What to write in a wedding card: 100+ wedding wishes and messages for every guest

You've bought the card, the pen is ready, and suddenly your mind goes blank. Knowing what to write in a wedding card is harder than it seems, because you want it to sound like you, not like the verse printed inside. Here are 100+ wedding wishes and card messages, sorted by who you're writing to and what kind of message you want, from one-liners to heartfelt notes. Copy them as they are or use them as a starting point.

How to write a wedding card message

1. Open with congratulations: “Congratulations on your wedding!” or “Dear Anna and Tom, congratulations!”
2. Add one personal line: a memory, what you love about them as a couple, or a wish for their future.
3. Close warmly: “With love”, “All our love”, “Warmest wishes”, “Cheers to you both”.
4. Sign with your name, and your partner's or kids' if the card is from the whole family.

Short wedding wishes

1. Congratulations on your wedding! Wishing you a lifetime of love and happiness.
2. Here's to love, laughter and happily ever after.
3. Best wishes on your wedding day and always.
4. Cheers to the happy couple!
5. Wishing you a beautiful journey together.
6. So happy for you both. Congratulations!
7. May today be the start of your best adventure yet.
8. Two wonderful people, one beautiful future. Congratulations!
9. Wishing you all the joy a marriage can bring.
10. Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Carter!
11. Here's to the two of you, today and every day after.
12. Love, laughter and a very long life together.
13. Welcome to forever. Congratulations!
14. May your love keep growing year after year.
15. Wishing you a home full of love and a life full of adventure.

Wedding wishes for friends

1. I've watched your love grow from the very first date, and seeing you get married today is one of the happiest moments of my life. Congratulations!
2. You two make love look easy. Wishing you a marriage as fun and kind as your friendship.
3. From late-night talks about whether he'd ever text you back, to this. I'm so happy for you. Congratulations!
4. Thank you for letting me be part of your story. Here's to the next chapter.
5. You found someone who laughs at your jokes. Hold on to them forever. Congratulations!
6. I always knew you'd find someone who deserved you, and here they are. So happy for you both.
7. Congratulations to my favorite couple. Tonight we dance like we're 22 again.
8. The world is a little better with the two of you together. Wishing you every happiness.
9. May your marriage be full of the same laughter you've brought into my life.
10. I can't wait to see the life you build together. Love you both.
11. To my best friend and the lucky guy who gets to marry her: you're one of us now. Congratulations!
12. You've always been there for me. Today I'm the one cheering loudest for you.

Wedding wishes from family

1. To our daughter and our new son-in-law: we couldn't be prouder or happier. Welcome to the family, Tom. All our love, Mom and Dad.
2. Watching you grow up was our greatest joy. Watching you get married is the second. We love you both.
3. To my little sister: you drove me crazy for years and I wouldn't trade you for anything. Congratulations to you and Tom!
4. Brother, you finally found someone who puts up with you. Anna, thank you, and welcome to the family!
5. Our family just got bigger and better. Congratulations on your wedding.
6. To our son and his beautiful bride: may your home always be full of love, food and family.
7. Dear grandson, your grandfather and I were married 52 years, and the secret is simple: be kind every day. Congratulations, with all my love.
8. To my niece on her wedding day: I remember holding you when you were born. Now look at you. Wishing you both a lifetime of happiness.
9. Dear cousin, congratulations! Thank you for giving the family the best excuse for a party.
10. We couldn't have chosen a better partner for you if we had tried. Welcome, Anna!
11. From your parents, who are now officially allowed to ask about grandchildren. Congratulations, darlings!
12. To my big brother: you taught me how to ride a bike, and today you're teaching me what love looks like. Congratulations!
13. May you love each other the way your grandparents did: stubbornly, patiently and with lots of laughter.
14. Today we gain a daughter, and you gain a family that will always have your back.

Wedding card messages for coworkers and your boss

1. Congratulations on your wedding! Wishing you both a wonderful day and a happy life together.
2. From all of us at the office: congratulations and best wishes for the future.
3. Wishing you a beautiful wedding and a well-deserved honeymoon. We'll try to manage without you!
4. Congratulations to you and Tom. Enjoy every moment of your big day.
5. Best wishes to you both as you start this new chapter. The team is so happy for you.
6. Warmest congratulations on your marriage. May it bring you as much joy as you bring to our team.
7. Congratulations! Please don't check your email on your honeymoon.
8. Wishing you and your new husband all the happiness in the world. Congratulations from the whole team.
9. Congratulations on your wedding. It's a pleasure to work with you, and a joy to celebrate with you.
10. Best wishes for a lifetime of love and partnership. Congratulations to you both.

Funny wedding wishes

1. Congratulations on finding the one person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.
2. Marriage: when you finally find someone to blame for everything. Congrats!
3. Remember: the secret to a happy marriage is two words. “You're right.”
4. Congratulations! May your Wi-Fi be strong and your arguments short.
5. You're officially off the market. The rest of us thank you for the reduced competition.
6. Here's to love, laughter and splitting the remote control fairly.
7. Congrats on your wedding! Now you have someone to hold the umbrella forever.
8. May all your arguments be about where to go on holiday.
9. Marriage means always having a plus-one. Congrats on locking that down!
10. Wishing you a love so strong it survives assembling flat-pack furniture together.
11. Congratulations! May your fridge always be full and your laundry pile always small.
12. Officially stuck with each other. We couldn't be happier for you.
13. Now that you're married, you can stop pretending you like each other's music. Congratulations!
14. Here's to the couple who finally found someone as weird as they are.

Religious wedding wishes

1. May God bless your marriage with love, patience and joy for all the years to come.
2. Wishing you a marriage built on faith, filled with love and guided by God's grace.
3. May the Lord watch over your home and keep your hearts close to each other and to Him.
4. Praying that your marriage is a reflection of God's love: patient, kind and never failing.
5. May your love be blessed, your home peaceful and your faith always strong.
6. We thank God for bringing you together. May He bless every day of your life as husband and wife.
7. Wishing you a marriage where faith is the foundation and love is the roof. God bless you both.
8. May you always find in each other a reason to give thanks.
9. Mazel tov on your wedding! May you build a home full of love, wisdom and joy.
10. May Allah bless your union and fill your home with peace and happiness.

For a couple you don't know well

Maybe you're a plus-one, a parent's friend or a new colleague. Keep it warm, general and addressed to both.

1. Congratulations on your wedding. Thank you for including us in your special day.
2. Wishing you both a lifetime of happiness together.
3. It was an honor to share your wedding day. Best wishes for the years ahead.
4. Congratulations to you both. May your marriage be long and full of joy.
5. Thank you for having us. Wishing you a beautiful life together.
6. Warmest wishes on your wedding day and for the future you're building.
7. Congratulations! It was lovely to celebrate with you.
8. May your love story be a long and happy one.

If you can't attend the wedding

1. We're so sorry we can't be there in person, but we'll be raising a glass to you from afar. Congratulations!
2. Sad to miss your big day, but so happy for you both. Please save us a photo of the first dance.
3. Even though we can't be there, our hearts are with you today. Wishing you all the love in the world.
4. I'm heartbroken to miss it, but I can't wait to hear every detail. Congratulations, you two!
5. We'll be thinking of you all day and celebrating with you in spirit. Let's toast in person soon.
6. Distance can't keep us from celebrating you. Congratulations on your wedding!
7. So sorry to miss your wedding. Dinner's on us when you're back from the honeymoon.
8. Thank you so much for the invitation. We wish we could be there and send you all our love.

With a money gift or a gift card

Never mention the amount. Instead, say what you hope it will be used for, or keep it light.

1. A little something for your honeymoon. Have a cocktail on us!
2. We hope this helps a little with your first home together. Congratulations!
3. Here's a small contribution to your next adventure. Enjoy every moment.
4. For a special dinner, just the two of you, once all the guests have gone home.
5. Use this for something fun, not something sensible. Congratulations!
6. A small gift towards a big future. Wishing you all the happiness in the world.
7. We know you have everything you need, so here's something for what you want.
8. Put this towards a memory, not a mortgage payment. Love you both!
9. Towards the honeymoon fund, with all our love and best wishes.
10. For the furniture you'll inevitably argue about. Congratulations!

Heartfelt and longer wedding messages

1. Watching the two of you together reminds me that real love is made of small things: the coffee made just right, the hand on a shoulder, the inside joke at the right moment. May your marriage be full of them. Congratulations.
2. Marriage isn't about finding the perfect person, but about choosing the same person every day. I have no doubt you'll keep choosing each other. With love.
3. Today you promise each other forever. Tomorrow you start keeping that promise, one ordinary day at a time. Those days are the best part. Congratulations.
4. I hope you always remember how you feel today, and that on hard days you can look at each other and find it again. Wishing you a lifetime of love.
5. You've already shown us what a beautiful team you make. Now the rest of your life gets to be proof of it. All our love on your wedding day.
6. May your home be a place where you're always welcome, always forgiven and always loved. Congratulations, and thank you for letting us share your day.

How to sign a wedding card

• With love,
• All our love,
• Warmest wishes,
• With love and best wishes,
• Cheers to you both,
• Love always,
• Congratulations again,
• With joy for you both,

Mistakes to avoid in a wedding card

• Mentioning exes, past breakups or how long it took them to get engaged.
• Jokes about divorce or “the end of freedom”. Funny is fine, bitter isn't.
• Writing only to the person you know: always address both partners.
• Mentioning the amount of money in the envelope.
• Forgetting to sign the card, or putting it in the gift box where it gets lost. Hand it over separately or tape it to the gift.

A wedding gift that says it better than a card

If you're very close to the couple, a card can feel a bit small. A wedding story website is a gift that keeps your message: a letter from you, their photos, the timeline from the day they met to the wedding, and a countdown to their first anniversary. If you're stuck on the letter part, our guide on how to write a love letter works for heartfelt friend letters too.

Getting married yourself? Our guides on wedding invitation wording and how to write wedding vows have you covered.