One album, not several copies
A shared album usually means everyone keeps their own copy and hopes it ends up in one place eventually. Here, there is only one album from the start: every guest adds directly into it, so there is nothing to merge afterwards.
You can see it filling up as the day goes on, from the dashboard or on a screen at the venue, rather than waiting for people to send things over in the days that follow.
What makes it shared
- Anyone with the QR code or the short link can add to it, guest or family.
- No account or app is needed on the guest's side to contribute.
- A guest sees their own photograph marked as it arrives.
- You, as the owner, can view, download or remove anything from it.
Compared with a general-purpose shared album
Some shared albums, such as the kind built into a phone's own photo app, ask every contributor to sign in or have that app installed before they can add a picture. Galawall's guest page asks neither: a link opens straight into a page that takes photographs and videos, and that is the whole barrier to entry.
Before, during and after
| When | What happens |
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| Before the wedding | Create the wall and share the link or the QR code. |
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| During the wedding | Guests add photographs and videos directly into the one album. |
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| Afterwards | Download the whole album as one file, in full resolution. |
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| For a year | On the paid plan, the album stays in place for 365 days. |
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Updated September 16, 2026