Wedding Wishes: 150+ Funny Wishes, Short Messages, Wishes for Friends and More

Photography: Sam & Ekta

Contributing Writer: Apurva Saxena

It could be a message you pen down on a wedding card, a caption you write with the most memorable photos from the wedding or a simple Whatsapp message, but what makes a happy marriage wish truly remarkable is its potential to trigger the couple's feeling. It's up to you to choose if your wedding wish will be emotional, heartfelt, short and simple or funny - it depends on your bond with the couple and your personality, but writing a wedding wish or a heartfelt happy marriage message for them makes them feel special. We highly recommend taking inspiration from some of the wedding wishes we have jotted down below to send unique and memorable congratulations to your loved ones. 

In this blog:

• Wedding Wishes - Etiquette 101
• Wedding Wishes for Best Friend
• Best Wishes for Newly-wed Couple
• Funny Wedding Wishes for Best Friend
• Wedding Wishes Short Quotes
• Wedding Wishes for Brother
• Wedding Wishes for Colleague

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Wedding Wishes: Etiquette 101

Photography: Twogether Studios 

Whether you pick a gift from the registry or go for something personalised - flowers and a wedding card are necessary. And if you are not physically present at the wedding, then a virtual card, a message, or an email will be perfect. Wedding cards are customary for anyone who wants to send wedding wishes to a newly engaged or married couple. You need to keep some things in mind while sending wedding wish cards to couples on their big day.

• Personalize the wedding wishes. The wedding card should not have a run-of-the-mill feel.
• Make sure to write the name of the couple in your wedding wishes.
• Ensure that the wedding wishes are not just directed to one person among the two. 
• Ideally, these marriage quotes or wishes should be sent out a week before the wedding if you do not attend the wedding yourself. If you do go to the wedding, you can take your wedding card along or opt for verbal wishes, too. However, the wedding wishes should be delivered to the couple within a week of the wedding.

Wedding cards come in a variety of formats. There is the paper format that you can pick from a stationery shop, the digital templates for emails or messages and even DIY handmade cards that you can create. Make sure your wedding wishes are on point for whichever format you decide.

Scroll on to bookmark the wedding wishes you like best and want to share with your dear couples.

Wedding Wishes for Best Friend

Photography: Gautam Khullar Photography

You might not be sisters or brothers, but your bond is as strong as it gets. For a long time, you could not imagine life without each other. But like everything else in life, this phase of yours has ended. It is time to send your best friend off with his/her chosen one to start a new life. In between the frenzy of the wedding decoration and catering arrangements, picking out matching outfits, and everything else, don't forget to pen down heartfelt wedding wishes for your best friend.

• We've come a long way from binge-watching Friends and ignoring assignments to starting our first jobs together. And now, as you prepare yourself to cross yet another milestone in your life, I can't help but feel overjoyed to see you so happy and content. I've seen you tackle the worst days most gracefully, and you deserve your big day to be as perfect and flawless as you are.

• I want you to know I'll always be there for you wherever you are. You might be about to marry your Mr. Right, but I'll always be your soul sister, partner-in-crime, and forever confidant. My wish for you, my best friend, is just that whatever you do, wherever you go, you find joy, happiness, and contentment. Life is an uphill climb, but you have been training for it forever, fighter, and I know you can take whatever it throws at you. You know I'm just a phone call away whenever it seems more than you can handle. Just hit me up, and I'll be there for you with your favourite bottle of wine, and together, we can figure out whatever it is. Love and luck to you always.

• I can't believe the day we used to joke about—the day of your tying the knot—is finally here. And just like everything else in life, I've seen you also give your everything to this wedding. I have never seen a bride running around till the last minute, worried more about the canopies than her makeup. Even after all these years, I'm still in awe of how you manage to multitask and yet do everything with such a big smile. You are enough to bring back the energy in a room full of downers. Happiest wedding day to you!
• Now is the time for you to sit back and relax. The decoration theme is on point; the Bandhani dresses for the bridesmaids have been picked, and we await the muhurat when you will be wed off. So chin up, little warrior! My best friend's wedding wish is that whatever you do, whether it is setting up your new home, juggling between your duties as a new bride and your office, or anything at all, you do it with your characteristic smile intact. The world is brighter and happier because you exist, and I'll not have it any other way. You now have another way to show the world what a boss lady you are. Get 'em, tiger! 
• "Thanks to this pretty and special bride for bringing my friend out of his dungeon of loneliness. Hahahahahah. Happy married life, buddy. Be good always."
• My wedding wish for a friend like you is a life filled with joy, love, and trust. May you both create endless memories together and never leave each other's side.
• On this auspicious day of your wedding, I can't help but reminisce about our friendship and how you have always been there with me through thick and thin. You deserve all the happiness in the world, my friend, and I wish you and your partner all the love and luck.
• Today, as you tie the knot with the love of your life, I wish your life is filled with love and happiness. May your bond continue to grow stronger with each passing day.
• I wish you and your partner a lifetime of love and happiness. May you embark on a beautiful journey and always stay blessed and happy together!
• Congratulations on your special day, buddy! I am sending you my heartfelt wedding wish for a lifetime of togetherness, understanding, and love.
• Congratulations to a friend I hold close to my heart on this special day! May you live happily ever after and have the strongest bond with each other. I wish you a delighted married life!
• We're glad this is official and that I can visit you both on the same day without travelling 20 km on an Uber! Congratulations, love birds, on this new beginning, together forever!

Best Wishes for Newly-wed Couple

Photography: Khushi Film Art

While a simple 'congratulations quote' is enough, it doesn't say much about how happy one feels for the newlyweds or soon-to-be newlyweds. Similarly, long and sappy wedding wish messages are also not the status quo anymore. Nobody likes to read long wedding messages. Keeping both of these things in mind, we have concluded that perfect wedding wishes are short and sweet but full of depth and must have a beautiful meaning. Next time someone close to you gets married, use one of these wedding wishes and gifts to make them feel special. 

• On your wedding day, I wish you hearty congratulations and hope you have an incredible journey ahead as you build a new life together. Have a very happy married life!
• "Marriage is not a simple love affair; it's an ordeal, and the ordeal is the sacrifice of ego to a relationship in which two have become one." Congrats on leaping together. 
• "No measure of time will be enough for you two when you are together, but here's a suggestion: start with forever!"
• "Congratulations on your big day! We are honoured to be a part of this special occasion and watch the union of two people who are so special to us and everyone present at the celebration. May your love and commitment for each other deepen and grow stronger each day."
• "As you slipped a ring on each other's finger, you made a promise for life to share a lifetime full of love, care, silly fights, happy tears, joys, sorrows, and everything there is to share. We know you guys are golden and will always keep this promise. Good luck."
• "You celebrate a wedding, but you live a marriage. We are so glad that both of you are finally bonded for life. Your wedding was beautiful, and we know your marriage will be even better."
• "A successful marriage requires falling in love daily with the same person, obviously *wink*! Looking at you two enjoying your beautiful wedding, we know this won't be a problem for you at all. May God bless you always!"
• "Joys and tears may intertwine; hardships and struggles might come, but your love for each other will help you stay strong and overcome everything. Have a very happy married life!"
• "Your wedding was beautiful and so heartwarming, and it was a pleasure for us to be a part of it. The great food and amazing wine were just bonuses. *wink* May your married life be as rocking as your D-Day!"
• "As you begin a new life together, may all the seasons bring abundant joys and love with them, be it the spring of youth or the winter of old age. May you be this rock-solid and amazing couple that you are, always."
• "Your hearts have said 'Yes' to a lifetime of love, friendship, and fulfilment of dreams. May you always hold on to each other with trust and faith, and may God always be beside you in this beautiful marriage journey."
• “Congratulations on this big leap into your future with the partner of your dreams. I wish you all the happiness, luck, and love along the way. And I am so glad you invited me to participate in your big day. Getting to know your spouse and spending time with such warmth and love was lovely. I hope such positivity never leaves your side.”
• “A happy marriage is an eternal promise to love, cherish, and value one another for the rest of your lives. As you begin this lifelong journey, I wish you would always continue to inspire one another. Congratulations!”
• “Congratulations on your wedding day! I hope the future brings many happy, fun, and bright days like these, and your bond grows stronger and more beautiful as the years go by. Thank you for inviting me to participate in this beautiful journey.”
• “As you both take this big leap of faith into your future together, I wish you nothing less than the best of everything! May this day begin an eternal chapter filled with love, peace, and excitement. Congratulations on the beginning of something bigger and brighter than you know!”
• "Today, on your wedding day, you both are lucky to have tied the knot and cemented new relations and bonds. You gained a lifelong companion, a new family, and a bucket of memories. And with that, I hope you will always find the spark, happiness, and love to have a wonderful life together. Congratulations on this big day!”
• “Congratulations on making the best decision and marrying your best friend. All successful and happy marriages are built on a lifelong friendship. Stay happy & stay blessed!”
• “As you begin your lives together, thank you for letting me be a part of this beautiful journey from single to married! I sincerely adore you both for your relentless love, passion, and respect for one another, which always inspires everyone to be their best selves. That is the best kind of love. Congratulations on your happy union; may your love know no bounds and grow with each passing day.”
• Congratulations on your wedding! Having known the two of you all my life, I can safely say this is a match made in heaven! I wish you both all the happiness in the world! All my love.
• Congratulations on tying the knot! What a long journey it’s been! I can’t express how happy I am to see you unite in marriage. I hope life brings you happiness and prosperity at every step you take. Lots of love.
• CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! You two make the perfect couple, and I’m so glad to see you get married! I'm thrilled to share this momentous occasion with you guys. No matter what, let’s continue with our epic parties!
• My heartiest congratulations to you both. May you find happiness in each other and enjoy every moment together. Thank you for letting me be a part of this occasion.
• "Life is all about learning something new in every phase of life. Today, you both are standing at the start of your new journey. May you get the best of everything. Happy Married Life."
• "The happy union of two souls. Enjoy the most beautiful days of your life with new hopes and desires. Congratulations on your marriage!"
• "Nothing brings more joy than seeing two people made for each other happy together. You are an inspiration to all couples. Congrats, dears!"
• May your life together be as beautiful as your wedding day. You are wishing you all the love and luck in the world for a lovely journey ahead!
• I wish you and the love of your life a very happy, blessed, and prosperous life together. Happy married life!
• I wish you and your partner my heartiest congratulations on the beginning of your fairytale. May your married life be filled with peace and love always.
• As you start this new journey together, may your life be filled with wonderful shared experiences. I wish you a blissful married life!
• May your bond strengthen with time, and may you lead a blessed and peaceful life together. I wish you a very happy married life. 
• I'm glad to have been a part of your wedding celebrations. Thanks for inviting me, and I hope your life ahead is full of love and happiness!
• May this marriage bring you joy and happiness for the rest of your lives? I wish you a pleased, prosperous and peaceful married life.
• You and your partner have been blessed with love like no other! I hope you enjoy your life together to the fullest, filled with happiness and love. 
• "It doesn’t matter if the guy is perfect or the girl is perfect, as long as they are perfect for each other." Happiest married life to you two!
• "Love is passion, obsession, and someone you can’t live without. If you don’t start with that, what will you end up with?" You have inspired us all to find that! Congrats on getting married to the love of your life. 
• "When you realise you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest to start as soon as possible." And I am so glad that yours did! Happiest wedding day to you both!
• ‘Having been around almost all of your life, I can say that if someone deserves a happily ever after, it is you. I want to wish you a beautiful and content life together. Welcome to the family, groom/bride.’

Funny Wedding Wishes for a Friend

Photography: My Visual Artistry

If you share a playful and fun relationship with the couple, you can write some funny wedding wishes for your friends that will make them giggle when they read it. However, while drafting funny wedding wishes for your friend, remember that while some jokes come across as light and hilarious in a conversation, the exact words could mean otherwise on paper. It would be best to avoid sarcasm and any innuendos at all costs.  

Here are some funny wedding wishes you can use to offer your best to your friends at their weddings.

• Getting married is like reading Shakespeare—you get comedy, romance, and a whole lot of history and tragedy. Cheers to Shakespeare and you!
• “Remember when you penned poems for your imaginary girlfriend or boyfriend? You were right; you truly accomplished your dream today. Congratulations!”
• The only upside to your wedding is that you now have someone else you can irritate when you are bored. Haha, congratulations to both of us!
• Congrats on your first adopted baby - your husband!
• Marriage is the bond between a person who never remembers anniversaries and another who never forgets them—ready or not, here it comes! Congrats!
• If you were dying to cook for someone your whole life, you could have just come to me. But anyway, I wish you a happy married life ahead, babe!
• Without your husband, something was missing in your life. But with him, you are finished. Let's celebrate!
• Marriage is an attempt to solve problems together—problems that never existed before you married. But since you've picked your problems, let's celebrate. Cheers!
• Don’t worry. If you don't get it right with this one, you will get it right with the next one. Cheers!
• If you let me open your wedding gifts, I'll tell you the secret of a happy marriage. Until then, Congratulations!
• Deep down, I always knew you were mad in love but angry enough to get married. That's a shocker! Hold tight for what's to come.
• The day he got your elephant-ant joke, I knew this was real! Congratulations on finding a man as weird as you.
• Stick this card on your fridge door and thank me later for not being the one who forgets anniversaries. Congratulations, mate.
• Your life has always been a rollercoaster, and now I am glad you have someone to scream along with you. Congrats bro!
•  If all you wanted was bondage, you could have looked for a less permanent one than marriage—maybe a 5-year FD? Just kidding, have a happy married life, man!
•  The only difference between being married and being stupid is that when you marry, you are paying someone to conduct that foolish act.
• On your wedding day, I would like to disclose the secret to a happy married life. Well, it is such a secret that no one knows it. Here’s wishing you both a pleased married life.
• Never laugh at her choices. You are her biggest one, dude! Congrats on this incredible journey you're about to witness!
• Life after marriage is like a walk in a park. The only problem is that the park is on fire.
• Tying the knot is like downloading new software onto a computer. You accept all terms and conditions without knowing what they are about.
• Your marriage today marks the end of your happy love story and the beginning of your never-ending war. May the best player win.
• What do late-night parties, outings with friends, and lazy weekends have in common? They all disappear after you get married. So cheers to this new chapter!
• Look, I have a chauffeur and a car ready at the gate if either of you changes your mind. If not, have a wonderful wedding!
• A happy marriage is mainly about each partner suspecting they got the better deal. Congratulations on your deal!
• Look at you two getting married while I am still swiping right for a conversation starter! Cheers mate!
• You must remember that marriage is not just a spiritual connection; it is also a telepathic connection, like remembering to take the trash out. Best wishes, dear ones!
• Marriage is like vitamins: you supplement each other’s minimum daily requirements. Stay together, my gorgeous vitamins!

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Wedding Wishes Short Quotes

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Sweet, sassy, and a dose of cheesy love - these short wedding wishes are some of the best-known, and we are sure you must have grown up hearing or reading them in your favourite books and movies.

• “May you two celebrate each day of your lives beautifully, and your love grows by leaps and bounds.”
•  “I wish you both joy, love and happiness as you step into a brand-new chapter of your life.”
• “As Bill and Ted said, “Be excellent to each other.”
• “Our marriage advice: Love, Respect and do the laundry together.”
• “May God bless you and your pious union.”
• “May God grant all your wishes and bring a ton of happiness and warmth your way.”
• “Of all the days we have celebrated till now, today tops the list. Huge congratulations!”
•  "May your love story be as magical and charming as fairy tales! Congratulations on the wedding!"
• "I can’t believe I get to witness this beautiful ceremony. My many congratulations to both of you!"
• "This is forever, and if you two are on the altar, it means it is forever. Here is to you and to your future. Congrats, beauties."
• "Thank you for making me a part of one of the most important events in your lives. I love that you two are finally hitched!"
• "All my wishes for this sweet couple. May God bless both of you. Congratulations on your wedding!"
• "May the brightness of this day bring happiness and joy in your lives. Stay blessed, and enjoy the journey of togetherness. Congratulations."
• May God shower your life with lots of blessings and love. I wish you a happily ever after!
• May your life be a fairytale, and all your wishes come together! Happy married life!
• Here's to a lifetime of happiness together! May you prosper together and live a long and happy life!
• I've known you for so long that I can confidently say you complete each other! Happy married life, my dear friend!
• My heart is full, and I'm so happy you found the one. Best wishes on your wedding day!
• To my dearest friend, I wish you a pleased married life. May your life be filled with joy, laughter, and love.
• I'm so happy that you found your happily ever after, and I can't be happier to have been a part of the celebration of your love!
• Here's to the couple who always radiates positivity. May life bring you all the best things in the world!
• May you always hold on to each other and get the best of everything in life. Cheers to you two!
• I hope your bond keeps getting more robust over the years! I wish you two a pleased married life!
• May this be your most excellent adventure together, and may you never leave each other's side!
• I hope your life is filled with the happiness and joy you experienced on your wedding day! 
• Huge congratulations to Mr and Mrs Perfect! May you be blessed with love and prosperity on this journey ahead. 
• May you both have a wonderful marriage, and may you make all your dreams come true! I wish you both a very happy married life.
• May God bless the happy couple, and may your life together be filled with love and peace!
• I can't be happier for you and your other half. I wish you both a lifetime of love and happiness!
• You're a wonderful sister, daughter, and friend, and I know you'll make a great wife! I wish you both a happily ever after!
• On this big day, I wish you the very best, my dear sister! May you have a happy married life and get the best of everything!

Wedding Wishes for Brother

Wedding Photographer: Color Blind Productions

Whether you are a sister or brother of the groom, the joy of seeing your sibling getting married is the same. Whether finalising the wedding date with the help of the Kundali, or sitting down with the wedding planner to jot down the minutest details of the celebrations, you are always an essential part of the wedding planning journey. But amidst all this, you might find yourself short of words or moments to express how happy you are for your sibling’s marriage. Writing handwritten wedding wishes is a great way to slide in your deepest desires for your brother, which you can gift him as a greeting card or as a note along with your wedding gift. Look at these wedding wishes specially curated for your dearest bro.

• “I am so happy our family has finally grown bigger and better with your marriage. Thank you for bringing my Bhabhi to our home. I look forward to making a lifetime of beautiful memories with you and your better half. Congratulations, brother.”
• “You and Bhabhi make a beautiful pair, and I cannot stop admiring your Jodi together. I wish you both a lifetime of happiness, love, bonding, and a beautiful journey. Congratulations on getting married.”
• “As you tie the knot and enter the blissful journey of being a married man, I wish you love, laughter, adventures and a blessed togetherness. May your bond with my Bhabhi grow stronger every single day. Happy Married Life to you, brother!”
• “Every celebration at your wedding was a joyful affair. Here's wishing you two continue this joyous union forever with your widest smiles and warm love. Happy Wedded Life, Bhaiya and Bhabhi.”
• "May your heart remain abundant with love and happiness forever. Your wedding was a dream we all lived and experienced together, and now all I wish for is for you to grow your bond with every single day."
• "Life feels blessed when you are surrounded with love and happiness. Bhabhi brings out in you your happiest best, and I couldn't have prayed for a better partner than her for you. Bless you both with a blissful married life ahead."
• "Brother, when I see you and your wife, I see love and a true sense of togetherness. Your union is magical, and you make me believe that love is the most beautiful thing in the world. Happy married journey, you two!"
• "As you take the Saat Pheras and begin your journey of marital bliss, all I wish for you two is that your life be filled with understanding, love, happiness and unconditional support for each other. Congratulations on your union, brother."
• "You are finally beginning a new and beautiful chapter in your life. May this new journey of life keep you on your toes with shopping bags, keep your search engine limited to surfing for cars, and expand to planning vacations for two. Celebrate and enjoy every step of your marital journey. Happy wedding union to you and your better half."
• "I remember the day you first broke the news that you were getting married. The happiness I felt that day continues to stay strong even today, now that you are finally locked in the union of marriage for life. Congratulations, Bhai. I am so happy for you two."

Wedding Wishes for Colleague

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When you are invited to a colleague's wedding, the first question is what to gift them, and the second question is what wedding wishes should be scribbled as a note to go with the wedding gift. Depending on your formal or informal friendship with your colleague, you can select wedding wishes that best resonate with the bond you two share. We have curated a mixed list of wedding wishes that will go well as a formal and informal wedding note for your work partner.

• "Congratulations on finding the one for you and starting your marital journey together. Here's wishing you a lifetime of happiness, love and togetherness."

• "As you tie the knot of holy matrimony, we wish you a married life filled with happiness, joy, laughter and unconditional love. Congratulations on getting married, mate."

• "We have been humbled having witnessed your union with the love of your life. Here's wishing you both a beautiful journey ahead with understanding, love, bliss and joy."

• "As you exchange vows and rings and begin the next chapter of your life together, we wish your love grows daily. May you make endless beautiful memories and embark on joyous adventures for a lifetime. Happy married life, you two."

• “We are delighted you thought of us and invited us to participate in your wedding celebrations. Thank you; we had a wonderful time witnessing your union. You two make a lovely couple, and we wish you both a life full of happiness and togetherness. Congratulations once again."

• "I guess we will have to cut down on our post-work shenanigans now that you have a +1 date night to plan moving forward. Jokes apart, I wish you and your wife a beautiful married life. You two complement each other, and how? Congratulations."

• "Marriage is that chapter of everyone's life that takes two to tango. And I am so happy to see the laugh and love you two share and bond over. May your smiles continue to bloom forever. Wishing you both a pleased married life."

• "This matrimonial union of you and your partner has been a joyous moment that I have experienced these last few days. Thank you for having me be a part of your celebrations. Here's wishing you two a beautiful, blessed, blossoming married life ahead."

• "On behalf of the entire team of (Company Name), I extend my heart congratulations on getting married. You two make a beautiful couple, and we wish you a married life full of happiness, love, and bliss. Congratulations once again."

• "We at (Company Name) are elated with the news of your marital union—all our wishes to the beautiful couple on this joyous occasion. May your bond grow with each passing day, and you lead a life of unconditional love and togetherness forever. Congratulations."