QR Codes for Wedding Invitations
Invitations are printed months ahead and kept on fridges for a year. This is exactly the case where a code that cannot expire matters.
What to put behind it
- RSVP form — the most useful by a distance. No cards to post back, no chasing.
- Directions and parking — a map link saves you a dozen phone calls the week before.
- Accommodation — hotels, rates and the booking code, on one page.
- Gift list — discreet behind a code, in a way it never is printed on the card.
- Photo album — the same code on the table cards, pointing at an upload page for guests' photos.
Point the code at one simple page with links to all of it. One code, one page, easy to update as details firm up.
Why static matters here
An invitation printed in March for a wedding in September, kept as a memento afterwards, is a long life for a printed code. A dynamic code from a free trial can quietly stop working somewhere in that window, and you will not find out — your guests will.
Making it look like it belongs
A hard black square on a soft printed invitation looks like an intruder. Options that keep it scannable: a very dark version of your accent colour instead of black, rounded module shapes, and a small monogram in the centre. Keep the contrast strong against the paper — a pale grey code on cream will not read, however elegant it looks on screen.
Size and stock
2.5–3 cm on the invitation or the details card. Be careful with heavily textured or uncoated stock, which is popular for weddings and spreads ink: go up a size and print a proof on the real paper before the full run.
Test the printed invitation with a parent's phone, not yours. Older phones and older eyes are the real test.