Italian Wedding Blessings: 40 Beautiful Wishes and Toasts

Italy gives weddings a special warmth: long tables, family everywhere, and wishes spoken with feeling. Italian wedding blessings carry that warmth even when the wedding is far from Italy, and even when the blessing itself is written in English. These 40 blessings are written to be used — in a card, in a speech, or in a post — for any couple celebrating with an Italian heart.

Quick answer: Pick a blessing that matches your moment — a traditional blessing for a card or a formal moment, a modern wish for a friend or a social post, or a toast for a speech — and add the couple’s names to make it personal. The Italian word most often heard at Italian weddings is “Auguri!” — best wishes, or congratulations — and it opens many of the blessings below. The groups are split by use so you can find your italian wedding blessing in a few easy seconds, and a short guide at the end explains the Italian words used.

TL;DR — Quick Summary:

• 40 original Italian wedding blessings in three groups: 15 traditional, 15 modern, and 10 toasts for speeches.
• Common Italian wedding words explained in plain English, with honest wording about what is common usage and what is not claimed.
• A guide to using the blessings in cards, speeches, and posts, plus an occasions table and 10 FAQs.

A note on honesty before the blessings begin: the blessings on this page are original English wording written for this page, in an Italian spirit. The Italian words used — “Auguri”, “Per sempre” — are common Italian wedding words, presented here as common usage, not as quotations from any historical source. No blessing on this page is claimed to be an ancient Italian proverb, and no famous name is attached to any blessing. The Wikipedia article on confetti gives background on the sugared almonds traditionally given at Italian weddings.

Traditional Italian Wedding Blessings

Fifteen traditional-style blessings, suited to cards, formal moments, and family elders. These italian wedding blessings speak of a long marriage, family, and God’s blessing, in the warm, formal tone of traditional Italian wedding wishes.

1. Auguri! May your marriage be long, your love be deep, and your home be blessed with laughter every day.
2. May God bless your marriage, may your family grow in love, and may your life together be as rich as an Italian table.
3. Auguri to the bride and groom! May your love be like good wine — growing sweeter and stronger with every year.
4. May your wedding day be the first of a thousand happy days together, and may your home always welcome family and friends.
5. Blessings on your marriage: may you share joy in good times, strength in hard times, and love in all times.
6. Auguri! May your life together be blessed with health, with children, with laughter, and with peace.
7. May the love you celebrate today grow deeper with every year, and may your family be proud of the marriage you build.
8. Per sempre — forever. May your promise today last a lifetime, and may your love be faithful through every season.
9. May God bless this couple, bless their home, and bless everyone who gathers to celebrate them today.
10. Auguri! May your marriage be blessed with abundance — full tables, full hearts, and a full and happy life.
11. May your love be steady like the Italian hills, warm like the Italian sun, and lasting like the finest olive tree.
12. Blessings on the bride and groom: may your days be joyful, your nights be peaceful, and your years together be many.
13. Auguri to a beautiful couple! May your marriage bring honour to your families and joy to everyone who knows you.
14. May your wedding be blessed, your marriage be strong, and your home be a place where love is always welcome.
15. Per sempre, with all our hearts: may your love endure, your family flourish, and your happiness never fade.

For help writing any wedding card, our what to write in a wedding card page gathers wedding-card guidance in the Wedding Wishes family.

Modern Italian Wedding Wishes

Fifteen modern wishes, suited to friends, social posts, and informal cards. These wishes keep the Italian warmth but speak in a fresh, everyday voice, and they work in English for couples of any background celebrating an Italian-themed wedding.

1. Auguri, you two! Wishing you a marriage full of laughter, adventure, and really good food.
2. Congratulations on your Italian wedding! May your life together be as beautiful as today, and even more fun.
3. To the happiest couple: may your marriage be long, your love be loud, and your home always smell of something delicious.
4. Auguri! Here’s to a lifetime of Sunday dinners, family chaos, and love that only grows.
5. Wishing you both a marriage as warm as Italy itself — sunny, generous, and full of joy.
6. Congratulations! May your love story keep getting better, chapter after chapter, year after year.
7. Auguri to my favourite couple! May your life together be blessed with travel, laughter, and each other.
8. To the bride and groom: may your marriage be your greatest adventure, and your home your favourite place.
9. Wishing you a lifetime of love, a house full of friends, and a table that is never empty.
10. Auguri! May your wedding day be unforgettable, and your marriage even better than the wedding.
11. Congratulations, lovebirds! May your Italian wedding be just the beginning of a beautiful, wild, wonderful life together.
12. To a couple who already feel like family: may your marriage be blessed, your dreams be shared, and your love be endless.
13. Auguri! Here’s to love that lasts, laughter that never stops, and a marriage worth celebrating every day.
14. Wishing you both all the happiness in the world — and a marriage that makes everyone around you believe in love.
15. Congratulations on your wedding! May your life together be per sempre — forever, and better every year.

For wishes to a newly married couple, our wedding wishes to newly married couple page gathers newlywed wishes in the Wedding Wishes family.

Italian Wedding Toasts for Speeches

Ten toasts, suited to best men, maids of honour, parents, and friends giving a speech. Each of these italian wedding blessings is short enough to speak aloud, ends with a raising of glasses, and can be personalised by adding the couple’s names.

1. To the bride and groom: may your love be long, your laughter be loud, and your life together be blessed. Auguri — cheers!
2. Here’s to a marriage as rich as Italian wine and as warm as an Italian summer. To the happy couple — salute!
3. To love that brought us here, and to a marriage that will keep us coming back: auguri to the bride and groom!
4. May your life together be per sempre — forever — and may every year be happier than the last. Cheers to the couple!
5. To the couple: thank you for letting us share this day. May your marriage be blessed, your home be happy, and your love be endless. Salute!
6. Here’s to family, to friends, and to the two people at the heart of it all. Auguri — to a lifetime of love!
7. To the bride and groom: may your marriage be full of good food, good friends, and good fortune. Cheers!
8. May your love grow like vines in the Italian sun — deep-rooted, generous, and fruitful. To the happy couple!
9. To a love worth celebrating and a marriage worth admiring: auguri, and may your happiness never end!
10. And finally, to the bride and groom: per sempre, with all our love. Raise your glasses — salute!

For anniversary wishes in the same spirit, our wedding anniversary wishes to wife from husband page gathers anniversary wishes in the Wedding Wishes family.

A Guide to Italian Wedding Words

Three Italian words do most of the work in Italian wedding blessings. “Auguri” is the word you will hear most: it means best wishes or congratulations, and it suits almost any wedding moment — a card, a greeting, or a toast. “Per sempre” means forever, and it is used to wish a couple a lasting marriage. “Salute” means health, and it is the word spoken when glasses are raised — the Italian equivalent of “cheers”. Using one of these words, correctly and sparingly, gives an English blessing an Italian flavour without pretending to be something it is not.

One Italian wedding tradition worth knowing is the giving of sugared almonds, called confetti. Guests traditionally receive five sugared almonds, said to stand for health, wealth, happiness, fertility, and long life. A blessing that mentions the five almonds — or a card tucked beside them — connects your wish to a real Italian custom, and guests who know the tradition will recognise it. The tradition is described in general terms here; individual families vary it, and no single version is the only correct one.

When you use a blessing from this page, personalise it. Add the couple’s names, mention one shared memory, or name the place where you celebrate. A blessing that could be written to anyone feels generic; the same blessing with two names and one memory feels like it was written for this couple alone. Keep the blessing short in a speech — one toast, spoken slowly, lands better than three toasts hurried together.

One more piece of advice for anyone giving a toast: practise it once, aloud, the day before. A toast that reads well on paper can stumble when spoken, especially with Italian words in it, and one practice run fixes the rhythm. Say “Auguri” slowly, pause before the couple’s names, and end with “Salute” while raising your glass — the pause gives guests time to raise theirs. If you forget a line mid-toast, simply smile, say the couple’s names, and raise your glass anyway; guests remember warmth far longer than they remember wording. An italian wedding blessing delivered with feeling, even imperfectly, is worth more than a perfect blessing delivered cold.

Which Blessing for Which Moment?

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FAQs

What are Italian wedding blessings?

Italian wedding blessings are wishes and blessings for a couple’s marriage, spoken or written in an Italian spirit — often beginning with “Auguri” — for an Italian wedding or an Italian-themed wedding. They can be traditional, modern, or toast-style.

What do Italians say at weddings?

The most common word is “Auguri!” — best wishes, or congratulations. Guests also raise glasses with “Salute!” (to your health) and wish the couple “Per sempre” (forever) for a lasting marriage.

What does “Auguri” mean at a wedding?

“Auguri” means best wishes or congratulations. At a wedding it is a warm, general blessing for the couple, and it opens many Italian wedding blessings on this page.

What is a traditional Italian wedding blessing?

A traditional Italian wedding blessing speaks of a long marriage, family, and God’s blessing in a warm, formal tone — such as traditional blessing 1 above about a long marriage, deep love, and a home blessed with laughter.

What is a good Italian wedding toast?

A good toast is short, warm, and ends with raised glasses — such as toast 1 above about long love, loud laughter, and a blessed life together, ending with “Auguri — cheers!” Add the couple’s names to personalise it.

How do you wish an Italian couple happy wedding?

Say “Auguri!” and add a blessing in English or Italian, such as: “Auguri! May your marriage be long, your love be deep, and your home be blessed with laughter every day.” A short, sincere wish suits any Italian couple.

What are Italian wedding sayings?

Italian wedding sayings are short, repeated wedding phrases such as “Auguri”, “Per sempre”, and “Salute”. This page uses them as common wedding words, not as quotations from historical sources.

Are Italian wedding blessings used in English too?

Yes. Many Italian wedding blessings are written in English with one or two Italian words, so guests of any background can use them. The blessings on this page are written in English in an Italian spirit for exactly that reason.

What do you write in an Italian wedding card?

Write one traditional or modern blessing from this page, add the couple’s names and one personal memory, and close with “Auguri!” Keep the card short: one blessing, personalised, lands better than a long message.

What is the Italian tradition of sugared almonds at weddings?

Guests at Italian weddings traditionally receive five sugared almonds, called confetti, said to stand for health, wealth, happiness, fertility, and long life. The tradition is described in general terms here; individual families vary it.

Before the wedding you attend, choose one of these italian wedding blessings, add the couple’s names, and say it with feeling. A short blessing, spoken sincerely, is the kind of wish a couple remembers long after the music ends — auguri to them, and to you for wishing them well.