Wedding QR Code Generator
Paste any link and get a print-ready QR code - for a shared photo album, your wedding website, an RSVP form, or a playlist request page. It runs entirely in your browser, nothing is stored, and there is no sign-up. Below the tool is the part most generators leave out: how big to print it, where to put it, and the three mistakes that stop codes scanning on the day.
Works with any link - a shared album, an upload page, your wedding website, or an RSVP form. Nothing is uploaded; the code is generated in your browser.
Your QR code will appear here
PNG is 1200px, enough for a card at 300dpi. SVG scales to any size - use it for a large welcome sign.
How big to print it
The rule of thumb that works: the code should be at least one tenth of the distance people will scan it from. Scan from one foot away, print at least 1.2 inches. Scan from ten feet, print at least a foot across.
- Table cards and place settings - 1.2 to 2 inches square. Guests are holding it, so small is fine.
- Menus, programmes, the back of an invitation - 1.5 to 2 inches.
- An A4 or letter-size sign on a table - 3 to 4 inches.
- A welcome sign or easel people scan from across a room - 8 to 12 inches.
For anything above about four inches, download the SVG rather than the PNG. SVG is vector, so it stays sharp at any size; a PNG blown up to poster scale goes soft at the edges, and soft edges are exactly what makes a scanner hesitate.
The three mistakes that stop codes scanning
Nearly every failed wedding QR code fails for one of these reasons.
1. Not enough contrast. Designers love a code in blush pink on ivory. Phone cameras need a clear dark-on-light difference, and pale-on-pale fails under warm reception lighting even when it scanned fine on your monitor. Reversing it - light code on a dark background - breaks more scanners still. Keep it dark on white or near-white.
2. No quiet zone. A QR code needs clear space around it, roughly the width of four of its own squares. Text or a border pushed right up against the edge stops the scanner finding the code at all. The tool above leaves a margin - do not crop it off in your layout.
3. Printed too small for the distance. Covered above, and it is the most common one on welcome signs, where a code sized for a table card gets used on an easel.
One more that is not about the code: venue signal. A code scans fine and then the page will not load because the reception is in a stone-walled barn with no reception. Ask the venue about mobile coverage and guest wifi, and if it is poor, put the wifi password on the same card.
Where to put it so people actually scan
Placement matters more than design. A single sign at the entrance gets scanned by the first twenty arrivals and then becomes furniture.
- Table cards. The single most effective placement, because guests sit with them for hours and pick them up when conversation lulls.
- The bar. People stand there waiting with a free hand and nothing to do.
- The back of the programme or menu. Read during the gaps.
- The bathroom mirror. Unglamorous, and it works better than almost anything else.
- On the photo booth, if you have one. Guests photograph their printed strips and upload them, so the booth output ends up in your album too.
Keep the instruction short. “Scan to add your photos” outperforms anything cleverer, because guests read it once, at a glance, holding a drink. Our wedding QR code guide goes deeper on wording and signage.
What to point the code at
A QR code is just a link in visual form, so it is only as good as the page behind it. The common uses, and what to watch for with each:
- A guest photo album. The most common use. Make sure the destination does not demand an account - a code that opens a sign-in wall loses most of the people who scanned it. See how to pick a photo sharing app.
- Your wedding website. Fine, but check it looks right on a phone; a lot of wedding site templates are built desktop-first.
- An RSVP form. Works well on save-the-dates. Point it at a mobile-friendly wedding RSVP form that guests can fill in without creating an account, and test it on a phone before printing 120 of them.
- A song request or playlist page. Popular, and it keeps guests off the DJ.
- A shared Google Photos album. Free, and the code removes the typing step - though guests will still hit the Google sign-in, which is the main limitation of the free route.
Whatever you link to, use a URL you control and can change later if you need to. If the destination is a long messy link, shorten it first - shorter links produce simpler codes, and simpler codes scan faster from further away.
Testing it before you print 120 of them
Two minutes here saves the whole thing. Print one at final size on the actual paper stock, then:
- Scan it with an iPhone and an Android phone. Camera app, not a scanner app.
- Scan it signed out of everything. This is the step people skip, and it is the one that reveals a sign-in wall your own logged-in phone never showed you.
- Scan it on cellular data, with wifi off, so you see what a guest sees.
- Scan it in dim light, from the distance a guest actually would.
- Scan it from the printed card, not from your screen. Ink and paper behave differently.
If all five pass, it will work on the day.
Common questions
Yes, with no sign-up and no watermark. The code is generated in your browser, so the link you paste is never sent to us or stored anywhere. You can download it as a PNG or an SVG and use it however you like, including commercially.
Related guides
- Wedding QR code for photosThe full guide to using a QR code to collect guest photos on the day.
- How to pick a wedding photo sharing appWhat to point the code at, and what separates the tools.
- QR code photo boothCosted against renting a real booth, and how to run both together.
- All free wedding toolsCountdown, camera calculator, hashtag generator and more.
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