Wedding wishes as lovely as the couples they celebrate.

Top wedding wishes for every imaginable nuptial.

If you’ve ever stared at blank stationery, you know that finding the right words to celebrate a couple isn’t as simple as saying “congratulations.” Maybe you want to give advice, or maybe you want to praise how perfectly they go together.

This list holds the perfect message for every couple tying the knot. From heartfelt and beautiful wedding messages to cute and belated ones, these wedding wishes are ripe for the picking.

Happy wedding wishes.

Happy wedding wishes focus on the big day itself. These wedding wishes also focus on the couple rather than whoever is behind the card. Wishing the couple a magical wedding day is one way to let them know that it’s OK to relax now. The planning is done, and the moment is upon them. It also celebrates their choice to make such a symbolic commitment.

Whether you’ve been friends with part of the pair for years or are just now meeting the “better half,” congratulating the couple for a spectacular wedding is always a generous message.

Heartfelt wedding wishes.

Heartfelt wedding wishes often come from family members and close friends. Those who know the couple best might be the ones seen crying during the ceremony. These heartfelt wedding wishes transmit that same joy that seems to beam out from the happy couple and refract and multiply in those nearest to them.

If you’ve ever felt this way about a couple getting married, these wedding wishes will be perfect. This category is also where religious wedding wishes (like Christian wedding wishes quoting verses from the Bible) can sometimes be found.

Inspirational wedding wishes.

Inspirational wedding wishes encapsulate the hopes of tomorrow. The love that brought the couple together is honored in all the other wedding cards, so why not take an inspirational approach to acknowledge their future, too? Since inspirational wedding wishes are future-facing, they often carry advice. The wedding itself is beautiful and everyone is happy to be there, but what comes next?

These inspirational wedding wishes answer that question from many different perspectives.

Cute wedding wishes.

A big brother or a best friend with years of marriage under their belt might be inclined to send cute wedding wishes instead of deep ones. All wedding wishes evoke positive feelings, but there’s something special about sweet wedding wishes that affects us in a different way.

Cute wedding wishes are an opportunity to lighten the mood and use more casual language, too. Instead of “wedding,” you can congratulate the couple for “tying the knot,” “getting hitched,” or their “nuptials.”

Beautiful wedding wishes.

Not only is a wedding a beautiful event, but the commitment it represents is, too. Beautiful wedding wishes are for those who savor the splendor in all of it. Another way to “beautify” a wedding wish is to borrow from the more poetic synonyms of nuptials, like: union, becoming one, joining together, and uniting in marriage.

Beautiful wedding wishes for card interiors can usually double as messages on invitations and wedding announcements, too. Browse these wedding wishes and you’ll see why.

Unique wedding wishes.

Unique wedding wishes accomplish one of two things. Either you make your wedding card stand out in the stack, or you provide the perfect wish for nuptials that don’t fit the usual messages. Maybe you’re invited to a wedding where one party was married before and wishes about “the one” and “true love” sound dismissive of the past. Or maybe you’re invited to a wedding taking place without much family approval, or one happening so fast that loved ones aren’t sure what to think.

Or, maybe, you just want to give the couple a laugh instead of all that sappy seriousness.

If you’re determined to celebrate the couple’s happiness your way, you need a unique wedding wish.

Short wedding wishes.

Short wedding wishes are the bread and butter of business relations, wedding wishes from big groups, and for distant relatives. If you don’t intimately know the couple getting hitched, it’s easier and more genuine to keep your wedding wishes short.

Take your pick of these short wedding wishes and add an extra “congratulations” on the end for good measure.

How to pick the perfect wedding wish.

With about 2.5 million weddings per year in the U.S., we all know someone who’s getting married. Most of these wedding wishes for card interiors are perfect in their own right, but sometimes we need to tweak one for a special occasion.

Here are some best practices to send the right message, no matter the couple:

Exercise: name the feeling.

If you’re still stuck on which wedding wish to pick, ask yourself: how do you feel about the upcoming nuptials? Are you happy about the wedding? Does it warm your heart? Or is it your boss’s kid and you don’t have much to say one way or the other?

Name your emotion, then scroll through these wedding wishes to look for the section that matches. That way, your wedding wish will be sincere.

Another method to get the right message is to start by writing “congratulations.” Get the pen (or fingertips) moving, and the rest will come easier.

When all else fails, keep it simple and go for a short wedding wish (before you need a belated one).

Adobe Express can help.

Adobe Express online editor has tons of free templates and quick and easy customization options to put your favorite wedding wishes to work. If you want to play with wedding wishes in cards, invitations, announcements, or other creative projects, Adobe Express makes it as simple as picking a template and personalizing it, or making your own idea with easy-to-use tools. Whatever message you want to share, Adobe Express brings it to life, no experience required.

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