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Anniversary by year and style Updated 9 Oct 2026

First anniversary wishes celebrate a year that is full of firsts: the first home, the first festival as a married couple and the first fight about whose family to visit. Here you will find 1st wedding anniversary wishes for a husband, wife, newly married friends and relatives, plus 1 year love anniversary and first month anniversary lines.

Every wish is short enough for WhatsApp and personal enough for a card. There are funny lines for friends, softer ones for your partner and a Hindi section for family. Pick one, add a detail from their first year and send it with a photo from the wedding.

The name is added to the start of any wish you copy or send. It stays on your phone and is never saved.

Short 1st anniversary wishes

  • One year down, a lifetime of adventures to go.

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  • Happy first anniversary to the newest old couple I know.

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  • Twelve months of us. Still my favourite story.

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  • The first year is done. The best ones are still ahead.

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  • Here's to year one, and every year after it.

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  • From wedding nerves to easy mornings in just one year.

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  • Your first chapter together reads beautifully. Keep writing.

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  • Cheers to 365 days of choosing each other.

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1st wedding anniversary wishes for husband

  • A year ago I married my best friend. Today I know he also makes the worst tea and the best plans. Happy first anniversary, love.

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  • Thank you for making a new house feel like home within weeks. Year one with you has been my favourite year.

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  • You held my hand at the mandap and you have not let go since. Here's to many more years of that grip.

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  • Our first year taught me that you snore, you sulk for exactly ten minutes and you love me fiercely. I'll take it.

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  • My dear husband, one year of marriage and I still smile when your name flashes on my phone.

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  • From learning each other's habits to building our own little rituals, this year with you has been a gift.

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First marriage anniversary wishes for wife

  • One year ago you left your home to build one with me. I promise to keep it worth it every single day.

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  • My wife, my partner in grocery runs and late-night instant noodles, happy first anniversary.

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  • This year I learnt how you like your coffee, which songs make you cry and how lucky I am. Love you.

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  • You walked into my family as a new bahu and became everyone's favourite in twelve months. Proud of you, always.

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  • Our first year had new routines, new relatives and new arguments, and every day still felt right because you were in it.

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  • Year one with you is over and I already want to start year two right now.

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1st anniversary wishes for a couple or friends

  • A year ago we danced at your wedding till our feet hurt. Today we raise a glass to your first year together.

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  • Happy 1st marriage anniversary to two people who make married life look fun.

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  • May your first year of marriage be the start of a long, laughing, loving life.

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  • You survived the first year of in-law visits and joint shopping trips. The rest will be easy.

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  • Watching you two settle into married life has been the sweetest thing this year.

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  • To my newly married friends, may your second year be as full of firsts as your first.

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1 year love anniversary wishes

  • Last year you were a stranger with a nice smile. Now you are my favourite person.

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  • Good morning texts and long calls for a whole year, and still not bored of you.

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  • Our one year love anniversary feels like proof that the best things start with a simple hello.

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  • In one year you have seen me at my best and my grumpiest, and you stayed. Thank you.

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  • Celebrating one year of us and quietly planning many more.

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1st month anniversary wishes

  • One month in and I still check my phone for your messages first.

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  • Thirty days of us. Small number, big feeling.

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  • Our first month anniversary is here. Let's keep this happy little habit going.

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  • A month ago it was just a first date. Now it is the best part of my week.

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Funny first anniversary wishes

  • Congratulations on surviving one full year of sharing a cupboard.

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  • One year married and you still have not agreed on the AC temperature. Proud of you both.

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  • Year one is the trial period. Looks like you both passed.

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  • First anniversary: the year you discovered each other's real sleeping habits. Brave souls.

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  • Twelve months of marriage and only half the wedding gifts unpacked. Classic.

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First anniversary wishes in Hindi

  • शादी की पहली सालगिरह मुबारक हो। ये पहला साल आने वाले सुनहरे सालों की शुरुआत बने।

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  • एक साल का साथ, अनगिनत यादें, आप दोनों की जोड़ी यूँ ही मुस्कुराती रहे।

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  • पहला साल प्यार से बीता, आगे का सफ़र और भी हसीन हो, हर सुबह साथ की चाय हो, हर शाम बातों से रंगीन हो।

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  • नया घर, नए रिश्ते और ढेर सारा प्यार, पहली सालगिरह की बहुत बहुत बधाई।

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  • मेरे हमसफ़र, तुम्हारे साथ ये पहला साल मेरी ज़िंदगी का सबसे खूबसूरत साल रहा।

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  • बहू और बेटे को पहली सालगिरह पर ढेर सारा प्यार, आपका घर हमेशा हंसी से भरा रहे।

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First anniversary wishes images

Save any card to your phone and share it on WhatsApp, Instagram or as your status. The text of each card is also in the "Send text" button.

How to make the wish personal

A first anniversary wish feels personal when it points to something from that first year: the first flat, the first Diwali as a married couple, a trip they took or a dish one of them finally learnt to cook. For your own partner, mention one small habit you discovered after the wedding, like how they hum while cooking or always lose the car keys.

The traditional first anniversary gift is paper, so a handwritten note works beautifully. Write a longer wish inside a card, or slip a short line into a printed wedding photo. For friends and relatives, a WhatsApp message in the morning with a picture from their wedding day is enough, and a call later shows you remembered.

Tips before you send

  • Mention one thing the couple did for the first time this year, such as setting up their home.
  • Use a wedding photo as the background for your wish card to bring back memories.
  • For a month or love anniversary, keep the tone light and save the big words for later.

More wishes

Questions people ask

What should I write for a 1st wedding anniversary?

Write about the first year itself: the new home, new routines and the people they have become together. Keep it warm and hopeful about the years ahead. One personal detail is better than a long message.

How do I wish my husband on our first anniversary?

Tell him one thing you learnt about him this year and why you love it. Pair the wish with a handwritten note or a plan to revisit the place you went for your honeymoon or first date.

What is a good 1 year love anniversary wish?

Look back at how you met and what changed in a year. Something like "Last year you were a stranger with a nice smile, now you are my favourite person" works well.

Do people celebrate a 1st month anniversary?

Many young couples do, mostly with a sweet text or a small treat. Keep the message short and playful rather than serious.

Every wish on this page is original, written and reviewed by the Best Wishes For All team. Copy and share them freely for personal use. How we write our wishes.