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Kuha: QR Photo Sharing for Filipino Events

A Philippine-built platform where event guests scan a QR code to upload photos and video messages to a private album, with no app download or signup.

I founded and built Kuha, QR code photo sharing for Philippine events, to fix something every Filipino host knows: the best photos from the celebration never make it back to them.

Role
Founder, product, full-stack development, marketing
Built for
Weddings, debuts, baptismals, reunions, corporate events
Pricing
Free tier, then ₱499 to ₱1,999 per album
Stack
Next.js, Firebase, custom MCP server

The problem: Guest photos scatter across phones and group chats

At a Filipino wedding, debut, or binyag, a hundred guests take photos on a hundred phones. The best candid shots of the night end up scattered across personal camera rolls and a dozen group chats.

What does get shared arrives compressed by messaging apps, weeks late, or never. The couple or the family ends up with the official photographer's set and very little of what their guests actually saw.

The solution: One QR code per event, one private album

Kuha gives every event one QR code. Guests scan it at the table, and their photos and video messages go straight into a private album the host owns. No app to install, no account to create, nothing to explain twice.

  • Guest uploads

    Photos and 10-second video messages from any phone camera, straight into the event album.

  • Digital invitations

    Invitations with RSVP tracking, so the host sees who is coming without chasing replies.

  • Seat finder

    Guests look up their table on their own phone instead of crowding the seating chart.

  • Live slideshow

    New uploads play on the reception screens while the event is still happening.

  • Photo challenges

    Prompts that get guests shooting the moments the host would otherwise miss.

Kuha live slideshow on a reception screen, showing a guest photo, guest well-wishes, and a Scan to join QR code
Live slideshow with guest wishes and a scan-to-join QR code.
Kuha guest welcome screen on a phone for a demo wedding album, with an optional name field, a Start Sharing button, and a Find Your Seat button
Guest entry: no account needed, plus a seat finder.
Kuha album home on a phone with an Add Photos card for guest uploads and a Gallery card that opens the live album
Album home: add photos or open the live gallery.
Kuha live gallery on a phone showing guest-uploaded wedding photos, each credited to the guest, with like and download buttons
Live gallery: every guest upload in one place.
Kuha digital invitation cover on a phone with the event name, a black-and-white couple photo, the date, hashtag, and venue
Digital invitation cover.
Snap and Share section of a Kuha digital invitation, with a QR code guests scan to upload their photos
The invitation carries the upload QR code.
Kuha digital invitation RSVP form on a phone, with fields for name, mobile number, email, attendance, and number of guests
RSVP form on the digital invitation.

My role: Founder, product, engineering, and marketing

I own Kuha end to end: I scoped the product, designed the guest flow, wrote the code, and run the marketing.

The constraint I held onto throughout: a guest who has never heard of Kuha should be able to scan the code and upload a photo without installing anything or creating an account.

Build: A web app, so guests never hit an app store

Kuha is a Next.js web app, which is what makes the no-download promise possible: the QR code opens a page, not an app store listing.

  • Next.js web app for guests, hosts, and the live slideshow.
  • Blog content backed by Firebase.
  • A custom MCP server I built so I can draft and publish blog posts with AI assistance, straight into the Firebase-backed blog.

Growth: Marketing built alongside the product

Building it was half the job. Hosts plan these events months ahead, so the marketing had to reach them while they were still searching and planning.

  • A brand system for Kuha, separate from the product UI.
  • A 12-week social content calendar to keep Kuha in front of hosts consistently.
  • An SEO content strategy targeting Filipino event keywords for weddings, debuts, and binyag.

Results: What Kuha has done so far

  • 34

    Paid bookings

    Hosts who chose Kuha to collect the photos from their celebration.

  • 100%

    Refund-free

    Not one of the 34 bookings has been refunded.

  • 0

    Apps guests install

    Every guest uploads from the phone browser they already have.

Booking figures as of September 2026.

What hosts and guests say

Our photographer captured the big moments, but Kuha helped us see our wedding through our guests' eyes: the laughs at their tables, little candid moments, and photos we never knew were being taken. Those ended up being some of our favorites.

Newlywed Couple

Kuha made collecting our wedding photos so easy. Our guests just scanned the QR code and uploaded their photos. No app, no account, no complicated instructions. We ended up with so many candid moments we would have otherwise missed.

Wedding Host

What we loved most was how simple it was for everyone. Even our older relatives were able to scan the QR code and upload photos without needing to download anything. Super convenient!

Kuha User

Before Kuha, I thought we'd have to message everyone after the event just to get their photos. Instead, everything was already in one gallery. It made reliving the celebration so much easier.

Event Host

The live slideshow was such a fun addition to our event. Seeing everyone's photos appear throughout the celebration made the experience more interactive, and our guests really enjoyed it.

Wedding Host

We loved having the invitation, RSVP tracking, and guest photos all connected in one place. It looked professional, was easy to share, and saved us so much time organizing everything.

Event Organizer

Ang dali gamitin ng Kuha! We just shared the QR code and our guests started uploading right away. Hindi na namin kailangan mangulit after the event para makahingi ng pictures. Everything was already there.

Event Host

Scan. Upload. Done. Our guests didn't need an app or an account, and we got all the candid photos from our event in one place. Kuha made it incredibly easy.

Kuha User

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