diff --git a/booking.regn_form.inc b/booking.regn_form.inc
index 11760f4..ae859ce 100644
--- a/booking.regn_form.inc
+++ b/booking.regn_form.inc
@@ -1234,10 +1234,12 @@ function booking_form_submit($form, &$form_state)
   //make a new node object
   $node = new stdClass();
   $node = node_type_set_defaults();
-  $node->title = t('!event registration: !name', array(
+  $title = t('!event registration: !name', array(
     '!event' => $event->booking_eventname,
     '!name' => $values['booking_firstname'] . ' ' . $values['booking_lastname']
   ));
+  $title = _booking_remove_emoji($title);
+  $node->title = $title;
   $node->type = 'booking';
   $node->status = 1; // set published to true
   $node->promote = 0; // prevent display on front page