Our Story
Some of the best memories from an event never make it home.
Memory Hunt began with a small frustration that kept showing up at every celebration we cared about — and a belief that collecting those moments should feel like part of the fun.
Written by the Memory Hunt team
Think about the last event you hosted. The photographer caught the big moments, and you posed for the ones everyone expected. But the photo you actually wanted — the unguarded laugh at the back table, your grandparents mid-story, the friends crowded into a corner — was taken by a guest, on their phone, and you never saw it.
Chapter 01 — The spark
The memories were already being captured.
At birthdays, weddings, showers, graduations, reunions, and parties, the room is full of people already taking photos from every angle. The host might get a handful later through a group text or a tagged post, but most of those candid moments stay stranded on other people's phones.
We kept noticing the same thing: the problem was never a lack of photos. It was that no one had an easy, low-pressure way to gather them in one place — for the person who would have treasured them most.
“Not more photos for the sake of more photos. Better memories, from more points of view.”
Chapter 02 — The shift
From “can you send me your photos?” to something simpler.
The old way meant chasing people down after the event, collecting a few blurry shots weeks later, and quietly giving up on the rest. We wanted to replace that with something a guest could do in the moment, in seconds, without a single download.
The old way
Group texts, scattered camera rolls, and memories you only half remember asking for.
With Memory Hunt
Scan a QR code, get a few playful prompts, and the photos land privately with the host.
Chapter 03 — What we believe
Three ideas shape everything we build.
01
Guests need a little direction.
Most people are happy to help capture the day. They just need to know what to point their camera at. A simple prompt turns a passive guest into a second photographer.
02
Hosts should stay in control.
Every photo arrives in a private gallery that only the host sees. Nothing is public, nothing is shared automatically, and the host decides what to keep.
03
The best moments deserve to last.
Favorites do not have to disappear into a camera roll. They can become a digital scrapbook worth coming back to long after the event ends.
A note from us
We built Memory Hunt to be simple enough for any guest, useful enough for any host, and meaningful enough to keep. If it helps one moment make it home that otherwise wouldn't have, it did its job.
— The Memory Hunt team
Hosting something soon? Start your own Memory Hunt and see what your guests capture.