Wedding Photo Gallery QR for Guests: PWA, Add to Home Screen

The fastest way to get wedding guests into the photo gallery is a printed QR card on the table: scan, the gallery opens as a web app, guests add it to their home screen and check back all evening. No app store, no typed link, no "what's the website?" - here is the setup and the print checklist.

TL;DR

One printed QR per table opens the couple's gallery - no app install, no typed link.
The gallery works as a PWA: guests can add it to their home screen in one tap.
Static QR codes never expire, so the card keeps working after the wedding.
FotoOwl's free QR tool includes wedding table card templates, no sign-up.

Why this matters

Guest photo access dies at the link. A gallery URL recited at the reception is mistyped; a WhatsApp forward gets buried under the next forty messages; an app-store install is a barrier nobody crosses mid-celebration. The QR card removes every one of those steps: point the camera, tap, you are in.

And because the gallery runs as a PWA (progressive web app), the second visit is even faster - guests who tap "Add to Home Screen" keep the gallery on their phone like an app, without the app store.

The setup

Copy the gallery's short link from the FotoOwl event.
Generate the QR with the free QR tool using the wedding table card template - it carries the couple's names and a "scan for photos" line.
Print one card per table (or one large sign at the entrance), at least 2 cm of QR per expected scanning distance.
Tell the room once. The emcee or the couple announces it; the cards do the rest.

Guests scan, browse, and - via face search - find their own frames with a selfie instead of scrolling.

The PWA step: add to home screen

Inside the gallery, guests can add it to their home screen like an app:

No app store. The browser offers "Add to Home Screen"; one tap and the gallery sits on the phone with its own icon.
One tap to return. During the reception, guests reopen the gallery as new live frames land - see live camera-to-guest-phone delivery.
After the wedding, it keeps working. The home-screen icon still opens the finished gallery weeks later, when the full edited set has replaced the live feed.

Print checklist

Dark code on a light card, with clear space around the QR.
Test-scan the printed card from arm's length before the batch is printed - screens lie, prints do not.
Static QR, not a redirect service, so the code never expires with a subscription (how static QR works).
A short caption on the card: the couple's names and "scan for photos" - guests should not have to guess what the code opens.

FAQ

How do guests get the wedding photos during the reception?

Through the printed QR table card: scan opens the couple's gallery in the browser, and guests can add it to their home screen for one-tap access all evening.

Do guests need to install an app?

No. The gallery is a web app (PWA) - it opens from the QR scan and can be added to the home screen without an app store.

Will the QR card still work after the wedding?

Yes, if it is a static QR: the code encodes the gallery link directly and never expires.

What should the table card look like?

Dark QR on a light card with clear space around it, the couple's names and a short "scan for photos" line. Test-scan the print before the batch goes out.

Where do I make the QR for free?

FotoOwl's free QR generator includes wedding table card templates, with no sign-up.

One last thing

The QR is the door; the gallery is the experience. What makes guests stay is finding themselves fast - the face search walkthrough is the feature that turns a scan into a session.