How many photos did guests actually contribute to your wedding hashtag?

If I post a pic of the wedding, I'll use the hashtag that they picked. But I don't always take pictures at weddings so I won't go out of my way to take a photo for that reason. We have a hashtag #herecomethecolemans some people used it for our engagement party but it's mostly fun I'll be using it regardless, lol!

As a guest, I always use the wedding hashtag and the snapchat geofilter. I think it's tons of fun to include and see pics from other wedding guests. I also tag on FB.

We didn't have one. I have a huge family, and over the past couple years for all my cousins wedding and ours we just create an apple share folder for all of them. Most of us have iphones, and if you don't you can access it with an apple id on iTunes. My cousins, aunts, and friends all uploaded around 300 pics to our share drive (yeah, big family that's really into pictures). I actually really appreciated it because it took about 2 months to get our pro pics and this was nice to tie me over. Also like someone else said the pro can only be in one place at a time, so it was fun to see what everyone was up to while we were off at the RD, getting ready, etc.

Whenever I DJ a wedding and I notice a hashtag, I use it in my photos. But, I have noticed that many couples don't really do a ton of "promotion" for their hashtags. The most common options include

1) The big sign by the entrance. Yep, everyone has to walk by it, and it's so big you can't miss it. But most people miss it anyway because they're talking and/or already drunk as they walk by, or other people are standing right in front of it. And those who DO see it, forget about it by the time they'd need to remember it. (Especially if a "cutesey / clever" hashtag is so long that it gives people lots of chances to misspell it - after all, autocorrect won't catch those. You really have to keep those hashtags short, sweet and easy to spell. Or else be prepared to run searches for the hashtag you created *and* several guesses as to how people REALLY spelled it.)

2) Small/medium signs placed strategically throughout the room. Yes, these have the potential to be seen more than a few times as people repeatedly visit the bar, the restrooms, the coffee station, or other "high traffic" areas of the ballroom. Advertising pros know people need to be "exposed" to a message several times before they consciously notice it and remember it. But since more signs usually means smaller signs, the signs usually don't explain what the hashtag is or why people should use it... so I suspect anyone over 40-45 just ignores it because they don't understand.

And as another poster mentioned, privacy settings. Instagram is really the only platform where you can see anything posted by anyone. But many people (especially, again, our parents' ages) are still just using Facebook exclusively, and if they're posting to "friends only" and you aren't friends with them, you won't see what they posted. You might be Facebook friends with your mother-in-law, but if you aren't friends with her 3 siblings or their spouses who all came to your wedding, you won't see any of their posts unless you become friends with them. "Friends only" can also be a problem on Twitter... my business account is open to anyone to see, but my personal account is "protected" so my tweets are only visible to those I've approved.

When I am DJ'ing a wedding and I notice a hashtag being used, I try to sneak in an announcement, usually somewhere near the beginning or end of dinner (when people are a "captive audience") to announce the hashtag and to give a quick "elevator pitch" explanation of why it matters. Then, later on when the dance floor is open, I try to sneak in a few quick reminders over the segues between songs, especially if I happen to spot an "outbreak" of selfie activity. But usually that's just if I happen to spot the hashtag -- there may have been times I didn't catch it. Couples should inform their DJ of the hashtag in advance so the DJ can be prepared to toss in those quick reminders 2 or 3 times an hour.

Most just tagged on Facebook. Nothing on instagram. But we had an older crowd.

We didn't really have one but I probably got tagged in about 10 pics and a family friend emailed several to my mom

It was mostly nice to have some before the real pics came in

Our group of friends and family are all social media saavy, so the wedding we have been to with hashtags have been pretty successful. The one we were at a few months back got 300.

We are putting the hashtag stuff on the back of the table numbers. we are doing the ikea double sided for numbers, so the back side is blank. I made a "share the love" sign for the other side.. if it gets used, awesome, if not, oh well. It was only the cost of printing. Here is my sign, not trimmed to fit or anything, yet. So, it will be at each table!