Original quality wedding photos and videos from your guests
Original quality wedding photos stay that way with PhotosPlease: each photo and video is stored exactly as the guest uploaded it, and you download that same file. Nothing is resized or re-compressed. Smaller preview copies are made for fast browsing, but they never replace the original files.
Why group chats are not enough
Messaging apps usually shrink photos and videos to save data. The picture looks fine on a phone and poor in a printed album. Uploading the file itself avoids that.
Originals and previews
When a file arrives it is saved unchanged. A background job then makes two smaller copies for the gallery. You can open a photo before these copies are ready; it just shows a placeholder for a moment.
| Copy | Used for | Contains camera details |
|---|---|---|
| Original | Your downloads and the ZIP file | Yes, whatever the phone saved |
| Preview | Viewing a photo large | No |
| Thumbnail | Gallery grids | No |
A note on photo details
Phone photos often carry the time, the phone model and sometimes the place. Previews shown to guests do not include this data. The originals you download still do, so keep that in mind when you pass files on.
Questions and answers
How large can a file be?
30 MB per photo and 100 MB per video at the moment. These are starting limits.
Which formats work?
JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF and HEIC photos, and MP4, MOV and WebM videos.
Are videos converted?
No. Videos are stored and played as uploaded.
Do iPhone photos work?
Yes. HEIC photos are accepted and previews are made for them.
Is the ZIP file compressed?
The ZIP is a container only. Files inside are byte-for-byte the originals.
Are previews visible to guests in full size?
Guests who may browse the gallery see the preview copy. They get originals only if you switch guest downloads on.
Related
- Wedding photo sharing with one QR codeWedding photo sharing without an app: guests scan a QR code and upload photos and videos from the browser. One private gallery, full-quality downloads.
- A private wedding photo gallery you controlGuests can upload without seeing each other's photos. Approve uploads first, add a PIN, and decide who may browse or download.
- Wedding photo sharing, no app to downloadGuests scan a QR code and upload from the phone browser. There is nothing to install, so more guests take part.
Collect every guest photo in one private gallery
Guests scan, pick their photos and upload. No app, no guest account.
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