The card on the table is the bridge between the party and the album. Here is how to pick the format, match your theme – and avoid the mistakes you only discover after 100 cards are printed.
Business cards at each place setting so everyone has their own. A5 as a table card in the middle. A4 at the bar, buffet and gift table. A3 as a sign at the entrance, where people are already standing still. Most parties do best with business cards plus A5.
Pick a template that matches the event – wedding, confirmation, birthday, corporate party or Christmas – with fitting motifs and colours. You can also let AI suggest a palette from a short description of your theme, then adjust colours, text and motif exactly as you like.
300 gsm matte card is the safe choice: the code scans well and the card feels like part of the table setting. Avoid glossy lamination and metallic finishes that bounce light back into the camera. On a home printer, choose the highest quality and turn off 'fit to page' so the code is not scaled unevenly.
The QR code may use your theme colour, but it must be clearly darker than the background. A light code on a dark background rarely works on older phones. Keep the white frame around the code – it is part of what the camera looks for.
Print one proof, scan it with two phones and read the text aloud to someone else. The classic mistakes are a wrong date, a missing album code under the QR code, and a card scaled down until the code is too small.
Business card, A5, A4 and A3 as print-ready PDF files with crop marks.
No. Templates, QR code and PDF download are free. You only pay a print shop if you choose to use one.
Yes. Every template can be customised – headline, subtitle, colours and motif – both before and after an AI suggestion.
So guests who cannot scan can type the 6-digit code on shareevent.io instead.