Anniversary wishes for your husband, wife, parents and friends
Say the year, bring up one thing from your time together, and tell them you'd pick them again.
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To write an anniversary wish, name the year, bring up one thing from your time together, and say you'd do it again: "Happy 12th, Sam. You still make my coffee too strong, and I still wouldn't trade you for anyone." Below are 92 anniversary wishes in 10 groups: short ones for a text, lines for your husband, your wife or your partner, for your parents and grandparents, for friends, for a first anniversary, funny ones, and lines for the big years from the 5th to the 60th. Copy one and change a detail so it sounds like you. Or tap it to put it on a card with both of your faces in it: the two of you as porcelain cake toppers, one caught sneaking frosting, or as a rom-com movie poster that gets rained on.
What to write in an anniversary card, by who it's for
A line for your husband won't work for your parents. Find your row, then pick a line below that fits it. If it's their birthday and not your anniversary, there are birthday wishes for your wife and birthday wishes for your husband too.
| It's for | What works | Leave out |
|---|---|---|
| Your husband or wife | The year, one thing only they'd recognize, and that you'd marry them again | Jokes about the chores they skip |
| Your partner | The date you count from and one thing that's changed since | "So when are we getting married?" |
| Your parents | Thanks for what their marriage showed you | Which of them is harder to live with |
| Your grandparents | The number, and how many of you are here because of them | Jokes about how old they are. They've heard them all |
| Your daughter or son and their spouse | A warm line for the in-law, by name | Questions about grandkids |
| Friends | Why they're the couple everyone wants at dinner | Comparisons with your own marriage |
| A couple you barely know | "Happy anniversary, and many more" and your full name | Stories from a wedding you didn't go to |
92 wishes to put on the card
Tap one and it goes on your card. You can change every word.
Short ones for a text
For your husband
For your wife
For your partner
For Mom and Dad
For grandparents (40th, 50th and beyond)
For friends
First anniversary
Funny ones
By the year: 5th to 60th
Cards made from your photos
How to write an anniversary message in three lines
"Happy 11th, Dan. You cried before I even got down the aisle, and you still cry at every movie with a dog in it. I'd marry you again tomorrow." Three parts, in this order:
- The year and their name. "Happy 11th" tells them you counted.
- One real thing from your years together: a place, a habit, a hard stretch you got through.
- Why you'd pick them again, then love and your name. For parents or friends, end on a wish for many more.
Anniversary gifts by year, with a line for the card
If you're giving the traditional gift, let the card make the joke. These are the usual gifts on the traditional US list, each with a line to write next to it. If it's February and not your anniversary, try Valentine's Day messages.
| Year | Traditional gift | A line for the card |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Paper | "Paper gift: one card, with a coupon for breakfast in bed inside." |
| 2nd | Cotton | "Two years in, and I'd still share my good sheets with you." |
| 3rd | Leather | "Three years. Like a good leather jacket, we're just getting broken in." |
| 5th | Wood | "Five years. Knock on wood, we're only getting started." |
| 10th | Tin | "Tin for ten. Like the cans on our wedding car, still rattling along behind us." |
| 15th | Crystal | "Fifteen years, and it's still crystal clear I got lucky." |
| 20th | China | "Twenty years. We broke two plates in the first one and none since." |
| 25th | Silver | "Twenty-five years. The silver's in our hair now, and it looks great on you." |
| 30th | Pearl | "Thirty years, every one a pearl, even the year we moved twice." |
| 40th | Ruby | "Forty years, and you're still my rarest find." |
| 50th | Gold | "Fifty years. Pure gold, and worth every argument about the map." |
| 60th | Diamond | "Sixty years. Diamonds last forever, and it turns out so do we." |
How it works
- Pick a cardPilots, mermaids, rock stars, one very surprised cake. Every one shows a real example first.
- Add their photosOne clear face each, up to 5 people. A selfie is fine. No sign-up.
- Preview it, then payOne picture of them in the card in about 10 seconds. Like it? Apple Pay or Google Pay, and four pictures arrive about 20 seconds later, the video in about 90.
What do you wish on an anniversary?
Wish them more of what they already have, in plain words: "Happy anniversary. Here's to many more years of the two of you arguing about the map." For your own partner, add one memory and that you'd do it again. If it's a work anniversary, work anniversary memes fit better.
Can I send an anniversary card online?
Yes, and an online card still arrives on time if you remembered at 9 p.m. the night before. With HiWith you pick a scene and a line, add a photo of each of you, and send a link that opens on any phone, with no app or account needed to open it. There are more digital cards for other days too.
How do you write anniversary in short?
"Anniv." is the usual short form, fine for a calendar or a cake order. In a card or a text, skip the abbreviation and use the number: "Happy 10th, you two." It's shorter, and it shows you counted.
How do I write an anniversary message to my husband?
Start with the year, add one thing only he'd recognize, and finish with why you'd marry him again: "Happy 8th, babe. You still bring me coffee in the green mug every morning, and I'd still say yes." There are ten more above, under For your husband.
How can I make my husband feel special with words?
Thank him for one specific thing he did, not for being a great husband in general: "I saw you get up with the baby every night this month. Thank you." Most husbands hear "love you" far more often than they hear exactly why. Say it out loud too, not only in the card.
What do you write in an anniversary card for a couple?
Congratulate them on the number and say one thing you admire about them together: "Happy 25th, Ana and Luis. Your house is still the one everyone ends up at." If you were at their wedding, a line about it is a nice touch. If they've only just married, you want wedding wishes instead.
Can I send an anniversary card with both our faces in it?
Yes: pick a line, add one clear photo of each of you and pay, and HiWith puts you both in the scene, as porcelain toppers on a wedding cake with one of you caught sneaking frosting, as a rom-com poster that gets rained on, or back in the just-married convertible. For your grandparents' anniversary, Grandma can go skydiving with a cupcake. You get four pictures, ready about 20 seconds after you pay, and a short video a minute or two later. Photos are private, never used to train AI, and deleted after 30 days unless you keep the card.
By HiWith (Winding AI, Inc.) · support@winding.ai · Updated