Collect every christening photo from your guests
Godparents, grandparents, cousins — everyone takes photos during the day, and every photo ends up somewhere else. With Digipic they all land in one private gallery. One QR code is enough. No app, no accounts.
- Free to start
- Private gallery
- No app for guests
How to collect the christening photos
Three steps — and you are ready long before the guests arrive.
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Create your christening event
Sign up for free and create an event for the christening. Give it the child's name and the date. Done in under a minute.
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Share the QR code
Print the QR code and put it by the place cards, on the coffee table or in the order of service. You can also send the link to the family group beforehand.
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Photos arrive automatically
Guests scan and upload straight from their phones. After the party you download everything in one click, at full resolution.
Built for a day you don't want to miss any of
Simple enough for grandma, safe enough for photos of your child.
No app required
Guests open the link in their ordinary mobile browser and upload right away. Works on iPhone and Android, no matter how comfortable they are with technology.
A QR code at the church and the party
Print the code and put it wherever the guests are — by the order of service, the coffee table or the cake. Every code leads to the same gallery.
Private gallery
The photos never end up in a public feed. Only people with your link can reach the gallery, and you decide what stays there.
Download everything at once
When the day is over you get the whole collection at full resolution in one click — ready for the christening album or a printed book.
Christening photos — what you actually want to keep
A christening is a short day with a great many moments, and most of them are not captured by whoever is holding the camera. They are captured by the guests, on their phones, where they usually stay.
The best photos are taken by the guests
During the ceremony you are at the front. You see the child, the priest and the water — but you do not see grandma's face three pews back, the godparent wiping away a tear, or the older sibling sitting still for the first time all week. The guests do, and they photograph it.
The problem is not that the photos are missing. The problem is that they are scattered across twenty different phones. A few get sent to the family group, a few by text, a few are forgotten entirely. Two weeks later you are asking people to resend them — and getting compressed chat-quality copies, if you get them at all.
The ceremony, the party and everything between
A christening day really has three parts, and guests photograph all of them. First the church or the ceremony: the christening gown that may have been in the family for three generations, the font, the godparents holding the child. Then the group photo outside — the one moment the whole family is actually standing in the same place.
And then the party at home or in a venue: the cake, the gifts, the child falling asleep in the middle of it all. That is often where the most unplanned and best-loved photos happen. With a QR code out all day, all three parts land in the same gallery, in the order they happened.
Photos of children — keeping it safe
Many parents want the guests' photos but do not want pictures of their child spreading across social media. That is an entirely reasonable concern, and it is worth settling before the day rather than after.
The Digipic gallery is private. It is not part of any public feed and is not indexed by search engines — only someone with your link or QR code can reach the photos. You can turn on moderation if you want to approve photos before other guests see them, and you can delete individual photos or the whole event whenever you like.
One tip that costs ten seconds: say a sentence as you welcome your guests. "Do take photos and put them in the gallery — but please keep the baby off Facebook." Most people respect it immediately once somebody has actually said it out loud.
It has to work for the less technical guests too
A christening has a broad guest list. Twenty-year-olds and eighty-year-olds sit at the same table, and a solution requiring everyone to download an app and create an account will lose half the room.
So Digipic asks nothing of the guests. They point the camera at the QR code, tap the link that appears, pick their photos and they are done. No account, no download, no password to remember. If the wifi is poor at the church, uploading at home in the evening works just as well — the gallery stays open and keeps accepting photos.
Create the event before the day
Creating the event takes under a minute, but do it a few days ahead anyway. That gives you time to print the QR code calmly, place it by the cards or in the order of service, and send the link to the relatives who will ask about it regardless.
Getting started is free, and the free plan is plenty for a smaller christening. If you need more uploads or longer storage — a christening album is rarely finished the same week — you can upgrade at any point, even during the day itself.
Common questions about christening photos
What parents and godparents usually want to know.
Do guests need to download an app?
No. Guests scan the QR code with their phone camera or open the link in their ordinary browser. No account, no app, no password — they are up and running in seconds. That is exactly why the older guests keep up too.
Where should we put the QR code during the christening?
Most people print the code and put it by the place cards, on the coffee table or next to the cake at the party. Many also add it to the order of service for the ceremony. Use as many printouts as you like — they all lead to the same gallery. Sending the link to the family group a few days beforehand helps too.
Can photos of our child spread further?
The gallery is private and is not indexed by search engines — only someone with your link or QR code can reach it. You can also turn on moderation so you approve photos before other guests see them, and delete individual photos or the whole event whenever you want. If you want to be extra clear, say a short sentence to your guests about putting photos in the gallery rather than on social media.
Can guests upload both photos and videos?
Yes. Both photos and video clips work — which matters at a christening, where the sound is often what makes the clip: the priest's words, the hymn, or the older sibling saying something unexpected mid-ceremony.
Does it work if reception is poor in the church?
Yes. Guests only need a connection at the moment they upload — not when they take the photo. Many upload once they reach the venue or at home in the evening. The gallery stays open and accepts photos well after the day is over.
How long are the christening photos kept?
On the free plan photos are kept for 30 days. Paid plans store them longer — up to a year. On any plan you can download the whole collection at full resolution before the time runs out, so the originals live with you.
What does it cost to use Digipic for a christening?
Getting started is free. The free plan covers a smaller christening with up to 50 uploads and 30 days of storage. For larger parties or longer storage there are paid plans — and you can upgrade at any time, even mid-day if you run out of uploads.
Before the day
A little more on how it works and what it costs.
Ready to collect the photos from the christening?
Create your christening event for free today. No credit card, no fuss — done in under a minute.