Wedding Wishes And Card Messages: 150+ Ideas

Wedding wishes are one of those things people overthink and then undershoot. You sit down to write something meaningful and end up with “congratulations and best wishes” because nothing better came out. The card deserves more than that, and so does the couple.

If you are figuring out what to write in a wedding card, this list covers every situation. Short wedding greetings for when you want something clean and elegant. Heartfelt wedding messages to the couple for the people closest to you. Funny ones, religious ones, wedding congratulations messages for coworkers, and longer messages for the relationships that deserve more space. Whether you need wedding day wishes for your best friend or something simple for a colleague you like, it is all here.

The best wedding wishes messages feel chosen, not recycled. They say something specific about the couple, the relationship you have with them, or what you genuinely hope for them. That is what to write on a wedding card — something real.

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Short Wedding Card Messages

Clean, warm, and done in two lines. Sometimes elegance is just saying something true without overloading it.

Congratulations on your wedding. Here is to a marriage as beautiful as the day you started it.

Wishing you both a lifetime of choosing each other. Congratulations.
Today you said forever and forever got a whole lot better. Congratulations.
Two people, one great decision. Congratulations on your wedding.
May your marriage be everything this day promises and more. Congratulations.

Wishing you love, laughter, and all the good things that come with choosing the right person. Congratulations.

Here is to the best yes you have ever said. Congratulations on your wedding day.
May every year together be better than the last. Congratulations.

You found your person. Now go build something great with them. Congratulations.

Wishing you a marriage full of the same warmth that filled this room today. Congratulations.
Here is to love that grows and lasts and surprises you. Congratulations.

So happy to witness the start of your forever. Congratulations on your wedding.
Wishing you both every happiness this life can hold. Congratulations.
Two people who clearly belong together. What a day. Congratulations.

May your home be full of laughter and your hearts always be full of each other. Congratulations.
Here is to the adventure that starts today. Congratulations on your marriage.
Wishing you a lifetime of small joys and big love. Congratulations.

Today was beautiful. May everything after be even better. Congratulations.
You both deserve this completely. Congratulations on your wedding.
May your love always feel like it did on this day. Congratulations.
Wishing you happiness that is quiet and deep and lasts. Congratulations.

Here is to forever, and to every ordinary day inside it. Congratulations.
So much love and warmth from me to you both today. Congratulations.
You chose well. Both of you. Congratulations on your wedding.

May your marriage be a great story. Congratulations on writing the first page.

Heartfelt Wedding Card Messages

For the people you love enough to say something that will actually stay with them.

Watching you two together has always made it obvious that you are exactly right for each other. Today the rest of the world gets to see what those of us close to you have known for a long time. Congratulations on your wedding. May your marriage be as full and warm as this room felt today.
Marriage is not just a ceremony. It is all the ordinary days after — the mornings, the disagreements, the quiet evenings, the times you choose each other without thinking about it. I hope your marriage is full of all of those and that the choosing always feels easy. Congratulations.
You both walked into this day as two people and you are leaving it as something new. A team. A home. A story. I could not be more honored to have witnessed the beginning of it. Congratulations on your wedding.

The love between you is one of the realest things I have ever been close to. Today just makes it official. May your marriage grow deeper and better with every year you give it. Congratulations.
I hope your marriage gives you everything that love is supposed to give: safety, joy, laughter at the wrong moments, someone who knows you completely and stays anyway. Congratulations on this beautiful beginning.
You two bring out genuinely good things in each other. That is rarer than most people realize and more valuable than most things on that gift registry. Congratulations on your wedding. May your marriage honor what you already have.

The best marriages are built by two people who actually like each other, not just love each other. You have both. That is everything. Congratulations.
Today was one of the most beautiful things I have ever witnessed. Not just the ceremony, but the way you looked at each other. That is the kind of love worth building a life on. Congratulations.
I am so grateful I got to be in this room today. To watch two people I care about choose each other fully and out loud — that does something to you. May your marriage be everything you both deserve. Congratulations.

Marriage is a long story and today is just the first sentence. I hope it is a good one. I hope it is a story you both love telling. Congratulations on starting it.
Love is easy at the beginning. What you are committing to today is something harder and more beautiful — choosing each other through all the seasons that come after this one. I believe you are both up for it. Congratulations.
Everything about today felt right. The people, the room, the two of you. I will carry this wedding day with me for a long time. Congratulations on building something I already know is going to be wonderful.

Funny Wedding Card Messages

For the couple who would rather laugh at their wedding card than frame it. Both are valid. This is for the first kind.

Congratulations on finding someone willing to put up with you forever. Genuinely impressive.
Marriage: the only contract where both parties think the other one got the better deal. Congratulations.

You two are now legally required to be nice to each other. Best of luck with that. Congratulations on your wedding.
I have known you a long time and I can confirm: this person is your best option. Congratulations on figuring that out.
Today you gain a spouse. You also gain every habit, snore, and opinion they have been hiding until now. Best of luck. Congratulations.

A lifetime of someone stealing your blanket. What a dream. Congratulations on your wedding.
You have been each other’s person for a while now. Today just makes it harder to change your mind. Congratulations.
Congratulations on your wedding. The good news is you never have to think of a text back — they are right there.

Marriage is the art of two imperfect people refusing to give up on each other. You are both very good at this already. Congratulations.
You two are the most chaotic and also most perfect match I have ever seen. Congratulations and godspeed.
Here is to a lifetime of loving someone who knows all your flaws and married you anyway. Congratulations.

Congratulations on your wedding. I look forward to watching you blame each other for everything for the next fifty years.
You made the right call. Both of you. Even if neither of you fully admits that yet. Congratulations.
Married life is just regular life with a better story to tell. Congratulations on yours.

Today you became family. That means I can absolutely show up unannounced now. Congratulations.
I cried at your wedding. Twice. Neither time was sad. That is how good you two are. Congratulations.
You have found your person and your person has found you and none of us had to watch you date anyone else ever again. Congratulations to everyone in this room, honestly.

Here is to the two of you, who make the whole thing look worth it. Congratulations on your wedding.

Wedding Card Messages for a Best Friend

For the one you have been waiting your whole friendship to write this card for.

I have been your best friend through every version of you, including the one who was not sure this kind of love was possible. Today I get to watch you prove yourself wrong. Congratulations. I love you so much.
This is the day I have been waiting to celebrate with you for years. You deserve every second of it and every year that follows. I am so proud to be here. Congratulations on your wedding, my best friend.
You found someone who loves you the way I always knew you deserved to be loved. That is everything. Congratulations. I am crying and I am not apologizing for it.

Watching you today I just kept thinking: this is exactly right. You and this person and this day — all of it exactly right. Congratulations. I love you and I am so happy for you.
You are the best person I know and today you get to marry someone who agrees with me. Congratulations. I will be here for every year after this one too.
I promise to be the friend who tells your wedding stories at every gathering for the rest of our lives. Today gave me so much material. Congratulations, bestie.

This is the best thing that has happened to either of us since we became friends. I am so proud of you and so happy for you. Congratulations on your wedding.
We have talked about this day for so long and now it is actually here. I do not have the words for how full my heart is right now. Congratulations. You deserve all of it.
You are my favorite person and today you gained another one. Congratulations. The three of us are going to have a very good life.

Thank you for letting me be part of this day. I will carry it with me forever. Congratulations on your marriage, my best friend. I love you more than I can say.

Wedding Card Messages for a Sister

For the sibling who just became someone’s forever person — and who you are losing to the best possible cause.

You are my sister and my best friend and today you married the person who gets to be both for the rest of their life. I am so happy for them and so proud of you. Congratulations.
Watching you walk down that aisle was one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. I cried before you even made it halfway. Congratulations on your wedding, sis. I love you so much.
I have known you your whole life and I have never seen you look the way you looked today. Congratulations. You found the right one.

Growing up with you gave me everything I needed to know about love — because you have always shown up for the people you love fully and without conditions. Your partner is incredibly lucky. Congratulations.
You are not just gaining a spouse. You are gaining a whole new chapter of your life. I cannot wait to be in it. Congratulations on your wedding, sister.
I am so proud of the person you are and so happy about the life you are building. Congratulations on your marriage. I love you and I am here for all of it.

You always deserved this kind of love. I am so glad the universe agreed. Congratulations, sis.
My sister got married and I have never been happier for anyone. Congratulations. Today was everything.

Wedding Card Messages for a Son

From a parent to the child who just chose their person out loud in front of everyone.

Watching you marry the person you love today was one of the proudest moments of my life. You have grown into someone extraordinary and I could not be more honored to be your parent. Congratulations on your wedding.
We raised you to be kind, loyal, and brave. Today you showed all three. Congratulations, son. Your partner is so lucky and so are you.

You chose well. I say that as someone who has been watching you make decisions your whole life. This is your best one. Congratulations on your marriage.
Today our family got bigger and better. Congratulations, son. We love you and we love the life you are building.
The love you have for each other is visible from across any room. We saw it long before today. Congratulations on making it official.

You deserve a love that is steady and warm and full. From everything I saw today, that is exactly what you have. Congratulations on your wedding.
We are so proud of who you are and so happy for who you are choosing. Congratulations, son. This is a beautiful beginning.
Watching you become the person standing at that altar today — I have never felt more proud. Congratulations on your wedding. We love you completely.

Wedding Card Messages for a Daughter

For the child who just walked into the rest of her life and took your whole heart with her.

Today was the most beautiful day of my life — second only to the day you were born. I love you so much. Congratulations on your wedding, my girl.
You looked more radiant and more yourself today than I have ever seen you. That tells me everything I need to know about this choice. Congratulations on your marriage.

Letting go of your hand to give it to someone else was the hardest and most beautiful thing. I trust this person with you. Congratulations on your wedding. I love you more than words.
You have always known your own heart. Today you followed it. Congratulations, my daughter. We are so proud of you and so happy for the life ahead of you.
Your partner is gaining someone extraordinary. I have known that your whole life. Congratulations on your wedding and on choosing someone who clearly knows it too.

Today our family grew by one person and the world got a little more love in it. Congratulations, sweetheart. We are with you every step of whatever comes next.
You were everything before today and you are everything still. Congratulations on your wedding. I love you without limit.
I have watched you become who you are and today I watched you choose who you want to become it with. I cannot imagine a prouder moment. Congratulations, my daughter.

Wedding Card Messages for a Coworker

For the colleague you genuinely like — warm enough to feel real, appropriate enough for the relationship.

Congratulations on your wedding. You have always brought joy to this workplace and I have no doubt you will bring even more joy to your marriage.

Wishing you and your partner a lifetime of happiness. So glad I got to celebrate this with you. Congratulations.
You deserve every bit of happiness today and every day after. Congratulations on your wedding.
This office is losing you to a honeymoon and I am completely fine with it. Congratulations on your marriage.

Wishing you both a wonderful beginning to your married life. Congratulations and enjoy every second.
It has been a pleasure working alongside you. I wish you even greater things in your marriage. Congratulations.
Sending warm wedding wishes to you and your partner. May your marriage be full of everything good. Congratulations.

Congratulations on your wedding. You have always been someone worth knowing and your partner is very lucky.

Wedding Card Messages for a Couple You Do Not Know Well

For when you are a guest, a distant relative, or a work connection — warm, sincere, and appropriate for the distance.

Congratulations on your wedding. Wishing you both a long and happy life together.

Sending warm wedding wishes to you both on this beautiful day. May your marriage be everything you hope for.
Wishing you a lifetime of love and happiness together. Congratulations on your wedding.
What a wonderful day to celebrate. Congratulations to you both and best wishes for the years ahead.

May your marriage be filled with joy and your home always feel like a place of warmth and peace. Congratulations.
Congratulations on your wedding. Wishing you every happiness as you begin this new chapter together.
Sending you both sincere congratulations and warm wishes for a beautiful life together.

So happy to have been part of your celebration. Wishing you both all the best. Congratulations.
May the years ahead bring you everything this day promised. Congratulations on your marriage.
Wishing you a wonderful start to married life and all the joy that comes with it. Congratulations.

Religious Wedding Card Messages

For the couple whose faith is at the center of this commitment and this celebration.

What God has joined together, may no one and nothing separate. Congratulations on your wedding and many blessings on your marriage.

May the Lord bless your marriage abundantly and fill your home with His grace and peace. Congratulations on your wedding day.
I am praying for your marriage — for love that grows deeper, patience that holds through hard seasons, and joy that comes from building something together in faith. Congratulations.
Two lives, one purpose, and God at the center of it all. That is a beautiful foundation. Congratulations on your wedding.

May your marriage reflect the love and faithfulness of God in every season it passes through. Congratulations and many blessings.
Your wedding vows were made before God and in front of everyone who loves you. May your marriage honor both. Congratulations.
I pray that your home will be a place of faith, laughter, and steady love. Congratulations on this wonderful beginning.

God brought you together for a reason. May your marriage show that reason more clearly with every passing year. Congratulations.
Wishing you a marriage rooted in love, grounded in faith, and overflowing with grace. Congratulations on your wedding.
May the Lord bless you both and keep you. May His face shine upon your marriage all the days of your lives. Congratulations.

You have built this commitment on something lasting. I pray it carries you through everything. Congratulations on your wedding.

Wedding Card Messages for a Second Marriage

For the couple who found their way to love again — and chose it with even more intention this time.

You chose love again. That takes courage and wisdom and a heart that refused to close. Congratulations on your wedding. This one is yours completely.

Second chances are not second best. They are often the truest version of what we always wanted. Congratulations on finding yours. Wishing you both everything you deserve.
What makes today beautiful is not just that you found each other, but that you both had the courage to try again. Congratulations on your wedding. May this chapter be the best one yet.
You both walked in today carrying some history and chose love anyway. That is one of the bravest things people do. Congratulations on your marriage.

There is something uniquely beautiful about two people who know what love costs and choose it again with full knowledge. Congratulations on your wedding.
May this marriage give you everything you have been building toward and everything you could not have imagined before now. Congratulations.
You both know what matters in a marriage because you have learned what it takes. That is an extraordinary thing to bring to a wedding day. Congratulations.

Wishing you a marriage full of everything the last chapter taught you to look for. Congratulations and so much joy to you both.

Long Wedding Card Messages

For when a few lines are not enough. For the people close enough that the card should feel like a letter.

I have been thinking about what to write in this wedding card for days and I keep coming back to the same thing: I love you both and I believe in this. Not in a polite, card-message way. In a real, specific, I-have-seen-you-together way. The way you listen to each other. The way you make room for each other. The way this just clearly makes sense. I hope your marriage gives you back everything you are putting into it today. I hope it surprises you with how good it gets. Congratulations on the beginning of something I already know is going to be extraordinary.
Marriage is not the part where everything becomes easy. It is the part where you decide that someone is worth it even when things are hard. I have watched you both make that choice quietly every day, long before today made it official. Today just gave the rest of us a chance to be there when you said it out loud. Congratulations. May your marriage be full of the same everyday choosing that has already made it so clear you belong together.
Your wedding day is one day. Your marriage is every day after it. I hope your marriage is full of all the small ordinary things that turn out to be the whole point — morning coffee, inside jokes that nobody else gets, showing up when it matters without being asked, the kind of quiet happiness that does not need anyone to see it. Congratulations on the big day and on the countless small ones to come.

There are couples you see and you think: yes, that is right. That is what it looks like when two people just fit. You are one of those couples. Today is just the rest of the world catching up to what some of us have known for a while. Congratulations on your wedding. May your marriage be everything that seeing you together has always promised it would be.

A wedding card gets tucked into a box and kept. Couples come back to these cards years later, on anniversaries and hard days, looking for something that told the truth about what that day meant. The card you write today could be one of those.

Use whatever fits from this list. Change a detail, add something only you know, make it sound like you. That is the whole job. Write something real and mean it. That is what wedding wishes are supposed to do.

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