Culture and Lifestyle Weddings 26 Beautiful Wedding Quotes For Your Happily Ever After Proof that love is in the air. By Southern Living Editors Southern Living Editors Since 1966, the editors of Southern Living have been carrying out the mission of the brand: to bring enjoyment, fulfillment, and inspiration to our readers by celebrating life in the South. We inspire creativity in their homes, their kitchens, their gardens, and their personal style. We are a friend they can trust, a guide to the seasons, a helping hand during the holidays, and a relentless champion of the Southern way of life. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on January 7, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Weddings are a time to celebrate a momentous commitment to unconditional love. Your wedding day is deemed one of the greatest days of your life. Prepare to wear your best waterproof mascara and have your trusty handkerchief ready, because just the essence of the Big Day will give you butterflies. The memories created that day are sure to be everlasting, from the walk down the aisle to the first dance as husband and wife. Whether you're part of the significant day or just in attendance for this sacred ceremony, weddings are a special time to share your best wishes and words of wisdom to the bride and groom. Handwritten vows are often a thing of the past, but in case you need some inspiration for your honey-to-be or you need a good cry to go with that wedding cake, we've got you covered. 01 of 26 Mahatma Gandhi Southern Living "Where there is love there is life." Mahatma Gandhi 02 of 26 Maya Angelou "Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leap fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope." Maya Angelou 03 of 26 Phoebe Cary "…true love is never blind, but rather brings an added light." Phoebe Cary 04 of 26 Lao Tzu "Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage." Lao Tzu 05 of 26 Edgar Allan Poe "We loved with a love that was more than love." Edgar Allan Poe 06 of 26 William Lyon Phelps "The highest happiness on earth is marriage." William Lyon Phelps 07 of 26 "When Harry Met Sally" "When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible." When Harry Met Sally 08 of 26 Emily Brontë Southern Living "Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same." Emily Brontë 09 of 26 "The Notebook" "The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds." Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook 10 of 26 Robert Browning "Grow old with me! The best is yet to be." Robert Browning 11 of 26 Charlie Brown "Happiness is anyone and anything at all, that's loved by you." Charlie Brown 12 of 26 Marceline Desbordes-Valmore "Two hearts in love need no words." Marceline Desbordes-Valmore 13 of 26 Will Ferrell "Before you marry a person you should first make them use a computer with slow Internet to see who they really are." Will Ferrell 14 of 26 "Finding Nemo" "When I look at you, I can feel it. I look at you and I'm home." Dory, Finding Nemo 15 of 26 "Modern Family" "There are dreamers and there are realists in this world. You'd think the dreamers would find the dreamers and the realists would find the realists, but more often than not the opposite is true. You see, the dreamers need the realists to keep them from soaring too close to the sun. And the realists, well, without dreamers, they might not ever get off the ground." Cameron, Modern Family 16 of 26 "The Catcher in the Rye" "Marry someone who laughs at the same things you do." J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye 17 of 26 Leo Tolstoy Southern Living "All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love." Leo Tolstoy 18 of 26 Roy Croft "I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you. I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but for that you are making of me." Roy Croft 19 of 26 Oscar Wilde "You don't love someone for their looks, or their clothes or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear." Oscar Wilde 20 of 26 Winston Churchill "My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me." Winston Churchill 21 of 26 Sarah Dessen "There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment." Sarah Dessen 22 of 26 Mignon McLaughlin "A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person." Mignon McLaughlin 23 of 26 Dr. Seuss "People are weird. When we find someone with weirdness that is compatible with ours, we team up and call it love." Dr. Seuss 24 of 26 Henry Drummond Southern Living "You will find, as you look back upon your life, that the moments where you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of live." Henry Drummond 25 of 26 Tim McGraw "I don't know where I'd be without you here with me. Life with you makes perfect sense. You're my best friend." Tim McGraw 26 of 26 Corinthians 13:7 Southern Living "Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful and endures through every circumstance." Corinthians 13:7 WATCH: 5 Wedding Registry Items You'll Never Use Let's face it: When it comes to love, words often fall short, but these heartfelt wedding quotes will make your heart flutter with joy. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit