Wedding Guest Book Messages: 55+ Short Things to Write

A wedding guest book gets one line from you, written standing up, usually holding a drink, with a queue forming behind. Here are 55+ short messages you can write straight in.

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Short and classic

1. Congratulations to you both — a wonderful day.
2. Wishing you every happiness. With love.
3. So happy to be here today. Congratulations!
4. A beautiful day for a beautiful couple.
5. Congratulations! Wishing you a lifetime of happiness.
6. With love and best wishes for the years ahead.
7. What a day. Congratulations to you both.
8. Wishing you both all the joy in the world.
9. Congratulations! Here is to the two of you.
10. So pleased for you both. With love.
11. A perfect day. Congratulations!
12. Wishing you health, happiness and a long marriage.

Warm and personal

1. Watching you two together has always been a pleasure. Today especially.
2. You have found the right person. It has been obvious for years.
3. Thank you for letting us be part of today. It has been wonderful.
4. You two are the best-matched couple we know. Congratulations.
5. Here is to a marriage as easy as you have always made it look.
6. So glad we were here for this. Congratulations to you both.
7. Never seen either of you happier. Congratulations.
8. A joy to be here. Wishing you both everything good.
9. You have both gained enormously today. Congratulations.
10. Wishing you many years as happy as this one.

Funny one-liners

1. Great party. Nice wedding too. Congratulations!
2. Congratulations! Excellent choice, both of you.
3. Finally. Congratulations, you two.
4. Best wedding we have been to all year. Congratulations!
5. Congratulations! No refunds now.
6. Wonderful day. The bar was excellent. So were the vows.
7. Congratulations! You have both done very well here.
8. Here for the free bar, staying for the love. Congratulations!
9. Congratulations! Ten out of ten, would attend again.
10. Marvellous day. Slightly worried about the dancing later.

For advice-style guest books

1. Never let a small thing become a silent thing.
2. Go to bed at the same time when you can.
3. Say the kind thought out loud instead of assuming they know.
4. Argue about the actual issue, not the last three.
5. Divide the chores by who minds them least.
6. Keep one evening a week that belongs to nobody else.
7. Protect your own friendships. A marriage does not replace them.
8. Do the small kindness without being asked.
9. Apologise properly and early. It saves days.
10. Take the holiday. You will never regret the holiday.

From family

1. So proud of you both today. With all our love.
2. Welcome to the family — properly, officially, and with delight.
3. A wonderful day for a wonderful couple. All our love, Mum and Dad.
4. We could not be happier for you. With love from all of us.
5. Proud of you today and every day. Love from your family.
6. Welcome to the family. Our door is always open.
7. What a day. All our love, always.
8. So pleased to be here. With love from the whole family.

Very short lines

1. Congratulations!
2. With love.
3. So happy for you both.
4. Wonderful day.
5. Best wishes always.

How to write it

1. Keep it to one or two lines. There is a queue, and the couple will read a hundred of these.
2. Sign it legibly with both your names. Couples genuinely cannot decipher half their guest book afterwards.
3. Skip the in-jokes. They will read this in ten years and not remember the context.
4. Write to both of them. Guest books get read together.
5. Decide before you get in the queue. Standing at the book with a blank mind is how “Congrats!” happens.

Send a card too

The guest book is not a substitute for a card. See what to write in a wedding card and wedding wishes for a friend:

FAQ

What do you write in a wedding guest book?

One or two warm lines addressed to both of them, plus your full names. Short is expected — the format demands it.

How is it different from a wedding card?

The card carries the sentiment and the gift; the guest book is a quick, public note the couple reads through afterwards in one sitting.

Should you sign both names?

Yes, and legibly. Couples routinely cannot work out who wrote what when they reread it years later.

Can you be funny?

Yes, briefly. A single light line works well; a joke that needs setting up does not.

What if the guest book asks for advice?

Give one concrete habit rather than a platitude — “never let a small thing become a silent thing” beats “always communicate”.

What is a good short line?

“Congratulations to you both — a wonderful day.”