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Dropbox alternative: collect wedding photos with a QR code

Yes, you can collect wedding photos with Dropbox and a QR code: you create a file request and put the link behind a QR code. That works well if you already use Dropbox and only want to see the photos yourselves. If you want guests to see a shared album, you would like a live slideshow and the QR code should come included, a tool like LensGo is easier.

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Bride and groom at an outdoor wedding ceremony with guests taking photos—ideal for wedding guest photo sharing with LensGo.

The short answer

Both options work with a QR code and without an app for guests. The difference is in what guests see after scanning and how much you have to set up yourselves.

  • Choose a Dropbox file request if you already have a Dropbox account with enough storage and want the photos to land straight in your own folder.
  • Choose LensGo if you want guests to view the photos in a shared album and new pictures to appear live on a screen.
  • You can also combine the two: collect with LensGo, then download the album as a zip and back it up in your Dropbox.

Dropbox file request vs LensGo

The main differences when you want to collect wedding photos with a QR code.

LensGo
Dropbox file request
App or account needed for guests
No app, no account
No Dropbox account needed
How guests upload
Scan QR code, upload in the browser
Open link, enter name and email
QR code and print templates
Included, with poster templates
Make your own with a QR generator
Guests see each other's photos
Yes, shared album
No, only you see uploads
Live slideshow on a screen
Yes, in real time
No
Storage
Separate from your cloud storage
Counts towards your Dropbox storage
Photo quality and videos
Original quality, photos and videos
Original files, size limit depends on plan
Cost
Free to start, then one-time payment
Part of your Dropbox plan

This comparison is based on publicly available information, features can change, so check the provider's website for the current details.

Both options in detail

Dropbox is a good cloud storage service, LensGo is made for photos from events. This is what to expect from each one.

LensGo

LensGo is a web app for collecting photos and videos at weddings and other celebrations. You create an event and get a QR code and a link. Guests scan the code and upload from their phone browser into one shared album.

  • Guests see the shared album and can like photos, with no app, no account and no login
  • A live slideshow shows new uploads in real time on a TV or beamer, also on the free plan
  • The QR code and print-ready poster templates are included, and you download the whole album as a zip in original quality
  • The free plan is limited to 50 uploads. Bigger weddings need a paid plan, which is a one-time payment per event
  • Guests need an internet connection, you have to share or print the QR code, and it is one more tool next to the ones you already use

Couples who want guests to enjoy the photos together, in the album on their phone and live on the screen.

Dropbox file request

Dropbox is a cloud storage service for files of every kind. With a file request you create an upload link that lets other people upload files into a folder in your Dropbox. You can turn that link into a QR code with a QR code generator.

  • Guests do not need a Dropbox account of their own to upload files
  • The photos land straight in your own folder, next to your other files
  • Only you see the uploads, which is handy if the photos should stay private
  • The uploads count towards your Dropbox storage. Once it is full, guests can no longer upload anything
  • Guests do not see a shared album, there is no live slideshow, and you have to create and design the QR code yourselves

Couples who already use Dropbox, have enough storage and only want to collect the photos for themselves.

How it works

How to collect wedding photos with a QR code using LensGo

Three steps from creating the event to downloading the album.

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1. Create your wedding as an event

Create your wedding in LensGo. You get a QR code and a link to your shared album. You can start for free.

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2. Print and display the QR code

Design a QR poster with the built-in poster editor and print it in A4 or A5. Put it on the tables, at the entrance, or show the code in the live slideshow.

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3. Guests upload, you download

Guests scan the code and upload photos and videos from their phone browser. After the celebration you download the whole album as a zip, and you can back it up in your Dropbox too.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Yes, with a workaround. You create a file request in Dropbox and get an upload link. You turn that link into a QR code with a QR code generator and print it yourself.

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Collect your wedding photos in one album

Create your event, print the QR code and let guests upload without an app or account. Free to start, paid plans are a one-time payment per event.

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