Not to have realised #ing your wedding was a thing.

[sweeneytoddsrazor]

As in a friend who is marrying later this year has officially chosen the # for their wedding. When did this become a thing?

As Ohyesiam mentioned, it’s a modern version of putting disposable cameras on each table- the marrying couple and their family get to see all the guests’ photos so see their big day from different angles and perspectives. I didn’t have a hashtag, I did have a photographer but I had friends at my wedding that don’t appear in any of the “official” photos.

I think it's a great idea and am going to use it for all big events from now on

I got married 4.5 years ago and haven't ever heard of that. I'm not on Instagram or twitter though...

Nothing new, every event has a hashtag why not a wedding?

I think I'm confused about how hashtags are meant to be used. It seems they are for searching for specific things/photos. Whereas some people use it to describe stuff?

Guessing not good form to start using hashtags to add your own 'flavour' to any wedding photos you post online? #igiveit3months, #ruinedbymadtoddlers #boringchickenagain

I'd best keep away from it me thinks...

I'm planning my wedding and hate everything about a lot of traditional weddings but this is a good idea.

Search the hash tag and all the pictures people took on the night in one place.

I went to a 2010 wedding with a hashtag - must have been ahead of the times!

It’s just a more modern version of buying 15 disposable cameras (& cheaper/better than paying to process 15 rolls of blurry/shit photos )

I know a couple who did this. Since then everything they do is #couplesthatdo

My cousin did it last year, not something which is for me - but then I'm not a #er (it took me an embarrassingly long time just to find the key on my keyboard)

I get the concept, it makes sense, but someone ‘officially choosing’ theirs sounds a bit wanky.

It really goes against every fibre of my being to do it but...I do want to see my guests photos and people dont really use dropbox even when they're asked to. Still seems kind of tacky to me

I know someone on twitter who hashtags anything mentioning her children - #babyjames #babymayflorence , you know the sort of thing. I know she does it so that she can easily find them again later, but it still irritates me massively every time, as if she thinks that other people around the world might be searching for Baby May Florence on a whim, and find her that way.

Years ago. Everyone I know has one now 🤷🏻‍♀️. Don’t get me started on the bleeding Instagram booth. 🤦🏻‍♀️

I went to a wedding last year and they had their own hashtag.
Me -oookay ...... lol
Never heard of doing that before but went along with it as seemed fairly harmless and a way to be able to see everyone's pictures/posts.
Didn't know it was a thing!
Although I'm glad I got married over 15 years ago when all this wasnt here

Yes I guess it makes sense I had just genuinely never seen it before. I do wish they had used something like #fredandfredajoneswedding rather than giving it a rather icky vomit inducing cutie pie name that is obviously far to identifying to put on here. No doubt I will use it to add a few pictures and look at the others. You learn something new every day.

I hate twee wedding bullshit but this is actually pretty handy. Nice to be able to see all the photos of other guests in one place afterwards.

Pretty standard for the weddings I've been to. I'm getting married this year and this just reminded me I need to sort this for mine.

Haha that said @sweeneytoddsrazor we had one and it was a combination of his and my surnames which is a homonym for a rude word... followed by ‘wedding’. So if my surname was Bluwett and his was Jobson it was #blujobwedding (obviously not the real one!)

Possibly looked vomity to others but our friends had known us jokingly as the Blujobs for a while so it felt fitting, hopefully everyone who attended knew us well enough

Except the # still doesn't make much sense to me! If your IG or FB is private, others won't be able to see the photos. Meaning ths # is pretty useless in that case 🤷‍♀️

But... why would you post photos of someone else's wedding online anyway?

@ShinyMe why wouldn't you post pictures of yourself or your family at a wedding?

I think it started as a tongue in cheek thing. We didn't do it at our wedding - because we have taste.

Going to get flamed for this but we’re getting married next year and I am considering one just because I want to be able to click on something on Instagram and see all our friends having fun.*

*I already know it’ll be depressing and like four photos only and two of which will be me with six chins 👍🏻👍🏻

Just spoken to DP about this thread: I guess it’s the digital version of putting disposable cameras on the tables?
“Which I’d like to do too.”
“Yes.”
“And it’ll all end up being photos of your friends’ arses.”
“.........yes.”

@VestaTilley The worst thing is I totally agree.