What actually drives the number
Not your guest count. What matters is how many guests actually upload, and whether they shoot video. A video file weighs dozens of times more than a photo, so it decides the outcome — one three-minute clip of the first dance can take as much space as a hundred stills.
What a single file weighs
Rough figures for current phones on default camera settings:
| Item | Typical size | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Phone photo | 3–6 MB | HDR and higher resolution push the top end up |
| Portrait-mode photo | 5–9 MB | Some phones save two files at once |
| 1080p video | ~60–90 MB per minute | The most common default |
| 4K video | ~300–400 MB per minute | A handful of these is already several GB |
A worked example
A 100-guest wedding. Say one guest in three uploads — about 33 people — and each adds 25 photos plus one minute of 1080p video. Photos: 33 × 25 × 5 MB ≈ 4 GB. Video: 33 × 1 × 75 MB ≈ 2.5 GB. Total: roughly 6.5 GB. Even if half the room uploads and each contributes twice as much, you are still in the low tens of gigabytes.
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Start for freeWhy plans include far more than that
The headroom is not for the typical wedding — it is for the atypical one: a two-day celebration, an after-party, a group of friends filming everything in 4K, or a photographer dropping their own files into the shared gallery. The limit should never be the reason someone gets an error message in the middle of the reception.
Watching usage as it happens
Your dashboard shows how much space is used and how much is left, live. If you see yourself approaching the limit during the reception, the plan can be increased without interrupting anything and without losing what is already uploaded.
See the storage included in each planWhat this calculation leaves out
Your photographer's files are a separate story. RAW files run 25–50 MB each, and a full shoot can take more space than everything your guests uploaded combined. A guest gallery is for phone footage — the photographer's archive usually arrives separately.
QR gallery vs. wedding photographer — what each one coversFrequently asked questions
How many GB do I need for wedding photos from guests?
For a 100-guest wedding where roughly one in three uploads about 25 photos and a short clip, expect around 6–7 GB. Heavy 4K filming can multiply that several times over.
How big is one phone photo?
Usually 3–6 MB. Portrait mode and higher resolutions push it to 5–9 MB.
How much space does a minute of wedding video take?
About 60–90 MB at 1080p and about 300–400 MB at 4K. Video, not photos, is what fills storage.
What happens if we run out of space during the wedding?
Usage is visible live in your dashboard, and the plan can be upgraded mid-event without interrupting uploads or losing anything already added.
Are photos compressed to save space?
No. Files are kept at original quality — that is one of the main differences from sending photos through a messaging app.
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