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

A QR code for your wedding photos is only as good as the number of guests who actually notice it. The couples who end the night with hundreds of pictures are rarely the ones with the most elaborate sign. They are the ones who put the code where people already are, more than once, so nobody has to go looking for it.

Here is where to place it, how many you need, and how to make sure each one scans the first time.

Start with the guest tables

The single highest-return spot is the tables. Guests sit there for a large part of the night, phone in hand, with a quiet minute between courses. A small card at each place setting, or one card per table in a little stand, gets seen by everyone who sits down.

• One code per table is plenty. A card at every place setting is even better if you are already printing them.
• Keep the instruction to a single line, something like "Scan to share your photos." Because there is no app to download and no account to make, it is worth saying so right on the card.

Put a welcome sign where guests arrive

A larger sign on an easel at the entrance sets the expectation early. It tells people that photos are wanted, and it gives anyone who took pictures during the ceremony somewhere to send them straight away, while the moment is fresh.

• Make the code large enough to scan from a step or two back.
• This is also the sign people tend to photograph for later, so it keeps working long after they have walked past it.

Cover the moments where photos actually happen

Think about where the loose, candid pictures get taken, and put a code nearby.

• The bar. People wait there, and it is where a lot of the happiest, least posed photos come from.
• The photo booth or backdrop, if you are setting one up.
• The back of the ceremony program or the dinner menu. A guest holding one already has the code in hand.

How many codes do you actually need

You do not need one on every surface, but a single sign by the door is not enough either. A good baseline for most weddings looks like this:

• One welcome sign at the entrance.
• One code per guest table.
• One at the bar.

For a hundred-guest wedding that is usually enough without feeling cluttered. The rule underneath it is simple: a guest should never have to hunt for the code. The moment someone thinks "I should send that photo," it should already be within arm's reach.

Say it out loud, once

No amount of signage works as well as a single spoken line. Ask whoever holds the microphone to mention, near the start of the reception, that photos are welcome and the little cards on the tables are how to share them. One sentence from the host does more than a dozen signs.

Make sure the code itself is dependable

Wherever it ends up, the code has to scan on the first try, or people quietly give up.

• Dark code on a light background, printed at good resolution.
• Leave a clear margin of empty space around it so cameras can lock on.
• Test it in the actual venue lighting before the day, from where guests will stand.

If you would rather not fuss with any of that, our free QR sign maker exports a print-ready code at the right size, and there is a short companion piece on what to write on the sign.

The simplest version of all this

Glint gives you one link and one QR code for the whole wedding. Put it on the tables, at the entrance, and by the bar, and every photo and video your guests upload lands straight in your own Google Drive, in full quality, yours to keep.

When you are ready, see how the QR code works, or look at the pricing. It is one honest price per event, with no subscription and no expiry on your memories.