“This is hands down the best disposable camera app around. The pricing is perfect and the add-ons are wonderful. Everyone loved being able to see the photos taken by the other guest. ”
The Guest App Alternative for Weddings (2026)
The Knot closed The Guest, its wedding photo sharing app, to new events in October 2022. Lense takes over that job: put a QR code on the tables and every guest gets a digital disposable camera on their own phone. All their shots land in one album that belongs to you.
What happened to The Guest app?
The Guest helped couples collect the photos and videos their guests took at the wedding. The Knot made it free in 2018 and stopped new events on October 12, 2022, citing low usage and new App Store limitations. Downloads from past events were offered until June 2024, so if you still need photos from an old event, check with The Knot.
How Lense's disposable camera app works in 4 steps
Your event is set up in minutes. Guests capture the day with a disposable camera, and every shot lands in one shared album.
Set up your wedding event
Add your names, date and a cover photo on our website. About two minutes later, your wedding has its own QR code.
Share your custom QR code
Print it on table cards, a welcome sign or the invitations. Our free QR templates help, and guests join without an account.
A disposable camera for every guest
One scan opens a disposable camera in the browser, with as many shots per guest as you allow.
Your shared wedding album
Show photos live, hide them until the morning after, or keep the album to yourself. Download everything with one click.
A disposable camera, always within reach
A disposable camera right on guest's lockscreen
Experience the fun of delayed album revealing
All your guests' photos on the big screen
Put guest photos on a TV or projector while the party is still going, so the whole room sees the day through each other's eyes.
Scan & add!
Watch every memory roll in live
What couples say about Lense
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“We used Lense for our wedding, and we absolutely love to see all the pictures our guests took during the day. Lense is amazingly simple to set up and I would recommend to anyone who wants to keep many memories of a special day.”
“This was a great addition to the traditional wedding photography! Everyone enjoyed it, will cherish these photos”
More than just a The Guest replacement
The Guest gathered the photos your guests had already taken. Lense also gives them a reason to take more.
A shot limit that makes every photo count
Give each guest a set number of shots, just like a real disposable camera, or let them shoot without limits.
One tap from the lock screen
On iPhone the camera stays on the lock screen after the first scan, so nobody has to go looking for the QR code again.
Candid shots from every table
Guests catch the speeches, the first dance and the late-night moments from exactly where they were standing.
Camera roll photos welcome
Shots taken with the regular camera app can go into the same album, so nothing gets left out.
After the last dance
A reveal worth waiting for
Keep the album hidden and open it together the next morning, or let photos appear as they come in.
Everything in one download
Save the whole album in full quality whenever you like during the 12 months it is stored.
Ready to set up your Lense event?
Your QR code is ready in about two minutes.