Wedding QR codes
Almost every wedding needs three codes: one for guests to add their photos to a shared album, one to send a gift, and one to RSVP. Here is how to set up each of them, and why all three should point at a short link rather than the original address.
A QR code for the shared photo album
A shared album collects the photos your guests take in one place, so nobody has to chase them for pictures the week after. The steps:
- Create a shared album in the service you already use (Google Photos, for example) and check that its settings let guests add their own photos.
- Copy the album's share link and paste it into the ktzr.io app. You get a short link with a designed, print-ready QR code.
- Scan the code with your phone before printing and make sure it opens the album.
Print it on a small card for each table, next to a line like "Add your photos here", so guests know what the code is for.
A QR code for gifts
If you are collecting gifts through a payment app (in Israel that is usually Bit or PayBox) or any other service that gives you a shareable payment link, the same idea works: copy the link the app gives you, shorten it, and print the QR code on a small sign by the entrance. ktzr.io never touches the money; it only sends guests to your link. How an app shares its payment link varies between apps and versions, so check the app's own help if you cannot find the option.
An RSVP link
RSVPs are collected before the day, so this link usually goes on the invitation itself. If you use an RSVP service, such as rsvpevents.co.il in Israel, shorten the link it gives you and add the QR code to the printed invitation. For a digital invitation the short link on its own is enough.
Why print a short link instead of the original address
- You can change the destination after the invitations and signs are printed. The printed code stays the same.
- You can see how many times each link was opened, day by day, with link previews and bots counted separately.
- The links do not expire, so a year later the album code still works.
- A short link makes a less dense QR code than a long address, which is easier to scan when printed small.
- You can print the short link itself under the code for guests who would rather type it.
All three codes fit comfortably in the free plan, which includes up to 100 active links. That holds on a new account too, which can create up to 5 links in its first 24 hours.
Printing tips
- Do not shrink it too far: on a table card, a code of 2 to 3 centimeters (about an inch) per side or larger scans comfortably.
- Leave a white margin around the code and keep it off busy backgrounds.
- Label every code with what it does, so guests do not scan the wrong one.
- Scan the final print with two different phones before it goes out.
Make your codes
Every link you create in the app comes with a designed QR code to download and daily click statistics. Just need a quick QR code for a link, without tracking or the option to change the destination? Use the QR code generator, which runs right in your browser.