Writing in a wedding card can feel like a lot of pressure. You want to celebrate the couple, wish them a lifetime of happiness and sound like yourself, all in a few lines.
These wedding wishes for a couple are sorted by relationship and tone, so you can find the right words whether you are the best friend, a cousin or a coworker.
Our editor’s top picks
- Congratulations on your wedding! Wishing you a lifetime of love, laughter and happily ever after.
- May your marriage be full of patience, adventure and endless joy.
- Here’s to love that grows stronger every single year.
- Cheers to the happy couple and the beautiful life ahead.
- Two hearts, one home, a whole lifetime of love. Congratulations!
Short wedding wishes for a card
For crowded cards and gift tags.
- Congrats, Mr. and Mrs.!
- Cheers to forever!
- Love, laughter and happily ever after.
- So happy for you both!
- Here’s to your next adventure together.
- Best wishes on your wedding day.
- Wishing you endless love.
- Congratulations to the newlyweds!
Heartfelt wedding wishes for friends
For the friends you’ve watched fall in love.
- Watching you two find each other has been one of my favorite things.
- You bring out the best in each other. Congratulations!
- I’m so honored to celebrate your love today.
- May your marriage be as fun and loyal as our friendship.
- Your love story makes me believe in love even more.
- So happy you found your person.
- Here’s to the couple who makes love look easy.
- Can’t wait to see all the memories you make together.
Wedding wishes for family members
For siblings, cousins, children and grandchildren.
- Welcome to the family! We’re so glad you’re here.
- To my sister and new brother-in-law: may your love keep growing.
- Son, we are so proud of the man and husband you’ve become.
- Daughter, may your marriage be as beautiful as your heart.
- Our family just got bigger and better. Congratulations!
- Cousin, your wedding day is a dream come true for all of us.
- Grandchildren, your love fills our hearts with joy.
- We are thrilled to celebrate this new chapter with you.
Funny wedding wishes
For couples with a sense of humor.
- Congratulations on finding someone to annoy for the rest of your life!
- Marriage: when you finally have someone to blame for everything.
- Remember, the secret to a happy marriage is two bathrooms.
- May your Wi-Fi be strong and your arguments be short.
- Congrats! Now you can split the dessert… and the chores.
- Here’s to a lifetime of stealing each other’s fries.
- Wishing you many years of fighting over the thermostat.
- Congrats! You’re officially each other’s problem now.
Religious wedding wishes
Faith-filled blessings for the couple.
- May God bless your marriage with love, faith and joy.
- May the Lord be the center of your home and your hearts.
- Praying your marriage is built on a foundation of faith.
- May God grant you patience, kindness and a love that never fails.
- Wishing you a Christ-centered marriage full of grace.
- May your home be a place of prayer and peace.
- “Charity never faileth.” — 1 Corinthians 13:8 (KJV)
- “And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.” — 1 Corinthians 13:13 (KJV)
Frequently asked questions
How we put this list together: Wishes are original lines by our editors. Bible verses use exact King James Version wording. Written and reviewed by John Moler, editor at Graceful Names. See our editorial policy.
