Will older guests manage to use it?

Yes. There is no app and no sign-up. They scan the QR code or tap the link, choose their photos, and that is it, the same as opening any web page.

Can guests add videos, not just photos?

Yes, photos, videos and even audio. You set the size limits, so even long clips from the speeches fit.

Where do the photos end up?

In a folder in your own Google Drive that the link fills for you. Nothing is stored on Galrivo, and guests never see the rest of your Drive.

How do I make a QR code for it?

Galrivo gives you one automatically with the link. Print it on table cards, the order of service, or a sign by the door so guests can scan it on the night.

Collecting media

How to collect wedding photos from all your guests with one link

Your guests took hundreds of photos and videos on the day. Here is how to gather every one of them into a single Google Drive folder, with one link or a QR code on the table, no app for anyone to install.

Sofia Marchetti

Content lead at Galrivo·13 June 2026·3 min read

Wedding guests taking photos on their phones during the celebration

Your photographer's photos are beautiful, but they are not the whole story. The candid moments, the dance floor at midnight, the table that could not stop laughing: those live on your guests' phones. The trouble is getting them. Asking a hundred people to email or message their photos ends with a fraction of them, all blurry. One upload link gathers the lot, in full quality, into a single folder you own.

Why the usual ways fall short

A hashtag scatters photos across apps you cannot fully download from.
The group chat squashes everything and loses the videos.
A shared Drive folder asks guests to sign in to Google, which many cannot or will not do.
Disposable-camera apps are fun, but they collect only what is taken in their app, not the photos already on the phone.

The one-link way

Make a single upload link before the day. Share it however suits each guest: in the wedding group chat, in a thank-you email, or as a QR code printed on the table cards and the order of service. Guests tap or scan, add their photos and videos, and everything lands in a Google Drive folder that belongs to you. No app, no account, nothing for them to learn.

Works for the whole guest list

Older relatives included. There is no sign-up and no app. If they can open a web page, they can add their photos.

Setting up your wedding upload link

Five minutes the week before, and you are ready for everyone's photos.

Tap New, then "Create a collect link"

On your dashboard, tap New and choose the collect side. This makes a link people send media to you on.

galrivo.com/dashboard

make something

What would you like to make?

Create a galleryA gallery of your media for others to view.Continue

Create a collect linkA link others use to upload their media to you.Continue

Name your wedding folder

Call it something clear like your names and the date. Galrivo makes this folder in your Drive and puts every upload inside it.

Folder name

Priya & Sam, June 2026

We'll make this folder in your Drive and drop every upload inside it.

Choose who can upload

For a wedding, "Anyone with the link" is easiest so guests add photos in seconds. Add a password if you would rather keep it to invited people.

Who can upload

Signed-in peopleThey sign in, so every file has a real name attached. Recommended.

Only people you approvePeople ask first; they can upload once you say yes.

Anyone with the linkNo sign-in. Fastest for guests; you can still ask for a name.

Get the link and QR code

Copy the link for the group chat, and print the QR code on table cards so guests can scan it on the night.

Upload link

galrivo.com/c/priya-and-sam

Copy

A printed QR code card on a wedding table next to flowers — A QR code on each table turns every guest into a contributor.

What your guests see

A warm page with your welcome message at the top. They tap to choose photos and videos from their phone, drag them in, or take one right there on the dance floor. A little progress bar fills, a thank-you appears, and they are done. It takes seconds, and there is nothing to install.

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add your media

Add your wedding photos!

12 GB of 50 GB used76% free

Drag media here, or choose from your devicePhotos, videos & audio. Pick many at once.

Select media Take a photo/video

The page guests reach when they scan the QR code or tap the link.

Your side: everything in one folder

As guests upload, the photos and videos pile up in your Drive folder, each tagged with who added it. After the honeymoon you can download the whole lot as one zip, pick the best, and turn them into a gallery to share back with everyone.

Every guest's photos, gathered and labelled, ready to enjoy and to share back.

Then share the gallery back

Combine the guest photos with the official ones and send a single link to everyone. See sharing wedding photos with all your guests.

Key takeaways

One upload link (or a QR code on the table) gathers every guest's photos and videos.
Guests need no app and no account; they tap, add, done.
Everything lands in a Google Drive folder you own, tagged with who sent it.
Afterwards, turn the collected media into a gallery and share it back with everyone.

Frequently asked questions

Share your media the easy way

Turn the photos and videos in your Google Drive into one clean link, with a password and an end date if you want. Free to start, no app for the people you send it to.

Make my first gallery

Sofia Marchetti

Content lead at Galrivo

Sofia leads content at Galrivo and owns the big occasion guides. She has helped friends share more wedding and holiday albums than she can count.