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For Graduations

Every proud moment.
Every angle.

You're on stage. Your family's in the crowd. Everyone's phone is ready. Collect every photo and video of your big moment in one place.

Graduation ceremony celebration
Class of 2024* 523 photos

Perfect for any milestone

🎓High school
🎯College
📚Grad school
⚖️Medical/Law school
🌟Preschool/Kindergarten
🔧Trade school

Why graduates love Picsui

Your achievement, captured from every seat in the house.

The whole ceremony

20 family members = 20 angles of you walking across that stage. Never miss your big moment.

No app download

Guests scan the QR code and upload directly. Even technophobic relatives can do it.

Party slideshow

Display photos live at the graduation party. Perfect conversation starter.

Include everyone

Out-of-town family can view the gallery in real-time and add their congratulations.

Safe sharing

Control who can view the gallery. Keep memories private or share with everyone.

Keep forever

Download all photos and videos in full resolution. Perfect for scrapbooks and announcements.

Audio Guestbook

Family and friends record congratulatory voice messages alongside their photo uploads.

Multi-Language Support

Guest experience available in English, Spanish, and French.

Print & Photobooks

Turn graduation memories into photobooks and prints. Coming soon.

How it works

Set up before the ceremony. Collect memories all day.

01

Create the graduation event

Add the graduate's name, school colors, and the big date. Ready in 60 seconds.

02

Share the QR code

Print it for the ceremony, add to party invites, or text it to family.

03

Everyone captures the day

Family uploads from the ceremony, party, and everywhere in between.

04

Cherish the memories

Download everything, create a photo book, or share the gallery with distant relatives.

"I was so focused on not tripping during the ceremony that I couldn't take photos. But my family got EVERYTHING - from six different angles. The photo of my dad crying when I got my diploma? Priceless."

Marcus J.

Stanford MBA 2024

Tips for Graduation Photo Sharing

The cap toss is the single most iconic graduation photo, and it lasts roughly two seconds. With 10 family members scattered across the auditorium all taking photos simultaneously, your odds of getting a perfect cap toss shot go from slim to nearly guaranteed. Share the QR code with your family group chat the morning of the ceremony so everyone is already connected to the gallery before the processional even begins. Assign family members to different vantage points — someone on the aisle for the walk, someone elevated for the wide shots, and someone near the front for close-ups of the stage crossing.

Processing lineups and group shots after the ceremony are chaotic. Hundreds of graduates are trying to find their families, friends are running across the venue for hugs, and everyone wants a photo with everyone else. This is prime time for Picsui because the group photos happen organically and quickly — a classmate takes a shot with your graduate, then moves on. Without a shared gallery, those photos stay on a stranger's phone forever. With the QR code printed on the graduation party invitation or saved in the family group chat, classmates and friends can upload their photos to your gallery even after they have gone home.

If your graduation ceremony offers a livestream for remote family, combine it with Picsui for a complete experience. Share the gallery link alongside the livestream link so that remote grandparents, aunts, and uncles can watch the ceremony live while also seeing in-person photos from family who are there. Remote family members often screenshot key moments from the livestream and upload them to the gallery too, adding a unique perspective. After the ceremony, the gallery becomes the single source of truth for the entire extended family to relive the day together regardless of where they watched from.

For the graduation party, set up the live slideshow on a TV or projector displaying ceremony photos that guests uploaded earlier in the day. This creates an instant conversation piece and helps party guests who were not at the ceremony feel included. As the party continues, new photos from the celebration itself mix in with the ceremony shots, building a real-time visual story of the entire day. Many families use these combined galleries to create graduation photo books afterward, having the complete narrative from cap and gown prep through the last dance at the party.

Common questions

Can family attending virtually add photos?

Yes, and this is one of the most loved features for graduations. Share the gallery link with family members who are watching a livestream or following along from home. They can view photos uploaded by in-person attendees in real-time, seeing the ceremony unfold through multiple perspectives. Remote family can also upload their own photos — screenshots from the livestream, reaction shots of them cheering from home, or congratulatory messages. It creates a beautiful combined gallery that includes both in-person and remote family perspectives of the same milestone.

What about the ceremony photos?

Graduation ceremonies are uniquely challenging because the graduate is on stage while family is scattered across a large auditorium. This is where having 10-20 family members with phones becomes incredibly valuable. An aunt in the front section captures the walk across the stage. An uncle in the balcony gets the wide shot. A cousin zooms in on the handshake with the dean. A parent captures the diploma moment. You end up with the ceremony documented from every angle, and the graduate does not miss a single shot since they physically cannot take photos while walking across the stage and accepting their degree.

How do I use photos for announcements?

Every photo in your Picsui gallery can be downloaded in full original resolution, which means they are print-ready straight out of the gallery. Download your favorites and use them for graduation announcement cards, social media posts, framed prints for grandparents, or custom photo books. The combination of professional-quality ceremony shots from family and candid party photos gives you a complete visual story of the day. Many graduates use the best ceremony photo for their LinkedIn profile update and the fun party shots for Instagram and social media announcements.

Can I combine ceremony and party photos?

Absolutely. A single Picsui event captures everything from the entire graduation day in one gallery. Family starts uploading during the morning getting-ready photos, continues through the ceremony processional and stage walk, captures the post-ceremony group photos outside the venue, and keeps going through the graduation party or dinner celebration. There is no need to create separate events or manage multiple galleries. Everything stays organized in one place chronologically, creating a complete timeline of the entire day from first cap adjustment to last party dance.

Is there a limit on photos?

The Free tier supports 1 event per month with up to 50 photos, suitable for a quick test. Starter supports 5 events per month with 1,000 photos per month, which comfortably handles most graduation celebrations even with large extended families. Pro supports 25 events per month with 5,000 photos per month, ideal if you are organizing photos for an entire graduating class or multiple graduates. Enterprise offers unlimited events with 15,000 photos per month. A typical graduation with 15-30 family members taking photos generates around 200-500 uploads across the ceremony and party.

Can guests leave voice messages?

Yes, the Audio Guestbook feature lets family and friends record short congratulatory voice messages alongside their photo uploads. Imagine hearing your grandmother's pride, your best friend's inside joke, or your professor's encouraging words — all saved alongside the photos in your graduation gallery. It adds an emotional layer that photos alone cannot capture.

Your achievement deserves to be captured

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