Stories & updates

The Journal

Guides for gathering every photograph from your wedding, and quiet notes on what we are building along the way.

Update

The Live Slideshow Is Live

Guests' photos on a TV or projector about twenty seconds after they upload, a minute or so in a lull, and a join code sized by arithmetic, not taste.

A wedding guest photographing the couple on her phone at an outdoor ceremony
Guide

Can Wedding Guests Add to a Google Photos Album?

Guests can view a shared Google Photos album without an account. Adding photos is different, and Google's own instructions do not make that obvious.

3 min read

A long wooden reception table set with cream napkins, gold plates and a eucalyptus garland
Guide

Can Guests Upload to My Google Drive Without an Account?

Sharing a Drive folder does not let account-less guests add files, and a Google Form does not either. Here is what each one actually requires.

3 min read

Two hands holding a phone, the screen showing a just-taken photo of the bridal party
Guide

Do Wedding Photos Sent Over WhatsApp Lose Quality?

Yes, WhatsApp resizes photos sent through the photo picker. There is one way to send originals, and most guests will not know to use it.

3 min read

Update

The Shared Gallery Is Live

Your guests can now browse the whole collection at its own link. Every photo streams from your Google Drive at the moment someone looks at it, and we keep no copy of any of it.

Update

The Event Pass Is Live: One Honest Price, Yours Forever

Glint now has real pricing. One event, one price, no subscription, and every photo and video stays in your own Google Drive.

A wedding reception table set with place settings and greenery, where a photo-sharing QR card would sit.
Guide

Where to Put Your Wedding QR Code (and How Many You Need)

A QR code only works if guests can see it. Here is where to place your wedding code, how many you actually need, and how to make sure every one of them scans on the first try.

4 min read

Update

Custom QR Codes, a Live Dashboard, and Full-Quality Video

A look at what makes Glint feel effortless: a QR code you can design, a dashboard that updates in real time, and full-quality photos and videos, iPhone HEIC included.

Browse the guides to collecting photos from guests for the practical how-to, or the product updates for what we have been building.