Guest videos are harder to collect than photos because files are bigger and people hesitate to record. Keep the ask short, make upload progress clear, and give guests prompts they can answer in seconds.
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
Prompts
Guests are more likely to send a ten-second moment than a polished message. Ask for tiny films: cheers, dancing, table reactions, and quick wishes.
Capture
Tap for photo and hold for video is familiar behavior. The guest should not have to choose from a complicated upload menu before the moment is gone.
Upload
Videos take longer than photos. A good guest flow shows preparing, upload progress, success, and retry states so guests know the clip is not lost.
Afterward
Hosts need to browse videos differently than photos. Keep clips in their own tab, use reliable playback, and let hosts download the full archive later.
| 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.”
Feature
Gooya's guest camera lets guests scan one QR code, take photos, record short videos, and upload from their phone with no app.
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.
Guide
The best way to collect wedding photos from guests is to ask during the event with one QR code and a private no-app gallery.
Gooya is a private, no-app guest camera for weddings and events. Guests scan, shoot, and send. You keep the gallery.