Film roll mode turns every guest's phone into a disposable camera. Guests snap away all event, but photos stay hidden until the reveal moment you set, so you get the same delayed-reveal magic without buying, collecting, or developing a single camera. You can even limit shots per guest, just like a real film roll. Included in every plan.
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Film roll mode is Pix Wedding's answer to the disposable camera table, minus the cameras, the film runs, and the trip to get it developed. Guests keep shooting all night, but every photo stays hidden the moment it uploads, so nobody sees a single shot until you decide to reveal them.
You set the reveal moment, for example the morning after the wedding or right before you leave for the honeymoon, and the whole gallery unlocks at once for every guest who took part. You can also cap the number of shots each guest gets, mirroring the 24 or 36 exposures on a real roll of film, so people think before they snap instead of uploading fifty blurry shots of the dance floor.
It ships in every plan, Starter, Standard, and Pro, because it's one of the features couples ask for by name before they've even looked at pricing. There's no separate toggle to buy or unlock, it's part of the upload flow guests already use.
Guests shoot the moments nobody is paid to watch. All of it lands in one album, in original quality.
In your Pix Wedding dashboard, switch film roll mode on for your event before you print or share the QR code. It applies to every photo and video guests upload from that point on.
Set a maximum number of uploads per guest if you want the disposable camera feel, or leave it unlimited and just use the hidden gallery effect on its own.
Guests scan your QR code and upload from their phone browser exactly like any other Pix Wedding event, no app, no login. They just don't see anyone's photos, including their own, while the roll is still running.
When the moment you picked arrives, you unlock the gallery from your dashboard and every guest who uploaded gets to see the full set at once, like opening an envelope of prints for the first time.
This is the real guest flow: one scan, the upload page opens in the phone browser, photos land in your album. No app, no account, no waiting.
A few common reveal moments couples set up, based on how Pix Wedding's film roll mode is designed to work.
Say your reception runs from 6pm to midnight. You set the reveal for the next morning, so nobody peeks at their own bad angles mid-party, and the whole thing unlocks over breakfast.
Some couples wait until they land at their honeymoon destination to unlock the gallery, turning a long flight into something to look forward to on the other side.
A few couples hold the reveal for a full year and unlock the gallery on their first anniversary, effectively mailing themselves a time capsule of the wedding.
If you're also using Pix Wedding for the rehearsal dinner, a shorter film roll with a same-week reveal keeps that smaller event feeling like its own contained memory.
Some couples test film roll mode at the engagement party first, with a reveal the same week, just to see how guests respond before deciding how long to run it at the wedding itself.
A disposable camera table is the classic version of this idea. Here's how the two compare in practice.
| Disposable Camera Table | Pix Wedding | Bottom Line |
|---|---|---|
| Buy physical cameras for every table | Film roll mode is built into every plan | No shopping trip, no leftover cameras to toss |
| Drop film off and wait days to see photos | You choose the exact reveal moment yourself | Same delayed surprise, without a photo lab |
| Fixed 24 or 36 exposures per camera | Optional shot limit you set yourself | You decide how much film each guest gets |
| Risk of a camera getting lost or film ruined by light exposure | Photos upload straight to your gallery as they're taken | Nothing to lose, nothing to overexpose |
| Guests need a working camera in hand | Guests just use the phone already in their pocket | One less thing for guests to carry or forget |
| No easy way to back up the film | 6 months to 2 years of storage plus ZIP download depending on plan | Your photos don't depend on one roll of film surviving the night |
Every Pix Wedding plan includes film roll mode. Storage window varies by plan, see plan availability below.
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Film roll mode is included on every plan, Starter, Standard, and Pro.
Add a line to your QR code sign or table cards explaining photos are hidden until the reveal. Guests who don't know this sometimes assume the upload failed and stop trying.
A 300-guest reception can handle a lower per-guest limit than an intimate 40-person dinner, where you might want people to shoot more freely.
Use one of the 48 ready-made QR poster templates and add a short reveal-date note, so the surprise itself becomes part of the fun before it even happens.
If you're on a plan with sub-albums, you can run film roll mode on the reception photos while keeping ceremony photos visible right away.
A reveal date that's meaningful to you is great, but make sure it's one you'll remember to trigger. Put a reminder on your own calendar, not just in the back of your mind.
If you move the reveal date after announcing it, some guests will check back expecting photos and assume something's wrong. Lock the date early and communicate it once.
Film roll mode hides photos from everyone, including you as the host, until reveal. If you want to check upload activity mid-event, use your dashboard's upload count instead of trying to open the gallery.
A 5-shot limit might feel right for a 2-hour brunch but leaves guests locked out three hours into an 8-hour wedding. Match the limit to how long people will really be shooting.
Without a short note about the reveal, some guests upload once, see nothing happen, and give up before the reception even gets going.
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You don't need to upgrade for this one. Film roll mode ships with Starter, Standard, and Pro, so it's there from the first QR code you print.
Film roll mode included, plus unlimited photos and videos, unlimited guests, and 48 QR poster templates.
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Here's what couples usually ask before turning film roll mode on for their event.
No, film roll mode hides uploads from everyone, including you as the host, until you trigger the reveal. That's what keeps the surprise real instead of just delayed for guests.
No, it's included in Starter, Standard, and Pro, so there's nothing extra to buy or unlock.
Yes, you can adjust it from your dashboard any time before the reveal happens. Try to lock it in early so you're not resetting guest expectations mid-event.
Guests can upload as many photos and videos as they want. The shot limit is a separate, optional setting from the hidden gallery itself.
If you're on Standard or Pro with sub-albums, you can apply film roll mode to one album, like the reception, while keeping another, like the ceremony, visible right away.
No, guests scan the QR code and upload from their phone browser exactly like usual. Film roll mode changes what they see, not how they upload.
Every Pix Wedding event is one QR code. These are the pieces you can switch on around it.
Built-in QR code templates you can customize and download right from your dashboard, no design tool needed.
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Read moreYour shared album stays stored for 6 months to 2 years depending on plan, with a ZIP download of all your memories
Read moreNo need to worry about guest count. Unlimited uploads
Read moreNo need to download an app. As long as you are connected to the internet, you can use Pix Wedding
Read moreGuests don't have to log in to upload. They can simply Scan and Upload
Read moreUnique and private QR Code for Wedding. Privacy settings to disallow guest view/download
Read moreGuests record voice messages with their photos, with guest name tracking so you know who sent what
Read moreFun photo challenges for guests with a live leaderboard on the venue slideshow
Read moreGuests take one selfie and instantly see every photo they appear in. Face data stays private to your event
Read moreGuest uploads appear on a TV or projector at the venue in real time, right from the browser
Read moreA private link for your pro photographer, their shots land in a separate album inside the same gallery
Read moreSplit your gallery into up to 6 sub-albums (20 on Pro) like ceremony and reception, all under one QR code
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