Anniversary Card Messages

Anniversary card messages: what to write

Anniversaries are the one card most people rewrite three times. These anniversary card messages are grouped by tone, so you can find something romantic, something daft, or something short enough to fit under a printed verse without cramming.

Whether it's a first anniversary, a big one ending in a zero, or the sort of long marriage that deserves a medal, pick a line below and add one specific memory. The detail is what makes it yours.

Funny anniversary messages

• Another year of you leaving cupboard doors open, and I'm still here. Happy anniversary.
• Happy anniversary to the only person I'd willingly share a duvet with.
• We've made it another year without either of us moving out. That's worth a card.
• Congratulations to us for still finding each other funny. Mostly.

Romantic anniversary messages

• Every year with you has been the best one so far. Happy anniversary.
• I'd choose this life, and you, all over again. Happy anniversary.
• Thank you for the ordinary days. They've turned out to be my favourites.
• Here's to us, and to all the years still coming.

Messages for a milestone anniversary

• Forty years together and still holding hands in the supermarket. Congratulations.
• A golden anniversary, and you still make each other laugh. That's the real achievement.
• Congratulations on a marriage the rest of us quietly use as the benchmark.

Short anniversary card messages

• Happy anniversary. Still you, always.
• One more year down, all the good ones ahead.
• To us. Happy anniversary.

Anniversary cards

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Frequently asked questions

What do you write in an anniversary card?

Name the year, add one memory from it, then close with something forward looking. Three lines is plenty, and a specific detail always beats a long verse.

What's a good first anniversary message?

Keep it warm and slightly amused. Something like "one year in and I'd do it all again" works, then add a line about the best day you had together.