SMS Sharing — Setup & Customization

SMS sharing lets guests receive their gallery link via text message. It's a reliable delivery method — and a great way to collect phone numbers for your clients.

Setting Up SMS Sharing

1. Go to Settings → SMS Sharing
2. Enable SMS sharing
3. Customize your Message Template
4. Save

That's it — ALIVE handles the sending. Nothing to configure on the backend.

How It Works for Guests

1. Guest taps SMS on the share screen
2. A phone number input appears
3. Guest enters their phone number
4. ALIVE sends an SMS with a link to their gallery
5. Guest taps the link to view and download photos

Phone numbers are automatically converted to the correct international format — guests can enter in any format.

Customizing Your Message Template

The default message works fine, but customizing it adds a personal touch.

How to Customize

1. Go to Settings → SMS Sharing
2. Find the Message Template section
3. Edit the template text
4. Use tokens to insert dynamic content
5. Save

Available Tokens

Sender Label

You can add a Sender Label — a custom signature or business name that's included in the message. This helps guests know who the SMS is from.

Example: If your sender label is "Flash Photo Co", the message might read:

Your photos are ready! View them here: https://gallery.alive.pics/abc123 — Flash Photo Co

Example Templates

Simple and clean:

Check out your photos! {{url}}

Branded:

Thanks for visiting the photo booth! View and download your photos here: {{url}}

Fun:

Your photos are ready! Warning: you look amazing. {{url}}

Tips

• Always include {{url}} — Without the link, the SMS is useless
• Keep it short — SMS has character limits. Get to the point.
• Add your sender label — Helps guests recognize the text isn't spam
• Test before the event — Send yourself a test SMS to make sure everything works
• Don't use too many emojis — Some carriers handle them differently

What's Next?

• Email Sharing — Setup & Customization — Add email as another delivery option
• Managing Collected Contacts — View and export phone numbers collected via SMS

Updated on: 07/05/2026