8 messages · 4 tones

Wedding Wishes for Family

8 messages written for family specifically, across 4 tones. Every one is ready to copy as it stands, or to adapt.

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Newly Married ChildWarm
36w · 201c

A parent watching the choice

“Watching you choose someone this well is the part we did not know to hope for. Congratulations to you both. Our door, our table and our advice all remain available, in roughly that order of usefulness.”

Best for: Parent writing to a child and their new spouse.
Married CoupleFormal
36w · 200c

A formal wish from the wider family

“With every good wish on your marriage. You have chosen thoughtfully and you have chosen well, and the family you are joining is fortunate to have you. Wishing you both a long and steady life together.”

Best for: Formal card from an aunt, uncle, or grandparent.
New In-LawShort
11w · 71c

Welcoming someone properly

“Welcome to the family, properly this time. Congratulations to you both.”

Best for: Short line to a new brother or sister-in-law.
Sibling and Their PartnerLight Humor
30w · 160c

Legally obliged, genuinely willing

“Congratulations. I have been legally obliged to like you for some years now and am pleased to report I would have chosen to anyway. Enjoy every part of the day.”

Best for: Sibling writing to their new in-law.
Newly Married CoupleWarm
30w · 173c

From the wider family

“We have watched this become serious in the way these things do, slowly and then obviously. Congratulations to you both. You are very welcome in this family, and always were.”

Best for: Aunt, uncle or cousin writing to the couple.
Grandchild MarryingWarm
34w · 173c

From a grandparent

“Sixty years ago somebody wrote us a card much like this one, and it turned out to be right. Congratulations to you both. Be kind on the ordinary days; they are most of them.”

Best for: Grandparent writing to a grandchild and their partner.
NewlywedsShort
14w · 95c

A short family line

“Congratulations to you both. Delighted, entirely unsurprised, and very glad to have been there.”

Best for: Short line in a family card.
Child MarryingWarm
25w · 163c

A parent letting go slightly

“We are not losing anyone today, whatever the speeches claim. We are gaining someone we already liked enormously. Congratulations to you both, and welcome properly.”

Best for: Parent writing on the day, to both partners.

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