Guide
How to tag, filter and search your event photos
A few thousand photos is only useful if you can find the right ones. Tag by ceremony or moment, filter by person with face recognition, mark favourites, and search by name — without splitting your event into pieces.
Ways to slice an event
- Tags for ceremonies and moments — a photo can carry many
- Person filter powered by face recognition
- Combine person + tag (e.g. reception photos with the bride)
- Favourites you can filter as a group
- Search by person name or tag from one box
Tip
Tagging as you cull pays off later: a well-tagged event makes building an album, sharing a single ceremony, or handing each family their photos a couple of taps instead of a scroll.
Step by step
- 1
Create tags
Open the event's People & Tags tab and create tags for the moments you want to group on — Mehendi, Reception, Couple Portraits, whatever fits.
- 2
Tag photos in bulk
Select photos in the grid, choose Tag, and apply one or more tags. A photo can carry as many tags as you like.
- 3
Filter the gallery
Tap a tag chip or a person chip at the top of the gallery to filter. Combine them — for example Bride plus Reception — to narrow down fast.
- 4
Search and favourite
Type a person's name or tag in the search box to jump straight to those photos, and heart your favourites to filter them as a group.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I find all the photos of one person?
- Tap that person's chip at the top of the gallery, or type their name in the search box. Picsta uses face recognition to filter to every photo they're in.
- Can I group photos by ceremony without splitting the event?
- Yes. Create tags like Mehendi or Reception and apply them to photos. Filtering by a tag shows just those photos, while the event stays whole.
- Can I combine filters?
- Yes. Selecting a person and a tag together shows only photos that match both — for example reception photos that include the bride.
- What are favourites for?
- Hearting a photo marks it a favourite so you can filter your favourites as a group and surface them when choosing a cover.
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