A wedding hashtag gathers every photo and story your guests post into one place on Instagram. Months later, it's how you find the candid shots from your cousins' phones. Here's how to make a good one.
What makes a good wedding hashtag
- Short: easy to type on a phone in the middle of a baraat
- Easy to spell: avoid unusual spellings of your names, or guests will get it wrong
- Unique: search it on Instagram first. If it already has posts, add a year or a twist.
- Readable: capitalise each word when you share it, like #RiyaWedsArjun, so it's clear where words break
Ideas to start from
Name mash-ups
- Combine your names: Riya + Arjun = #RiArjun or #ArjRiya
- Use both names with a joining word: #RiyaWedsArjun, #ArjunKiRiya, #RiyaMeetsArjun
- Add a surname: #SharmaKiVerma, #VermaJoinsTheSharmas
Bollywood
- #ArjunKiDulhania (a nod to Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania)
- #RiyaArjunKiPremKahani
- #AbRiyaKaArjun
- #DilwaleRiyaLeJayenge
Hinglish and puns
- #ShaadiOfRiyaArjun
- #RiyaGotHerArjun
- #ArjunFoundHisRiya
- #ForeverRiyArjun
Add the place or the year
- #RiyaArjunInUdaipur
- #RiyaWedsArjun2027
Where to share it
- On your wedding invitation or wedding website
- On a small sign at the photo booth and the entrance
- In the save the date
- In the family WhatsApp groups, just before the first function
Tips
- Pick one hashtag and stick to it. Two splits the photos.
- Say it out loud once. Some combinations read oddly when spoken.
- Ask a cousin to remind guests to use it at each function.
Your hashtag can sit right on your wedding invitation website, next to the RSVP. See the designs, or read how to make a wedding invitation website.