Love & Anniversary

3rd Anniversary Wishes: 45+ Messages for Three Years

45+ original 3rd anniversary wishes for your partner and for couples — heartfelt, funny and short — plus what to write for the leather anniversary.

By Funtastic E Cards Editorial Team 3 min read

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Three years is the leather anniversary — durable, improves with wear, and takes a bit of looking after. Here are 45+ original messages.

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Quick 3rd anniversary wishes

  1. Happy 3rd anniversary! Three brilliant years.
  2. Congratulations on three years together!
  3. Happy anniversary — three years already.
  4. Three years! Congratulations to you both.
  5. Happy 3rd! Here is to many more.
  6. Congratulations on three wonderful years.
  7. Happy anniversary! Three years and going strong.
  8. Happy 3rd anniversary to a lovely pair.
  9. Congratulations! Three years suits you both.
  10. Happy anniversary! What a three years it has been.
  11. Happy 3rd! Enjoy the day.
  12. Congratulations on your leather anniversary!

For your partner

  1. Happy third anniversary, love. Three years and I would do it all again.
  2. Happy anniversary! Three years in and you are still my favourite person.
  3. Happy 3rd, love. The wedding was one day. This has been the good part.
  4. Happy anniversary! Three years, and the ordinary evenings are still my favourite.
  5. Happy 3rd anniversary. Still choosing you, easily.
  6. Happy anniversary, love. Three years of you making everything better.
  7. Happy 3rd! We are only getting started.
  8. Happy anniversary! Three years down, all of them ahead.
  9. Happy 3rd, love. Best three years I have had.
  10. Happy anniversary! Here is to a very long run of these.

For a couple

  1. Happy 3rd anniversary! Three years and you still look thoroughly pleased with yourselves.
  2. Congratulations on three years. Settling into something solid, and it shows.
  3. Happy anniversary! Three years of building something proper.
  4. Congratulations! Still one of my favourite couples.
  5. Happy 3rd! Lovely to watch this turn into the real thing.
  6. Congratulations on three years together. Here is to everything ahead.
  7. Happy anniversary to you both! Three years and counting.
  8. Congratulations! Three years in and you have made it look easy.

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Funny 3rd anniversary messages

  1. Happy 3rd! Officially past the point where anyone asks how married life is.
  2. Congratulations on three years! The warranty has comfortably held.
  3. Happy anniversary! Three years and you have survived at least one flat-pack wardrobe.
  4. Happy 3rd! Traditionally leather. Interpret that however you like.
  5. Congratulations! Three years of joint admin and one shared calendar.
  6. Happy anniversary! Three years of pretending to like each other’s friends.
  7. Happy 3rd! Still going out on purpose. Long may it continue.
  8. Congratulations on three years of splitting the last slice.

Short messages

  1. Happy 3rd anniversary!
  2. Three years — congratulations!
  3. Happy anniversary, love.
  4. Three years of you two!
  5. Congratulations on three years.
  6. Happy 3rd! Here is to more.
  7. Three brilliant years.
  8. Happy anniversary!

What to write

  1. Look forward, not back. Three years is early and the card should read that way.
  2. Mention the everyday. By year three the couple are living a life rather than reliving a wedding.
  3. Use the leather tradition as a hook. It gives you a line and an easy gift.
  4. Keep it light. Early anniversaries do not need the weight of a milestone card.

Send it — and pair it with a gift

A free anniversary ecard arrives on the day. See also 2nd anniversary wishes and 5th anniversary wishes:

Pair this with a gift

Ideas that suit the occasion, each linked to one product we picked. Prices and availability are set by Amazon and can change.

Anniversary Gift

Our pick: Scratch-off date night ideas

Best for: Milestone years and just-because anniversaries

Occasion: Anniversary

A thoughtful anniversary gift to pair with a card that says the rest.

  • Wide range of price points
  • Works for any anniversary year
  • Easy to personalize
  • Check delivery dates for milestone years
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Personalized Anniversary Keepsake

Our pick: Luna Bean couples hand casting kit

Best for: Milestone anniversaries — 1st, 25th, 50th

Occasion: Anniversary

Custom dates, names, or years turn a simple gift into something kept.

  • Feels personal without costing more
  • Great for milestone years
  • Order early — personalization adds days
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FAQ

What do you write for a 3rd anniversary?

Keep it warm and forward-looking. Three years is early, so optimism suits it better than reflection.

What is the traditional 3rd anniversary gift?

Leather, which gives you both an easy card line and a straightforward gift.

Is the third anniversary a big one?

Not especially — which is why a thoughtful card stands out, as most people stop making a fuss after the first.

What do you write to your own partner?

Something about the three years of shared life rather than the wedding day itself.

What is a good short message?

“Happy 3rd anniversary — three brilliant years.”

How is it different from the first?

The first is still about the wedding; by the third the couple are marking an actual shared life. See 1st anniversary wishes.