When invited to a wedding, it is always proper etiquette to show up with a card that reflects your sentiments. Most cards do this with the help of quotes. Wedding quotes convey your wishes to the bridal couple.
The day two people decide to tie the knot will always be the happiest day in their lives. A wedding is a joyous occasion and if someone you know is getting married, then you would want to express your happiness at this wonderful piece of news.
So one of your acquaintances just got married and you are at your wit's end about the quotes to include in the greeting card you are sending. In this article, we give you a list of quotes that you can use to inscribe your card.
Famous Quotations and Sayings for Wedding Cards
It is always difficult to figure out what to write in a wedding card. One of your best options would be to quote some famous people and what they think about marriage in the wedding card. Given below are some quotations that you can use for the card that you are giving the newlyweds.
"I dreamed of a wedding of elaborate elegance, A church filled with family and friends. I asked him what kind of a wedding he wished for, He said one that would make me his wife." - Anonymous
"A happy marriage is a new beginning of life, a new starting point for happiness and usefulness." - Dean Stanley
"Wedded love is founded on esteem." - Elijah Fenton
"Two human loves make one divine." - Elizabeth Barrett Browning
"My heart to you is given: Oh, do give yours to me; We'll lock them up together, And throw away the key." - Frederick Saunders
"Marriage: that I call the will of two to create the one who is more than those who created it." - Friedrich Nietzsche
"Marriage is ever made by destiny." - George Chapman
"Happy and thrice happy are those who enjoy an uninterrupted union, and whose love, unbroken by any sour complaints, shall not dissolve until the last day of their existence." - Horace
"The sum which two married people owe to one another defies calculation. It is an infinite debt, which can only be discharged through all eternity." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"When you make a sacrifice in marriage, you're sacrificing not to each other but to unity in a relationship." - Joseph Campbell
"You were born together, and together you shall be for evermore, but let there be spaces in your togetherness. And let the winds of the heavens dance between you." - Khalil Gibran
"If two stand shoulder to shoulder against the gods, Happy together, the gods themselves are helpless Against them while they stand so." - Maxwell Anderson
"To keep your marriage brimming,
With love in the wedding cup,
Whenever you're wrong, admit it;
Whenever you're right, shut up." - Ogden Nash
"A bell is no bell 'til you ring it, A song is no song 'til you sing it, And love in your heart Wasn't put there to stay - Love isn't love 'Til you give it away." - Oscar Hammerstein
"Marriage is the perfection of what love aimed at, ignorant of what it sought." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Honor, riches, marriage-blessing Long continuance, and increasing, Hourly joys be still upon you!"- William Shakespeare
"He is the half part of a blessed man
Left to be finished by such as she:
And she a fair divided excellence
Whose fullness of perfection lies in him." - William Shakespeare
Wedding Greetings for Cards
If you do not want to use greeting card sayings by famous people then it may be a good idea to use some generic sayings. Given below are some wedding card messages and quotes that you can use.
"Wishing you a happy marriage and hoping that your life together will be rich in joy and love."
"May this day you share
be filled with love and laughter
May all the days ahead
be happy ever after!"
"With warmest wishes for the best in life as you both look forward to a shared future of love, friendship, and the wonderful closeness that is marriage. Congratulations!"
"It's your Wedding Day So perfect and fine, With all your friends round you To have a good time. And we wish you much happiness Starting your lives as one, Always give love to each other With lots of laughter and fun."
"Wishing you God's blessing on your wedding day and may He always be the heart of your marriage, the light of your home, and the ever-present partner in your life together."
"Today you are joined in marriage, remember to always... Be understanding of your partner's needs. Hold each other in the highest regard. Have a sense of humor as you meet life's challenges. Honor one another when you are together or apart. Respect each other's differences. Enjoy the good times, and endure the storms. Make your dreams come true, together... Most of all, love one another."
"Marriage begins with a wedding, where two people promise "to have and to hold, to love and to cherish" come what may... The comfort in a marriage comes from caring for one another, and showing it each day...
..The happiness in marriage comes from knowing that the love you share will grow ever stronger as you go through life together. The blessings of marriage are the fulfillment of your cherished hopes and dreams as your lives unfold, and the realization of the meaning of that beautiful promise "To have and to hold."
"Ever wonder why God gives us two? A right hand to show the left what to do. One ear to listen and one to hear the problems of others, their laughter and fears. One eye to watch and one to behold the beautiful treasures that life has to hold..
One foot to travel and one to stand tall. Two feet to land on if we should fall. One man to stand by a woman's side; One woman to cherish being his bride. The love between partners comes shining through and that is the reason God has made two. May God bless you on your wedding day."
These quotations can be great additions to cards that you have bought at the card store as well. These wedding card sayings will hopefully put an end to your search for the perfect quotes to use in the wedding card you are sending out to the newlyweds.