Wedding photo scavenger hunt: 30 ideas for your guests

A wedding photo scavenger hunt gives guests a list of things to photograph during the day, from the cake before it's cut to the first person on the dance floor. Below are 30 challenge ideas sorted by the moment they fit, tips on points and timing, and how to run the hunt on guests' phones instead of printed cards.

Ideas for right after the ceremony

Most hunts run from the end of the ceremony to the last dance. If your ceremony is unplugged, tell guests the hunt starts once you've walked back down the aisle.

Confetti in the air
A selfie with the officiant
The flower girl or ring bearer, caught off guard
The wedding car, or whatever the couple leaves in
The guestbook, with your message in it
The best view at the venue

Ideas for the drinks reception

This is when guests have time and free hands, so put the challenges that need people from other tables here.

A toast with someone you met today
Guests from both families in one photo
Your best copy of the couple's engagement photo
The signature drink, held up by whoever made it
The oldest and the youngest guest together
The best hat, tie or pair of shoes in the room

Ideas for dinner and the speeches

Guests are seated, so these work within one table and need no walking around.

Your whole table in one selfie, the person holding the phone included
The cake before anyone cuts it
Someone laughing during a speech
The guest who traveled the farthest
Two guests wearing the same color
Your table's centerpiece, rearranged into something better

Ideas for the dance floor

The light is low and everyone is moving, so keep these simple to frame. Blurry photos count.

The first person on the dance floor
A group dance, mid-move
The DJ or the band, from the front
Grandparents dancing
Shoes kicked off under a table
The couple, seen through the crowd

Bonus challenges with the couple

Make these worth more. They get the two of you into photos with guests you'd otherwise only see in passing.

A selfie with both newlyweds
Your table recreating the first kiss, with the couple watching
The couple doing a pose your table chose
The couple with someone who knew one of them as a child
The rings, up close
A photo the couple will want to frame

Photo dares for the bachelorette

Running the hunt on guests' phones

Printed cards get lost under plates. In AllSnaps, Photo Hunt puts the list on each guest's phone, inside the same event they scan into to share photos, and nobody installs an app.

You write each challenge with its points, an optional hint, and a bonus label where it fits. Guests see a checklist with their progress and their points total. When they take a photo, or pick a single one from their camera roll, they tag it to a challenge, and each challenge counts once per guest. The photos go into the gallery and onto the live wall like any other upload, and you can see how many guests have completed each challenge.

Write 15 to 25 challenges and keep most of them easy. Give 1 point for easy ones, 3 for hard ones and 5 for bonus ones. Before the last dance, ask the top scorers to hold up their phones and compare totals.

Wedding photo sharing with a QR code

Questions

How many challenges should a wedding photo scavenger hunt have?

Between 15 and 25 works for a full day. With fewer, keen guests finish before dinner. With more, nobody reads to the end.

Do guests need an app for the photo hunt?

No. They scan the event's QR code and the challenge list opens in their phone's browser, next to the camera.

Can guests play in teams?

Each phone keeps its own score, so the simplest way is one phone per table, with the whole table helping.

Do the challenge photos show on the live wall?

Yes, they go up like any other photo. If you hold photos for approval, they wait for you first.

Is Photo Hunt included on the free plan?

Yes, it's on every event. The free plan holds 100 photos, though, which a wedding fills fast, so most couples use the Wedding pass.

What makes a good prize?

Something you can hand over on the spot, like the first slice of cake or the next song request.

Set up your photo hunt

Create a free event, add a few challenges and try them on your own phone.