Writing beautiful congratulations on the wedding sooner or later comes to everyone. So that you can make the bride and groom happy in accordance with their joint happiness, we will help you with numerous tips and examples for writing the wedding card.
• Personal Congratulations on the Wedding
• Congratulations on Your Wedding: 5 Messages
• Modern Wedding Congratulations Messages
• Quotes and Sayings as Congratulations for Wedding Messages
• Short Congratulations for the Wedding Card
• Poems as Congratulations on Your Wedding Day
• Tips for Writing a Wedding Card
• Include Your Relationship with the Bride and Groom
• Add a Personal Touch
• Content of Your Wedding Card
• The Correct Salutation when Writing a Wedding Card
• Integrate Wishes for the Couple's Future
• Include a Photo in the Wedding Card
• Congratulations with a Monetary Gift
• Avoid these Mistakes when Writing Wedding Cards
• Conquer Your Writer's Block
A wedding gift, of course, includes wedding congratulations and best wishes for the future of the bride and groom. Even if you were not invited because the couple is not among your closest friends, it is customary to write at least a wedding card.
Personal Congratulations on the Wedding
Personal Congratulations on the Wedding
There are so many ways, thoughts and wishes that you could say to the bride and groom. But how to find the right wording, and in what style should the card be written?
Should it match the theme of the wedding, be romantic, funny or classic? We have the most important tips and many beautiful free examples of successful congratulations on the wedding. From famous quotes to poems to funny quotes, everything is included.
Congratulations on Your Wedding: 5 Messages
If you prefer to write your own message for the bride and groom, without sayings, quotes or poems, here are some sample texts for you. Among them you can find classic phrases that can help you write your own text.
1)
Dear bride and groom,
may you always be as happy and in love as you are today. Thank you so much for inviting me and I wish you only the best! Have a wonderful honeymoon and enjoy your time together.
2)
Dear Mary, dear Paul,
we are so happy with you! It's nice to see how happy you are together. And we are very grateful that we can celebrate your big day with you.
For your journey together, we wish you that it is varied and adventurous and above all that no one can take away your joy.
3)
Dear couple,
congratulations on your wedding and all the best for your future. I wish you much happiness and joy for your life together and am insanely happy for you. You two just belong together.
4)
Dear bride and groom,
we congratulate you from the bottom of our hearts for finding each other and going your way together in the future. After all the years of testing, you have now taken the decisive step – we are very happy about that!
In the past you have mastered many things together and proved that you can go through all the ups and downs of life together – that's what makes a happy marriage.
We wish you all the best for your future.
5)
My dear friends,
I am thankful that two of my dearest friends are finally walking the path together into the future. It makes me happy to see you so happy and I firmly believe that you can overcome all the hurdles of life together.
I love you guys.
Modern Wedding Congratulations Messages
Modern Wedding Congratulations
Wedding sayings make wonderful wedding congratulations when they are personalized to the bride and groom. Pay attention to whether the couple is more modern or traditional, whether they like funny sayings for the wedding or have more classic romantic taste.
• It seems like yesterday we were playing 'house' in the backyard, and now you get to do it in real life. I couldn't be happier for you both. Congratulations!
• Today is the beginning of your next chapter. Here's to you two!
• I'm seeing a fun-filled life in your future. Congratulations!
• My very best wishes to you on your wedding day, my dear friends. I hope not only for a great day but that your life to follow with be filled with love and unending joy.
• Wishing you a glorious ceremony with an abundance of wonderful memories to follow! Congratulations to you both for finding your life partners on this happy day.
Quotes and Sayings as Congratulations for Wedding Messages
Quotes and Sayings as Congratulations on the Wedding
Often you can find in well-known quotes and poems exactly what you would like to say yourself – only formulated much more snappily and vividly.
These short texts are wonderful for the first actually blank page in a wedding card or for a small gift tag.
The most important thing is that you understand the quotes – even if they are written in verse and with metaphors. After all, you don't want the bride and groom to interpret something negative into your quote or poem that you yourself overlooked.
Short Congratulations for the Wedding Card
Sayings, quotes and aphorisms make wonderful starting points for a beautiful congratulatory text. Interpret the meaning or simply continue the theme in your own words. You can also simply send the short congratulations to the couple on WhatsApp if you don't have a close relationship with them.
• Happy is the man who finds a true friend, and far happier is he who finds that true friend in his wife.
(Franz Schubert, Austrian composer, 1797-1828)
• Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
(Lao Tzu, Chinese philosopher, 365 B.C.-290 B.C.)
• Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.
(Aristotle, Greek philosopher, 384-322 B.C.)
• True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen.
• True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without violent demonstrations: it is seen with white hairs and is always young in the heart.
(Honoré de Balzac, French novelist, 1799-1850)
• Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.
(Voltaire, French writer, 1694-1778)
• Love conquers all.
(Virgil, Roman poet, 70-19 B.C.)
• Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty.
(Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman orator and statesman, 106-43 B.C.)
• We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end.
(Benjamin Disraeli, British statesman, 1804-1881)
• Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.
(Khalil Gibran, Lebanese-American poet, philosopher and painter, 1883-1931)
• A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
• As your friend, it is truly my pleasure to celebrate the both of you today. Your marriage makes the world a better place. Congratulations!
(Unknown)
• Love is the poetry of the senses.
(Honoré de Balzac, French novelist, 1799-1850)
• There is no remedy for love but to love more.
(Henry David Thoreau, American philosopher, 1817-1862)
• There is room in the smallest cottage for a happy loving pair.
(Friedrich Schiller, German dramatist, 1759-1805)
Poems as Congratulations on Your Wedding Day
Poems as Congratulations on the Wedding
You can also have a poem speak for you in a wedding card. On one side of the card, write a few classic congratulations and your name, and on the other, a beautiful love poem. You might even dare to write a saying or poem yourself.
1)
In One Another's Souls
The minute I heard my first love story
I started looking for you,
not knowing how useless that was.
Lovers don't meet somewhere along the way.
They're in one another's souls all along.
(Rumi, Persian Sufi mystic, 1207-1273)
2)
In Your Light I Learn How To Love
In your light I learn how to love.
In your beauty, how to make poems.
You dance inside my chest, where no one sees you,
but sometimes I do, and that sight becomes this art.
(Rumi, Persian Sufi mystic, 1207-1273)
3)
At Nightfall
I need so much the quiet of your love
After the day's loud strife;
I need your calm all other things above
After the stress of life.
I crave the haven that in your dear heart lies,
After all toil is done;
I need the star shine of your heavenly eyes,
After the day's great sun.
4)
On this day of love and joy,
We gather here to witness and enjoy,
The union of two hearts so pure,
A love that will forever endure.
From this day forward, you are one,
Together, your journey has just begun,
Hand in hand, side by side,
You'll face the world with love and pride.
May your marriage be blessed with happiness,
And may you always cherish each other's tenderness,
Through all the ups and downs of life,
May your love continue to thrive.
As you exchange your vows and rings,
May the love you share take flight on wings,
And may it soar higher and higher,
Through all the years, with passion and fire.
So here's to the bride and groom,
May your love forever bloom,
May your hearts always beat as one,
And may your love story never be done.
(Unknown)
5)
Two hearts joined as one,
A journey of love begun,
Hand in hand, side by side,
Forevermore, your love will abide.
(Unknown)
If you write a poem in the wedding card, you should be sure that the couple also has a certain connection to poetic wording. After all, you certainly want your meticulously chosen congratulations to be appreciated and make the bride and groom feel good.
Tips for Writing a Wedding Card
Tips for Writing a Wedding Card
In the following tips, you'll find everything you need to write beautiful wedding congratulations. We'll tell you how to add a personal touch, personalize your wedding card to the bride and groom, and how to please them with small gestures.
Include Your Relationship with the Bride and Groom
If the personal relationship with the future spouses is not very close or even professional, it turns out to be difficult to find the appropriate words. This is due to the fact that you can not assess the bride and groom well, their humor and their relationship with each other.
Would a funny line offend them or a thoughtful poem make them doubt your good intentions for their marriage? Play it safe: you should avoid risqué or ambiguous sayings as well as melancholy quotes or poems. If your congratulations or wedding sayings are classic or in keeping with the theme of the wedding, you can't go far wrong.
If you have a very close relationship with the bride and groom, you can of course better assess them and know whether they are open to a casual saying or love it romantic. Thus, many design options are open to you.
But you can also immediately rule out some options that are out of the question for you or the couple. With a good relationship with the couple, it is important to show that you have put effort and thought into it. More on this in the following chapters. They will help you make your wedding card as personalized as possible.
Add a Personal Touch
Add a Personal Touch
As with all cards, it is usually nicer to handwrite the text. Even if the bride and groom themselves have sent their invitations to be printed, you should keep in mind that if you have a large number of guests, there is no other way.
Since you only have to write one greeting card, you should put extra effort into it. If you feel strongly about the bride and groom, practice your text once or twice on a piece of paper before actually writing it in the card.
For original congratulations on the wedding, you can also make a wedding card yourself, write a letter to the bride and groom or prepare a short video.
Content of Your Wedding Card
The content of the card should reflect your good intentions, but also match the bride and groom's life goals. Depending on how well you know them and the relationship between you and the couple, use personal information for customized wedding congratulations.
For example, refer to their shared love story, their hobbies and experiences, or their family situation. Avoid general phrases and empty phrases if you want your wedding congratulations to be special.
The next three chapters deal with the content of the wedding card. They give you important tips on the salutation, beautiful future wishes for the bride and groom, photos and monetary gifts in the card.
The Correct Salutation when Writing a Wedding Card
Before writing the main text of your card, you should of course begin with the salutation. Here you have several options, which you should make dependent on your relationship to the bride and groom.
"Dearly beloved", for example, is suitable for close friends, "Dear bride and groom" also for acquaintances. Here are a few examples:
• Dear bride and groom
• Dear bridal couple
• Dear newlyweds
• Dear Anna, dear Tim
Typographically, both the salutation and your signature should stand out from the rest of the text. To do this, write them larger, more curved, or make paragraphs.
Integrate Wishes for the Couple's Future
Integrate Wishes for the Couple's Future
What would you wish for when you get married? What could you envision the bride and groom spending their future doing? Specific future wishes are more personal than the classic phrases like "I wish you happiness, health, fun and love."
The following guiding questions can help you write a personalized greeting card.
• How did the bride and groom meet?
• Do they have professional similarities?
• Are they considering emigrating?
• Where do they travel to on their honeymoon?
• Are they moving in together after the wedding?
• Are they expecting a child soon?
If they had to fight for their relationship before the wedding, this can also be mentioned – of course, if the personal relationship allows it and you always keep the focus on the happy future.
Include a Photo in the Wedding Card
Photos can make wedding congratulations personal. You will surely make the bride and groom happy with old photos. They not only highlight your friendship and effort, but also the couple's love story.
The two will certainly be happy about a memory of their relationship or of getting to know each other. Especially nice are photos that the couple themselves do not yet know or on which you are pictured as well.
Congratulations with a Monetary Gift
Congratulations with a Monetary Gift
When writing congratulations on a wedding in a card, it's common to just plainly put the gifted money bills in the card as well. However, this way they could fall out while reading, be distracting or cover up the text.
To increase the gift factor a bit, you can also wrap the money separately. For this purpose, small envelopes that are additionally in the large envelope with the card or wedding cards that already have a small envelope on the cover are suitable.
Other options for a monetary gift are small boxes, jars or special boxes. You can easily order these on the Internet or make them yourself. Of course, common wedding motifs such as rings, hats and veils, hearts, flowers or other loving images are suitable here.
Avoid these Mistakes when Writing Wedding Cards
Religious wisdom or Bible quotes don't suit every bride and groom. Of course, your congratulations on the wedding should be serious, but the bride and groom should not get into a pensive or even gloomy mood.
With funny phrases and jokes you could hurt feelings if you don't know the couple that well and can't appreciate their sense of humor. Jokes might make the couple feel like you're trivializing their love.
Conquer Your Writer's Block
Overcome Your Writer's Block
The best remedy for writer's block is brainstorming. Take enough time to write your congratulations card for the wedding. After all, by the time you're invited you know in advance when it will take place.
Grab a blank piece of paper and a pen and let your thoughts run wild. The following guiding questions will help you:
• What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the bride and groom?
• How did you meet the two?
• Maybe you had some great experiences together?
• What about their relationship impresses you?
To organize your thoughts, you can color-code them or just cross out some things that aren't suitable for a wedding card. Just pick the best things.
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