Wedding Hashtag

September 30, 2020

Wedding hashtag blog Your wedding vows have been exchanged, the wedding cake has been devoured. Guests have departed the dance floor and journeyed home to rest from the unforgettable wedding they’ve just attended. Now what? One way to savor that just married joy is to search your wedding hashtag online for all the delightful moments captured at your wedding.

What is a Hashtag?

A hashtag is a word or phrase used on social media websites to identify messages on a specific topic. The word or short series of words are preceded by a hash sign (#). This structure allows people to categorize & discover topics online. Hashtags aggregate all social media content with that same hashtag (topic). Take the subject of bow ties, for example.
Dogs in Bowties at Clarks Landing Yacht Club

Photo Credit: Serena Star Photography

Say you have a furry friend sporting a classy bow tie that must be shared with the world immediately. Use the #bowtie hashtag when you post your picture to Instagram. You’ll discover (using Instagram’s search feature) over 4.2 million posts with the same hashtag. The incredible image will get lost among the millions. If you narrow down to something more specific. Like #dogsinbowties, than you’ll see over 87,000 have used the same hashtag. Or, even smaller are #doggiebowties with just 2,400 posts. When you use a wedding hashtag. You’ll want to create something unique to you and not previously used. This way, you can delight in your posted wedding pictures. Without having to sift through other couples’ images.

Do You Really Need a Wedding Hashtag? 

A wedding hashtag isn’t really as crucial as your wedding venue or entertainment choice. But it is quite common for couples to use one. Especially a wedding hashtag that cleverly captures the joining of two hearts into one word or short phrase. (Kevin Bacon may have used #Don’tGoBaconMyHeart if hashtags were a thing in the 90s.) If creating lasting memories through images are important to you as a couple. Then you may decide to use a wedding hashtag simply to make it easy for your guests to share their candid pictures with you. Your talented wedding vendors surprisingly may also use your wedding hashtag to capture special wedding moments where they played a big role. Wedding photographers, videographers, stylists, and florists often post their best pictures online using their couples wedding hashtags.  In fact, many newly engaged couples create hashtags for all the special moments that occur throughout the wedding planning process. You may see unique hashtags for engagement parties, wedding showers, bachelorette parties and even rehearsal dinners!

How to Create a Personal Wedding Hashtag 

If you prefer quick and easy, there are online Hashtag generators to use. I tested myself & and came away with #ItsO’GradyTime #GoinO’Grady #O’HappyO’Grady #OfficiallyO’Grady  How crafty you get with your wedding hashtag is up to you. Here are some tips! 
  • First, start with a play on your first names, surnames, or new, marital name. #SarahsCupOfJoe #MorganHeBargainedFor #PartyWithThePerrys
  • Secondly, think about romance-heavy words that pair well with your names. #HappilyEverAmber #SmittenForSimmons #WooingWyman 
  • If you’re music fans, you may work in a favorite song. Like #ANiceDayForAWyattWedding. Search wedding songs to see what might come to mind. Try to incorporate your own wedding song. #AlwaysAndFiorello
  • For your engagement party, wedding shower and other celebrations that lead up to your wedding day. Try an online pun or wedding hashtag generator. These fun pun tools will help you explore imaginative ways of using common words and phrases to hashtag your most memorable wedding planning moments.
  • Finally, create a list together of all possible ideas, ask your friends for suggestions.  Nonetheless write down all ideas and take to Instagram’s search bar to check existing hashtags to avoid duplicating. 
Ultimately, your hashtag should be short, and memorable. Also easy to type with capitals separating words. (Certainly avoiding anything rude of course!) Especially shoot for a hashtags that will make your friends and family smile as they load up the most terrific shots from your wedding celebrations.  

Don’t Be Shy. Share that Hashtag!

No need to be shy about sharing your wedding hashtag. Certainly post everywhere your guests will see it! Include it in the details of your wedding website. Also add it to your save the dates and wedding invitations, too.  Remember, ask your vendors to post it in places. Like your ceremony programs, wedding transportation signage, photo booth props, also tables and on your wedding signs too. Because seeing your hashtags will indeed trigger your guests to post their pictures and make for more wedding day memories.  Happy #Hashtagging!  By Michelle O’Grady, Clarks Landing Yacht Club Marketing Coordinator CONTACT OUR TEAM at Clarks Landing Yacht Club for more wedding planning advice.