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RSVP QR Codes: What They Are and Where to Put Them

How QR codes work on wedding invitations, where to place them so guests actually scan, and what to print alongside them for the people who will not.

Everly Team·2 min read·
A wedding invitation with a QR code for RSVPs

Why a QR code on a paper invitation

It removes the typing. That is the whole benefit, and it is a bigger one than it sounds: a mistyped URL is a guest who does not reply.

Per-guest codes versus one shared code

The important distinction. A shared code lands everyone on a "find your name" step; a per-guest code opens their own reply. Which to use when.

Where to put it

Reply card, invitation, save-the-date, envelope insert. What each placement does to scan rates, and the size it has to be to work.

What to print next to it

A short URL and a typed code, for the guests who will not scan and the ones whose phone camera will not.

Printing that survives contact with a printer

Contrast, quiet zone, minimum size, and testing the actual printed piece rather than the PDF.

The same trick at the wedding

Photo-sharing QR on table cards, running off the same guest list.

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