17 messages · 4 tones

Wedding Wishes for Family

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

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Archive started 22 August 2026 · last updated 22 August 2026

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Warm

10 messages
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.
Wedding Celebrations card: A parent watching the choice
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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.
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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.
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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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Couple in the FamilyWarm
17w · 97c

What everyone was already thinking

“You two have made sense together since the beginning. Today just makes it official. All our love.”

Best for: Family card for a couple who have been together for years.
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Niece or Nephew MarryingWarm
31w · 175c

From an aunt or uncle

“We have watched you become someone worth marrying, which is a longer job than any wedding and you did it well. Congratulations to you both, and welcome properly to the family.”

Best for: Warm wedding message from an aunt or uncle to a niece or nephew.
Wedding Celebrations card: From an aunt or uncle
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Sibling MarryingWarm
30w · 167c

From one sibling to another

“I have known you longer than anyone at this wedding and I have never seen you like this. Whatever they have done, it suits you enormously. Congratulations to you both.”

Best for: Warm wedding message from a brother or sister.
Wedding Celebrations card: From one sibling to another
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Family Marrying Into Another CultureWarm
33w · 180c

Two families joining properly

“Two families that did not know each other last year are about to be one, and everything we have seen so far suggests that is going to work beautifully. Congratulations to you both.”

Best for: Warm wedding message where two families are meeting for the first time.
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Child MarryingWarm
58w · 310c

From a parent, on the day

“We have spent a long time hoping you would find somebody who takes you seriously and makes you laugh in roughly equal measure, and you have. Today is not us handing you over to anybody; it is the family getting larger by one, which is the better way round. Congratulations to you both. We could not be happier.”

Best for: Long wedding message from a parent to a son or daughter.
Wedding Celebrations card: From a parent, on the day
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Sibling MarryingWarm
53w · 280c

From someone who knew you first

“I have known you longer than anybody else in the room today, which means I have seen every version of you, including several that were difficult to be around. This one is the best of them and it is not a coincidence. Welcome to the family to them, and congratulations to you both.”

Best for: Long wedding message from a brother or sister.
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Formal

1 message
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.
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Short

5 messages
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.
Wedding Celebrations card: Welcoming someone properly
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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.
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Newly Married RelativeShort
14w · 76c

A line for the gift envelope

“Welcome to the family, properly this time. We could not be happier about it.”

Best for: Small card attached to a gift for a new in-law.
Wedding Celebrations card: A line for the gift envelope
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Cousin MarryingShort
14w · 89c

A short line from the family

“Congratulations, both of you. The family is very pleased and slightly emotional about it.”

Best for: Short family wedding card message for a cousin or relative.
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New Partner Joining the FamilyShort
16w · 91c

Welcoming the new one in

“Welcome to this lot. We are not always easy but we are entirely yours now. Congratulations.”

Best for: Short message welcoming a new spouse into the family.
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Light Humor

1 message
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.
Wedding Celebrations card: Legally obliged, genuinely willing
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