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Use these Best Wishes For Wedding to offer your congratulations to the couple.
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 Best Wishes For 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.
Wedding Card Etiquette 101
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. There are the standard greeting cards you can find at a cute stationery shop, but there are also 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 the wedding card box or on the gift table!)
Is It Okay to Write the Term “Congratulations?”
In short, yes. That said, 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 Today though, that’s considered an outdated rule and school of thought.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 For Wedding .”
What to Write in a Wedding Card
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 wedding message:
Formal Wedding Wishes
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.
- “Wishing you a lifetime of love and happiness.”
- “Your wedding day will come and go, but may your love forever grow.”
- “Best Wishes For Wedding on this wonderful journey, as you build your new lives together.”
- “May the years ahead be filled with lasting joy.”
- “May the love you share today grow stronger as you grow old together.”
- “May your joining together bring you more joy than you can imagine.”
- “May today be the beginning of a long, happy life together.”
- “Thank you for letting us/me share in this joyful day. We/I wish you all the best as you embark on this wonderful union.”
- “Wishing you joy, love and happiness on your wedding day and as you begin your new life together.”
- “May the love and happiness you feel today shine through the years.”
Casual Wedding Wishes
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.
- “Best wishes!”
- “Congratulations!”
- “Congratulations on your wedding!”
- “We’re/I’m so happy for you!”
- “Wishing you lots of love and happiness.”
- “We/I love you. Congrats!”
- “Lots of love today and beyond.”
- “Here’s a little something to start your life together.” (If you’re including a gift.)
- “Hugs and kisses.”
- “Wishing you a long and happy marriage.”
- “Here’s to a long and happy marriage!”
- “Wishing you the best today and always.”
- “So happy to celebrate this day with you both!”
- “Best wishes for a fun-filled future together.”
Funny Wedding Wishes
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!
- “As Bill and Ted said, ‘Be excellent to each other.’”
- “Thanks for inviting us/me to eat and drink while you get married. Congrats!”
- “You two make almost as good of a team as the [insert your/their favorite sports team’s name here].” Or, “I haven’t been this happy for anybody since [insert team name here] won the World Series/other championship!”
- “Our marriage advice: Love, honor and… scrub the toilet.” (Or fill in any other funny advice you have.)
- “Congratulations — your wedding successfully made me sob like a baby!”
- “Glad we/I got to break out our/my dance moves in honor of such a great couple. Lots of love to you both!”
- “Thanks for the free booze. Best Wishes For Wedding on a long, happy marriage!”
- Really, any punny pre-made card with a simple, “Love, us/me.”
Religious Wedding Wishes
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 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.
- “May your marriage be blessed!”
- “Wishing you a marriage as strong as your faith.”
- “Sending you prayers for unending love and happiness.”
- “Love is the greatest blessing.”
- “May God bless you and your union.”
- “May God grant you all of life’s blessings and love’s joys.”
- “God bless you both on this day with a lifetime of shared love and joy.”
- “May the One who brought you together bless your marriage, enrich your lives and deepen your love throughout the years.”
- “‘God has poured out His love into our hearts.’ — Romans 5:5”
- “‘Love is patient. Love is kind… Love never fails.’ — 1 Corinthians 13:4–13”
- “Mazel Tov! May the joy that is yours today always fill your life.”
- “‘I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine.’ — Shir Ha’Shirim/Song of Songs 6:3” Or “ ‘Ani L’Dodi, v’Dodi Li.’ — Shir Ha’Shirim/Song of Songs 6:3”
- “Mazel Tov on your wedding!” or “Mazel Tov on your marriage!”
Wedding Wishes for a Family Member
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.
- “Congratulations on your marriage, and welcome to the family!”
- “We’re/I’m so happy to welcome a new family member. Best wishes to you both!”
- “We’re/I’m so happy [name] has found ‘the one.’ Welcome to the family!”
- “We’re delighted to share this day with you both.”
- “What a wonderful day for our family, and especially you two. May the joy you feel today last a lifetime.”
- “Today, we add one more member to our family, and we couldn’t be happier. Best wishes to you both.”
- “What a wonderful addition to our family. We’re/I’m so happy to share in your celebration. Congratulations!”
- “We/I couldn’t be happier to call you both family. Best Wishes For Wedding for a long and happy future together.”
- “We love you both. Thanks for letting us share in your celebration!”
- “Congrats! Love and hugs.”
