What to write in an Engagement card
Write to both of them, say how happy you are, and wish them well for the marriage as much as the wedding - 'Congratulations on your engagement, here's to a lifetime of it, you two' is all a card needs. Below are 42 messages, from one-liners to the parents' card, and how to sign off.
Congratulations on your engagement - here's to a lifetime of it, you two.
Start with the plain congratulations and then make it theirs: one line about what you see when the two of them are together, or how the news landed when you heard it. If you were there for the start of the story - the first time they mentioned each other, the evening you knew - say so. That single detail does more than any amount of 'so happy for you'.
Leave out the wedding admin. 'Have you set a date?' and 'Which venue?' belong in a text, not the card, and anything about the ring, the cost or how long it took is best kept to yourself. If you only know one half of the couple, resist writing to your friend with the partner as an afterthought - the card is for the pair, and a warm line to the one you know less is what makes it feel that way.
Sign with the warmth you'd use in person: 'with love', 'with so much love from us both' or 'cheering you on' all read well. On the envelope, both first names together is plenty - no surnames, no 'and partner'. Keep the whole thing to three or four sentences and it will feel generous rather than thin.
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How to get it right
Write to both of them
Use both first names and address the pair, even if you've only met one of them once.
Name one thing you see in them
A line about how they are together beats a page of general delight.
Skip the wedding questions
Dates, venues and guest lists can wait; the card is for the news.
Look past the big day
Wish them well for the marriage, not just the wedding.
Short and sweet
The loveliest news. So happy for you both.
A yes well worth the wait. Congratulations to you both.
Engaged! Wishing you every happiness, now and always.
Two good people, one brilliant decision. Congratulations.
Here's to the pair of you and everything ahead. Congratulations on your engagement.
For the happy couple
Watching the two of you together, nobody is surprised - only delighted. Congratulations on your engagement.
You make each other braver and kinder, and now it's official. Wishing you a marriage as good as the start.
Of all the news this year, yours is the one we'll be toasting. Congratulations, both of you.
The two of you have fitted since the first evening we saw you together. So happy you're making it permanent.
Here's to the planning, the party and, most of all, the decades after. Congratulations on your engagement.
You've chosen each other out loud, and the rest of us couldn't be happier about it. Every good wish to you both.
From parents
We hoped you'd find someone who sees in you what we always have. You did. Congratulations, from two very happy parents.
Our family just got bigger and better. Congratulations to you both - we love you already.
From the first time you brought them home, we had a feeling. Lovely to be proved right. Congratulations, darling.
Nothing makes a parent happier than seeing their child this certain. Congratulations to you both, with all our love.
You've grown into someone who knows a good thing and holds on to it. So proud, and so pleased for you both.
Congratulations on your engagement. Whatever the wedding becomes, we're here for the lot of it - and for the marriage after.
Funny
Congratulations - you've found the one person willing to argue with you about the dishwasher forever.
Engaged! Enjoy the last few months of anyone asking you about anything other than the wedding.
They said yes, which says a lot about their taste and even more about their patience. Congratulations.
You've just agreed to share a bathroom cabinet for life. Braver than most. Congratulations, you two.
Welcome to the only club where the membership fee is a lifetime of compromise over the thermostat. Congratulations.
Finally - now we can all stop pretending we didn't see this coming. Thrilled for you both.
Heartfelt
Seeing you this happy is a gift to everyone who loves you. Congratulations on your engagement.
You've found someone who gets the whole of you, and that's the rarest thing there is. So glad it's them.
May the love you have now be the smallest it ever is. Congratulations, with all my heart.
I've watched you become more yourself since you met. That's how I know this is right. Congratulations to you both.
Here's to a promise made quietly between two people and celebrated loudly by all of us. Congratulations.
Wishing you a marriage full of ordinary days that feel like this one. Every happiness to you both.
For a friend
I remember the first time you told me about them - you couldn't stop smiling. You still haven't. Congratulations.
Years of listening to your dating stories, and this is the ending I'd have written for you. So happy.
You deserve someone who adores you, and you found them. Congratulations, my friend - now let's celebrate.
Consider me first in the queue for a speech, a lift to the venue, or whatever you need. Congratulations, both of you.
Engaged! I'm claiming a small share of the credit and a large share of the celebrating. Congratulations.
It's rare to see a friend this settled and this sure. Thrilled for you both, and here for all of it.
How to sign it
With love to you both, and every good wish for the wedding and the years after it.
Cheering you on from here - all our love, now and on the big day.
So happy for you both. With love from all of us.
Warmest congratulations from everyone at the office - we expect a full report on the ring.
With love to the one of you I've known for years, and to the one I'm so looking forward to knowing.
With so much love from us both - see you at the wedding, and at every dinner before it.
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Questions
What do you write in an engagement card?
Congratulate them both, say one specific thing about how they are together, and wish them well for the marriage as well as the wedding. Three or four sentences is plenty - 'Congratulations on your engagement, you two. Watching you together, nobody is surprised, only delighted. Here's to a lifetime of it' covers everything.
How much do you write in an engagement card?
Two to four sentences. Enough for the congratulations, one personal line and a wish for what's ahead; anything longer starts to read like a speech, and you'll get your chance at the wedding.
What do you write in an engagement card from parents?
Say how proud and happy you are, welcome your child's partner by name, and look forward to the family growing. Keep any advice for later - today is for delight. There are separate pages on this site for an engagement card for your daughter and for your son.
Do you write to both of them?
Yes, always, even if you've only met one of them. Put both first names on the envelope and address the pair inside; if you know one far better, a line welcoming the other - 'can't wait to know you properly' - makes it one card for two people rather than a card for your friend with a plus-one.
What's a short engagement message?
'Congratulations on your engagement - here's to a lifetime of it, you two.' One line that congratulates them both and looks ahead is all a short message needs. On a Mojo Greet card, add a photo of the pair of them and it's done in a minute - free, with no account.
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