70 Wedding Wishes and Card Messages for the Happy Couple

Writing in a wedding card is easier than it looks: the couple simply want to know you are happy for them. Two or three warm lines and a personal touch are all you need. Here are 70 wedding wishes for every kind of guest, from the best friend to the colleague you barely know.

Short wedding wishes

1. Congratulations on your wedding day!
2. Wishing you a lifetime of love and happiness.
3. Here's to love, laughter and happily ever after.
4. Congratulations to a wonderful couple.
5. Wishing you both all the joy in the world.
6. Cheers to the happy couple!
7. May your love grow stronger every year.
8. Best wishes on your wedding and always.
9. So happy for you both. Congratulations!
10. Wishing you a beautiful day and an even more beautiful marriage.

Heartfelt wedding messages

1. Seeing you two together makes it clear you were made for each other. Congratulations on your wedding.
2. May today be the start of a long, happy journey together.
3. Wishing you a marriage full of patience, kindness and plenty of laughter.
4. Your love is an inspiration. Congratulations on your big day.
5. May you always find in each other a best friend, a partner and a home.
6. Here's to all the adventures ahead of you both.
7. We are so happy to celebrate this day with you. Wishing you every happiness.
8. May your life together be as wonderful as you both are.

Wedding wishes for a best friend

1. I've waited years to see you this happy. Congratulations to you both!
2. From late-night chats to your wedding day — I'm so proud to be your friend.
3. You found your person. I couldn't be happier for you.
4. Thank you for letting me share your special day. Love you both.
5. Here's to the best friend who deserves the best of everything.

Wedding wishes for family

1. Welcome to the family! We're thrilled for you both.
2. To my wonderful sister and new brother-in-law: congratulations and all our love.
3. Watching you grow up and find love has been a joy. Congratulations, darling.
4. We are so proud of you both. Wishing you a lifetime of happiness.
5. To our son and new daughter-in-law — congratulations and love always.
6. Our family just got bigger and better. Congratulations!

Wedding messages for colleagues

1. Congratulations on your wedding! Wishing you both a wonderful future.
2. Best wishes from all of us at work on your special day.
3. Enjoy your wedding and honeymoon — we'll hold the fort.
4. Wishing you both lots of love and happiness. Congratulations!
5. Congratulations to you and your new husband/wife from the whole team.

Funny wedding wishes

1. Congratulations on finding someone who'll put up with you forever.
2. Remember: the secret to a happy marriage is two words — "you're right".
3. Here's to love, laughter and never agreeing on the thermostat.
4. Marriage: when you find the one person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.
5. Congratulations! May your Wi-Fi be strong and your arguments short.
6. You've officially run out of excuses not to do the washing up.
7. Happy wedding day! Now you can stop pretending to like each other's playlists.

Religious wedding wishes

1. May God bless your marriage with love, joy and peace.
2. Wishing you a marriage built on faith and filled with love.
3. May the Lord guide and protect you both always.
4. "Love is patient, love is kind." Wishing you both every blessing.
5. Praying for a lifetime of happiness for you both.

Messages for a card with money or a gift voucher

1. A little something towards your honeymoon — enjoy every minute.
2. Please treat yourselves to something special for your new home.
3. Something for the honeymoon fund — have the most amazing time.
4. A small gift to help you start married life in style.
5. Spend it on something that makes you both smile.

Wishes if you can't attend

1. Sorry we can't be there, but we'll be raising a glass to you both.
2. We're with you in spirit today. Have the most wonderful day.
3. So sad to miss it, but we can't wait to see the photos. Congratulations!

Second weddings and vow renewals

1. Here's to love that keeps on growing. Congratulations!
2. Wishing you both a new chapter full of happiness.
3. Congratulations on renewing your vows — still the best couple we know.

Same-sex wedding wishes

1. Congratulations to two amazing people on their wedding day.
2. Wishing you both a lifetime of love, laughter and adventure.
3. So happy to celebrate your love today. Congratulations!

Wedding toast and speech lines

1. Please raise your glasses to the happy couple.
2. To love, laughter and happily ever after.
3. May your love be modern enough to survive the times and old-fashioned enough to last forever.
4. Here's to the bride and groom — may the best of your past be the worst of your future.
5. To the newlyweds: may every day be as happy as today.

Wedding anniversary follow-ups

1. Happy first anniversary — a year of wonderful memories already!
2. One year down, forever to go.
3. Happy anniversary to our favourite couple.
4. Wishing you another year of love and laughter.
5. Still as happy as on your wedding day. Happy anniversary!

Choosing a present too? See our guide to anniversary gifts by year.

How to write a wedding card

Start with congratulations. Address both names and say how happy you are for them.

Add something personal. A memory, a compliment about them as a couple or a hope for their future.

Keep it positive. Avoid jokes about divorce, exes or "the end of freedom" — not everyone shares the same sense of humour on the day.

Sign off warmly. "With love", "Warmest wishes" or "Congratulations again" all work.