Do not wait until Monday to ask guests for photos. The highest-friction part is not storage. It is getting people to send what they already captured before the moment disappears into their camera roll.
Guide
A phone-first capture flow for the photos and videos guests already take.
Guest camera
Tap photo
Hold for video
Private gallery
Write-only
Host controls reveal
Export
ZIP
Download all visible files
Short answer
The best collection system is visible at the event, fast on a phone, and private by default. A QR guest camera gives people a simple action while they are still excited to contribute.
Before the wedding
Create the event, scan-test the QR code, and decide what words appear under it. The sign should be part of the wedding stationery plan, not a last-minute screenshot.
During the wedding
A single sign can be missed. Use the welcome table, tables, bar, and a quick DJ or emcee line. Guests contribute more when the ask feels part of the event.
After the wedding
The first viewing should feel like a keepsake moment. Review, hide anything awkward, download the archive, then invite close family if you want them to see it too.
| How guests' photos get collected | Gooya | Group chat | Shared album | Pro photographer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guests need an app or account | No — just scan a QR | Yes (the chat app) | Yes (an account) | — |
| Captures everyone's angle | The whole crowd | Only people in the chat | Only who you invite | One photographer |
| Photo, video and voice | All three | Compressed photos/clips | Photos & video | Photos (video extra) |
| Full-resolution originals | Yes | No — compressed | Yes | Yes |
| You own & download it all | One-click ZIP | Screenshot the thread | Yes | Depends on contract |
| Typical cost | From $89 / event | Free but scattered | Ongoing storage fees | $1,500–$4,000+ |
| Ready | Same day | — | — | Weeks later |
No. Gooya opens in the phone browser from one QR code. Guests can use the camera or their library without installing an app, making an account, or remembering a password.
No. Gooya is write-only for guests by default. They send their own memory, see that it landed, and return to the event. The private album belongs to the host.
Yes. The host can download the visible memories in one ZIP, including the original photo and video files Gooya stores for the event.
“I cried when I saw my mom's reaction to the father-daughter dance — the dual camera caught the dance and her face in the same shot. I'd never have gotten that myself.”
“The best part was seeing real footage from real people, not just the photographer's version of the night.”
“It didn't dump hundreds of photos onto my phone and eat my storage — I got to pick exactly what I wanted to keep.”
Wedding photo sharing
Collect wedding photos and short videos from guests through one QR code into a private Gooya gallery. No app or guest account required.
Feature
Gooya's guest camera lets guests scan one QR code, take photos, record short videos, and upload from their phone with no app.
Guide
Place wedding photo QR codes at the welcome table, bar, reception tables, programs, and DJ announcements for better guest uploads.
Gooya is a private, no-app guest camera for weddings and events. Guests scan, shoot, and send. You keep the gallery.