Are you about to celebrate the union of a friend, family member or colleague? Find the best way to write your wedding congratulations. Not everyone has the soul of a poet to find the right words, words that will move or entertain newlyweds.

If you are looking for the right form of congratulations on a wedding, here are text templates that are ready to be used. We were inspired by thousands of messages written on Un Grand Jour wedding lists to give you the best ideas 🏆

Long live the bride and groom! Some ideas for short wedding congratulations texts

1. Long live the bride and groom!
2. Long live lovers ❤️!
3. All my wishes for happiness
4. What a magnificent wedding, congratulations!
5. Congratulations to the bride and groom, may this new chapter in your life bring you love, happiness and the joy of living together.
6. We are very happy to have been able to live this magnificent moment with you. A lot of happiness to both of you, we hug you very much.
7. A huge thank you for this magical moment! We wish you lots of happiness!
8. I was very happy to experience this important moment with you and your families. It was a very beautiful wedding! Bravo!
9. Long live the bride and groom: two is always better!
10. We are very happy to be by your side to celebrate this PACS and this new stage in your life together.

Examples of classic wedding congratulations texts

1. On this unique day, we wish you all the best and our heartfelt congratulations on your marriage.
2. This day was a magical moment. We wish you a lot of happiness. The best is yet to come...
3. Your union will allow you to live new experiences, to create unforgettable memories and to laugh at your differences. We wish you all the best for this beautiful life together. Claire and Jonathan.
4. I wish you lots of love and happiness in this new adventure.

Original wedding congratulation word

A beautiful text for a wedding corresponds above all to good personalization. Match your message of congratulations to the daily life of the newlyweds. Do the bride and groom work in the environment or in finance? You can write a congratulatory text on this theme by using lots of puns. Do future spouses love to travel? Personalize your wishes by referring to television programs specific to this theme. Here are some templates to copy.

1. May your marriage be rich in beautiful escapes, beautiful diving diaries and train discoveries like no other. Congratulations to both of you, adventurous friends, on this wedding. And as soon as the opportunity arises, I will no longer hesitate: I will go sleep at your place!
2. You are showing us that math lovers can add their love, taking care to subtract their differences. In addition, you know how to multiply to organize this beautiful wedding. We wish you lots of happiness.
3. Dear Lovebirds, they say that love is blind, but marriage restores its sight. Make the most of this magnificent married couple adventure.

Congratulations on an emotional wedding

To write a beautiful text for a wedding, you can also play on the right chord. Touch the bride and groom right in the heart with an emotional text. To save time, then choose a fairly strong marriage congratulation formula. Here are a few examples that can be easily reused.

1. Keep on making us shine with your intensely happy love. Congratulations to both of you for the magic of this fairy tale that is just beginning. A word of advice: never extinguish the flame that makes you vibrate.
2. Love is nourished by the friendship that surrounds it. We are thrilled to be together after so much time together. We wish you all the happiness in the world.
3. I am so happy to have been able to experience this wonderful moment with you. The official exchange of vows in front of the mayor was a real emotional moment. Be the happiest...

Wedding congratulations formula based on tenderness

Do you want a text for wedding congratulations in a tender style? To express your tenderness above all, in addition to hugging the bride and groom on D-Day, here are some good resources.

1. We wish you the perfect recipe for happiness. For your love, we rely on hugs, kisses, surprises and also daily attentions. Be happy!
2. Your love seems to be growing by the day. Your joy of being together nourishes your gestures of tenderness towards each other. This marriage is a great demonstration of what happiness is. Congratulations!
3. After this superb ceremony and reception, we wish you such good moments in privacy. Your love is obvious and fills us with joy. Moreover, never stop thinking about this unique day.

Humorous wedding congratulations message

If you are close to the bride and groom, humor is finally likely to be present in your message. So, to entertain the bride and groom, Un Grand Jour Give you some funny wedding congratulations ideas

1. You each found the right shoe for you. You will now be able to run together on the road to happiness...
2. Here is a small financial contribution to exile you to an island in love. If it is not the Antilles that you will then program this honeymoon, the Island of Ré, the Island of Oléron, the Island of Yeu or Belle-Île-en-Mer, that's fine too.
3. Valentin, you really rowed to conquer Noémie, but what a great couple you are today! I am delighted with your commitment, to the point that I can no longer imagine you without the other.

Family and friends: Examples of the most beautiful congratulatory texts

What a chance to have experienced this beautiful wedding ceremony. You were magnificent! I am so happy to be your wedding witness and I wish you a very long life together.

1. Your wedding speech moved me to tears, you are a great couple, we wish you all the best for this new life together.
2. How lucky to have been able to attend your wedding, you were so beautiful and radiant! I love you
3. Congratulations again and a big thank you to you friends. We had a great weekend with you. Enjoy your first moments as a spouse/spouse!

Present congratulations to the parents and grandparents of the bride and groom

In France it is common to congratulate parents and grandparents when you learn about the marriage of their children/grandchildren. Moreover, in custom, the announcement is worded as follows:
Mr and Mrs (from each family) - share with their grandchildren and children (names of the bride and groom) - the joy of sharing their marriage with you. They invite you to be witnesses of their commitment and or to join in prayer at the religious ceremony that will take place (on XX to YY) - address of the parents

In addition to congratulating the bride and groom, you can send a card to congratulate the parents the moment you respond to the wedding invitation.

Find your answers on congratulatory wedding wishes in this FAQ.

Writing a beautiful wedding text is not enough. If you have questions about buying a wedding card or how to make your wedding gift, here are answers.

What is the best time to congratulate the bride and groom?

As soon as you receive the wedding invitation, you can send your congratulatory wishes for this wedding. What if the bride and groom have set up a wedding list, you can write a short note directly on it. This is even more important if you don't think you can be there on the big day.

In addition, you can send congratulations to the young spouses on the wedding day. The personal little word is then said orally, in public or in a more personal way. But for the writings to remain, it is also on the guest book that you will enjoy leaving a personalized note. The bride and groom will thus keep a magnificent memory of this day.

And if you have a wedding congratulation card planned, write your little note on it before putting it in the ballot box. Bride and groom often plan to ask for money to choose gifts or organize a trip. A wedding fundraiser may have even already been opened on A big day

Can I make my wedding vows after the ceremony?

Yes, you can congratulate the newlyweds after the civil marriage, secular ceremony, or religious wedding.

When should you send a congratulation card?

Write your greeting card a few weeks after the day of the celebration. In this card, add your little words of congratulations and wish you all the best. You can also add funny stories that you experienced during the day. Our tip to make the card unique is to slide a photo into it.

What is the difference between a wedding greeting card and a wedding congratulation card?

It's the same thing;)

How much does a wedding card cost?

If you make the congratulation card yourself, it will cost you a few cents for the paper plus the price of a postage stamp to send the card (€1.29 in 2024).

If you order online at lefairepartfrancais.fr, your invitation will cost between €1.60 and €2.7, this includes support for creating your invitation and reviewing your project before printing, the plus is that the envelopes are free;)
If you go through a website like Fizzer who invites you to write a card online it will cost you 2.79€ including shipping costs.
Popcarte, which is more intended for large orders, will cost you €2.99 for the card + €2.99 shipping costs.

Making a gift on an online wedding list?

After receiving the announcement, many guests ask if A wedding registry exists. Often, a link or a QR code is present on the form. If you follow it, you will be redirected to the wedding site, which contains information about the event, a List of wedding gifts and an online fundraiser to participate more freely.

You can then write your congratulatory message directly while giving your gift online. If you book a gift in the wedding registry to buy it by yourself physically, you can write a small note that you can attach to your package to give it to you on the wedding day. If you donate to the wedding fund, there is a good chance that the bride and groom will use this money to finance their honeymoon trip, so you can wish them a wonderful romantic honeymoon.