WaldoWed is the wedding gallery from Waldo Photos, built around face tagging that sends guests their photos. Pix Wedding is a QR code album with unlimited photos and videos, paid once. Here is what each plan costs, how guests join and what happens to the photos after a year.
Pick WaldoWed for face tagging that sends each guest their photos, SMS invites and native apps, at $49.99 once for Gold (50GB, online for a year). Pick Pix Wedding to test free, keep unlimited photos and videos up to two years with no subscription, and get a refund if nobody uploads.
Source: waldophotos.com/pricing, the Waldo help center and the Pix Wedding plan list, checked November 3, 2026.
Waldo Photos also runs photo galleries for camps, schools, churches and sports teams. WaldoWed brings its face matching to weddings, with a QR code for guests on Gold and a gallery the couple runs from the Waldo Photos app on iOS and Android, or the web.
A photo sharing company whose site also serves camps, schools, churches, youth sports and companies. WaldoWed is its wedding gallery.
Couples run the gallery in the Waldo app or on the web. Guests upload from the phone browser with no app and no Waldo account.
On Gold, AI photo tagging finds guests in the uploads and sends each one the photos they appear in.
Albums can be added for the engagement party, bridal shower, rehearsal dinner, ceremony and reception.
Sources: WaldoWed page and WaldoWed setup guide, checked November 3, 2026.
For a wedding the real choice is free Basic or Gold at $49.99 once. Waldo Plus is a subscription for storage past the first year, and the Video Guestbook is sold on its own.
| WaldoWed plan | Price | What you get | Storage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Free | A wedding gallery guests join with a shareable link. QR code and SMS joining are not included. | Storage limit not stated on the pricing page |
| Gold | $49.99 once | Printable QR signage, custom SMS join code, AI photo tagging and delivery, live slideshow, contributor photo moderation, bulk guest list import and invites | 50GB of photos and videos for a year |
| Waldo Plus | $7.99 a month or $49.99 a year | Unlimited albums and photo matching, matching for up to 10 family members, AI slideshow builder, 15% off albums and prints. 7-day free trial on annual plans only | 200GB while subscribed |
| Video Guestbook | $49.99 | 30-second video messages guests record after scanning a QR code, your own greeting video, turned into a video slideshow | Not stated |
WaldoWed prices in USD from waldophotos.com/pricing, the Video Guestbook page and Waldo's joining guide, checked November 3, 2026.
The free plan already prints a QR code. Guests scan it, upload photos and videos from the phone browser, and each one lands in the album seconds later. Names below are an example.
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Both price their extras differently, so the cheaper app depends on the one feature you care about most.
Waldo Plus ($7.99 a month or $49.99 a year) and the $49.99 Video Guestbook are left off the scale: one is a subscription, the other an add-on. Prices in USD, checked November 3, 2026.
| Feature | WaldoWed | Pix Wedding |
|---|---|---|
| Guests upload with no app or account | Free (Basic, by link) | Free (20 uploads) |
| QR code for the tables | Gold, $49.99 | Free |
| Unlimited photos and videos | Gold caps at 50GB | Starter, $44 (photos up to 30 MB, videos up to 100 MB each) |
| Live slideshow at the venue | Gold, $49.99 | Standard, $54 |
| Face matching for guests | Gold, $49.99 (sent to guests automatically) | Pro, $84 (guests search with a selfie) |
| Approve photos before they show | Gold, $49.99 | Pro, $84 |
| SMS join code and guest list invites | Gold, $49.99 | Not offered |
| Video messages from guests | Video Guestbook, $49.99 extra | Video uploads on every paid plan |
| Voice messages (audio guestbook) | Not offered | Standard, $54 |
| Online for more than a year | Waldo Plus or Premium subscription | Pro, $84 (2 years, one payment) |
| Photo games: film roll, missions, bingo | Not offered | Starter and Standard |
| PIN lock, custom domain, no branding | Not stated on its pages | Pro, $84 |
Price, free start, joining, face matching, storage, the first anniversary and refunds, from each company's own pages, checked November 3, 2026. Rose cells flag the weaker side of a row.
Free to test, no storage cap and no subscription after the first year. WaldoWed wins on face matching price and SMS invites.
| App | Price | Free start | How guests join | Face matching | Storage | After the first year | Refund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pix WeddingOur pick | $44, $54 or $84 once | 20 guest uploads, no card | QR code or link on every plan | AI selfie search on Pro ($84) | Unlimited photos and videos, 6, 12 or 24 months online | ZIP of the whole album; no subscription | 100% if no guest uploads, asked within 30 days |
| WaldoWed | Gold $49.99 once | Basic, link only, limits not stated | QR, SMS code or link on Gold; link on Basic | AI tagging and delivery on Gold | 50GB for a year on Gold | Plus or Premium subscription, or download | Not stated on its pricing page |
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Prices in USD, checked November 3, 2026. Sources: Waldo pricing, Waldo hosting length. Pix Wedding: plan list and refund policy.
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WaldoWed is the stronger pick when getting photos to each guest is the whole point.
Gold includes AI photo tagging that sends guests the photos they appear in, for $49.99. On Pix Wedding, AI selfie search is a Pro feature at $84, and guests search themselves.
Gold imports a guest list in bulk, sends invites and gives guests a custom SMS code to join. Pix Wedding has no guest list import or SMS joining.
Contributor photo moderation comes with Gold at $49.99. Pix Wedding has photo approval on Pro only.
For $49.99, guests record 30-second video wishes from a QR code and Waldo turns them into a video slideshow. Pix Wedding records voice messages instead, on Standard.
The Waldo Photos app runs on iOS and Android as well as the web. Pix Wedding runs in the browser.
A 43-second WaldoWed review published by Waldo Photos on its own channel, featuring the creator @HashtagChelsea. It is the vendor's video, so weigh it with the plan details above.
Video by Waldo Photos on YouTube, uploaded December 22, 2022.
On both apps guests upload in the phone browser, with no app and no account. What differs is the way in: the QR code for wedding photos comes free on Pix Wedding and with Gold on WaldoWed.
Source: How do guests upload photos to a wedding gallery and guest account FAQ on the Waldo help center, checked November 3, 2026. Names and code are an example.
Either app collects these from the guests' own phones. What differs is how long each keeps them online, which is the next section. Example frames.
This is the part nobody puts on the sales page. A WaldoWed gallery is active for a year, and longer storage means a Waldo subscription. A Pix Wedding album has a fixed end date set by the plan you paid for once.
Guests scan the QR code (Gold) or open the link and upload from the browser.
QR codes and links keep working, so late photos still come in. Waldo suggests putting the QR code on thank you cards.
Download in the app per album, or in bulk on desktop: Waldo emails a link to a compressed folder.
The gallery stops being active. Waldo points to a Plus or Premium subscription for longer storage, or a download.
Guests scan the QR code or open the link and upload in original quality, with no app or account.
3 months on Starter, 6 on Standard, 12 on Pro, counted from the event date.
One ZIP of the whole album, photos and videos together.
The photos are removed when the plan ends, so download first, or add 12 more months with one payment, same album and QR code.
Either way, download everything before the end date and keep a second copy. Waldo's bulk download runs on desktop and arrives as an emailed link; guest videos are downloaded one by one in the Waldo app. Pix Wedding gives one ZIP of the whole album.
Sources: Waldo help center on hosting length, uploads after the wedding and downloads, checked November 3, 2026.
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Every WaldoWed price and limit on this page comes from Waldo's own pages, read on November 3, 2026: the weddings page, the pricing page, the Video Guestbook page, Waldo's own WaldoWed comparison page and the Waldo Wedding Support articles on joining, hosting, uploads after the wedding and downloads. Where Waldo does not state something, such as Basic storage, refunds or a PIN lock, this page says so instead of guessing.
Pix Wedding facts come from its plan list and refund policy. The page carries no affiliate links.
WaldoWed is the wedding gallery from Waldo Photos. Guests join by link on the free Basic version, or by QR code and SMS code on Gold ($49.99 once), and upload from the browser with no app. Gold adds AI face tagging that delivers photos to guests, a live slideshow, moderation and 50GB for a year, after which Waldo points to a subscription or a download.
Waldo compares WaldoWed with The Guest and PhotoCircle on its own site. Couples weighing those also look at the wedding photo app pricing page, which lists every plan with the date it was checked, and at the free and one-time payment app guides.
Straight answers to the questions people ask most about this topic.
There is a free Basic version, but guests can only join it through a shareable link. The QR code, the SMS join code, face tagging and the live slideshow need Gold, which costs $49.99 once. Waldo does not state Basic storage limits on its pricing page. Pix Wedding is free for 20 guest uploads, QR code included. Checked November 3, 2026.
Gold is a one-time $49.99 payment. It adds printable QR signage, a custom SMS code, AI photo tagging and delivery, a live slideshow, photo moderation, bulk guest list invites and 50GB of storage for a year. The Video Guestbook is a separate $49.99. Pix Wedding plans cost $44, $54 or $84 once.
Waldo says wedding galleries stay active for 1 year, and you can download at any point. After that it points to a Plus or Premium subscription for longer storage (Waldo Plus is $7.99 a month or $49.99 a year). Pix Wedding keeps albums 6, 12 or 24 months by plan, with a full ZIP download and no subscription.
WaldoWed is the wedding gallery inside the Waldo Photos app, the same app Waldo uses for camps, schools, churches and sports teams. Couples set it up in the Waldo Photos app on iOS or Android, or on the web. Guests do not need the app: Waldo says they upload from the mobile browser with no Waldo account. Pix Wedding works the same way for guests, with no app and no account.
Yes, on the Pro plan ($84). Guests take one selfie and see every photo they appear in; face data stays with the event and is deleted with it. WaldoWed includes face tagging on Gold ($49.99) and sends matches to guests automatically, so it is the cheaper route if face matching is the main reason you want an app.
On WaldoWed, yes: QR codes and links keep working after the wedding date, inside the year the gallery is active. On Pix Wedding, guests can upload for 3, 6 or 12 months after the event date, depending on the plan.
