How do you make a wedding hashtag?

Put your two first names together in CamelCase, such as #EleanorAndTom, then add a surname, a year or a place for a longer one. This page does that for you.

Screen readers read a lower-case hashtag as one long word. Capitals show where each word starts.

Can a wedding hashtag have a hyphen or an apostrophe?

No. They cut a tag short, so O'Brien becomes #OBrien.

Do we need a wedding hashtag?

No. Many couples skip it. A shared photo album is more reliable if you want every photo.

Wedding hashtag generator

Make a wedding hashtag from your names, surname, year and venue town. Dozens of ideas, free, with no account or email, and a better way to gather the photos.

Type two first names and get dozens of wedding hashtag ideas: your names, a surname, plays on words, a place and a year. It is free, it needs no account and no email, and the list is never locked.

Hashtags are fading, and many guests never use them. If yours do, a short, clear tag is the one that gets used. Read it aloud first.

Your names

Two first names are enough. The rest makes the list longer.

Partner 1's first name

Partner 2's first name

A nickname (optional)

Surname

After the wedding

Year

A place (optional)

A town, a venue or a region.

Keep accentsAccents are removed by default, because not every app keeps them. Hyphens and apostrophes are always removed, because they cut a tag short.

Ideas

Add two first names and the ideas appear here.

A hashtag finds the photos guests post publicly. To get every photo, including the ones never posted, guests can add them by scanning a QR code.

How to choose a wedding hashtag

Add your names. Two first names are enough. A nickname makes the list longer.
Add a surname, a year or a place if you like. Each adds ideas of its own. You can leave any of them out.
Read the ideas aloud. The capitals vanish when you say a tag, and two words can run together into a third. The page flags the ones to check.
Look it up. The links open Instagram, TikTok and Google in a new tab, so you can see whether someone else has it.
Save it and copy it. Save the ones you like and copy the one you choose.

What makes a good wedding hashtag

Short enough to type on a phone: twelve to twenty-four characters, counting the # sign. In CamelCase, such as #EleanorAndTom, so that screen readers can read it as words. With no hyphens or apostrophes, which cut a tag short: O'Brien becomes #OBrien and Shah-Lewis becomes #ShahLewis.

What a hashtag will and will not do

A hashtag finds the photos guests post publicly. It will not find the ones they never post. To get every photo, including the ones never posted, guests can add them by scanning a QR code.

Checking that it is yours

We cannot see how many posts a hashtag already has, because Instagram does not share that. The links open the apps so you can look for yourself.

Questions people ask

How do you make a wedding hashtag?: Put your two first names together in CamelCase, such as #EleanorAndTom, then add a surname, a year or a place for a longer one. This page does that for you.
How long should a wedding hashtag be?: Twelve to twenty-four characters, counting the # sign.
Why CamelCase?: Screen readers read a lower-case hashtag as one long word. Capitals show where each word starts.
Can a wedding hashtag have a hyphen or an apostrophe?: No. They cut a tag short, so O'Brien becomes #OBrien.
Do we need a wedding hashtag?: No. Many couples skip it. A shared photo album is more reliable if you want every photo.

Wedding invitation wording

Wedding ChecklistWhen to send each of these, in order.
Wedding Guest ListWho is invited to what, and the seats on each reply card.
Thank-you listWho gave what, the wording for each thank-you, and who is left to thank.
Speeches and VowsYour vows, and a speech for everyone who is speaking.