Wedding Wishes and Messages

The big day has arrived, and all you’ve got left to do is write a card for the newlyweds. But wait, you can’t think what on earth to say, and now you’re left staring at a blank piece of card. How do you perfectly capture your love and congratulations?

Don’t panic, we’re here to help. We’ve put together a list of our favourite heartfelt wedding wishes to express affection and congratulations.

Whether you want traditional, light-hearted or sentimental wedding messages and quotes, these wishes are guaranteed to make any couple’s day special. So, grab your pen, and let’s find the magical wedding message you’ve been searching for.

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The Importance of Wedding Wishes

Wedding wishes offer so much more than a simple congratulations. It’s an opportunity for you to put your emotional connection with the happy couple into words, ensuring you make their day that little extra special.

A well-thought-out wedding message is also something they will cherish long after the day itself. Wedding wishes often become keepsakes, saved in a memory book or a special drawer in the house so that the couple can revisit them at a later date.

This is why getting your wedding message right is so important. With careful consideration, your personalised wishes have the power to uplift and touch the newlywed’s hearts. You’ll be celebrating their new beginning and life together, while also highlighting the unique bond you have with them.

Top tip: Avoid generic messages. If you do use any of the wedding wishes featured in this guide, make sure you add a personal touch and tailor it to the couple.

Understanding Your Relationship to the Couple

Before you start writing your wedding wish, it’s essential to consider your relationship with the couple. It might sound obvious, but spending some time doing this will play a significant role in the tone, style, and type of wedding message you choose.

For example, if you’re writing a message for a close family member or one of your best friends, you might prefer something heartfelt that expresses deep emotion. Equally, it may be an opportunity to inject some humour, using inside jokes or anecdotes. If it is a friend getting married, you’re likely to be able to push the boundaries of what you write, being more playful and funny.

On the other end of the spectrum, if the wedding message is for a colleague or acquaintance, it’s usually better to opt for a more formal, traditional message that isn’t overly intimate. It may even be a good idea to use wedding quotes if you’re unsure about getting the tone right.

Sit down and consider how well you know the couple, how well they know you, and how you can make your words resonate with them in the best way. Ready to get started?

Short & sweet wishes

Are you someone of few words? Or perhaps you don’t have much space to write on your card. Short and sweet wedding wishes are perfect for those instances where less is more.

Formal/traditional wishes

Classic, formal wedding messages are better suited when you don’t know the happy couple quite as well. They might be colleagues, acquaintances, or just more traditional in how they choose to celebrate.

• I love to see two people who deserve happiness so much find it with each other. Best wishes to you both.
• Wishing you a lifetime of love, joy and prosperity as you begin this beautiful journey together.
• I hope that through the years, you become even better friends and share every possible kind of happiness life can bring.
• Best wishes to you both as you embark on this sacred journey of marriage.
• May your hearts always remain as full as they are today. Congratulations on your beautiful union.

Funny/light-hearted wishes

If the newlyweds love humour and you have a close relationship with them, then light-hearted messages can be the perfect tonic on an often-stressful day.

• The most important four words for a successful marriage: ‘Yes, dear, you’re right.’
• You guys make me want to throw up in my mouth a little bit. Congratulations!
• Marriage Tip: If at first you don’t succeed, try doing it the way your wife told you to.
• Our marriage advice: Love, honour and… PUT THE SEAT DOWN.
• BOOM! He put a ring on it!
• You may now update your Facebook status!
• I give it six months tops!

Religious or spiritual wishes

If the newlyweds are religious or in any way spiritual, they are likely to appreciate wedding wishes that are tailored to their faith.

Heartfelt/sentimental wishes

With so much love in the air, writing meaningful wedding messages from the heart is often the best way to go.

• May you always find comfort in each other’s arms and courage in each other’s hearts.
• Your wedding day may come and go, but may your love forever grow. Congratulations to the happy couple.
• May today be the start of something even more beautiful than you ever imagined.
• Wishing you a lifetime of love stories that you write together every day.
• I hope your life together is filled with endless laughter and a love that grows stronger with every passing day.

Wishes for specific relationships

Need something more specific? Here are some wedding messages for your spouse, friend or family member.

How to Personalise Your Wedding Message

Personalising a wedding message transforms a generic note into something memorable that the couple will cherish forever. Here are some of the most effective ways to personalise your wedding wishes.

• Shared memories: These could be experiences you shared with the couple on a night out, on holiday, at a dinner party, or at an event. It could be an emotional or a funny memory, depending on your approach.
• Inside jokes: This is a good way of separating your wedding message from the rest, with a joke that only the three of you will know about. It signals your strong relationship with the couple.
• Unique qualities: Why is their relationship so special? Think about the couple’s qualities and why they are unique to them. This could be their humour, intelligence, taste for adventure, or kindness.
• Personal anecdotes: Another powerful way of showcasing the strong bond between the three of you. It might be how you were first introduced to them as a couple or a moment that displayed how much they care for one another.
• Advice: Thoughtful, or tongue-in-cheek, advice is a nice touch if you know the couple well and have some words of wisdom to share.

The goal is to be as authentic as possible, with a message that reflects your relationship with the couple and does their big day justice.

1. Start with a warm greeting: Address the couple by name. You may want to use nicknames if you’re particularly close to them or old schoolmates.
2. Create an engaging main body: This is where you include your congratulations, paired with a meaningful wedding message. As we’ve explained in this guide, it could be sentimental, funny, formal, religious or short and sweet. Make sure you remember to personalise it with memories or anecdotes as well. If you want to, you could even include a wedding quote.
3. Offer well wishes: Look ahead to the future and wish them all the happiness, love, and prosperity in the world.
4. Choose a closing line: Sign off with something like “Best wishes,” “With love,”  or “Sincerely,” depending on what’s appropriate. Finish with your name.

Top tip: In our opinion, there are definitely certain things you should try to avoid. Don’t be tempted by inappropriate jokes, references to past relationships or anything that’s overly negative. Clichés are also a bit predictable and broad.

Wedding Messages in Special Situations

Some special situations may require you to adjust your tone and approach. Here are a few wedding message examples for those instances.

If you can’t attend the wedding

• As you lift your glasses to each other tonight, I lift mine to you both from afar. Here’s to a truly amazing couple and to a marriage filled with every happiness.
• I might not be able to be there with you, but know my heart and thoughts are with you on this special day. Here’s to you both and a lifetime of joy.

When giving a group card

• Warmest congratulations to you both. Wishing you a lifetime of happiness.
• Congratulations on your wedding day. May your future together be bright and beautiful.

When giving money or a wedding gift

• Wishing you joy as you begin this new chapter, may this gift help you build the home and life of your dreams.
• May this small contribution bring a little extra happiness to your honeymoon or first home. Warmest wishes!

For vow renewals or second marriages

• Your journey is a beautiful testament to lasting love. Wishing you continued joy as you renew your vows.
• Celebrating the strength of your bond and the beauty of new beginnings. Wishing you continued happiness together.

Complement Your Wedding Message with the Perfect Handcrafted Bouquet

Whatever you choose to say in your wedding message, we’re confident the married couple will cherish and appreciate your wedding wishes.

However, if you still need some help to elevate your words, why not pair your message with a stunning handcrafted bouquet of flowers?

At Interflora, our expert florists will craft a bouquet fit for the occasion. No matter who the happy couple is you’re celebrating, there is no better way to share your love for them than with flowers.

We provide same-day or next-day flower delivery, and also international flower delivery for those couples who live overseas.