Wedding QR Code
Table cards that collect every guest's photos, invitations that open your wedding site, registries one scan away — dressed in frame art that belongs on stationery. Pick a frame, match your colors, and download only after your browser has decoded the artwork back to your exact link.
Keepsake print checklist
- Keep the white margin around the code — it is the quiet zone scanners need, not empty space to crop.
- Size for the moment: 2 × 2 cm of code is the floor for cards and tags; photo-woven codes reward 4 cm or more; distant reveals want one tenth of the scanning distance.
- Matte paper over gloss — glare is the most common keepsake scan failure.
- Scan a test print with a real phone before the moment that matters.
A worked example, rendered by the real engine
Generated at build time by the same engine as the tool above — the floral frame around an untouched code panel. It encodes:
https://example.com/album/ella-and-sam
Version 5 at 37×37 modules, error correction H. Scan it from the screen — it works.
The guest photo pipeline, start to finish
- Create the shared album first. Google Photos shared album, iCloud Shared Album, or a self-hosted gallery — anything with an "anyone with the link can add" mode. You own the album; this site never touches it.
- Encode the invite link, not the album page. Use the service's join/upload link so a guest's first scan lands on "add your photos", not a login wall. Test the flow in a private browser window pretending to be a guest.
- One framed code per table, plus one at the bar. Table tents catch dinner photos; the bar code catches the dance floor. Caption each with the ask: "Share your photos with us".
- Keep the code after the wedding. The album keeps receiving photos for weeks — relatives at home scan the code from a mailed thank-you card, and the same code still works because the link is encoded directly.
Print sizing across wedding stationery
- Table tents and place cards: code at 3–4 cm; guests scan from a seated arm's length.
- Invitations and RSVP inserts: 2.5–3 cm keeps the code subordinate to the typography while staying reliable.
- Welcome sign: scanned from 1.5–2 m standing, so 15–20 cm of code — one tenth of the distance is the rule that scales.
- Thank-you cards: the full framed artwork at 6–8 cm doubles as the card's back design.
- Every size: the white quiet zone stays; print a single test and scan it before the full stationery order.
The honest section about "editable" wedding codes
Many wedding QR services rent you a redirect: the printed code points at their server, which forwards guests to your album — as long as the subscription lasts. That is how codes "expire". Ours cannot: your link is inside the image itself. The trade-off is that the printed code cannot be re-pointed later, so put the code on a page or album you control — then you can change what guests see without reprinting anything.
Wedding code FAQ
What do couples actually use wedding codes for?
The big three: collecting guest photos (the code opens a shared album where guests upload their shots), linking the digital invitation or wedding website, and pointing to the registry. Table cards with a photo-upload code are the highest-value spot — guests scan while the moment is fresh.
Which frame should I pick?
Floral suits invitations and table settings; the ring frame reads instantly as engagement or wedding; classic fits formal stationery; confetti fits the party. All five frames leave the code untouched on its white panel, so the choice is purely aesthetic — every one is verified scannable the same way.
Can I match the frame to our wedding colors?
Yes — the frame color control recolors the art. Colors only touch the decoration: the code itself stays dark-on-white, because scanners binarize the image and need that contrast.
Will the codes on printed invitations still work years later?
Yes. The link is encoded directly into the image — no shortener, no redirect service, nothing that can lapse. Keep the destination on a page you control and the framed code from your invitation will still work on your anniversary.
How big should a table-card code be?
At least 2 × 2 cm for arm’s-length scanning; 3–4 cm is comfortable for a table card. Always keep the white quiet-zone margin, and scan a test print with a real phone before ordering the full set.
For the question that comes first, see the proposal code; the photo code blends an engagement photo into the code itself; and gift tag codes handle the favor boxes. A year on, the baby reveal code tends to be the sequel.