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Wedding hashtag ideas: 30 formats and how to choose yours

By The Made For Our Day team · · 4 min read

Thirty wedding hashtag formats with examples, five rules for a good one, how to check it is not already taken, and where to put it so guests use it.

A good wedding hashtag is short, easy to spell, unique to you and used on your invitations and website so guests know to tag their photos. It gathers every guest's photo in one place, so you can see the day through their eyes. Here are thirty formats to start from, five rules for choosing, and how to get your guests to use it.

If you would rather not build them by hand, the free hashtag generator makes dozens from your names and a card you can download.

The examples below use Priya and Dev, whose last name is Carter, married in Goa in 2027.

Five rules for a good hashtag

  1. Keep it short. Guests type it on a phone, often in a hurry. Under about twenty characters is comfortable.
  2. Capitalise each word. #PriyaAndDev is easier to read than #priyaanddev, and screen readers say it correctly.
  3. Use letters and numbers only. Spaces and punctuation break a hashtag.
  4. Make it easy to spell. If you have to explain it, guests will get it wrong.
  5. Make it unique enough. #EmmaAndJack is probably in use. Adding the year or a place usually fixes that.

Classic formats

  1. Names joined: #PriyaAndDev
  2. Weds: #PriyaWedsDev
  3. Loves: #PriyaLovesDev
  4. Names and the word wedding: #PriyaAndDevWedding
  5. Names and forever: #PriyaAndDevForever
  6. Names and the year: #PriyaAndDev2027
  7. Weds and the year: #PriyaWedsDev2027
  8. Names in a place: #PriyaAndDevInGoa
  9. Place first: #GoaWedsPriyaAndDev
  10. The family name: #TheCarters
  11. Family name and wedding: #CarterWedding
  12. Family name, wedding and year: #CarterWedding2027
  13. Family name and forever: #CartersForever

Playful formats

  1. Say I do: #PriyaAndDevSayIDo
  2. Tie the knot: #PriyaAndDevTieTheKnot
  3. Official: #PriyaAndDevAreOfficial
  4. Found: #PriyaFoundDev
  5. Equals love: #PriyaPlusDevEqualsLove
  6. Happily ever after: #PriyaAndDevHappilyEverAfter
  7. Family name and I do: #TheCartersSayIDo
  8. Happily after: #HappilyCartersAfter
  9. Becoming: #PriyaAndDevBecomeTheCarters
  10. Run away: #PriyaAndDevRunAwayToGoa (for a destination wedding)

Short formats

  1. Names together: #PriyaDev
  2. A small x: #PriyaxDev
  3. Plus: #PriyaPlusDev
  4. Names and the short year: #PriyaDev27
  5. Family name and year: #Carter2027

Two more ideas

  1. A phrase from your story. An inside joke or a favourite line, if guests will understand it, such as #TwoPeopleOnePlaylist.
  2. A phrase about the place. A venue, a city or a festival, such as #GardenHouseNights.

How to check that it is not taken

No tool can tell you whether a hashtag is already in use, because that depends on the app. Before you commit:

  • Search it on Instagram and TikTok.
  • If a few unrelated posts use it, add your year or your place.
  • If thousands of posts use it, choose a different one.
  • Say it aloud. If it sounds like something else, change it.

Where to put it

A hashtag only works if guests see it at the right time:

  • On your wedding website, in the welcome message or the page header.
  • On the invitation or the save-the-date, in small type at the bottom.
  • On a sign at the ceremony and the reception, with a gentle line such as "Tag your photos with our hashtag."
  • In the order of service or the programme.

A printed card on each table or at the entrance helps more than a long announcement.

Mistakes to avoid

  • Making it too clever. Puns are good until nobody can spell them.
  • Using a name that is too common without a year. Others will already be using it.
  • Changing it halfway. Choose it before the save-the-dates go out and keep it.
  • Forgetting to tell people. Put it somewhere guests will see it.

Questions

How long should a wedding hashtag be?

Short enough to type on a phone without mistakes. About twenty characters or fewer is comfortable. Longer ones are fine for a joke if guests will copy and paste.

Should it include our last names?

Only if you want it to. A family-name hashtag such as #TheCarters is easy and unique, but if you each keep your own name, first names plus the year work well.

When should I choose it?

Before you send the save-the-dates, so it can go on everything from the start. If you have a wedding website, put it there too.

Do I need a hashtag at all?

No. It is helpful if you want to see guests' photos in one place, and not necessary otherwise. Some couples use a shared photo album instead.

You can put your hashtag on your wedding website so it is there when guests visit. For the words around it, see our guide to the welcome message.

Try the free tool: Wedding hashtag generator with a shareable card

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