Weddings are joyous occasions that unite not only two people in love but also families and communities. Quotes about weddings have the power to capture the essence of this magical event, offering wisdom, humor, and inspiration. Whether you're looking for the perfect words to include in a card, speech, or personalized gift, this collection of wedding quotes spans various themes, ensuring there's something for every sentiment. From romantic notions of everlasting love to reflections on the importance of friendship and partnership, these quotes celebrate the beauty of a shared life journey. This article serves as a treasury of thoughts that highlight the milestones of marital bliss and the promising road ahead.
Romantic Wedding Quotes
"A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person." – Mignon McLaughlin
"The best thing to hold onto in life is each other." – Audrey Hepburn
"True love stories never have endings." – Richard Bach
"To be your friend was all I ever wanted; to be your lover was all I ever dreamed." – Valerie Lombardo
"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope." – Maya Angelou
"Marriage is not just spiritual communion, it is also remembering to take out the trash." – Joyce Brothers
"A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short." – André Maurois
"The greatest marriages are built on teamwork...a mutual respect, a healthy dose of admiration, and a never-ending portion of love and grace." – Fawn Weaver
"Grow old with me! The best is yet to be." – Robert Browning
"Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile." – Franklin P. Jones
"A great marriage is not when the 'perfect couple' comes together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences." – Dave Meurer
"In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world, there is no love for you like mine." – Maya Angelou
Funny Wedding Quotes
"Marriage is not just spiritual communion. It is also remembering to take out the trash." – Joyce Brothers
"A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short." – André Maurois
"My wife, Mary, and I have been married for forty-seven years and not once have we had an argument serious enough to consider divorce; murder, yes, but divorce, never." – Jack Benny
"Before you marry a person, you should first make them use a computer with slow internet to see who they really are." – Will Ferrell
"The secret of a happy marriage remains a secret." – Henny Youngman
"I love being married. It's so great to find one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life." – Rita Rudner
"My wife and I were happy for 20 years – then we met." – Rodney Dangerfield
"Marriage is a workshop… where the husband works and the wife shops." – Unknown
"Marriage lets you annoy one special person for the rest of your life." – Unknown
"Why do married people live longer? Because they can't argue with their spouses if they're dead." – Unknown
"A man is incomplete until he is married. After that, he is finished." – Zsa Zsa Gabor
"A good marriage is one where each partner secretly suspects they got the better deal." – Unknown
Inspirational Wedding Quotes
"To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides." – David Viscott
"The real act of marriage takes place in the heart, not in the ballroom or church or synagogue." – Barbara De Angelis
"Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads which sew people together through the years." – Simone Signoret
"Without love, marriage is just an empty shell." – Anonymous
"Every love story is beautiful, but ours is my favorite." – Unknown
"The best thing to hold onto in life is each other." – Audrey Hepburn
"Happiness is only real when shared." – John Krakauer
"Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness." – Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
"When you love someone, you love the whole person as he or she is, and not as you would like them to be." – Leo Tolstoy
"The greatest marriages are built on teamwork." – Fawn Weaver
"Marriage does not guarantee you will be together forever, it’s only paper. It takes love, respect, trust, understanding, friendship, and faith in your relationship to make it last." – Unknown
"The best marriage is based on respect and true affection." – Unknown
Friendship Wedding Quotes
"Love is friendship set to music." – Joseph Campbell
"It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages." – Friedrich Nietzsche
"Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce." – Voltaire
"The capacity for friendship is God's way of apologizing for our families." – Jay McInerney
"Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing." – Elie Wiesel
"Marriage is not about age; it's about finding the right person." – Sophia Bush
"In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, for in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed." – Khalil Gibran
"Marriage is the most natural state of man, and the state in which you will find solid happiness." – Benjamin Franklin
"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." – Marcel Proust
"Friendship (or mutual respect and admiration) is one of the bases of truth love." – Unknown
"Where there is friendship, there is love and happiness." – Unknown
"Companionship is the foundation for love and mutual respect." – Unknown
Commitment Wedding Quotes
"A marriage doesn’t have to be perfect; it just has to be resilient, willing, and committed." – Unknown
"Commitment is the moment you decide that what you want is just as important as yourself." – Anonymous
"In the end, commitment doesn't begin with the vows at the altar; it lives in the tiny decisions of everyday life." – Unknown
"Commitment is an act, not a word." – Jean-Paul Sartre
"The only way love can last a lifetime is if it's unconditional." – Stephen Kendrick
"Marriage isn't 50-50, it's 100-100." – Unknown
"Commitment means staying loyal to what you said you would do long after the mood you said it in has left you." – Unknown
"Love grows stronger with understanding." – Unknown
"Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality." – Abraham Lincoln
"A great marriage isn't something that just happens; it's something that must be created." – Fawn Weaver
"Success in marriage is more than finding the right person: it is being the right person." – Unknown
"Commitment is the glue that bonds you together with love." – Unknown
Adventure Wedding Quotes
"As soon as I saw you, I knew a grand adventure was about to happen." – A.A. Milne
"In the end, whatever style of wedding you choose, make sure your story, your adventure together, is reflected in it." – Anonymous
"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all." – Helen Keller
"What we find in a soulmate is not something wild to tame but something wild to run with." – Robert Brault
"Love is the greatest adventure of all." – Unknown
"Our journey isn’t perfect, but it’s ours, and I’ll stick with you until the end." – Unknown
"Let’s pack our bags and take a one-way trip to happily-ever-after." – Eileen Angel
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference." – Robert Frost
"I want to be your last everything." – Unknown
"Our love relationship is a mutual understanding dosed with secret romantic jokes." – Unknown
"May our lives be full of love and our love be full of adventure." – Unknown
"Together is a wonderful place to be." – Unknown
Soulmate Wedding Quotes
"A soulmate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks." – Richard Bach
"In a crowd of thousands, I'll always find my soulmate." – Unknown
"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return." – Eden Ahbez
"There are no accidental meetings between souls." – Shepherd Hoodwin
"Sometimes souls are meant to find each other at every turn." – N.R. Hart
"You are my sun, my moon, and all of my stars." – E.E. Cummings
"I’ve found my forever in your ever after." – Unknown
"You don't have to promise me the moon or stars. Just promise that you will stand under them with me forever." – Unknown
"I simply love you because you are the most amazing person and the most incredible friend I’ve ever known." – Unknown
"With my whole heart, for my whole life." – Unknown
"Two souls with but a single thought, Two hearts that beat as one." – John Keats
"We are like a deck of cards; different colors and symbols but one cannot work without the whole set." – Unknown
Unity Wedding Quotes
"There is no more lovely, friendly, and charming relationship, communion, or company than a good marriage." – Martin Luther
"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success." – Henry Ford
"We are most alive when we are in love." – John Updike
"In my life, I have made the best decisions that brought me to you." – Unknown
"Bound together by love, somewhere, sometime." – Anon
"Unity is strength. When there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved." – Mattie Stepanek
"In life, it’s not where you go it’s who you travel with." – Charles Schulz
"To have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or worse." – Unknown
"Two hearts with one future." – Unknown
"The most amazing part of life is not just the union of two people, but discovering the strength within it." – Anonymous
"Our life together is like a beautiful song, and you're the loving notes I'm privileged to harmonize with." – Unknown
"Togetherness is the glue of any precious relationship." – Unknown
Wisdom Wedding Quotes
"In marriage, it is the small things done day in and day out that count." – Laurel Seychells
"The best thing a girl can be is a good wife and mother. It is a girl's highest calling. I hope I am ready." – Nancy E. Turner
"Marriage is not just about love. It's about growing together as a family through all of life's ups and downs." – Unknown
"Married life is a journey of transformation." – Anonymous
"A marriage isn't something you can write a report on. It takes lessons, on and on." – Anonymous
"Communicate even when it’s uncomfortable or uneasy. One of the best ways to keep a marriage strong and heal is making sure communication is clear." – Unknown
"The more time and effort you put into love, the greater the joys and rewards." – Jennifer Smith
"A marriage is a brilliant gift. It shines brightest when two partners vow to live a selfless love." – Fawn Weaver
"A marriage that lasts is worth the effort." – Unknown
"Stability and happiness come hand in hand in a marriage nourished by continual work and nurture." – Anonymous
"Married love is highest when it finds balance." – Unknown
"In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing." – Mignon McLaughlin
Modern Wedding Quotes
"We are a perfect match for each other." – Unknown
"Marriage is like an app update. Sometimes it’s unexpected, but necessary for a better experience." – Author Unknown
"Love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking together in the same direction." – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
"Dream without fear. Love without limits." – Unknown
"Today we make our own vows of love and unity that reflect our connection with a modern touch." – Unknown
"Home is wherever I am with you." – Unknown
"Thank you for reminding me what butterflies feel like." – Unknown
"Love is nothing if it is not shared." – Jerome Klapka Jerome
"True love will never have a happy ending, because true love never ends." – Author Unknown
"Together is our favorite place to be." – Unknown
"We are not merely exchanging rings; we are making a promise." – Unknown
"Here's to love, laughter, and happily ever after." – Unknown
Final words
In the tapestry of life, weddings are those exquisite patterns that bring people together to celebrate love and unity. As seen through these quotes, each one offers a unique perspective on the virtues and challenges of marriage. They are reminders of the joy, humor, and wisdom that accompany the vows that join hearts. Whether you're planning your own nuptials or attending those of a dear friend, may these words provide the necessary inspiration to embrace a future filled with love and companionship. Remember, a wedding is just the beginning of the beautiful journey called marriage, where every day offers a new promise and every moment is a memory waiting to be made.
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