QR Codes for Weddings: 9 Ideas, From RSVPs to Guest Photos

A QR code at a wedding saves guests from typing a link. Put one on the invitation for the wedding website and RSVP, one on each reception table for the shared photo album, and one by the dance floor for song requests. Use a dynamic QR code for anything that might change before the day, such as a seating chart or a playlist invite, so you can update the destination without reprinting.

1. Save-the-dates and invitations: open the wedding website

The wedding website holds everything guests ask about: date, venue, dress code, travel and hotels. A QR code on the save-the-date and the invitation takes them straight there, so you can keep the printed card short.

If the website's address might change, for example because you move it to another builder, a dynamic code lets you point the printed card to the new address.

2. RSVP cards: a short form instead of a reply card

A QR code on the RSVP card can open a form where guests answer in a minute: name, attending or not, number of guests, meal choice, dietary restrictions. If your wedding website has an RSVP form, link to it. In CodeQR, the Event page template already asks for name, email, phone, a choice field and dietary restrictions, and you can choose the fields your form asks for. You then read and export the responses to build the guest list.

To close RSVPs on the deadline, set an expiration date on the code and an expired URL, for example a page saying "RSVPs are closed, contact us directly". In CodeQR, expiration dates start on the Starter plan; this help article shows how.

3. Guest photos: a shared album everyone can add to

A code on each table can open a shared album where guests upload the photos from their phones. Google Photos supports this. Its help center describes shared albums for "an event, trip, or other occasion" and says "Viewers can add their own photos, videos, and comments." The album owner can turn off the Collaborate option to stop others from adding photos.

Google Photos also says a shared link "can be reset at any time". If you reset it, a static QR code on the tables stops opening the album. A dynamic code can be pointed to the new link.

4. Song requests: a collaborative playlist

Spotify lets you "Make any playlist Collaborative to let your friends add, remove, and reorder tracks." There is a catch for printed codes: when you choose Invite collaborators, Spotify "generates a link that's valid for 7 days." A static QR code printed with that link stops working a week later.

With a dynamic QR code, print the code once and point it to a fresh invite link the week of the wedding. For a playlist guests only listen to, a regular playlist link works too; see our page on QR codes for Spotify playlists.

5. Seating chart: one code at the entrance

A seating chart changes until the last day. Instead of a printed board, or in addition to it, put a QR code at the entrance that opens the chart as a web page or a PDF. Guests find their table on their phone, and when a table changes the night before, you update the file behind the code instead of reprinting.

6. Ceremony program and schedule

A code on the program or at the ceremony entrance can open the order of the day: readings, songs, the names of the wedding party, times for dinner and the first dance. It also helps guests who arrive late or step out.

7. Venue Wi-Fi

If the venue has Wi-Fi for guests, a Wi-Fi QR code lets them connect without asking for the password. It holds the network name and password directly, so it's a static code and needs no link. Our help article on Wi-Fi QR codes for guests shows how to make one.

8. Registry and directions

A code on the invitation insert or the website card can open the gift registry. Another can open directions to the venue or the hotel block, which helps guests on the day itself.

9. Thank-you cards: the photo gallery

After the wedding, a QR code on the thank-you card can open the photos: the professional gallery, the shared album, or a gallery page. CodeQR has a Gallery page type for this.

Tips before you print

• Test every code with an iPhone and an Android phone before the print run.
• Size the code for the distance. A code on a table can be small; a code on a sign across the room must be bigger. Our guide to QR code size for print has the numbers.
• Keep contrast high. A dark code on a light background scans best, even in a dim reception hall.
• Use one code per purpose, and add a short line under each one saying what it opens.
• Use dynamic codes for anything that can change. You can change the destination after printing, and you can see how many guests scanned each code.