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Our Event Album vs Google Photos: Pricing & Feature Comparison

Our Event Album and Google Photos solve different jobs. Google Photos is general cloud photo storage with shared albums. Our Event Album is a no-app QR gallery built for wedding guest uploads, live event viewing, and post-event downloads.

Checked as of 2026-06-09 — every claim links to its source.

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Our Event Album vs Google Photos — at a glance

8 features for $39 one-time — one flat price, no subscriptions — including 3 Google Photos doesn’t offer.

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$39one-time · everything included
  • ✓Unique QR code for your eventGoogle Photos doesn’t offer this
  • ✓Printable sign templates (PDF)
  • ✓Unlimited photo & video uploads
  • ✓Custom welcome page
  • ✓6 months of secure hosting
  • ✓Download all photos anytime
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Google Photos pricing

Google Photos's plans, exactly as published. Where we have verified localized prices, the cards use your selected site currency.

Free Tier

Free monthly
  • ·15 GB free Google Account storage shared across Photos, Drive, and Gmail
  • ·Shared albums/conversations for photos and videos
  • ·Not a no-app QR upload gallery
  • ·Storage can be exhausted quickly by full wedding media
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Optional add-ons

Google One Plans
Paid Google One storage adds capacity for Photos, Drive, and Gmail
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Feature comparison

Our Event Album
Google Photos
Capture
QR code upload

Guests scan a QR code to upload photos and videos to the event gallery — no app, no account.

No app required

Guests contribute via a web browser; there is nothing to download or install.

~Shared albums can be accessed in Google Photos/browser contexts, but guests commonly need Google account/app access; it is not a no-account wedding gallery.
Guest experience
Live slideshow

A real-time slideshow of guest photos you can cast to a screen at the reception.

Comments & likes

Guests can like and comment on photos in the gallery.

Management
Download all

Download all photos and videos from the event at once (e.g. a single ZIP).

~Google Photos supports saving/downloading shared media, but it is not a wedding-specific one-click event export workflow.
Moderation / approval

Hosts can review, approve or hide uploads before they appear publicly.

Media
Video support

Guests can upload videos, not just photos.

Metrics
Uploads limit

Maximum photos/videos guests can upload to the gallery. Blank = unlimited.

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Storage / active duration

How long the gallery stays live and uploads are kept. Blank = unlimited / forever.

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Privacy

✓ supported✗ not supported~ with a caveat? unconfirmed— not verified

Google Photos by the numbers

Unknown
events / albums
15,000,000
uploads / memories
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What people say about Google Photos

Real reviews, each linked to its source.

Google Support · 2 reviewsView source ↗
GGoogle Photos HelpOfficial support context“Google support confirms Google Photos uses Google Account storage, with 15 GB free and paid storage available through Google One.”GGoogle Photos HelpOfficial sharing context“Google support confirms users can share photos, videos, albums, and highlight videos, including with people who do not use the Google Photos app.”

Frequently asked questions

Is Our Event Album better than Google Photos?

For event-day collection, yes. Google Photos is a general archive; Our Event Album is a wedding QR gallery built for guests to upload without a dedicated app flow.

Does Google Photos work for wedding sharing?

It can work as a post-event archive or shared album, especially for Google-heavy groups. It is weaker for live guest uploads and mixed-account guest lists.

Does Google Photos have a live slideshow or moderation queue?

No dedicated wedding live slideshow or host approval queue was verified in Google Photos sharing sources.

Compare Google Photos head-to-head

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