Save Money On Your Wedding By Sharing Photos Via QR Codes

According to one industry website, the average cost of a wedding in the UK was £23,250 last year, a rise of 12% on 2023, while in 2022 it was £18,400. So, while we know it’s not very romantic to say this, getting married is not a cheap business, or getting any less expensive from one year to the next. At the same time, Statista reports that in February 2025, some 56% of households reported that their cost of living had gone up in the previous month.

So, understandably, couples across the UK are looking to save money on the cost of getting hitched, while retaining the joy of the day and keeping things stylish.

And one area in which you may be considering making savings is the photographic record of your special day. Naturally, you’ll want to create some special memories of what should be the best day of your life. But one industry insider reports that the average bill for a UK wedding photographer’s full-day package is typically around £1,500.

You could try asking a friend or family member to take pictures, but can you rely on their skills? Would it spoil their enjoyment of the occasion?

By using QR codes for your wedding imagery, you pay a fraction of what you’d pay to hire a professional photographer for the day. It’s an affordable and tech-savvy (yet uncomplicated) way of sourcing wedding photos, essentially by crowdsourcing them from your guests.

Using a simple QR code, guests upload pictures they’ve taken to a shared online album during the celebrations, without having to create a log-in or download an app. It means that, afterwards, you can download high-resolution images for your wedding album, having made significant savings on photography and prints.

There are a number of these, including:

• - High-quality prints: Save money without compromising on quality. Modern smartphones obviously take high-resolution images and everyone has one. The pictures you’ll get will be perfect for printing or creating albums.
• - Real-time sharing: This isn’t something a standard wedding snapper is likely to offer. But with QR codes, you can display a live photo gallery during the party, and make guests feel engaged and involved in your special day as they see shots they’ve taken on show. And, by the way, you’ll have complete control since you’ll have the chance to approve pictures before anyone else sees them.
• - Easily done: It really couldn’t be simper. Guests just scan the QR code and upload the images. They don’t have to be particularly technically minded.
• - A varied end result: As well as making guests feel part of your big day, you’ll get a variety of original, candid shots from many different perspectives. Indeed, you could well find you capture images a wedding photographer may not have done. This way, you won’t miss a moment of your once-in-a-lifetime occasion. Sure, you may get a few duds, but with so many photographers present, you’re bound to get a good range of quality shots which capture warm, funny and emotional memories.
• - Eco-friendly: You reduce paper waste by going digital with your imagery. Equally, your guests would all be travelling to your wedding anyway. But QR codes mean you don’t have the potential carbon emissions of a photographer’s special journey.

At EventsAlbum, we offer all of the above and more. Generate your QR code and link in seconds before sharing with your guests – as mentioned, there are no apps or log-ins. We don’t resize or reduce quality and offer unlimited storage for all your high-resolution images. We’ll even store your wedding photos for up to a year – download them all at your leisure whenever it suits you during this time.

Our QR code packages start from just £40 for a single event. Try a free demo to see how it works. Sign up today or email [email protected] or call (01252) 958 214 with any queries.