130 Happy Anniversary Messages to Celebrate an Amazing Couple
Updated: Jul. 17, 2024
When it comes to expressing your love, a little inspo never hurt. These happy anniversary messages will do the trick.
For my 15th wedding anniversary with my husband, our 8-year-old son made us a card that read, “Dear Mom and Dad, you do OK.” It was illustrated with a picture of two dinosaurs and a thought bubble that said, “Love.” Out of all the happy anniversary messages I’ve received over the years, that was one of my favorites. It was heartfelt, personal and delivered on the correct day—all important when writing wedding anniversary messages.
You can learn a few things from that example, though you may want to elevate the actual words … or not if you’re going for a flat-out-funny vibe (or you’re 8, of course). I know it can be challenging to find the best words to express your love and appreciation, whether you’re saying “happy anniversary” to your spouse or another awesome couple. After all, what can you say in just a few words to convey how much someone means to you? As an etiquette writer for more than 15 years, I have a few suggestions.
Just like my son demonstrated, there are three big points to hit when writing a great anniversary message:
- Make it personal
- Make it heartfelt
- Send or deliver it on time
Got it? Excellent. Now onto the specifics. Below, you’ll find the best wedding anniversary wishes for every type of loved one and every type of vibe so you can craft the perfect text, email or handwritten card. Send these sentiments on their own or attached to thoughtful anniversary gift to make that special someone or special couple smile. You’re welcome!
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Romantic anniversary messages for a husband or wife
- I love you more now than the day we met. You amaze me in new ways every day, and I can’t wait to see what the future holds.
- I thought I was the happiest person on earth on our wedding day. Today, on our anniversary, I know I am.
- Thank you for sharing this adventure with me. Happy anniversary, my love!
- Even after X years of marriage, I still keep finding new reasons to love you.
- I love doing life with you.
- The good things in life are better with you, and the best things in life are you and the family we’ve created.
- I love you more every year. Happy anniversary!
- Happy anniversary to my better half. You make me better every day, and I am so grateful for your love.
- I feel blessed beyond measure to call you my husband/wife. Thank you for everything you’ve done to create our life together.
- Thanks to you, I am the happiest, luckiest and most grateful person on the planet.
- Thank you for being my lifelong companion. I can’t imagine being with anyone else.
- In a crowd of people, I always look for you first. You are my favorite sight to see, always.
- You stole my heart, and I never want it back.
- Thank you for always believing in me and staying with me through thick and thin. Your support means the world to me.
- I can’t imagine waking up to anybody but you.
- Thank you so much for bringing such joy to my heart. My life truly wouldn’t be the same without you and all the happiness you have brought me.
- I’m in it for the long haul.
- You’re my favorite.
- Many things have changed over our many years together, but one thing will never change: my love for you.
- Today we celebrate the best decision I ever made. Happy anniversary to my one and only!
- Our marriage hasn’t always been easy, but it has always been worth it. I love you.
- If I had to do it all over again, I’d still choose you. Thanks for being my person.
Want to get even more sentimental? These love messages will make your beloved melt.
Funny anniversary messages for a husband or wife
- Today we celebrate the best life decision you ever made.
- I got you a special gift for our anniversary this year: another year with me! Yay!
- Which one of us forgot to cancel the one-month marriage trial? Oh, well! Guess we have to stay together now!
- Happy anniversary! Every day I fall more and more in love with you … except yesterday. Yesterday, you were kind of annoying.
- I’d still choose you over unlimited free ice cream.
- I’m shocked you haven’t grown tired of me and kicked me out. Hopefully I can say the same next year!
- It’s so awesome that we’ve been together for however long we’ve been together.
- Thank you for always reminding me to make the bed.
- I get so much joy out of bugging you. I can’t wait to do it for years to come.
- You’re my favorite wife/husband.
- There’s no one I’d rather sit on the couch and watch Netflix with. Even when you talk during the show.
- You’re absolutely crazy for agreeing to marry me. Good thing I like ’em nuts!
- Your snoring drives me mad, but I wouldn’t want to share a bed with anyone else.
- Aren’t you lucky to have married someone who’s always right?
- I’m so honored to have the opportunity to annoy you for the rest of my life. I promise I’ll make the most of it.
- I’m so happy for you because you married such a stunning, intelligent and hilarious person. Congratulations!
- Where are you taking me to dinner tonight? I hope it’s expensive!
- I have wondered how you put up with me, but then I remember that I put up with you too. We’re even.
- Remember what the priest told us on our wedding day: no refunds or take-backs.
- Even though we may be getting old, celebrating our love never gets old.
- Thanks for letting me do all the talking while you do all the listening.
Is that more of the vibe you’re going for with your happy anniversary messages? Then you’ll also want to share these hilarious (and oh-so-relatable) marriage memes.
Happy anniversary messages for friends
- Your love makes me believe in fairy tales.
- You’ve always been one of my favorite couples—you fit together so well.
- You guys are the ultimate #couplegoals.
- May the love you share only become stronger as you grow older together.
- Seeing how you two still look at each other melts my heart.
- When a love is true, there is no ending.
- You don’t marry the person you can live with—you marry the person you can’t live without.
- Marrying [insert partner’s name] continues to be one of the best decisions you’ve ever made.
- Congrats to two of my favorite people, who are now one of my favorite couples.
- You weirdos are perfect for each other.
- Congratulations all over again!
- Sending love and good wishes to our favorite people. All the best, on your anniversary and always.
- You are a beautiful couple, and I’m so grateful to call you my friends. Thank you for your love for me and for each other.
- Thanks for proving that soulmates really do exist. Happy anniversary to one of my favorite couples.
- I can’t believe I watched you have your first dance and now we’re here.
- Dear XX, choosing to marry [husband’s name] makes up for all the bad decisions you’ve made over the years. Congrats on another year together.
- Here’s to endless sleepovers with your best friend! (And pillow forts!)
- I know loving [husband’s name] isn’t always easy. (I am his brother/old roommate/best friend, after all.) But I can tell you it is always worth it—especially when he makes crêpes. Tell him to make his famous crêpes!
- Of all the love stories in the world, yours will always be one of my favorites!
- Cheers to another year of true love! May you have many more happy years together.
Of course, an anniversary shouldn’t be the only time you remember your friends. These sweet “thinking of you” messages will make them smile any day of the year.
Happy anniversary messages for parents
- I’m so happy you two found each other—because if you didn’t, I wouldn’t be here!
- You’re the reason I believe in love.
- May you never forget what brought you together, what has kept you together and what you can do in the future together.
- I believe everything happens for a reason, and a love like yours proves it.
- All love stories are great, but yours has always been one of my favorites.
- Your love holds a special place in my heart.
- Wishing you a forever full of love. You deserve a life of love and happiness together.
- Nobody does life better than you two. I’ve been honored to watch you live it, and I hope we get many more years together.
- No marriage is perfect, but yours comes pretty close.
- Wishing you another beautiful year together.
- You two are the most adorable lovebirds, and I’m grateful you haven’t kicked me out of the nest yet!
- The perfect marriage exists because I see it in you two.
- My favorite thing about you two is that each of you thinks they got the better deal.
- Your marriage is the root of our family tree, and your love is what keeps it growing. —Love, All your little branches
- Thanks for not making me do holidays at two different houses. Thanksgiving is hard enough as it is.
- Happy anniversary to the two people who started it all.
- Congratulations on XX years of marriage. You are such a great example to me of what to look for in a partner.
- May the next XX years of your marriage be as blessed as the first XX have been.
- Happy anniversary as we celebrate the second most important day of your lives! (The most important day was the one I was born, obviously.)
- One of the greatest gifts you ever gave us kids was the deep love and respect you have for each other. Happy anniversary, lovebirds.
Want to show your parents how grateful you are for the life they created for you? These family quotes will also mean the world to them.
Funny wedding anniversary wishes for a couple
- Happy anniversary! May you never lose sight of what brought you together. (Hint: It’s me—I set you up. You can thank me in gift cards.)
- It’s so awesome that you two have been together … for however long you two have been together.
- Enjoy the roller coaster of life, and always be grateful you have someone to scream with on both the ups and the downs.
- You two are the Everlasting Gobstoppers of human beings.
- Your wedding day was one of the best days of my life. Not only did I get to see you two lovebirds tie the knot, but I also got a fabulous dinner, dancing and an open bar, to boot! What do you say we do it again this year?
- Your love story is so epic, you’ve ruined rom-coms for me. They just look sad and boring next to yours!
- Kudos to you for finding such a creative way to make sure you never lose your keys again.
- It feels like you two have been together for forever—but forever in a good way, not like in a waiting-at-the-DMV way.
- Marriage is spending the rest of your life with someone you occasionally want to kill but would never do it because you’d miss them too much.
- Congrats! You two have won a lifelong subscription to love.
- A marriage is when you finally find the person you want to spend the rest of your money with. So congratulations on the anniversary and the new [baby/house/car]!
- When they said “for better or for worse,” did you know you’d be getting so much of both this year? Congratulations on surviving this roller coaster.
- If love is blind, then marriage is the eye-opener.
- How is your marriage like a deck of cards? You both have two hearts, a diamond and a pair of jokers. Congrats on your wedding anniversary!
If you really want to make them laugh, text them one of these happy anniversary memes too.
1st wedding anniversary wishes
- Congratulations on your first year of adventures. Here’s to many more years of laughter and love together.
- May you celebrate every anniversary as if it’s your first.
- It has been so much fun watching you two start your life together! May you continue to grow together for many years.
- May your love continue to grow stronger with each passing year.
- One year down, forever to go!
- Happy anniversary! You made it a whole year without accidentally setting the house on fire. Here’s to many more fire-free years.
10th wedding anniversary wishes
- Keep writing your book of life together. I’m excited to see what this next chapter holds for you.
- Congratulations on making it a decade together!
- Cheers to 10 years of marriage and mayhem! May each year bring even more adventures.
- Our marriage is officially a tween. No wonder life has been so crazy lately!
- Happy 10th anniversary! Ten years, 120 months, 520 weeks or 3,650 days—no matter how you add it up, it always equals love.
25th wedding anniversary wishes
- Forever isn’t long enough for a couple as wonderful as you—but 25 years together is a great way to start.
- I hope to have love like yours someday. Your love and care for each other inspire me every day.
- There could not be two people who belong together more than you do, and 25 years proves it!
- You two demonstrate the true meaning of marriage.
- Happy 25th anniversary! Twenty-five years, 300 months, 1,300 weeks or 9,125 days—the math always equals love.
50th wedding anniversary wishes
- May your love last forever. You’ve already got a great start on eternity with 50 years together.
- Congratulations on half a century together. Your love is an inspiration for all of us who know you.
- Half a century is a big deal—just like you two!
- After 50 years together, you set the gold standard for marriage.
- Happy 50th anniversary! Fifty years, 600 months, 2,600 weeks or 18,250 days—true love knows no mathematical limits.
Milestone anniversaries deserve to be acknowledged and celebrated. Here are some other ways to say congratulations.
Happy anniversary quotes
- “The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.” —Audrey Hepburn
- “In my opinion, the best thing you can do is find a person who loves you for exactly what you are. Good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty, handsome, what have you—the right person will still think the sun shines out your a—. That’s the kind of person that’s worth sticking with.” —Mac MacGuff in Juno
- “Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.” —Franklin P. Jones
- “We both said ‘I do,’ and we haven’t agreed on a single thing since.” —Stuart Mackenzie in So I Married an Axe Murderer
- “It doesn’t matter if the guy is perfect or the girl is perfect, as long as they are perfect for each other.” —Sean Maguire in Good Will Hunting
- “She’s your lobster. Come on, you guys. It’s a known fact that lobsters fall in love and mate for life. You know what?You can actually see old lobster couples, walking around their tank—you know, holding claws.” —Phoebe Buffay in Friends
- “This is true love. You think this happens every day?” —Westley in The Princess Bride
- “Love is friendship on fire.” —Maria Goretti
- “Happy anniversary, my darling. You’ve made my life for me, thanks for the memory. My darling, happy anniversary.” —Roy Rogers in “Happy Anniversary”
- “Your hand touching mine. This is how galaxies collide.” —Sanober Khan
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Originally Published: June 09, 2022
