#ChooseYourWeddingHashtag | Despina Craig Events

#WeddingHashtags | Despina Craig Events

With social media rising like it is today, a hashtag (#) for a wedding or special event is a great idea!

How To Choose One
This is your day. Your wedding hashtag can and should be whatever pleases you. It is not a bad idea to come up with something funny or clever. These types of hashtags tend to stick with people, and may encourage guests to use it more. However, do not feel obligated to create something that is clever or humorous. Something simple or specific can also encourage guests to use to hashtag frequently.

Considering that hashtags are now used on almost every form of social media, the problem may arise that your desired hashtag is already taken.
TIP: If your hashtag is already taken, try adding something unique (that is also relevant to your event) to it. A date, location, or anything else specific at the end of the hashtag will make it more unique. Ex: #MrandMrsSmith could be transformed to #MrandMrsSmithSF or #MrandMrsSmith2014

How To Encourage Guests To Use Your Hashtag
Although your guests may appreciate your hashtag or find it charming or clever, that does not necessarily mean they will use it. Some may forget about it when posting photos, so it is a good idea to remind them about it in a variety of ways. You can place your wedding hashtag anywhere! This could include table stationary, near food or refreshment areas, or near entrances and exits. Find a way to place your hashtag near anything that might be photographed!

TIP: Photo booths are a lot of fun at weddings, and a great way to advertise your hashtag! Your hashtag can be on props and, as seen below, on the printed photos that guests get to take home!

Why Create a Wedding Hashtag?

A simple hashtag is more useful and powerful than one might imagine. Once a hashtag is formed, anyone who sees it on any form of social media can click on it, and every photo with that hashtag will then appear. If a lot of guests use the hashtag, it will be a great way to see a large amount of photos from your special day all at once. In this way, hashtags create albums of photos from your special day! A wedding or special event hashtag is a great way to see and capture pictures, but more importantly- moments, that a hired photographer may not have captured.