Getting Started with Capture

Open the Capture app and tap the "+" button on your home screen. You'll be guided through a simple setup: give your event a name (e.g., "Sarah & John's Wedding"), add an optional description for your guests, and pick the event date.

During setup, you can also choose a Challenge Pack — curated photo prompts that encourage guests to capture specific moments like "The First Dance" or "Best Dressed Guest." These challenges gamify the experience and drive 3x more uploads than passive galleries.

You can also enable the Guest Book feature, which lets guests leave selfies, written messages, and voice notes alongside their photos — perfect for weddings and milestone celebrations.

Once your event is created, Capture generates a unique QR code and join code automatically. Open your event and tap the share icon to access it. From there you can display the QR code on screen, save it as an image, or share it directly via WhatsApp, iMessage, or email.

For maximum participation at your event, print the QR code and place it where guests will naturally see it. The most effective placements are: on every table (via table cards), at the venue entrance, near the bar or food station, at the photo booth, and even in the restrooms.

You can also share the join code as text — guests can enter it manually in the app if they prefer. But QR scanning is faster and has a significantly higher conversion rate.

When guests scan your QR code with their phone camera, it opens a mobile-optimized page in their browser. They enter a display name — that's it. No email, no password, no account creation. They can immediately start viewing and uploading photos.

For the full social experience — including the live feed, gallery browsing, reactions, comments, and photo challenges — guests can download the free Capture app from the App Store or Google Play. But it's entirely optional; browser-based uploading works perfectly for casual guests.

Guests can upload photos they've just taken or select existing ones from their camera roll. All photos are stored in original resolution — no compression, no quality loss. Whether your event has 20 guests or 2,000, every person can contribute.

As the event host, you have complete control over your gallery. From the Host Dashboard, you can see all your events at a glance with aggregate stats: total events, total photos, and total guests across all your galleries.

Within each event, you can manage guests — see who has joined, how many photos each guest has uploaded, and remove participants if needed. You also have full moderation control over the gallery: tap and hold on any photo to delete it, or review uploads as they come in.

Use the Announcements feature to send messages to all guests in your event — perfect for coordinating group photos, reminding guests to upload, or sharing post-event thank-you messages.

Photo Challenges are curated prompts that appear in your guests' app — things like "Capture the best dance move," "Find the couple's first kiss," or "Selfie with the DJ." They turn passive photo-taking into an interactive game.

When creating your event, you can attach a Challenge Pack — a themed set of challenges tailored to your event type. Wedding packs, party packs, and corporate event packs are available. Each challenge becomes a mini-mission for guests, driving significantly more (and more creative) uploads.

Guests see the challenges in their feed and can mark them as completed when they've captured the moment. It creates a fun, competitive energy that keeps guests engaged throughout the event.

The Guest Book is a special feature you can enable during event creation. It creates a dedicated space where guests can leave more than just photos — they can record selfie videos, write heartfelt messages, and even leave voice notes.

Think of it as a modern version of the traditional wedding guest book, but richer. Instead of a signature and a one-line wish, guests leave multimedia entries that you can revisit for years. Every entry is timestamped and tied to the guest's profile.

After the event, the Guest Book becomes a digital keepsake. Browse through the entries, relive the messages, and download everything alongside your photo gallery.

When you're ready, head to the Album Export section in your event. You can download the entire photo collection in original resolution — no compression, no quality loss. Every photo your guests uploaded is preserved exactly as it was captured.

We strongly recommend downloading within 30 days of the event, while the gallery is fresh. Create at least two backups: one local (external hard drive or SSD) and one cloud backup (Google Drive, iCloud, or Dropbox). Memories are irreplaceable.

Consider ordering prints while the emotions are still fresh. Digital photos rarely get printed, but printed photos become cherished objects. Photo books, canvas prints, and framed enlargements of the best guest shots make wonderful post-event gifts.