When friends celebrate a wedding anniversary, it is a celebration for everyone who loves them. A thoughtful note reminds them that their love story inspires the people around them.
These wedding anniversary wishes for friends were written by our editors for cards, texts and social posts, with options for new couples, long marriages and friends who love to laugh.
Our editor’s top picks
- Happy anniversary to two of my favorite people. Your love makes the world better.
- Cheers to another year of love, laughter and putting up with each other.
- Watching your love grow is one of my favorite things. Happy anniversary!
- May your marriage keep getting sweeter every year.
- Here’s to you two and the beautiful life you’ve built.
Short anniversary wishes for friends
For texts and quick cards.
- Happy anniversary, you two!
- Cheers to your love!
- Still the cutest couple I know.
- Another year, still in love.
- Couple goals, always.
- Happy anniversary, lovebirds!
- Here’s to many more.
- Love looks good on you both.
Heartfelt anniversary wishes for friends
For close friends and couples you admire.
- Your marriage is proof that true love exists.
- I’m so grateful to have a front-row seat to your love story.
- You two make love look easy, even when life is hard.
- Thank you for showing us what a strong partnership looks like.
- May your love keep growing through every season.
- Your home always feels full of love. Happy anniversary!
- I hope you both feel as loved today as you make others feel.
- Happy anniversary to the couple that inspires us all.
Funny anniversary wishes for friends
For friends who love to laugh.
- Happy anniversary! Congrats on not losing each other at the grocery store.
- Another year and nobody moved out. Impressive!
- Happy anniversary to the couple who still argues about the thermostat.
- You’re proof that opposites attract and then share snacks.
- Cheers to another year of finishing each other’s fries.
- Happy anniversary! Your patience with each other is legendary.
- Still together and still weird. Perfect match.
- Congrats on another year of choosing the same person to annoy.
Anniversary wishes for friends by milestone
For first, tenth and silver anniversaries.
- Happy first anniversary! The adventure is just beginning.
- Five years down, forever to go. Congrats!
- Ten years together! What a beautiful milestone.
- Happy 20th anniversary to a love that keeps shining.
- Twenty-five years! Your silver anniversary is golden to us.
- Thirty years of love and laughter. We celebrate you!
- Forty years of marriage is a gift to everyone who knows you.
- Fifty golden years. What a love story.
Religious anniversary wishes for friends
Faith-filled wishes for Christian couples.
- May God continue to bless your marriage with love and grace.
- Happy anniversary! May the Lord be the center of your home.
- Praying your marriage grows stronger in faith each year.
- May God reward your faithfulness to each other.
- Your marriage is a beautiful picture of God’s love.
- May His peace fill your home this year and always.
- Thanking God for the gift of your love story.
- “Love never faileth.” Happy anniversary to you both.
Frequently asked questions
How we put this list together: All wishes are original lines by our editors, written for friends celebrating a couple’s anniversary. Written and reviewed by John Moler, editor at Graceful Names. See our editorial policy.
