{"id":8946,"date":"2022-01-13T09:00:33","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T09:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/?p=8946"},"modified":"2025-06-04T13:15:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T12:15:59","slug":"what-to-write-in-a-first-anniversary-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/what-to-write-in-a-first-anniversary-card\/","title":{"rendered":"What to write in a first anniversary card"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One year has come and gone! It might only feel like yesterday that you and your other half made it official, or that it\u2019s only been a minute since you said \u2018I do\u2019 \u2013 but here you are, a full year later! Now it\u2019s time to remind them just how much they mean to you (not that you don\u2019t do that every day, we hope) with some heartfelt 1st anniversary wishes in the perfect <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/cards\/anniversary\/1st\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">first anniversary card<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Just for you, we\u2019ve compiled our favourite first anniversary card messages into this handy blog to give you some well-needed inspiration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We may be a teeny touch biased, but even more than a romantic dinner, jet-set getaway, or a quiet day to yourselves we reckon there\u2019s no better way to show your love than with a personalised\u00a0. After all, paper is the traditional gift material for your 1st wedding anniversary wishes \u2013 and if you\u2019re looking for some gifting inspiration, make sure you check out our blog on the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/blog\/best-first-anniversary-gift-ideas\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">best first anniversary gift ideas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0to sweep them off their feet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><div class=\"blogpost-card-slider\"><div class=\"card-slide\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/card\/5b3e824565ecd26e76db6570\"><img class=\"card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,format=auto,quality=90\/card\/5b3e824565ecd26e76db6570\/5b3e824565ecd26e76db6570_medium.jpg?version=1\" alt=\"365 Delightful Days Anniversary Card card\" \/><div class=\"card-creator\"><img class=\"creator-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/profile\/58669db8e4b0d050572b2ac6\/58669db8e4b0d050572b2ac6_picture_medium.jpg?version=4\" alt=\"The Joy of Memories\" \/><p>The Joy of Memories<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-slide\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/card\/5b84620c645b446878cfa7d7\"><img class=\"card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,format=auto,quality=90\/card\/5b84620c645b446878cfa7d7\/5b84620c645b446878cfa7d7_medium.jpg?version=1\" alt=\"Funny Paper Anniversary Card card\" \/><div class=\"card-creator\"><img class=\"creator-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/profile\/58d1824be4b027a89c5ab8a0\/58d1824be4b027a89c5ab8a0_picture_medium.jpg?version=8\" alt=\"Pack a Punch Designs\" \/><p>Pack a Punch Designs<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-slide\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/card\/5b6d2e45c5b4fb5988cddf7d\"><img class=\"card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,format=auto,quality=90\/card\/5b6d2e45c5b4fb5988cddf7d\/5b6d2e45c5b4fb5988cddf7d_medium.jpg?version=1\" alt=\"Married for 1 Year Already?! Card card\" \/><div class=\"card-creator\"><img class=\"creator-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/profile\/570d006be4b0a70eb18762a7\/570d006be4b0a70eb18762a7_picture_medium.jpg?version=7\" alt=\"PaperJam Print Co.\" \/><p>PaperJam Print Co.<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-slide\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/card\/6111871b3c0b9d0001a02fb2\"><img class=\"card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,format=auto,quality=90\/card\/6111871b3c0b9d0001a02fb2\/6111871b3c0b9d0001a02fb2_medium.jpg?version=1\" alt=\"Happy Paper Anniversary Card card\" \/><div class=\"card-creator\"><img class=\"creator-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/profile\/5a8f1f58e4b02cdcb16c0bc2\/5a8f1f58e4b02cdcb16c0bc2_picture_medium.jpg?version=3\" alt=\"@Laura Lonsdale Designs\" \/><p>@Laura Lonsdale Designs<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-slide\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/card\/5ebd7a2e0efc150001b42d1e\"><img class=\"card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,format=auto,quality=90\/card\/5ebd7a2e0efc150001b42d1e\/5ebd7a2e0efc150001b42d1e_medium.jpg?version=1\" alt=\"Happy 1st Anniversary Poem Card card\" \/><div class=\"card-creator\"><img class=\"creator-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/profile\/5e7a3b7335463d00016a8d06\/5e7a3b7335463d00016a8d06_picture_medium.jpg?version=1\" alt=\"SnailMail\" \/><p>SnailMail<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-slide\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/card\/5e9596a6d3d0920001fec4b3\"><img class=\"card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,format=auto,quality=90\/card\/5e9596a6d3d0920001fec4b3\/5e9596a6d3d0920001fec4b3_medium.jpg?version=1\" alt=\"Happy 1st Anniversary as My Husband card\" \/><div class=\"card-creator\"><img class=\"creator-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/profile\/56fcf0d5e4b0e9b78241c8d2\/56fcf0d5e4b0e9b78241c8d2_picture_medium.jpg?version=3\" alt=\"Do You Punctuate?\" \/><p>Do You Punctuate?<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-slide\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/card\/5b4674cbb093d77a345eab56\"><img class=\"card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,format=auto,quality=90\/card\/5b4674cbb093d77a345eab56\/5b4674cbb093d77a345eab56_medium.jpg?version=1\" alt=\"Holy Sheet 1st Anniversary Card card\" \/><div class=\"card-creator\"><img class=\"creator-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/profile\/5a4ff529e4b0b307de7cb25b\/5a4ff529e4b0b307de7cb25b_picture_medium.jpg?version=2\" alt=\"Panda and the Prince\" \/><p>Panda and the Prince<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-slide\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/card\/571f8c72e4b0956fc3fe57d9\"><img class=\"card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,format=auto,quality=90\/card\/571f8c72e4b0956fc3fe57d9\/571f8c72e4b0956fc3fe57d9_medium.jpg?version=1\" alt=\"Today I Have Loved Your for 365 Days Card card\" \/><div class=\"card-creator\"><img class=\"creator-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/profile\/570bf91ae4b0f3ab3ab59b21\/570bf91ae4b0f3ab3ab59b21_picture_medium.jpg?version=4\" alt=\"Ruby Wren Designs\" \/><p>Ruby Wren Designs<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, whether you want to say happy anniversary to your other half or wish a family member or friend congratulations on their first year together, here\u2019s a full range of sweet and loving 1st wedding anniversary wishes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traditional 1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> wedding anniversary wishes for your husband<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s your first wedding anniversary, so let\u2019s start as we mean to go on \u2013 with some poetic first anniversary messages. If you want to tug on his heart strings, nothing says romantic like\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/cards\/anniversary\/traditional\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">traditional first wedding anniversary<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0wishes for your husband. These timeless classics are a sure-fire way to show them just how much they mean to you.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our first year together has such a whirlwind \u2013 I wouldn\u2019t want to be swept off my feet with anyone but you.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our first anniversary might be a special day, but I want to say thank you for making every day together special in its own way.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m truly blessed to have such a wonderful partner in life. Each day just wouldn\u2019t be the same without you by my side, and II know we can tackle anything together.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You always know the perfect way to lift my mood, even on the roughest of days.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After a year together, there\u2019s nowhere I\u2019d rather be than lying in your arms. Here\u2019s to spending the rest of our lives together.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traditional 1st wedding anniversary wishes for your wife<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Give your wife some heartfelt first wedding anniversary wishes to accompany breakfast in bed. Whether it\u2019s short or sweet, our suggestions will help make your first anniversary message to your wife one she\u2019ll remember.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I thought I couldn\u2019t love you any more than I did on our wedding day, but our first year of marriage has proved me wrong. I love you more and more with every day that passes \u2013 happy anniversary.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our first year together has been incredible, but the best is yet to come &#8211; let\u2019s see if we can make the next one even more amazing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ve grown even more beautiful over the past year, and I can\u2019t help but love you even more.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best part about our first year together is that it\u2019s just the first \u2013 I get to continue spending the rest of my life with my wife and best friend.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year has reminded me that you are as gentle as you are resilient. There\u2019s nobody I\u2019d rather face life\u2019s challenges with than you.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funny first anniversary wishes<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just because it\u2019s your first wedding anniversary, it doesn\u2019t mean you need a cheesy first anniversary message to go with it. If your partner doesn\u2019t take themselves too seriously, then these might be the perfect\u00a0funny\u00a0first anniversary messages for them.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congratulations on passing your one-year probation \u2013 I\u2019ve decided I\u2019ll keep you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I wasn\u2019t sure about this whole marriage thing, but it turns out we\u2019re pretty damn good at it!\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congratulations! We survived a whole year of marriage! Now the gloves come off\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I wanted to skywrite my anniversary message to you, but apparently paper is more traditional.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You might regret putting up with me for a whole year. From now on, I\u2019m not holding in my farts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A whole year of me? God, you\u2019re so lucky. I might have you let another year as a treat.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hope we never ever get tired of making fun of each other \u2013 you make every day a proper laugh. Love you!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cute first anniversary card message ideas<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re feeling\u00a0cute, then these 1st wedding anniversary messages are sure to set your other half\u2019s heart aflutter. Make them remember why they married you one year ago with these cute first wedding anniversary wishes \u2013 the perfect blend of sweet and sentimental.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One year down, forever to go, I can\u2019t wait to spend it with you!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s been 365 days, 52 weeks, 12 months, 1 year since we said I do, and for every moment I\u2019ve I loved you just as much if not more.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our first anniversary celebrations might only last today, but my love for you is eternal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The longer we spend together, the more I appreciate your flaws and imperfections \u2013 they\u2019re just facets of the absolute diamond that you are, and they make you even more sparkly.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I love you even more than I did yesterday, less than I will tomorrow, and with every minute of today.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m so glad I said I do &#8211; there\u2019s just no one else who completes me like you.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heartwarming 1 year anniversary quotes<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes, your first wedding anniversary wishes can be summed up in a single quote, showing love, affection, and joy in equal measure. Gift your partner a first anniversary message quote they can turn to every day to remind them how much they mean to you!<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company, than a good marriage.\u201d \u2013\u00a0Martin Luther<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI love being married. It\u2019s so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.\u201d \u2013\u00a0Rita Rudner<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSome people care too much. I think it\u2019s called Love.\u201d \u2013\u00a0Winnie the Pooh<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYou know you\u2019re in love when you don\u2019t want to fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.\u201d \u2013\u00a0Dr Seuss<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIn case you ever foolishly forget; I am never not thinking of you.\u201d \u2013\u00a0Virginia Woolf<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFor marriage to be a success, every woman and every man should have her and his own bathroom.\u201d \u2013\u00a0Catherine Zeta-Jones<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYou are the finest, loveliest, tenderest, and most beautiful person I have ever known, and even that is an understatement.\u201d \u2013\u00a0F. Scott Fitzgerald<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEvery heart sings a song, incomplete until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.\u201d \u2013 Plato<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 year anniversary messages for brother or sister<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Could it be that your brother or sister is celebrating their first marriage anniversary with their other half? Don\u2019t forget to send your own wishes as their loving sibling and, for inspiration, here are our 1 year anniversary messages for brothers or sisters:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dearest brother\/sister, it makes me so happy to know that you found your special person and are both so happy together!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congratulations on your first anniversary together! I\u2019m sure it won\u2019t be too long until she\/he comes to their senses and realise what I\u2019ve put up with all our childhood.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I might not say it often but you\u2019re such an inspiration to me as my older\/younger sibling and I hope one day I\u2019ll be blessed with a marriage like yours.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wishing the cutest couple that I know a happy first anniversary! Just know that you\u2019re my favourite husband and wife after mum and dad, of course.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First wedding anniversary messages for daughter<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only a year ago your darling daughter was a bride walking down the aisle. To make their day extra special, send your well wishes to her and her partner and remind them how happy you are for them. To get started, we\u2019ve got some first wedding anniversary messages for your daughter:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happy first anniversary! You\u2019re a wonderful couple and I\u2019m so blessed to have been able to see your relationship grow from the start right until now where you\u2019re a year into marriage.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cheers to the two of you on your first wedding anniversary! Seeing you both in the early days of your journey as husband and wife reminds me of myself and your dad way back when.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marriage is a lifelong commitment and it\u2019s hard not to notice the love that you have for one another, and I know there\u2019ll be many more anniversary celebrations to come.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sending all my heartfelt wishes to the two of you on your first anniversary \u2013 you\u2019re practically pros at marriage now!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If I could\u2019ve picked anyone for my precious daughter to marry, it would be who you\u2019re with now. Hope you both have a wonderful wedding anniversary and appreciate how special what you both have is!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First year wedding anniversary wishes for son\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being a parent, it\u2019s highly likely that you\u2019ll want to send a loving message his way to congratulate him on his first wedding anniversary with his wife or partner! We know that sometimes it\u2019s hard to come up with the words yourself so here are some of our first year wedding anniversary wishes for your son:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m so so proud of the gentleman you\u2019ve become and the lovely lady you\u2019ve found to spend the rest of your life with. Happy 1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> wedding anniversary!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a parent, all I could\u2019ve wished for is for my son to find the love of his life. You both are really the perfect couple and we wish you all the happiness in the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wishing my son and daughter-in-law a very happy 1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> anniversary and here\u2019s to many more!\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today is extra special as I get to know that I\u2019ve successfully done my job as a parent and now you\u2019re someone else\u2019s problem. Happy first anniversary to you!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the start, I knew you would be perfect together and I can\u2019t believe it\u2019s only been a year since you both said \u201cI do\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Special 1st anniversary wishes for other couples<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are your best friends celebrating their first anniversary? If so, let them know how happy you are for them both with some first wedding anniversary wishes from the heart. You could offer encouragement, share a memory, or make a toast \u2013 whatever you choose to include in your first anniversary message to the happy couple, make sure it\u2019s sincere and thoughtful. Here\u2019s some special 1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> anniversary wishes for other couples to help you out:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sending you the very best wishes possible. May you continue to love, cherish, and honour one another for many more years to come. Happy First Anniversary!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wishing you a very Happy Anniversary as you celebrate your first year of love. May you have many more years together, filled with love, happiness and, and prosperity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No one and nothing in this world is perfect\u2026 but the two of you are as close as it gets! Happy Anniversary.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happy Anniversary to a beautiful couple. Here\u2019s hoping for many more years of happiness.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can\u2019t believe it\u2019s been one year already. Sending you loving wishes that you\u2019ll grow deeper and deeper in love with every passing anniversary.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happy anniversary today and happy marriage always! Wishing you many more years of happiness and unconditional love.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1st anniversary wishes for parents<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe your parents have finally made it official, or one of them has remarried \u2013 either way it can be a little tricky to know what to say in a first anniversary card for parents. But not to fear, we\u2019re here with our best ideas for what to write!<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hope the apple doesn&#8217;t fall far from the tree when it comes to finding love \u2013 you both inspire me every day. Love you both so much!\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You finally made it official \u2013 thanks for upgrading me from \u2018bastard child\u2019 to \u2018official heir\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You two make me believe that soulmates really do exist. Thank you for giving me such a great example of a happy, loving relationship.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happy anniversary! It\u2019s been wonderful to see you both build a life together with so much love and care. Wishing you many more years of laughter and joy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who knew we could fit even more branches onto this family tree? So glad you guys found each other and make each other so happy.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You guys make this \u2018blended families\u2019 thing look easy. I hope the years to come are just as smooth and filled with joy.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> anniversary wishes for when you\u2019re dating<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Okay so we\u2019ve gone over all sorts of first wedding anniversary wishes, but what about if you want to make your first year together as boyfriend-girlfriend special? Alongside a sweet card, we\u2019ve got some 1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> anniversary wishes for when you\u2019re dating:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You make me the happiest and I\u2019m so excited for our future together! Happy 1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> anniversary together.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s been one whole year since we first got together and the time has flown by. Here\u2019s to many more years of love to come!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m so thankful to have you in my life and honestly don\u2019t know what I\u2019d do without you now.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As if it was only a year ago that we made things official! Since then my love has only grown and I can only imagine spending the rest of our lives together.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who would\u2019ve thought back when we had our first date that we would make it this far? Not me, that\u2019s for sure! Just kidding, I truly do love you so much and I can\u2019t wait to celebrate even more anniversaries together.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First wedding anniversary card wishes<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With these first anniversary message examples at your disposal, you shouldn\u2019t have any trouble knowing what to write in a first anniversary card.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether it\u2019s to another couple, your parents or your significant other, our list of the best first wedding anniversary wishes should go a long way to helping you offer your congratulations in style. From cute first anniversary messages to the funny and more traditional, there are meaningful first wedding anniversary wishes for all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In need of even more inspiration? 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It might only feel like yesterday that you and your other half made it official, or that it\u2019s only been a minute since you said \u2018I do\u2019 \u2013 but here you are, a full year later! 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