The card is on the gift table, the pen is in your hand, and your mind is blank. Wedding messages do not need to be long or clever. A few sincere lines that sound like you are better than a borrowed poem. Here are sixty wedding wishes to use as they are or adapt, sorted by tone.
Short and simple
- Congratulations on your wedding day. Wishing you a lifetime of love.
- Here’s to love, laughter and happily ever after.
- Best wishes on this wonderful day and all the years to come.
- Congratulations, Mr and Mrs! So happy for you both.
- Wishing you both every happiness together.
- May your love grow stronger with every year.
- Cheers to the beginning of your forever.
- Two hearts, one home. Congratulations.
- Thank you for letting us share your special day.
- Wishing you a marriage full of joy and peace.
Christian wedding wishes
- May God bless your union and guide your home always.
- “Two are better than one.” May God keep you together in love and faith.
- May the Lord who brought you together sustain your marriage for life.
- Praying that your home will be filled with God’s peace, grace and joy.
- May your marriage be a reflection of God’s love.
- Wishing you a Christ-centred home and a love that never fails.
- May God grant you wisdom, patience and many happy years together.
- As you begin this journey, may God’s favour go before you.
- Congratulations! May your union glorify God in every season.
- Praying for a blessed home, fruitful years and abundant love.
Messages for a friend
- I knew you’d find someone special. So happy it’s them. Congratulations!
- Watching you two together makes it clear: this is love. Enjoy every moment.
- You’ve been a great friend, and you’ll be a great partner. Congratulations.
- From late-night talks about the future to today. I’m so proud of you.
- Thank you for letting me stand beside you today. Love you both.
- To my best friend and the person who finally deserves you: congratulations.
- So glad I got to see this day. Here’s to your happily ever after.
- You make each other better. That’s the best start a marriage can have.
- Congratulations to my favourite couple. Dinner at yours soon?
- Wishing you a home full of laughter, good food and great friends.
Messages for family
- Welcome to the family! We’re so happy to have you.
- Watching you grow up and now get married has been a joy. Congratulations.
- Our family just got bigger and better. Congratulations to you both.
- Your parents’ prayers have been answered. We are all so proud.
- May your marriage be as strong as the family that surrounds you.
- To my brother and new sister: wishing you every happiness.
- To my sister and new brother: welcome, and congratulations.
- We are so happy for you. Never forget how loved you are.
- May your home be a place of love, like the one you grew up in.
- Congratulations. The whole family is celebrating with you.
Funny wedding wishes
- Congratulations on finding someone who will put up with you forever.
- Marriage tip: always agree on who controls the remote. Or the AC.
- Remember: it’s not an argument, it’s a “discussion”. Congratulations!
- Here’s to love, laughter and never sleeping in separate rooms.
- Congratulations! Now you have someone to blame forever.
- Wishing you a long marriage and short arguments.
- May your jollof never burn and your love never cool.
- Congratulations on your last first date.
- Marriage is sharing everything. Good luck with the last piece of chicken.
- Congratulations! The wedding was the easy part.
Longer messages for cards
For a card, a slightly longer message feels more personal. Mention something specific about the couple, a memory you share or a quality you admire, then add your wish.
- Seeing you two together today reminded me why love is worth waiting for. Wishing you a lifetime of happiness.
- From the day you introduced us, we could see how happy you made each other. May that happiness grow every year.
- Marriage is a journey, not a destination. Enjoy every mile, and know we are always cheering for you.
- May you always find time to laugh together, pray together and forgive each other quickly.
- You two were made for each other. Thank you for including us in your story.
- Wishing you patience on the hard days and joy on all the others. Congratulations.
- Your wedding was beautiful. Your marriage will be even more so.
- Love is the best thing we can give each other. May you always have plenty of it.
- Here’s to a home filled with kindness, good food, music and many visitors.
- Congratulations on your wedding. May the love you share today last all your days.
Sign your name clearly, and if the gift is cash, put it in a sealed envelope with the card. Couples open dozens of envelopes after the wedding, and a card with no name is a thank-you note they cannot send.
