How do I create a QR code for an event?

Get the link you want guests to open, or choose a Location or Calendar code, enter it in an event QR code generator, add a label and download it for print.

Is there a free QR code ticket generator?

Yes. Put your ticket IDs in a spreadsheet and upload it to NeoReader's bulk generator for one styled code per ticket. Checking tickets in at the door needs your list or a ticketing system.

How do I scan a ticket barcode or QR code on my phone?

Open a browser QR scanner, choose the camera and point it at the ticket. It shows the ticket ID from QR codes and common barcodes.

How do guests share wedding photos with a QR code?

Create a shared album that allows anyone with the link to add photos, such as a Google Photos shared album, and put its link in a QR code on each table.

Can I put an RSVP QR code on my wedding invitations?

Yes. Link it to a Google Form or your wedding website's RSVP page, and test it signed out of your own accounts.

Will my wedding QR code still work after the wedding?

A static code never expires. It works for as long as the album, form or page it points to exists.

Guides

QR codes for weddings and events: RSVPs, photos and tickets

Put a QR code on invitations for RSVPs, on the tables for a shared photo album, and on signs for the schedule and map. Each code points at a link or holds event details. For tickets, a bulk generator makes one unique code per guest.

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What to put behind a wedding or event QR code

RSVP: a Google Form or your wedding website's RSVP page, on the invitation or save-the-date.
Photo sharing: a shared album where guests upload their photos from the day.
Schedule: the order of the day, speeches, or a conference agenda, as a web page or PDF.
Directions: a Location QR code that opens the venue in the guest's maps app.
Calendar: a Calendar event QR code that adds the date, time and place to their phone's calendar.
Registry or gift list: the link to your list or honeymoon fund.
Wi-Fi: the venue's guest network, so people can upload photos without using their data.
Playlist: a shared playlist for song requests.

How to create a QR code for an event

Decide what the code should open and get that link, or pick a Location, Calendar or Wi-Fi code in the generator.
Open an event QR code generator, choose the type and enter the details.
Match your wedding or event colours, but keep the code darker than its background. Pale gold on cream is pretty and rarely scans.
Add a frame with a clear label, such as "RSVP here" or "Share your photos".
Download SVG or PDF for your stationery designer or print shop, and PNG for emails and websites.
Print one proof, scan it with an iPhone and an Android phone, then print the batch.

RSVPs and photo sharing

For RSVPs, a Google Form is free and puts every answer in a spreadsheet. Make sure the form is set to accept responses from anyone and does not ask guests to sign in; our guide to making a QR code for a Google Form covers those settings. Ask for dietary needs and song requests in the same form.

For photos, create a shared album and put its link in the code. A Google Photos shared album lets anyone with the link add pictures. An iCloud Shared Album can do the same if you turn on its public website option, though guests without Apple devices can only view. Test the upload from a friend's phone before the day. Put the photo code on every table, not just the entrance, because that is where people have their phones out.

QR code tickets: generating them for free

A QR code ticket is a code that holds a unique ticket number or link. Making them is the easy part. Put your ticket IDs in a spreadsheet, one per row with a file name (ticket-0001, ticket-0002) and, if you like, the guest's name. Upload it to the bulk QR code generator and you get a ZIP of styled codes, one per ticket, to drop into emails or print on cards.

Use long, random ticket IDs rather than 1, 2, 3, so nobody can guess a valid ticket, and print the ID in text under the code as a fallback. Keep the spreadsheet as your master list.

Scanning tickets at the door

Any phone can act as a ticket QR code scanner. Open NeoReader's QR scanner in the browser, choose the camera, and it shows the ticket ID from each code, whether it is a QR code or a barcode such as Code 128 or PDF417. No app to install on the door staff's phones.

What a plain scanner cannot do is know which tickets are valid or already used. For a wedding, a party or a small community event, check each ID against your printed or shared list and tick it off. For a large or paid event, or where tickets must not be copied and reused, use a proper QR code ticketing system that marks each ticket as it is scanned. The bulk generator is for making codes, not for checking guests in.

Size and design on invitations and signs

Invitations and place cards: at least 2 to 2.5 cm wide.
Table cards: 3 to 5 cm.
Welcome signs and easels: 10 cm or more, and hang them at eye level.
Keep a white margin around the code, even on a patterned design.
Avoid gold foil, glitter or glossy acrylic over the code; they reflect light into the camera.
Print the link as short text nearby for anyone whose phone will not scan.

Plan for codes that outlive the day

Invitations go out months before the event, and people keep them. Point codes at links that will still exist: your own wedding website, a Google Form you do not delete, an album you keep. Avoid QR services that wrap your link in their own short link on a free trial, because those can stop working before the day arrives. A static code holds the link directly and never expires.

If details might change, such as the timings or a venue, point the code at a page you can edit rather than putting the details in the code itself.

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