery with host moderation built in
- ✓Live slideshow on the venue screen
How wedding guest photo sharing works
Create your wedding gallery, print the QR code, and collect — that is the whole system. You name the event and download the QR as a printable PDF in under ten minutes; the code goes on table cards, the welcome sign, the back of the program, and the slideshow screen. A guest raises a phone, points the camera at the code, and the upload page opens in the browser they already trust — branded with your names, understood in two seconds.
One QR code works because a wedding crowd is mixed. Older relatives, friends with ancient Androids, kids with borrowed phones — everyone has a camera and a browser, and nobody has patience for an app store at a reception. Every photo, video and voice message lands in one private gallery as it happens, and you watch it fill up live.
- ✓Create the gallery and download your QR sign — under ten minutes
- ✓Guests scan from any phone; the upload page opens in the browser
- ✓Photos, videos and voice messages land in one private gallery, live
Do guests need an app or an account?
No — guests scan the QR code and the upload page opens in the phone's own browser. There is nothing to install on iPhone or Android, no account to create, no password, and nothing left on their phone after the wedding. A guest picks a display name and uploads; most finish their first upload in under thirty seconds with zero instructions.
This matters more at a wedding than anywhere else. The photos you most want are held by the people least willing to install anything: grandparents, colleagues, plus-ones. Every install step loses a slice of the room, and each lost guest is a pocketful of photos you never see. The only practical caveat is a phone too old to run a modern browser — for those guests, and for anyone who prefers to talk, the audio guestbook takes a phone call instead.
Where do the wedding photos go?
Every upload lands in your private wedding gallery, and every approved original is also mirrored to a cloud account you own — Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Amazon S3, or any WebDAV server. The mirror is a second copy, not the only copy: your gallery keeps working for viewing, the slideshow and downloads, while the originals accumulate in your own cloud at full resolution.
You hired a photographer for the formal shots. But most of the day's photos are in your guests' phones — the candid kitchen-disco moments, the toast, the kids running through the dance floor. Without a collection point they end up buried in group chats and camera rolls. Galeira puts them in one place, and then puts a copy of that place somewhere no app — including ours — can take away from you. Full-resolution files, EXIF intact, verifiable in a backup receipt that names the destination every file reached.
- ✓Five mirror destinations: Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, S3, WebDAV
- ✓The mirror is a second copy alongside your hosted gallery
- ✓Backup receipt shows every original and the destination it reached
Set up your wedding QR sign
The QR code only collects photos if guests actually see it, so the sign is half the system. Galeira generates a print-ready sign with your code; put one at the welcome table where every guest pauses, repeat it on table cards where phones already sit, and add it to the program and the bar. A short instruction line beats a clever one — "Scan to share your photos with us" outperforms wordplay every time.
Use the free sign templates to get a printable version in minutes, and test-scan the printed code from two metres before the day. The wedding QR-code sign guide covers sizes, placement, and the copy that gets uploads.
Is the wedding gallery private?
Yes — the gallery is private by default and reachable only through the QR code or link you share. There is no public discoverability, no search indexing of your gallery, and no social feed. You can add a passcode, restrict viewing, and close uploads on a date you choose.
Moderation is yours too. Switch on hold-for-approval and every new upload waits in a review queue until you approve it — useful for sensitive moments, children in the frame, or anything you would rather vet before it appears on the venue screen. The live slideshow only ever shows what you have approved.
- ✓Private by default — only the QR or link reaches the gallery
- ✓Optional passcode and viewing restrictions
- ✓Hold-for-approval review queue before anything goes live
What does wedding photo sharing cost?
Free covers a real wedding trial: up to three events at a time, 50 photos per event — or 5,000 per event once you connect your own cloud — with QR upload and no guest accounts, ever. Event Duo is $24, once, for two events: unlimited guests, original-quality photos and videos, the gallery kept a full year from the event date, uploads open for 30 days after the day itself, and every approved photo mirrored to the cloud you connect. No subscription.
Two events means the rehearsal dinner or the morning-after brunch gets the same treatment as the wedding, or the second credit keeps for the next milestone. Account plans exist for planners and venues who run events every month.
Back up originals to a cloud you already own.
Galeira stores the event gallery so guests can view and download it, but the important part is ownership. When you connect a cloud destination, approved originals mirror to a place you control: Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, S3, or WebDAV. The backup-status page shows what copied, what is pending, and what needs attention.
External cloud-provider outages and account deletions are outside Galeira's control — which is exactly why the receipt matters. You can verify, retry, and export while your archive is active.
Questions hosts ask before they create the QR
Do guests need to download an app?
No. Galeira opens in the phone's default browser as soon as the guest scans the QR code. There is nothing to install on iOS or Android, and nothing left on the phone after the wedding.
Do guests need an account?
No. Guests pick a display name and upload. There is no email verification, password, or social login. The host controls who can reach the upload page by sharing the QR code and the optional passcode.
Can guests upload videos?
Yes. Videos are first-class on Galeira and upload through the same page as photos. The original file is preserved, and the host sees clips inline in the gallery.
What if my wedding is multi-day — rehearsal, ceremony, brunch?
Use one QR code across all of it — the album automatically groups photos by day. On a paid event, sub-galleries can split the same QR into ceremony, reception and brunch sections, so guests' photos land in the right bucket.
Can guests upload after the wedding is over?
Yes. On Event Duo uploads stay open for 30 days after the event date and the gallery is kept a full year — perfect for honeymoon arrivals or photos guests forgot to share.
Can I approve photos before they appear?
Yes. You can switch on hold-for-approval so every new upload waits in a review queue until you tap approve. This is useful for sensitive moments, children in the frame, or anything you would prefer to vet before it appears on the venue screen.
Can I download everything?
Yes. The host dashboard offers bulk download of the full-resolution originals as a single archive. Photos and videos keep their original file size and metadata.
Can Galeira back up to Google Drive?
Yes. Google Drive is one of the five supported mirror destinations, along with Dropbox, OneDrive, S3, and WebDAV. Approved originals are copied into a folder inside the account you connect.
What happens if Galeira shuts down?
Connect a cloud and your album mirrors to it — the copies live in your own account, so they survive even if Galeira is unavailable. Your memories shouldn't depend on any single app, including ours. That durability is the reason Galeira exists.
How long does setup take?
Most couples set up a wedding event in under ten minutes. You name the event, pick a date, connect a cloud destination if you want mirroring, and download the QR code as a printable PDF.
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Guests scan, upload, and view the gallery. You keep full-resolution originals backed up to your own cloud.