How to gather every guest's photos into one Drive folder

In short: create one Google Drive folder, open it up so anyone with the link can add files, and put that link in front of guests before and during the event. Let it fill for a few days after, then connect the finished folder to Confetti, read-only, to organize what came in.

What you need before you start

Just a Google account and a few minutes. You do not need Confetti yet, that step comes last. You do need a way to get a link in front of guests: a text thread, a wedding website, a printed card, or a QR code at the venue all work.

Step 1: Create a shared Drive folder in your own Google account

Make a new folder in your own Google Drive and name it something obvious, "Smith Wedding Photos" beats "New Folder." This folder stays yours. You are not creating it inside Confetti; Confetti is not involved yet.

Change the folder's sharing setting to allow anyone with the link to upload. This is a native Google Drive permission, not a Confetti setting. It is the single step that turns a private folder into a collection point guests can actually use without asking you for individual access first.

Step 3: Get the link in front of guests

Share the link however fits your event: a QR code taped near the guestbook, a line in the wedding website, a text the morning after. A QR code works especially well at the reception itself, since most of the best candid shots get taken and forgotten on someone's phone within the hour.

Step 4: Let the folder fill for a few days

Most guests upload within a day or two, some take longer. Leave the folder open rather than closing it the night of the event. There is no rush, the folder just sits in your Drive collecting photos until you decide to do something with it.

Step 5: Connect the folder to Confetti when you're ready to organize

When you want to turn the pile into something you can actually look through, connect that same folder to Confetti. Confetti asks for read-only access, meaning it can read and organize the photos already there but cannot add, change, or delete anything in your Drive. It does not collect new guest uploads on its own; it works with whatever has already landed in the folder. From there, Confetti groups faces and lets you build an album, covered in our guide on AI face tagging.

What you'll have when you're done

One organized event instead of a folder of loose thumbnails: every face grouped and named, the near-duplicates and blurry misses easy to skip, and an album you can build and eventually download. The photos never leave your Drive along the way. For what that read-only relationship actually means in practice, see the shared Drive folder guide.

Once your folder is organized, see Confetti's pricing to build and download your first album.