How to Share Christening Photos With Family

Christenings are small by design, usually just close family in a church or hall, and that's exactly why the photo situation is trickier than it looks. Half the people who care about seeing the baby that day weren't actually there. The cousin who couldn't get time off, the grandparent who wasn't well enough to travel, the friend who sent a card instead. They all want to see it, and right now the only version that exists is scattered across whichever phones were in the room.

A few people, a lot of angles

Because it's a small gathering, everyone who is there tends to take photos, not just one designated person with a proper camera. The godparent standing near the font gets a different view than the parent holding the baby. Someone in the back row catches the whole room during the actual moment, which is often the photo everyone wants most and the one that's hardest to get if you're the one being asked to hold still and smile.

The usual way loses half of it

What normally happens is a few photos get sent round a family WhatsApp group over the following days, and it fizzles out after the first evening. People mean to send more, then life gets in the way, and a good chunk of what was taken just stays on someone's phone indefinitely. Nobody's holding onto it on purpose, it's just genuinely easy to forget.

One place, set up before the day

The fix is having somewhere for photos to go before the christening even starts, so nobody has to be chased for anything afterwards. A link shared in the family group chat that morning works well, or a code printed on the order of service if there is one. People add their photos as they take them, during the service and at whatever gathering follows, rather than being asked to go looking a week later.

It also means the family members who couldn't make it get to see the day properly, not just the two or three photos someone remembered to text them. They can look through the whole thing themselves, at their own pace, which tends to matter more for a christening than for almost any other kind of event, because so much of the point is the people who love this baby seeing them welcomed.

Piccy works well here because nobody needs to download anything or sign up. You create a gallery, get a QR code, and anyone there scans it and uploads straight from their phone. Family members further away can be sent the same link afterwards to see everything as it comes in, without waiting for someone to get round to forwarding it.

If you're planning a christening and want an easy way to share the day with everyone, Piccy's christening page has everything you need to set it up.