What to write in a wedding card
A heartwarming message inside a personalised wedding card is the perfect formula for a sentimental wedding gesture.
It takes your congratulations to the next level and gives the newlyweds a keepsake to cherish forever.
To save you from staring at a blank card, we’ve put together a guide to *hopefully* spark some inspiration for every kind of wedding message from different recipients.
Jump to a specific wedding message tip:
- What is a wedding card?
- Top tips for writing your wedding wishes
- What to write in a wedding card for different recipients
- Wedding card wishes for the newly married couple
- Wedding card wishes for your best friend
- Wedding card wishes for a sibling
- Wedding card wishes for colleagues
- Wedding card wishes for parents of the bride or groom
- Individual wedding card wishes for the bride or groom
- Funny wedding card messeges
- Wrap up your wedding card with a finishing line
1. What is a wedding card?
A wedding card is a thoughtful way to send your best wishes and love to the newly married couple in your life. Wedding cards often accompany gifts, but the right words can make your card a heartwarming keepsake in its own right.
There are hundreds of different wedding card designs and styles, ranging from illustrated cards to minimalist pieces, humorous to heartfelt, and many more! Our personalised card collection offers a variety of designs, featuring personalised elements such as names, dates and more. Most cards are also available for in-store collection on the same day.
2. Top tips for writing your wedding wishes
- Write from the heart: authenticity > cliché messages
- Mirror the couple’s personality and style, e.g. playful or formal
- Plan your message before you write inside the card
- Bring in a special memory together or an inside joke
- Wish the newlyweds a happy marriage
3. What to write in a wedding card for different recipients
Wedding card wishes for the newly married couple
- Cheers to a lifetime filled with love, laughter and Netflix marathons. Congratulations!
- Wishing you both a journey filled with endless joy and happiness!
- Here’s to a marriage filled with love, laughter and spontaneous dance-offs.
- May today’s joy be the start of many more happy moments to come, even beyond your happily ever after.
- Wishing you countless adventures and a love that deepens each day.
- May your marriage shine as brightly as your presence.
- Wishing that your marriage is as warm and joyful as the happiness you spread to everyone around you.
- May today mark the start of a lifetime filled with joy.
- Here’s to a lifetime of love, laughter and your happily ever after.
Wedding card wishes for your best friend
- I'm incredibly proud of my favourite duo, sending all my love to both of you, now and always!
- From late-night debriefs to choosing the perfect venue, today has finally arrived and I’m so excited to celebrate you two!
- Watching the two of you get married fills me with so much joy. Here's to a lifetime of happiness!
- To my favourite pair: I'm so grateful to be part of your journey and to witness this magical adventure with you. Thank you for letting me share in these special moments.
- From late-night conversations to wedding celebrations, I am honoured to be part of your journey.
- Seeing you both shine today truly warms my heart and reminds me how lucky I am to have friends like you.
Wedding card wishes for a sibling
- To my sister and new brother-in-law: welcome to the chaos!
- Seeing your happiness fills my heart. Love you forever.
- Seeing your fairytale love story and wedding makes me believe in magic all over again.
- From playground memories to wedding cake, I’m so glad we got to do life together.
- Here’s to family traditions, inside jokes and many wonderful years ahead. Wishing you all the happiness and joy as you create beautiful memories together.
Wedding card wishes for colleagues
- Wishing you a wonderful day filled with joy, just like the care you put into everything you do, congratulations!
- May your marriage be as strong as your teamwork at the office.
- Here’s to love, new beginnings and the perfect excuse for a celebration (day off)!
- Wishing you a wonderful wedding day! May your future together be brighter and more organised than our inboxes.
- Wishing you a day filled with as much perfection as your spreadsheets! Great job!
- Here's to each day shining just as brightly as your ring, sending you my very best wishes!
Wedding card wishes for parents of the bride or groom
- Thank you for raising the person I’m lucky enough to call the one, you did amazing!
- I'm truly grateful to become a part of your wonderful family. Thank you so much for welcoming me.
- To the best in-laws anyone could ask for: thank you for everything, and here’s to a lifetime of laughter!
- I’m honoured to become part of your family and grateful to be able to do life with you guys!
- I appreciate all the love and guidance that helped make this day possible.
Individual wedding card wishes for the bride or groom
For the Bride
- To the most radiant bride: may your beautiful smile always shine bright and never fade.
- Here’s to a bride who outshines even the brightest wedding spotlight.
For the Groom
- Groom, you’ve exceeded expectations today and every day. Cheers to you.
- Seeing you marry your best friend makes me believe in fairy tale endings.
4. Funny wedding card messages
- Here’s to agreeing on which side of the duvet you’re stuck with for the rest of your lives!
- You found someone to match your weirdness! Maybe true love does exist?!
- Congratulations to the biggest legends in my life! …Maybe I need more friends.
- You’re officially stuck with each other… forever… Good luck!
5. Wrap up your wedding card with a finishing line:
- With all our love
- Here's to celebrating your upcoming chapter
- Wishing you both a lifetime of happiness
- Sending you lots of love and plenty of laughter!
- Here’s to a lifetime of joy
- Let the celebrations begin!
- Let's make this the best day ever!
- Excited to celebrate together!
Personalisation ideas:
- Tuck in a favourite mini photo print or Polaroid of you and the couple
- Add accents to your card using metallic pens or calligraphy for a DIY touch
Gift pairing ideas:
- Personalised framed photo collage frame to remind them of the special day
- Engraved champagne flutes with their initials or wedding date
- Custom map print of the location where they first met
- Engraved keepsake box for their cards and messages










