How to pick a great wedding hashtag
A wedding hashtag does one simple job: groups all the photos and videos your guests upload during and after the event. Pick well, and it saves hours of asking each friend to share their snaps.
- Unique. Verify on Instagram before printing anything.
- Short. The shorter the better: 30 characters and nobody types it correctly drunk at 3 am.
- Easy to type. No special characters, no accents, no weird numbers.
- Memorable. Combining the names with humor or a story nod helps.
- Friendly capitalization. "AnnaAndBruno2026" reads better than "annaandbruno2026".
Classic styles
- With rhyme: "ForeverAnna", "GoCrazyDavid". Works if your name rhymes with "forever", "happy", "crazy".
- Merged: "AnnaAndBruno", "SmithJones2026". The simplest.
- With adjective: "HappilyEverAB", "WildlyLoveAB". Adds emotional emphasis.
- With date: "AnnaBruno2026", "SmithJones101225". Useful if you'll reuse on anniversaries.
- Storytelling: "BrunoFoundHisAnna", "TheDayTheySaidYes". More creative, watch the length.
Common mistakes
Most common: not checking the hashtag is free before printing invitations — if 200 photos already exist under the same hashtag, yours get lost. Second: picking something extremely long. Hour 4 of the party, nobody types "#TheWeddingOfAnnaAndBruno2026". Third: special characters — Instagram does not accept accents in hashtags.
How to share it
- Save the date: include the hashtag at the bottom.
- Formal invitation: on the back of the card or on a separate sheet.
- Table cards: print with legible type.
- Mirror or sign at the entrance: visible on arrival.
- Couple's announcement at the start: "post it all at #..."