These Precious Anniversary Captions Capture Every Type of Couple
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It can be tricky to keep anniversary celebrations fresh and meaningful, especially if you and your partner are lucky enough to have cycled through quite a few. However, sometimes, it’s the simplest gestures that strike the deepest—like a heartfelt note or, yes, social media post that tugs at their heartstrings or, even better, musters up a shared laugh.
We know how tricky it can be to simplify a relationship into a few words, though—which is when it’s totally OK to turn to musings of the great writers, thinkers, speakers, and artists of our time. We rounded up the best anniversary captions and quotes out there for ease of reference, so you can give your loved one the recognition they deserve and focus on being present and intentional during your next anniversary.
Anniversary captions for husband or wife
“For the two of us, home isn’t a place. It is a person. And we are finally home.” —Stephanie Perkins
“The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they’re right if you love to be with them all the time.” —Julia Child
“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” —Mignon McLaughlin
“I saw that you were perfect, and so I loved you. Then I saw that you were not perfect and I loved you even more.” —Angelita Lim
“All that you are is all that I’ll ever need.” —Ed Sheeran
“The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.” —Audrey Hepburn
“You are my today and all of my tomorrows.” —Lee Christopher
“If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.” —A. A. Milne
“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
“I wish there was a word more than ‘love’ itself to convey what I feel for you.” —Faraaz Kazi
“The best love is the kind that awakens the soul; that makes us reach for more, that plants the fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. That’s what I hope to give you forever.” —Nicholas Sparks
“I love you, and I will love you until I die, and if there’s a life after that, I’ll love you then.” —Cassandra Clare
“For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.” —Judy Garland
“Success in marriage does not come merely through finding the right mate, but through being the right mate.” —Barnette R. Brickner
Funny anniversary captions
“It wasn’t love at first sight. It took a full five minutes.” —Lucille Ball
“It’s so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.” —Rita Rudner
“For marriage to be a success, every woman and every man should have her and his own bathroom. The end.” —Catherine Zeta-Jones
“Marriage is not just spiritual communion, it is also remembering to take out the trash.” —Joyce Brothers
“A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance, and tenacity. The order varies for any given year.” —Paul Sweeney
“Remember that creating a successful marriage is like farming: you have to start over again every morning.” —H. Jackson Brown Jr.
Short anniversary captions
“You are the butter to my bread, and the breath to my life.” —Julia Child
“Love grows more tremendously full, swift, poignant, as the years multiply.” —Zane Grey
“Love is friendship on fire.” —Susan Sontag
“My soul and your soul are forever tangled.” —N.R. Hart
“A life lived in love will never be dull.” —Leo Buscaglia
“Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.” —Franklin P. Jones
“To love is to burn, to be on fire.” —Jane Austen
“This has been my life; I found it worth living.” —Bertrand Russell
“I love you past the moon and miss you beyond the stars.” —J. M. Storm
“All you need is love.” —Paul McCartney
“We can only learn to love by loving.” —Iris Murdoch
“Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.” —Aristotle
“True love stories never have endings.” —Richard Bach
“Grow old with me, the best is yet to be.” —Robert Browning
“A hundred hearts would be too few to carry all my love for you.“ —Henry Wadsworth
Anniversary captions for friends
Need some help sending a thoughtful text or making a post about a loved one’s special day? Try these fail-proof messages recommended by the expert source of all things holiday, Hallmark.
“Wishing a perfect pair a perfectly happy day.”
“Here’s to another year of being great together!”
“Anniversary cheers!”
“Happy [x] anniversary, you old lovebirds!”
“Hope you find time to look back on all your sweet memories together.”
“Always knew you two had something special.”
“Still vibin’ and still thrivin’ right on up to your forever. Happy Anniversary, you two!”
“Hope the next [x] years are even happier than your [x years] together!”
“Can’t believe it’s been [x] years already. Here’s to many more!”
“Love and much happiness to one of our all-time favorite couples!”
“Warmest wishes to the wonderful two of you on your [x] anniversary.”
“Wishing you a happy ‘you two’ day!”
“Another year, another great reason to celebrate!”
“Congratulations all over again!”
“Sending love and good wishes to some of our very favorite people.”
“Warm anniversary wishes to two dear friends who mean so much.”
“The two of you have your own reasons to celebrate on your anniversary, and as your friend, I have so many reasons to celebrate you both.”
“It’s so cool that two of my favorite people are married to each other. Here’s to [x] great years…and many more!”
“This is what happens when marathon runners get married. You’ve built a love made to go the distance!”
“You two are so great to know and be around. Can you adopt me?”
“Thinking of you and all the good times we’ve shared. So glad you’re in our lives.”
“Wow! I can’t believe it’s been [x] whole years since I saw you take the floor for your first dance together as man and wife. Not even your adorable dancing-machine flower girl could steal the spotlight from the two of you.”
“There are lots of quotes about lasting love but few couples who seem to do it as well as you.”
“Happy anniversary to the greatest people…with the garden we’re most jealous of!”
“So…going out to a great restaurant? Huh? Can I come?”
“No marriage is perfect, but if ever a couple came close, it’s you two.”
Anniversary captions for parents
“You don’t marry someone you can live with. You marry the person who you cannot live without.” —Unknown
“The only thing better than having you for parents is my children having you for grandparents. Happy anniversary Mom and Dad.” —Unknown
“You still behave like newlyweds, happy anniversary!” —Unknown
“Dad, winning Mom’s heart was actually my lucky victory. Happy anniversary!” —Unknown
“I couldn’t imagine where I’d be without you two, literally! Happy anniversary.” —Unknown
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