TogetherHow does “find my photos” work? Face recognition turns each face in the album into a face print, a list of numbers rather than a picture, and groups the prints into people. When a guest takes a selfie, it becomes a face print on their own phone and is matched against those groups. The guest then sees every photo their face appears in, and nothing else.
How it works in Together
- Photos come in from guests (through the photo QR code or RSVP links), family in the app, and your photographer’s portal.
- The couple turns on “share the album by face”. Together groups the faces in the album into people. Nothing is shared by face until the couple does this.
- A guest opens the album in the app and taps find my photos. We ask for their consent first and record when they gave it.
- They take a selfie. It becomes a face print on their phone. The selfie picture is not uploaded.
- They see every photo they’re in, across every event, and can save them straight to their phone.
After more photos arrive, the couple can run the grouping again. The last finished grouping stays in use while the new one runs, so nobody loses their photos in the meantime.
Built privacy-first, because it’s your face
Face recognition apps have earned their bad reputation. Search for “face search” and you’ll find tools that scan the open internet for anyone’s face. Together is the opposite: it only ever looks inside one wedding’s private album, for people who asked it to.
- Consent before any selfie scan, recorded with the time you gave it.
- The selfie stays on your phone. Only its face print is used for matching.
- One wedding only. Face data belongs to that wedding and is never used for another wedding, for ads or for profiling.
- Off for anyone under 18. Teens can still plan and share photos; face features stay off for them.
- Anyone can be left out. If someone asks, the couple removes them from face grouping; their face prints are deleted and they stay out of new photos.
- Guests see only their own photos by face, never someone else’s results.
Why weddings need face search more than any other event
Hundreds of guests
Even a 150-guest wedding makes thousands of photos, and each guest is in a few dozen of them, spread across the whole album.
Many events
Rehearsal dinner, ceremony, reception, the after-party. Your photos are scattered across all of them.
Relatives who won’t scroll
A selfie is easier than scrolling 2,000 photos, especially for parents and grandparents.
For couples: see the album by person
Once faces are grouped, the couple can see the album person by person: every photo of Grandma, every photo of the college crew. It’s the quickest way to pick photos for the printed album or a thank-you message.
Together vs photographer face-recognition apps
Apps like Kwikpic and Samaro are built for photographers delivering their own photos to guests, and they do that well. Together is built for the couple: guest photos, family photos and the photographer’s photos in one album, with the whole wedding plan alongside. If your photographer already uses one of those apps, you can use both. See the full comparison.
Questions
Is it safe to use face recognition for wedding photos?
In Together, face search only works inside one wedding’s private album, only after the couple turns it on and the guest gives consent. The selfie stays on the phone, face prints are numbers rather than pictures, and they are never used outside that wedding.
Do guests need the app to find their photos?
Yes. Adding photos needs no app, but finding your photos by face happens in the Together app, after joining the wedding. The couple approves who joins.
Is my selfie uploaded?
No. The selfie is turned into a face print on your phone, and only that print is used for matching.
Can children use face search?
No. Face features are off for anyone under 18. They can still use everything else in the app.
Can I ask not to be recognised?
Yes. Ask the couple to remove you from face grouping. Your face prints are deleted and you are left out of new photos.
How accurate is it?
It works best with clear, front-facing photos and a well-lit selfie. Side profiles, heavy shadows or faces partly covered by a veil are harder, so some photos may need a scroll.
Give every guest their own photos
Collect photos with a QR code, then let everyone find theirs with a selfie.
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