Whether you’re planning a wedding, a stag do, or a birthday party, life events are the perfect places to capture photos, and memories, of those you love. Sharing other people’s images is a great way to see your event through their eyes, experience any moments you missed, and relive the details all over again. 

But how do you get to see these images? Surely we’ve moved on from sharing a few grainy snaps with our friends via email? Luckily, we have! Here are some of the best ways to swap and share photos from any event: 

Use a Photo Sharing App

Photo sharing apps such as Dropbox or google photos are incredibly popular and a great way to share event images after an event. A photo-sharing service is an efficient way to save and organise your images without using up space on your own computers. Many of these apps will also include editing software so that you can manipulate the images to best suit your needs. 

There are some drawbacks to using photo-sharing apps for event photos, however. Because these apps work best when you are uploading a large number of images, they are often best used after an event to share photos, rather than used whilst an event is still taking place. This means that some attendees might forget to share their images, or it seems like way too much effort after the event. These apps also might not be the best option for events involving elderly family members, such as weddings, as individuals in this group are often frustrated by apps and find them difficult to use. Furthermore, if everyone is uploading photos to one place, this could create quite a bit of administrative work to manage. 

Use a Hashtag

If you’re celebrating a special occasion with many people who love sharing photos on social media, then giving your event its own hashtag is a great way to keep the photos in one place. #lucysbirthdaybash or #thesmithwedding, for example, will immediately bring all your photos together. An event hashtag can help generate rich conversations among attendees, helping them to bond: this is particularly useful for groups that didn’t know each other before the event. It is also cheap and easy to implement. 

But it is worth pointing out that your hashtag will be visible to other social media users, so you might want to be cautious about sharing personal images. Remember that anything you share online will be visible to potential employers, as well as your friends and family members.

Have an Event Specific QR Code Photo Album

The final option is to create an event-specific QR code via EventsAlbum. This is a handy tool that will allow everyone attending an event to simply scan the event-specific QR code (which you can put on your invitations, tickets, or on posters around the event) and then upload their photos. They won’t need to sign up or download an app, making it one of the easiest and most convenient ways to share event photos. 

After the event you can download the full high-resolution photos your guests uploaded, meaning that the quality of the images you receive is never compromised. This often isn’t the case with social media images, which can be shrunk to fit the platform.
They say a picture paints a thousand words, and images capture moments that will last a lifetime. So, no matter how you choose to share your event photos, make sure you have a plan in place to keep as many of them as possible. You won’t want to forget any of the details of your special event! At EventsAlbum, we offer a single event photo management solution from £30 which will guarantee to have your special events user-generated photography totally in control and captured. Check out a demo to see how it works. 

For the modern couple, using Quick Response (QR) codes is a great way to streamline communication with guests. But did you know that a well-placed QR code could also help to make your guests lives easier too? Here are five different ways that you can incorporate QR codes into your wedding day and use these to save your wedding guests hassle:

Add a QR Code to Your Seating Plan 

If you’ve spent hours agonising over your seating plan, making sure auntie Janet isn’t sat next to uncle John, and that the single bridesmaids are next to the eligible bachelors, then you want everyone to find the right chair with ease. Adding a QR code to your seating plan will allow your guests to carry a copy with them, and you can even use it to add brief bios of everyone on each table, making awkward introductions a thing of the past. 

Include QR Codes in Your Wedding Invitations 

Adding a QR code is a great way to simplify your wedding invitations, minimising the amount of physical, written information that you need to send your guests. You can focus on style over substance with your physical invitations, choosing a theme that best suits your day and including the most basic information such as the date, time and venue of your ceremony. Then add a QR code and let it do all the work for you! Your overall invitation will look clean and uncluttered as a result. This should also save some costs with printing invitations, and is much more environmentally friendly. 

Using QR codes for Wedding Pictures

Your wedding day is one you’ll never want to forget, so collecting wedding photos from guests is a great way to capture as many moments from your special day as possible. A problem many brides and grooms face is where can I have wedding guests upload photos? EventsAlbum allows couples to gather photos taken by their guests through the use of QR codes. Photo sharing for wedding ceremonies and receptions has never been easier! Collecting wedding photos from guests simply involves your guests scanning the QR code and then uploading the photo they want to share. Because they don’t have to download an app or input their personal details, your guests are much more likely to share their favourite photos with you. Even if there is a professional photographer at the wedding, individuals still capture lots of great photos of the bride and groom, so this is a great way to get visibility and create a digital photo album.

Keep People Talking at the Table 

If you’re worried that conversation won’t flow at the dinner table, or that people won’t have anything to do in the lull between courses, then simply add a QR code to your table numbers. This is sure to give your guests something to talk about! From fun activities and quizzes to a photo timeline of your relationship, link your QR code to something that will break the ice and add an extra, unforgettable element to your big day. If you don’t want to create a new code then this is also a good place to start collecting wedding photos from guests: don’t forget to ask them to strike a pose! 

Connect to Your Wedding Registry

Finally, asking for wedding gifts can feel crass and uncomfortable for many couples, so why not let a QR code do the hard work for you? Adding a code to your wedding website or wedding invitations that links directly to your gift list is a subtle and more understated way of presenting it with a modern flair. You can also have this update as things are ticked off the list so it always remains live. 

Using QR codes is a great way to add a modern twist to any wedding. Don’t forget to include information on how your guests (particularly elderly guests) can easily download a QR scanner, and remember to blend the QR code into your designs so that it doesn’t look too formal or official. Many QR codes are scannable by simply utilising your smartphone camera, so everyone should be able to manage. You’ll enjoy a convenient, technologically advanced and more environmentally friendly wedding in no time.