Knowing what to write in a wedding card can be trickier than you might think. Here are 36 quotes, messages, wishes, greetings and poems that might fit nicely communion or company than a good marriage – Martin Luther.
We've been there: You shop long and hard to find the perfect wedding card for the soon-to-be married couple and then you get home and have a pretty rough time figuring out what to write in it. The good news is, there are no hard-and-fast rules about what to write in a wedding card. As long as your wedding congratulations message is heartfelt and offers the couple a positive wish for their marriage, you're good to go.
It should almost go without saying that wedding cards are customary for anyone who wants to send wedding wishes to an engaged or newly married couple. If you're following traditional wedding guest etiquette, you'll either want to bring the card to the wedding reception or mail it directly to the couple (usually between the time you receive the wedding invitation and a few weeks after the wedding). Honestly though, you can send it whenever you want. You could even send a nice card if the wedding is small and you're not invited. Simply put: Wedding congratulations are welcome anytime by anyone!
As for the card itself, wedding cards come in lots of different formats—from standard greeting cards you find at a cute stationery shop to homemade cards, small tags attached to gifts and even simple, digitally created wedding messages that are printed and shipped to the couple with their gift. All of the above pass as a wedding card and are considered okay, so don't feel the need to have more than one. (Then again, if you bought a gift off the couple's registry and want them to also have a pretty card from you, take one to the reception and drop it in a wedding card box or on a gift table!)
In short, yes. That said, it used to be saying or writing "congratulations" to a newly married woman was once considered a faux pas because it was thought of as congratulating her on actually landing a man! (Yep, you read that right.) Today though, that's considered an outdated rule and school of thought. Still, if the couple happens to be very traditional or come from a very traditional family, you might want to avoid the term altogether and just say "best wishes."
The perfect wedding wish is sentimental, sweet and totally tailored to the couple. Is it for your favorite cousin and his new wife? Or your hilarious college roommate who finally settled down? Below are dozens of examples of wedding wishes quotes for inspiration. Use the quick links below to craft an amazing (genius!) wedding message:
Just because it's a formal wedding with floor-length dresses and tuxes doesn't mean you have to send a formal card with stuffy wording. (The card doesn't have to perfectly match the event.) Still, if you want to write a nice message that's timeless and romantic, a formal note is the way to go.
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If you don't feel comfortable with formal wedding sayings, then don't do it. Be yourself. It's completely fine to write a more casual wedding message in the card, no matter the recipient. Put it this way: Short and sweet is always fine, as long as you're saying something nice or including a wish for the couple's future.
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Go ahead and write something funny in the card that you think will make them laugh. Just be careful with your marriage wishes. What might easily come across as a joke in conversation could be taken the wrong way on paper. As a rule of thumb, avoid jokes that are sarcastic or snarky. Also off-limits? Steer clear of anything that could be considered insulting, imply that one of them is the "better half" or mention anything about it having taken way too long (or way too little time) to get married. Oh, and no divorce jokes!
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If the couple is religious, then this might be the best option. Religious wedding card messages can mention God, tell them of your prayers or quote scripture. Before writing a religious message in a wedding card, consider the couple's beliefs and practices, and customize the message to them. If they aren't too religious or don't worship regularly, something very religious could make them uncomfortable, so it's be best to tone down religious elements or avoid them altogether. And if you're unsure of what religious message to write, opt for more general wedding words instead.
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When writing a wedding card for family, you can go very general or very personal—it's completely up to you and the type of message you want to convey.
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So you're writing a message on your brother's or sister's wedding card? The key here is personality. In some cases, sibling relationships are strained, in which case you might want to go general. But more often, your brother or sister is the person whom you know best, to whom you can make inside jokes or recall some of your favorite moments together. Just remember to mention the new spouse in your note!
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It's a big deal when your son or daughter marries. And when you're the mother or father of the bride or groom, you'll most likely feel a flurry of emotions that are extra tricky to get down on paper. What's most important is that you wish the couple well. From there, add in some personal touches to the otherwise standard wedding wishes quote to give your wedding card message meaning. If you're happily married, you could even add some of your own marriage advice.
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It's just as good of a choice to go classic with wedding wording on a friend's wedding card as it is to get specific and personal. Before you write, consider your relationship and how funny, serious, personal or sentimental you want to get with your wedding wishes. Then go from there.
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When writing a card to your coworker who's getting married, you're probably not going to want to wish them "lots of love." Instead, it's best to go with general wording. Use one of the formal or casual examples above, or see below for a few appropriate, work-inspired quotes. All that said, it's more than possible that your coworker is a good friend. If that's the case, scroll up to "Wedding Card Wishes for a Friend."
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Whether you're thrilled or lukewarm about the union, if your mom or dad is getting married (or remarried), it's completely normal to agonize a little over the right wedding card wording. Our best piece of advice? Be honest and tell the truth. Don't say you're crazy about the new husband or wife if you're not, but instead wish them both a happy future together. After all, isn't that what you want for your parent?
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Check out our funny wedding cards selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our greeting cards shops.
The words, “I do” have everlasting effect in the lives of newlyweds. Wedding is the happiest occasion in the lives of a bride and a groom. Nothing can be more binding and more significant than the vow of “for richer, for poorer.” With elaborate preparations and sacred ceremony, union of two minds, two hearts, two different lives and characters is a serious affair for both parties and their relatives, especially as this involves mental and emotional connection.
Owing to the gamut of activities and level of significance that accompanies wedding, there will nevertheless be needs to lighten the air with flush of accolades, floods of congratulations and good wishes especially with funny wedding wishes. Funny wedding wishes is a comical and essential tool to cool charged air of wedding occasion and bring laughter to all and the newlyweds. Care must be taken to avoid annoying rather than making the couples happy. You need to be familiar with the bride and groom for your comicality to work harmoniously.
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Knowing what to write in a wedding card can be trickier than you might think.
Okay, so you’re overjoyed that your friend or family member is getting hitched but how to put that into words?
Sometimes a thought-provoking quote, message or poem can work perfectly – giving them a little encouragement while also adding a celebratory touch.
Here are 36 quotes, messages, wishes, greetings and poems that might fit nicely in a wedding card.
1) A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person – Mignon McLaughlin
2) It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages – Friedrich Nietzsche
3) The first time you marry for love, the second for money, and the third for companionship – Jackie Kennedy
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4) Let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him leave – Martin Luther
5) My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me – Winston Churchill
6) There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage – Martin Luther
7) A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short – Andre Maurois
8) One should believe in marriage as in the immortality of the soul – Honore de Balzac
9) To keep your marriage brimming, With love in the loving cup, Whenever you’re wrong, admit it; Whenever you’re right, shut up – Ogden Nash
10) Remember that creating a successful marriage is like farming: you have to start over again every morning – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
11) I love being married. It’s so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life – Rita Rudner
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1) Wishing you a lifetime of love and happiness
2) May the love you share today grow stronger as you grow old together
3) May today be the beginning of a long, happy life together
4) Wishing you joy, love and happiness on your wedding day and as you begin your new life together
5) May the love and happiness you feel today shine through the years
6) Congratulations on your wedding!
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7) We’re/I’m so happy for you!
8) Wishing you the best today and always
9) So happy to celebrate this day with you both!
10) As Bill and Ted said, ‘Be excellent to each other.’
11) Thanks for the free booze. Best wishes on a long, happy marriage!
12) Getting married is like going to drama school. May there be more comedy than melodrama
13) May the One who brought you together bless your marriage, enrich your lives and deepen your love throughout the years
14) Mazel Tov! May the joy that is yours today always fill your life
15) Congratulations on your marriage, and welcome to the family!
16) We’re delighted to share this day with you both
17) What a wonderful day for our family, and especially you two. May the joy you feel today last a lifetime
18) We/I couldn’t be happier to call you both family. Best wishes for a long and happy future together
19) I’m so happy to call you both my friends. Congratulations!
20) Of all the big life events we’ve celebrated over the years, today tops the list. Congrats!
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1) Your wedding day will come and go, but may your love forever grow
2) I make this vow today. I stand here now
Returning you what you gave me to give.
Myself complete. Myself complete in you.
My life I give, that you gave me to give.
(By Andrew Motion)
3) Let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments.
Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds,
or bends with the remover to remove:
Oh, no! It is an ever-fixed mark.
That looks on tempests, and is never shaken;
It is the star to every wandering bark,
Whose worth’s unknown, although his height be taken.
Love’s not Time’s fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle’s compass come;
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom.
If this be error and upon me proved,
I never writ, nor no man ever loved.
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(Sonnett 116 by William Shakespeare)
4) O my Luve’s like a red, red rose,
That’s newly sprung in June:
O my Luve’s like the melodie,
That’s sweetly play’d in tune.
As fair art thou, my bonie lass,
So deep in luve am I;
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till a’ the seas gang dry.
Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi’ the sun;
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
While the sands o’ life shall run.
And fare-thee-weel, my only Luve!
And fare-thee-weel, a while!
And I will come again, my Luve,
Tho’ ’twere ten thousand mile!
(A red, red rose by Robert Burns)
5) I cannot promise never to be angry;
I cannot promise always to be kind.
You know what you are taking on, my darling –
It’s only at the start that love is blind.
And yet I’m still the one you want to be with
And you’re the one for me – of that I’m sure.
You are my closest friend, my favorite person,
The lover and the home I’ve waited for.
I cannot promise that I will deserve you
From this day on. I hope to pass that test.
I love you and I want to make you happy.
I promise I will do my very best.
(A Vow by Wendy Cope)
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Use our guide with 108 examples of wedding wishes for perfect wedding With family, a nice story or funny joke usually goes well and with the.
You may be married, but you don't have to grow up! Congratulations on your wedding!
2 become 1: one bed, one remote, one bathroom! Congratulations on your union as life partners!
Marriage ain't for sissies! Gongrats on your first big step together.
You got together like two beans in a pod! Joy forever!
Congrats for signing your life away...
People stay married because they want to, not because the doors are locked. May you have many wonderful years ahead!
An ideal wife is any woman who has an ideal husband!
Married life is like a walk in the park. Jurassic park!
Marriage is an adventure, like going to war.
There's only one way to have a happy marriage and as soon as I learn what it is I'll get married again.
Weddings are not for the faint-hearted - ask my bank manager... Have a great day!
Welcome to the dangerous world of married life. It's too late to repent! Have an amazing journey!
Bride: "I do!"
Groom: "I do what she says..."
Do you know what late nights, parties and weekend hanging out with friends have in common? You won’t have all of them from now on... :)
Marriage marks the end of a love story and the start of a wrestling match. Wishing you the very best of everything anyway.
In life we should always keep our eyes wide open. However, after marriage it‘s better to close them! Congratulations and Good Luck!
As you wed today, here's my advice for the newlyweds - stay married! The best is yet to be!
May your day be extra special and fun - because tomorrow the hard work begins!
Gedding married means sharing your toys...
Husbands are like orangutans trying to play the violin.
The most dangerous food is wedding cake.
A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.
All marriages are happy. Troubles are caused only by living together.
A big day is coming up. You only have to make one decision at wedding, so choose carefully!
Why marry when jumping in front of a train is easier and faster?! Just kidding! Hope your wedding finds you smiling :)
Before you got married, you were madly in love with each other. Now you will'be be mad at each other as well.
I'll tell you the secret of a happy marriage. It remains... a secret to all! Wishing you all the best for the times ahead!
Leaving humorous messages on your wedding card or guest book Well, so is money, and what's more life-affirming than cold, hard cash?.
