How to get candid wedding photos from every guest's phone

The quiet hug, the table mid-laugh, the cousins on the dance floor at 1am — those happen away from the photographer's lens, but a dozen guests catch them on their phones. The problem is those photos scatter: they stay in camera rolls you never see, or trickle into a group chat for a week and then stop.

• Hashtags mix your photos with strangers' and depend on guests posting publicly.
• Group chats compress photos, bury them in messages, and miss anyone not in the chat.
• "Text me your pics" relies on memory days later — most never arrive.
• Shared drives ask guests to find a link, sign in, and upload — too much friction at a party.

We compared these honestly in how to collect photos from your wedding guests.

Give guests a single, frictionless place to shoot. With Flick you create an event roll and get a QR code. Guests scan it, type a first name, and take a few candid photos right in their browser — no app, no account. Every shot lands in one gallery, and it stays hidden until you reveal it after the wedding. It's the same idea as a digital disposable camera.

• Place the QR where guests pause — table cards, the bar, the welcome sign, the photo corner.
• Keep a shot limit. A few shots each makes people compose candid, intentional photos instead of dumping bursts.
• Say it out loud. A quick line from the MC or a sign — "scan to add your photos" — doubles participation.
• Only add photos of people who are okay with it. A small note on your sign keeps it respectful.

1. Create your roll and pick the per-guest shot limit.
2. Print the QR on table cards or share the link in your group chat.
3. Guests scan, add a name, and shoot through the night.
4. Reveal the gallery afterward and download everything.