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Wedding Hashtag – What is it and How to Create Your Own?

If you’re an avid social media user, the term “hashtag” is cliché to you. But not everyone is, so let’s talk about the hashtag, what it is, what it does, and how to choose your wedding hashtag.

Let’s define it.

A hashtag, or popularly known as the symbol “#” has become an essential part of social media platforms, like Instagram. In its most basic sense, a hashtag is a label for content — a photo, a video, or a blog. It helps people who are interested in a certain subject find content related to that subject quickly. Anyone who shares content with related material can add the hashtag to brand their post.

How to Choose a Wedding Hashtag

Use a hashtag generator.

Choosing your wedding hashtag isn’t complicated, thanks to online generators that can churn out ideas for you. All you have to do is type in your names and the date of your wedding. However, you might receive a generic tag, like #MrandMrsJones. And you don’t want common phrases for your hashtag, so what do you do?

Ask for help.

You can ask one of your creative friends for some info. Connect with your Instagram or Facebook friends and ask them for some ideas and make a list. You may be surprised to discover how imaginative your friends can be!

Think about wordplays.

Your wedding hashtag doesn’t have to be boring. So, go online and find rhymes, alliterations, and even puns to make things a little bit more catchy and interesting. This only takes a small amount of time and can be a fun part of the process.

Keep it simple.

Not many people enjoy reading (or typing) complicated words, so try your best to keep your wedding hashtag as simple as possible. Bear in mind that misspelled hashtags attached to your content won’t work, so keep things as straightforward as possible when it comes to creating it.

If you have hard-to-spell last names, you might want to use your first names instead, the date, or even your wedding location. This can help avoid misspelled hashtags.

Incorporate letters and numbers.

If you find it hard to come up with an offbeat wedding hashtag, or you can’t think of a rhyme, then use your wedding date to personalize it, perhaps combined with your initials as a couple.

Tell everyone.

Once you have decided to share your hashtag on Instagram or other platforms, be sure to ask your friends and followers to use it. If you don’t let them know, then it’s unlikely to be successful. To spread the word, consider printing your hashtag on your invitations, on the bottom of your ceremony programs, and even cocktail napkins at the bar. The goal is to get the word out and consolidate all your memorable social media posts into one clickable online destination.

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