Engagement Wishes: 60 Messages and Card Ideas for Newly Engaged Couples

Someone you love just got engaged. The text or photo comes through and you want to write back something better than "OMG congrats!!". Below are 60 engagement wishes sorted by tone and relationship, plus quick ideas for sending them with a digital greeting card or personalised song.

Heartfelt engagement wishes

1. What a beautiful next chapter. So happy for you both.
2. Wishing you a lifetime of the kind of love you already have.
3. Engaged! May the planning be fun and the marriage even better.
4. Two of my favourite people, officially. Congratulations.
5. You've found a good one — both of you. Cheers to your engagement.
6. May your life together be full of small joys and quiet certainty.
7. What a lovely thing to wake up to. Congratulations to you both.
8. Here's to forever — start writing the good chapters.

Traditional / formal

1. Warmest congratulations on your engagement.
2. Wishing you every happiness as you begin this next chapter together.
3. It's a joy to share in your good news. Congratulations.
4. May your engagement be the start of a long and loving marriage.
5. Heartfelt congratulations to you both on your engagement.

Funny / playful

1. You said yes?! Brave. Congratulations.
2. Welcome to a lifetime of "do you remember where I put my keys?"
3. Officially someone's problem now. Congratulations.
4. Engaged! Now the real planning begins. Good luck.
5. Marriage is the longest sleepover ever. Have fun.
6. You'll never agree on a thermostat again. Congratulations!

For your best friend

1. I knew the day you met them. So happy you're doing this.
2. I can't wait to be at the front row of this love story.
3. Best news ever. We need wine.
4. Engaged! And I get to be there for all of it. Lucky me.
5. You found your person. Couldn't be happier.

For a sibling

1. Welcome to the family — officially. Couldn't be more thrilled.
2. You picked well. We approve.
3. So happy to see you so happy.
4. Big sister/brother is engaged! What a day.

For your child / grandchild

1. We've watched you grow into the most wonderful person, and now you've found yours. Congratulations.
2. Your happiness is ours. We love you both.
3. What a joyful day for our family. Congratulations.
4. We always hoped this day would come — and it did, beautifully.

For a colleague

1. Wonderful news! Wishing you a long and happy life together.
2. Congratulations to you both — what an exciting time.
3. Cheers to your engagement and a lovely year of planning ahead.

Short and sweet

1. Engaged! So happy for you both.
2. Big love on your engagement.
3. Beautiful news, beautiful couple.
4. Forever starts now. Congratulations.
5. Cheers to you both!

Religious / spiritual

1. May God bless your engagement and the marriage to come.
2. Praying for joy, patience, and a love that lasts.
3. Wishing you a faithful and joyful life together.

With a gift or invite

1. Can't wait for the wedding. In the meantime, dinner's on us — pick a date.
2. We hope this small gift makes the planning a little sweeter.
3. Save us a seat at the wedding! Congratulations.

Send the message in style

Engagement news deserves more than a text reply. A digital greeting card with a photo of the couple, a heartfelt message, and a personalised song celebrating their story is the wish they'll keep. See musical anniversary card ideas for the same approach applied to weddings and anniversaries.

Create a digital congratulations card in five minutes — they'll open it the moment you send.