What to Write in an Anniversary Card
Words for your partner, for a couple you love, and for every milestone in between. Make them yours, then put them in a card they'll keep.
Make an Anniversary Card -It's Free →Whether it's your own anniversary or you're congratulating a couple, the words matter more than the card. The lines below are grouped by who you're writing to and the tone you're after. Treat them as a starting point -the most memorable anniversary messages name something specific about the relationship.
For your partner
"Another year beside you, and it still feels like the easiest choice I ever made. Happy anniversary."
"Of all the ordinary days, the best ones are the ones with you in them. Thank you for this year."
"I'd marry you again tomorrow, and every tomorrow after that. Happy anniversary, my love."
"You're my favourite person, my calmest place, and my best decision. Here's to us."
For a couple (from friends or family)
"Happy anniversary to two people who make love look effortless. So glad we get a front-row seat."
"Watching you two together is a masterclass in how it's done. Wishing you many more years."
"Cheers to another year of the two of you. The world needs more love like yours."
"Happy anniversary! Thank you for showing the rest of us what the real thing looks like."
Funny
"Happy anniversary! Still no notes, still putting up with you. That's commitment."
"Congratulations on another year of pretending my jokes are funny. I appreciate it."
"Happy anniversary to the only person I'd share the last slice with. Usually."
"We've survived another year of deciding what to watch. If that's not love, what is?"
Milestone years
"One whole year down -and somehow I love you more than the day we started. Happy first anniversary."
"Ten years, and you still feel like home. Here's to the next ten and the ten after that."
"Twenty-five years together, and I'd choose this life with you all over again. Happy silver anniversary."
"Fifty years. A whole lifetime of love and patience and laughter. What an extraordinary thing you've built."
Short and sweet
"Happy anniversary -here's to us."
"Still you. Still me. Still glad. Happy anniversary."
"Love you more every year."
"Cheers to another wonderful year together."
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Make an Anniversary Card →Tips for writing an anniversary message
Name a specific memory
One real moment from the year -or from years ago -says more than any number of "forever and always".
Match the milestone
A first anniversary is giddy and new; a fiftieth is deep and settled. Let the tone reflect the years.
Look forward too
A line about the years still to come gives the message somewhere hopeful to land.
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