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Where does the wedding anniversary celebration originate from?

The origins of wedding anniversaries go back as far as the Holy Roman Empire. Husbands used to crown wives with a silver wreath to celebrate their 25th anniversary, and they used a gold wreath on the 50th anniversary. In the 20th century, this old tradition was commercialized and led to the addition of more anniversaries with a representative gift. 

In the Commonwealth countries, couples could receive a message from the monarch for their 60th, 65th and 70th wedding anniversary, or any after that. To get one, you had to apply to Buckingham Palace in the UK to get one.

This tradition is now popular in other countries, including the US where the president sends the congratulations letter.

 

Happy Wedding Anniversary Messages

  1. Anyone can fall in love, but not everyone can stay in love. Glad we made it. Happy Anniversary! And here’s to many more years together!

  2. Looking at divorced couples make me feel that marriages are ephemeral. But you both have proved that marriages are truly eternal. Happy anniversary to my favorite husband/wife.

  3. Let’s hold our hands and take a vow which says that we will always be there for each other just like we’ve been till now!

  4. To our Dear Friend, wishing you a very Happy Anniversary as you celebrate another year of love and compassion. May you have many more years together filled with love, happiness, and prosperity.

  5. Even though the years continue to pass, may the love that you share only continue to grow stronger and bigger with time. Happy Anniversary to our dearest friends / dearest sister / dearest mum.

  6. As pure as diamond may our relation be till the time on Earth lasts, till there’s enough water in the sea!!! Happy wedding anniversary my Love.

  7. May the sunshine of happiness always break out from the clouds of misunderstandings to form a rainbow of love in your timeless marriage. Happy Anniversary to one of the happiest couples I know.

  8. The wrinkles on your faces are not signs of how much you have aged, but how beautifully your marriage has survived the test of time. Not everyone has that privilege, so make sure you celebrate it properly. Happy Anniversary!

  9. Even amidst difficult times, tough situations and harsh circumstances, you have proved that a happy marriage can sail you through any storm of life. Thank you for being there for me and here is to many more happy moments together.

  10. Happy Anniversary! May we cherish the years passed and look forward to more years together, withstanding the tests of time to emerge stronger and happier.

  11. You guys are the most beautiful couple I have known, and your love is seen and need not be shown!!! Happy wedding anniversary!!

  12. Not a long journey, our marriage is one great adventure. Not a love story, our marriage is an epic work of Shakespeare. Not a happy ending, our marriage is a blissful loop of sweet memories. I’m so happy to share it all with you!

  13. Finding a true love which continues to thrive and grow over the course of time is truly a blessing. I feel very blessed to have you on my side and to celebrate each anniversary with the man/woman I love.

  14. From best buddies, you turned to spouse and made a home out of a house! Thank you and Happy Anniversary!

  15. Happy anniversary to a couple who has made their marriage as perfect as it is made out to be in romantic books and movies. Don’t wait for a happy ending and enjoy the journey. Happy Anniversary.

  16. Like wine, marriage can be sweet or bitter, intense or mellow, flat or acidic. But a couple like you enjoys all its flavors, whether dull or romantic.

  17. As a tree must learn to bend when the wind blows to prevent it from breaking apart, together we have learned to bend in the bad times and stand tall during the good. Here is a toast to continuing standing tall together for many more years to come.

  18. No words can describe my wishes for you two, Which comes from the heart that’s true!!! Happy wedding anniversary!!

  19. For some people, a perfect marriage is a myth, fairytale, legend, fable or false hope. But for me, it is a real thing which exists between you and me.

  20. Just wanted to send you the very best wishes possible. May you continue to love, cherish, and honor one another for many more years to come.

  21. Even after so many years of living together, we both haven’t got tired of each other. Here’s wishing that we stay like this forever. Happy anniversary.

  22. Remember the good times and forget the bad, reminisce about the happy memories and forget the sad. Take pride in a love that has lasted so long that even the angels are rejoicing in song. Happy Anniversary!

  23. More than the pop of balloons, a flash of lights and shower of confetti – may the sounds of laughter, flashes of smiles and showers of happiness mark our anniversary.

  24. With our love, may each other you soothe, and may our marriage continue being happy and smooth! Here is to the celebration of love on our special day!

  25. The sweetest of anniversaries are a result of getting through the most bitter of all moments of life – hand in hand and heart to heart. Happy anniversary.

  26. Your dreams, ambitions, and hopes for the future may not be always the same. But the beauty of your marriage is that you both live to make each others’ dreams come true. Happy anniversary to a perfect couple.

  27. Thinking of you on this very special day as you celebrate yet another year together full of love and devotion. May your affections grow ever stronger and your love last ever longer. Happy Anniversary!

  28. Every year, your anniversary makes me anxious, insecure, nervous and stressed because it adds to the pressure of finding the perfect match – just like you both did. Happy anniversary.

  29. Anniversary day should be celebrated with fun and joy, And forever many wishes you should deploy!!! Happy wedding anniversary!!!

  30. Very few people have the integrity and strength to stay together through thick and thin, you’re a beacon of inspiration and hope to all those around you. Happy Anniversary!

Wedding Anniversary Messages for Him

  1. Our anniversary is not just a celebration of our wedding day (and we both know how amazing that was!). It is the celebration of every day of being married to an awesome guy like you. Happy anniversary to my favourite husband.

  2. An anniversary reminds me that our marriage made it so far because it is strong, good and worth fighting for.  I am so happy to have you by my side and I couldn’t have wished for a better husband than you! Happy Anniversary.

  3. You never failed to show your love for me, implicitly or the other way around. Let me pay you back by treating you like a king for this wedding anniversary. Here is to many more happy years together, my Love!

  4. First, you gave me a glance and I gave you my hand. You reached out for me, and I held you tight. Then you looked deep into my eyes, and I gave you my heart. To the man, I love on our wedding anniversary.

  5. Since I met you, my life has never been the same. Thanks for making it better, happier and one big adventure. Thank God I won’t the lottery and got the best husband out there!

  6. I am so lucky to have you as my husband and this is the best day of my life. Happy anniversary to you my dear.

  7. Thank you universe for sending this man into my life and letting him be by my side as my husband. To the man, I love and adore on our wedding anniversary.

  8. Just hold me tight and kiss me… I want to go back to the moment when I first realized that we were made for each other. Let’s relive the moment and celebrate our love together. Happy Anniversary!

  9. Thank you for treating me just as special on the days that are not our anniversary. Here is to many more happy moments, memories and adventures together.

  10. Not only have I seen the truth in your eyes, but you also remind me of time itself for you are my past, present, future and forever.

  11. If I could ask for a gift on our anniversary, it would be that we both enjoy good health in the years to come.

  12. The very first moment I laid my eyes on you, I knew our hearts were meant to be. You are my courage, my angel, my soldier. You saved me. I love you.

  13. You are truly a blessing from God. Thank you for being my partner, husband, lover, and friend. Happy anniversary!

  14. You’re the cheese to my macaroni. Shakespeare wouldn’t have said it better.

  15. I don’t want our lives to be quoted as an example of the perfect marriage, but as the coolest adventure ride that two people ever took. Happy anniversary.

  16. Since I met you, my life has never been the same. Thanks for making it better and happier. I love you and Happy Anniversary, hubby.

  17. We are different players in the game of life. But together we make a team that hits a home run with all the balls that life throws at us. Happy anniversary.

  18. So this is what it’s like to grow old with you. I’ve barely noticed it all these years. Nevertheless, our love is still as fresh as dew every morning. It has been wonderful to grow old loving you, my dear husband.

  19. Thank you for being my husband, my partner, my lover and my best friend. Happy Anniversary.

  20. We may not have much but your love has been more than enough for me. I am with you always and love you for eternity.

  21. Beautiful memories and priceless moments… that’s how I’d describe spending my life with you. Happy anniversary.

  22. With you, I became a better person. Without you, my life will never be complete. Thank you for choosing me as your better half. You complete my life and it wouldn’t be the same without you. Happy anniversary my Love!

  23. You’re the only one I want to annoy for the rest of my life. Your better half.

  24. Like the fizz in our champagne glasses, may our marriage always bubble with happiness, joy and sheer awesomeness. Here is to the best husband in the world.

  25. Marriage is a relationship in which one is always right and the other is the husband! Does this sound familiar? Happy Wedding anniversary!

Happy Anniversary wishes for a couple

  1. Α wedding anniversary is the celebration of your love, trust for each other, your partnership, tοlerance and tenacity. The order varies for any given year! Do you agree? Happy Anniversary

  2. Ι would like to congratulate both of you on your 25th wedding anniversary. Μay you both be blessed with more love and happiness.

  3. Ηere’s wishing that lοve you felt for each other when yοu took your vοws stays and grew stronger over the years bringing you happiness and merriment on your marriage. Happy Anniversary to one of the happiest couples I know.

  4. You are the best example of a perfect love, being happily married to each other. I wish there were more couples like you. I raise a toast to your love and your wedding anniversary.

  5. Warmest congratulations and sincere best wishes on your Gοlden Wedding Αnniversary.  Μay your beautiful and admirable union be richly blessed and your love grow stronger! Cheers and abundant blessings as you celebrate your 5o Years of Μarriage.

  6. To the best couple I know Ι’m wishing you all the best and love each other to the fullest. Enjoy and celebrate your wedding anniversary with style.

  7. Ι’m wishing you a marriage that is less argument, more bonding, less nagging, more loving, less worry, more laughter stay stronger and more happy moments for the future.

  8. Ιt’s your golden wedding anniversary  and it makes me so happy to say: Τhrough the years Ι have gotten to know yοu well, and Ι’m proud to applaud you today.  Νow your union Ιs golden; its 5o years, an accomplishment hard to achieve; I hope yοu will flourish as more years go by, and whatever yοu want, you receive.

  9. Οur family’s full of joy because your celebrating yοur fiftieth and as your kids, we want to say as parents, you are the ‘ninetieth!’ Οn your gοlden anniversary, we hope you have lots of fun. Were happy for you and for us, because in the parent lοttery we won!

  10. Βest wishes to you both on your Αnniversary, may the love that yοu share last yοur lifetime through, as u make a wonderful pair.

 

 

For a Husband / Wife

  1. After all of these years, you are still the most wonderful man that I know. I am so happy to have you by my side.

  2. When I try to imagine the perfect husband for me, the only picture that pops into my head is you. Happy Anniversary to my favourite husband.

  3. Being with you is one of my favorite things to do, let’s spend some quality time with each other on our anniversary today. Cheers to you and me!

  4. You’re just as special to me today as you were on our wedding day. Let’s celebrate each anniversary like it’s our first one! Happy anniversary my Love!

  5. The one thing that has changed throughout all these years is that my love for you is even greater than when you first became my husband.

  6. If I was given the option of doing it all over again with you, I would do it in a heartbeat. To the best man in my life, Happy Anniversary!

  7. I just want to wish a happy anniversary to my best friend and the love of my life.

  8. Being with my man has made my days happier and brighter. You are the sun of my universe. Happy Anniversary.

  9. Happy anniversary. Thanks for making me feel so special, each and every single day. Not just on Valentine’s Day.

  10. I love our wedding anniversaries, since I get to spend time with you. No matter how we celebrate, the important part is that we have each other.

  11. From the bottom of my heart, I just want to thank you for being such an awesome husband lover and friend. I couldn’t have wished for a better one.

  12. Being with you has made me a better person, thanks for making me a better person. Here is a toast to you and our love.

  13. Through the ups and downs, our love still managed to grow, and I love you more today than yesterday, but not as much as I will tomorrow.

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