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Archie N. · Oxford, UKVerified couple · July 2025
Head to head, checked October 2026
GuestPix vs The Guest by The Knot
One of these wedding photo apps still takes bookings and one closed to new weddings in 2022. Here is how they compare on price, guest flow and storage, what happened to The Guest, and a third option if neither fits.
GuestPix prices read off guestpix.com in US dollars on October 24, 2026The Guest timeline from The Knot, TechCrunch and its shutdown noticePix Wedding shown last, with sources for every row
FROM A GUEST
The short answer
GuestPix is the live oneThe Guest closed to new events in 2022
GuestPix is the one you can still book: guests upload from the browser by QR code, and plans cost $49 to $119 once. The Guest by The Knot stopped taking new events on October 12, 2022 and closed downloads in June 2024. Pix Wedding is a third option that starts free.
Free to tryGuestPix: 50 photos for 30 days. Pix Wedding: 20 guest uploads. Neither asks for a card.
What happened to The Guest How these options were checked
GuestPix prices were read off its own pricing page in US dollars on October 24, 2026, and every claim about The Guest links to the article or notice it comes from. Nobody paid to be listed and there are no affiliate links. For the full review of GuestPix against Pix Wedding, see GuestPix vs Pix Wedding.
01Status at a glance
One app you can book, one you cannot
Before features or prices, the deciding fact: The Guest has not accepted a new wedding since October 2022. The rest of this page explains what that means for you.
Live and bookable
GuestPix
Browser upload by QR code or private link, no app for guests. One-time plans: Classic $49, Signature $89, Signature Bundle $119 for three galleries. A free plan holds 50 photos for 30 days.
Retired
The Guest by The Knot
Started life as Veri, turned free in 2018, stopped taking new events on October 12, 2022 and closed downloads from past events in June 2024. Its old App Store listing now returns a 404.
$49GuestPix Classic, one-time
50photos on the GuestPix free plan
2022The Guest stopped new events
20free guest uploads on Pix Wedding
02Side by side
GuestPix, The Guest and Pix Wedding, compared
Same seven questions for all three. The Guest row describes the app as it last ran, with the parts that no longer exist flagged.
Third optionPix Wedding
Browser upload by QR code, free for 20 guest uploads, then $44, $54 or $84 one-time.
| App | Price | Free option | What guests need | Photos and videos | Slideshow and guestbook | How long it stays online | Status today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pix WeddingThird option | $44 Starter, $54 Standard, $84 Pro, one-time | 20 guest uploads, no card | Phone browser, no app, no account | Unlimited, original quality | Live slideshow and audio guestbook on Standard and Pro | 6 months (Starter), 1 year (Standard), 2 years (Pro), ZIP download | Live |
| GuestPix | $49 Classic, $89 Signature, $119 Signature Bundle (3 galleries), one-time | 50 photos, 30-day upload window, no card | Phone browser via QR code or private link, no app | Unlimited photos and videos, fair use up to 1,000 guests | Slideshow plus written and video guestbook on every paid plan | 12 months from the event date, renewal optional; Bundle 24 months from purchase | Live |
| The Guest by The Knot | $100 at launch, free from October 2018 | Was free for every couple | iOS or Android app, installed by every guest | Auto-shared from the guest camera roll | No longer offered | Past-event downloads ended June 2024 | No new events since October 12, 2022The Guest notice, as quoted by Kululu: new events stopped on October 12, 2022. The old App Store listing returned a 404 on our check. |
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GuestPix: guestpix.com/weddings-pricing in USD, read October 24, 2026. The Guest: TechCrunch (2017), PR Newswire (2018), shutdown notice quoted by Kululu, App Store checked October 24, 2026. Pix Wedding: its published plans.
THE GUEST SIDE, ON VIDEO
One scan.
No app to install.
The biggest change since The Guest: guests no longer download anything. This is the browser flow on Pix Wedding, the same QR idea GuestPix uses: scan the code on the table, pick photos, upload.
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03What happened to The Guest
From Veri to retired, in five dates
The Guest did not fade out quietly. It was bought, relaunched as free, and then closed in two steps, each with a date couples needed to know.
September 27, 2017
XO Group buys Veri
The owner of The Knot paid $3.5 million in cash for Veri, an app that gathered the photos and videos guests took on their phones into one shared set.
Source: TechCrunchOctober 3, 2018
Veri becomes The Guest, and goes free
The Knot renamed the $100 app The Guest and made it free for every couple getting married in America. Guests downloaded the app, joined the event, and new shots from the built-in camera were shared without opening it again.
Source: PR NewswireOctober 12, 2022
No more new events
The Guest stopped letting couples create new events. Its notice gave "various reasons, low overall usage, and some new App Store limitations" as the cause.
Source: Kululu, quoting The GuestJune 2024
Downloads from past events close
The last window to download photos from events that already ran on The Guest. After it, there was no official way left to pull an album out.
Source: Kululu, quoting The GuestOctober 24, 2026
Nothing left to book
The old US App Store listing returns a 404, an Apple lookup of its app ID returns no result, and theguestapp.com does not resolve. The Knot app itself is still live as a planning app.
Source: Our own checkStill hunting for an album from The Guest?
The official download window closed in June 2024. The app shared shots from guests' own camera rolls, so the originals were taken on their phones. Asking a few guests to send theirs, or to check their phone's cloud backup, is the realistic way to rebuild the album now.
04GuestPix pricing today
Four GuestPix plans, all one-time
Read off guestpix.com in US dollars on October 24, 2026. Every paid plan includes unlimited photos and videos, content moderation, a live slideshow, a written and video guestbook, a full-resolution ZIP and a 14-day money-back guarantee. The plans differ on how long uploads stay open and how many galleries you get.
| Plan | Price | Galleries | Upload window | Online for | Look and extras |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0, no card | 1 | 30 days | Not published | 50 photos, unlimited guests, digital invitation and RSVPs |
| Classic | $49 one-time | 1 | 3 months | 12 months from the event date | Default color theme, slideshow, written and video guestbook |
| Signature | $89 one-time | 1 | 12 months | 12 months from the event date | Custom colors and fonts, unlimited super albums |
| Signature Bundle | $119 one-time | 3 | 24 months | 24 months from the purchase date | Three QR codes and invites, custom colors and fonts |
Free
Price$0, no card
Galleries1
Upload window30 days
Online forNot published
Look and extras50 photos, unlimited guests, digital invitation and RSVPs
Classic
Price$49 one-time
Galleries1
Upload window3 months
Online for12 months from the event date
Look and extrasDefault color theme, slideshow, written and video guestbook
Signature
Price$89 one-time
Galleries1
Upload window12 months
Online for12 months from the event date
Look and extrasCustom colors and fonts, unlimited super albums
Signature Bundle
Price$119 one-time
Galleries3
Upload window24 months
Online for24 months from the purchase date
Look and extrasThree QR codes and invites, custom colors and fonts
Source: guestpix.com/weddings-pricing, USD view, October 24, 2026. GuestPix shows local currency by default. "Unlimited guests" is under a fair use policy of up to 1,000 guests per event. After 12 months a gallery can be renewed at a discounted rate.
That is the head-to-head view. For the plan-by-plan GuestPix review, the GuestPix reviews we could find, and how it stacks up against Pix Wedding pricing, read the full GuestPix vs Pix Wedding comparison. If you already know GuestPix is not for you, the GuestPix alternatives page lists the other options.
Who is behind GuestPix
GuestPix was co-founded by Carla Groves and her husband Warwick. In this Bold Ideas interview Carla walks through how they built the no-app QR guest book and grew it into a business.
Worth a listen if you want to know who you are buying from. The Guest had The Knot behind it and still closed, so the people running a service matter as much as the feature list.
Source: Legalite on YouTube, "#8// Carla Groves, GUESTPIX // Reinventing the Photo Guest Book for the Modern Era", 29 min.
05Pros and cons
Where each one was strong, and where it fell short
The Guest column describes the app when it was running. Its strengths were real; they just cannot be bought any more.
GuestPix
ProsGuests upload from the browser, no app and no sign-upSlideshow plus written and video guestbook on every paid planFree plan with 50 photos to try it with real guestsThree-gallery bundle for a rehearsal dinner, wedding and brunchFull-resolution ZIP download and a 14-day money-back guarantee
ConsClassic closes uploads after 3 monthsGalleries stay online 12 months, then renewal is optional and paidThe free plan stops at 50 photos"Unlimited guests" runs under a fair use policy of up to 1,000 per event
The Guest by The Knot
ProsFree from 2018, backed by the biggest wedding brand in the USAuto-share caught photos from guests who would never upload by handThe Knot reported 870 photos and videos per wedding on average (its own research, 2018)
ConsEvery guest had to install the app and allow photo accessNo new events since October 12, 2022Past-event downloads ended in June 2024No way to start a new album today
06How they work
An app on every phone versus a QR code on every table
The two apps solved the same problem in opposite ways. The first phone is the model The Guest used; the others show the browser model GuestPix and Pix Wedding use. Screens are illustrations, not either vendor’s interface.
App model
1Install the app
2Join the event
3Allow photo access
New camera shots are then shared in the backgroundOpen in browser
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How a guest joins
The Guest needed a download from the App Store or Google Play, then a join step. GuestPix and Pix Wedding open in the phone browser from a QR code, so the guest is in the album after one scan.
How photos arrive
The Guest shared new shots in the background once a guest allowed photo access. Browser apps need the guest to pick photos and tap upload, which keeps them in control of what gets shared.
What it costs
The Guest was free because The Knot paid for it. GuestPix charges once per event, $49 to $119. Pix Wedding is free for 20 uploads, then $44 to $84 once.
How long the album lives
The Guest albums ended with the service. GuestPix keeps a gallery 12 months from the event date (24 from purchase on the bundle). Pix Wedding keeps it 6 months, 1 year or 2 years by plan, with a ZIP of everything.
07The third option
Pix Wedding, if neither quite fits
Guests scan a QR code and upload photos and videos from the browser, in original quality, with no app and no account. It differs from GuestPix on three points: the free tier counts uploads instead of days, the middle plan is $54, and the top plan keeps the album online for 2 years.
Starter$44one-time
Unlimited photos, videos and guests, original quality, 3 months of uploads, 6 months online plus ZIP, multiple admins and priority support.
Standard, most picked$54one-time
Adds the live slideshow, audio guestbook, up to 6 sub-albums, photo missions, 6 months of uploads, 1 year online.
Pro$84one-time
Adds AI selfie search, a custom domain, approve guest photos before they show, no Pix Wedding branding on guest pages, a PIN lock for the album, up to 20 sub-albums, 1 year of uploads and 2 years online.
Free to start with 20 guest uploads, no card. Every paid plan: unlimited photos, videos and guests, original quality, film roll mode and printable QR designs, plus a money-back guarantee if no guest uploads a photo. See how Pix Wedding works
08Which one to pick
Match the app to your wedding
With The Guest off the table, the real choice is between the browser apps. Six situations and the pick for each, including where GuestPix is the better buy.
You used The Guest before
Either browser app
The Guest cannot be booked any more. Both GuestPix and Pix Wedding replace it with a QR code your guests scan, so nobody has to install anything this time.
Slideshow and video guestbook in the base price
GuestPix Classic
At $49 the Classic plan already includes the slideshow and a written and video guestbook. On Pix Wedding the slideshow and audio guestbook start at Standard ($54).
A full wedding weekend
GuestPix Bundle or Pix Standard
GuestPix sells three separate galleries for $119. Pix Wedding Standard keeps one album with up to 6 sub-albums (rehearsal, ceremony, reception) for $54.
Voices as well as photos
Pix Wedding Standard
Guests can leave an audio message with their photos, so the toasts and the wishes from grandparents land in the same album as the pictures.
The longest time online
Pix Pro or GuestPix Bundle
Pix Wedding Pro keeps the album online for 2 years. The GuestPix Signature Bundle runs 24 months from the purchase date, so buying early eats into it.
Test with real guests first
Both free plans
The GuestPix free plan (50 photos for 30 days) works as a live GuestPix demo. Pix Wedding gives 20 guest uploads. Run one at your engagement party and see which flow your guests take to.
Reception
No app needed!
The Guest is gone. Your album does not have to be.
Make a free Pix Wedding album in two minutes, print the QR code and let 20 guests test it before you pay anything.
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Couple reviews
Rated 4.9 by couples who used Pix Wedding
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out of 5 · Based on 395 reviews
Key West sunset wedding on the pier. Every guest was taking sunset photos and they ALL ended up in one place instead of dying on peoples camera rolls. My friends still tell me our album is the best wedding album theyve ever seen 🌅
Wyatt B. · Key West, FLVerified couple · January 2026
Worked perfectly, nothing to complain about. Clean, fast, easy for guests. Downloaded everything the next day
Miguel C. · Algarve, PTVerified couple · October 2025
Why compare GuestPix with The Guest at all
Couples still search for The Guest because it was free, it came from The Knot, and friends who married before 2022 remember it. GuestPix (plenty of people type it as Guest Pix) is the name that most often comes up next, so the two get weighed against each other long after one of them closed.
The honest framing is old versus current. The Guest was an app guests installed, which then shared their camera roll in the background. GuestPix is a browser gallery guests open from a QR code. Most of what changed in wedding photo sharing since 2022 sits in that difference.
How we checked these facts
GuestPix plans, limits and wording were read off guestpix.com/weddings-pricing in US dollars on October 24, 2026. The site shows local currency by default, so check the price in yours before you buy.
The Guest history comes from TechCrunch (2017 acquisition), The Knot press release on PR Newswire and Marketing Dive (2018 relaunch), and the shutdown notice as quoted on Kululu. We checked the App Store listing and the old domain ourselves.
Pix Wedding is the third option on this page. Nobody paid to be listed and there are no affiliate links.
- GuestPix: guestpix.com/weddings-pricing (USD view)
- The Guest: TechCrunch, PR Newswire, Marketing Dive, Kululu
- Pix Wedding: its own published plans
FAQ
GuestPix and The Guest, answered
The questions couples ask when they compare GuestPix with The Guest by The Knot, with GuestPix prices re-checked on October 24, 2026.
No. The Guest stopped letting couples create new events on October 12, 2022, and downloads from past events ended in June 2024. On October 24, 2026 its old App Store listing returned a 404 and theguestapp.com did not resolve. The Knot app is still live, but as a planning app without The Guest photo sharing.
It began as Veri, which XO Group (The Knot) bought in September 2017. In October 2018 it was renamed The Guest and made free. Its shutdown notice, quoted by Kululu, cited "various reasons, low overall usage, and some new App Store limitations". New events stopped in October 2022 and downloads closed in June 2024.
Not through The Guest. The download window closed in June 2024. Because the app shared photos from guests’ own camera rolls, the originals were taken on their phones, so asking guests (or checking their cloud photo backups) is the realistic route now.
On October 24, 2026, in US dollars: Classic $49, Signature $89 and Signature Bundle $119 for three galleries, all one-time. A free plan holds 50 photos with a 30-day upload window and no card. For the full GuestPix review and a plan-by-plan price breakdown, see the GuestPix vs Pix Wedding page.
No. There is no GuestPix app for guests to install: they scan a QR code or tap a private link and upload from the phone browser, with no sign-up. Only the couple uses a GuestPix login, to manage the gallery. That is the biggest change from The Guest, which every guest had to install. Pix Wedding works the same way here.
For most couples, yes: it is live, it needs no app, and every paid plan includes a slideshow and a video guestbook. What you lose is the free price and the background auto-share. If you want to test before paying, GuestPix has a 50-photo free plan and Pix Wedding has 20 free guest uploads.
09Keep comparing
More on GuestPix and The Guest
Compare Pix Wedding to the alternatives
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