170 wedding captions for Instagram to capture the magic

Weddings are filled with highly-Instagrammable moments that deserve to be shared at all costs. If it’s your wedding, it’s a major milestone that can be shared with a touching tribute to your partner and the celebration you two had together. And if you’re a guest at the wedding and you want to share with your friends and the couple your favorite moments of the wedding. (And maybe how their love restored your faith in true love?) Photograph’s play an important role in any wedding. In fact, according to The Knot’s study, 83% of couples say that photo/video is the most important element for their wedding day. 

Yet even the greatest photos feel incomplete without fitting captions. Finding the right one might require a little bit of extra work, but it’s totally worth the effort. After all, you might want to sum up the experience in a couple of words, restate a vow, or once again confess how in love you are. And we’re here to make things easier for you and provide you with plenty of inspiration and even ready-to-use wedding captions for Instagram.

Elements of a great wedding caption for Instagram

The recipe for a great wedding photo caption consists of sincerity, authenticity, and maybe a little bit of humor too. (Or how about making it all about humor?) Don’t be afraid to break the mold and write something that’s unique to you or the couple if you’re a guest. And if there are any funny shots from the dance party, go for it! With the right caption, you might have the ultimate memory in your hands. 

Some couples even create their own unique hashtag to include in the captions of their wedding pics and easily find all the memories shared about their special day. If it’s your wedding, consider coming up with something unique and make sure to communicate it to the guests. You can even include it in your invitation letters. To not add extra leg work to the already grueling process of planning a wedding, you can use WeddingWire’s wedding hashtag generator. This is a great way to easily find all the memories people shared from your wedding.

Last but definitely not least, emojis! Use them. But not too much. The recommended amount in wedding captions is max 3. More than that feels excessive. And don’t limit yourself to the standard red heart emoji. Feel free to get creative and use something different. How about a lobster emoji for a subtle Friends reference? Or cake and alcohol emojis to show how much you enjoyed the food and the open bar without saying how much you enjoyed the food and the open bar?

Ready-to-use wedding captions for Instagram

For further inspiration, take a look at our favorite captions for a newly married couple and not only. We’ve separated them into several categories for you to choose from or get inspired to write your own. Whether you want to have a tongue-in-cheek caption or something more romantic, we’ve got you covered.

Funny

1. I did it! I found my lobster.
2. And they said it wouldn’t last, but here we are, married and all.
3. We said I do and then we did. 
4. I’m not crying it’s just that people kept cutting onions at my wedding. 
5. Knot your average wedding. 
6. Does this dress say wifey to you? 
7. Never letting go of this one.
8. He stole my heart, so I’m stealing his last name.
9. You’re my happily ever after. And my morning coffee fix.
10. I’m convinced we’re soulmates. Even our dogs get along.
11. Together we can take on the world. Or at least this marriage thing.
12. I promise to always love you, even when you’re hangry.
13. You’re stuck with me forever. Sorry, not sorry.
14. I’m so happy I swiped right.
15. Forever and always, my love. Even if you don’t put the toilet seat down.
16. I vow to always make you laugh, even if it’s just to distract you from your bad dancing.
17. I promise to always be your biggest supporter, even when you’re trying to convince me that pineapple belongs on pizza.
18. I never knew what true happiness was until I married you… and got a dog.
19. I’m sorry for what I said when I was hungry, tired, or planning a wedding.
20. Two hearts beating as one, but with twice the student loan debt.
21. The best thing to hold onto in life is each other… or a slice of pizza.
22. I can’t believe I get to spend the rest of my life annoying this person.
23. Finally, I found someone who shares my love for pizza and bad dance moves.
24. Happily ever after? More like, “Happily until I get hungry.”
25. Falling in love is easy. Staying in love? That’s the challenge. Also, finding the right angle for this photo was pretty challenging too.
26. Sorry, I’m late. I was busy practicing my ‘I do’s.’
27. Two hearts, one bank account. Marriage, here we come!
28. I got a partner for life, but more importantly, someone to share my Netflix password with.
29. Marriage is like a game of Mario Kart. You’re either in the first place together, or you’re throwing banana peels at each other.
30. Just married, but no pressure. We can still be friends.

Romantic

1. Our forever begins.
2. Best. Decision. Ever. Made.
3. So this is love.
4. Our picture-perfect day.
5. Best soulmates forever.
6. A moment in time, a lifetime of love. 
7. Love and laughter forever after.
8. My end and my beginning.
9. Forever and always, I choose you.
10. With you, I’m home.
11. Happily ever after starts now.
12. Two hearts, one love.
13. Finally found the missing piece to my puzzle.
14. I never want to stop making memories with you.
15. Every love story is beautiful, but ours is my favorite.
16. Together is my favorite place to be.
17. I loved you yesterday, I love you still, I always have, and I always will.
18. My forever wedding date.
19. The start of our forever.
20. I choose you today and every day.

Quotes

1. “A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” – Mignon McLaughlin
2. “Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.” – Osho
3. “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” – Lao Tzu
4. “Love is an adventure, a journey, a discovery of ourselves and others.” – Leo Buscaglia
5. “The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.” – Audrey Hepburn
6. “To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.” – David Viscott
7. “Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.” – Aristotle
8. “Love is not just looking at each other, it’s looking in the same direction.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
9. “Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.” – Maya Angelou
10. “I don’t want to miss a thing.” – Aerosmith, “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing”
11. “I knew I loved you before I met you.” – Savage Garden, “I Knew I Loved You”
12. “At last my love has come along.” – Etta James, “At Last”
13. “Take my hand, take my whole life too.” – Elvis Presley, “Can’t Help Falling in Love”
14. “I could stay lost in this moment forever.” – Keith Urban, “Making Memories of Us”
15. “All that you are is all that I’ll ever need.” – Ed Sheeran, “Tenerife Sea”
16. “I belong with you, you belong with me, you’re my sweetheart.” – The Lumineers, “Ho Hey”
17. “We found love in a hopeless place.” – Rihanna, “We Found Love”
18. “I’ll be the one to catch you when you fall.” – Ed Sheeran, “Perfect”
19. “You’re still the one I want for life.” – Shania Twain, “You’re Still the One”
20. “I wanna be your first string. I wanna be your A-Team. I wanna be your end game.” – Taylor Swift ft. Ed Sheeran and Future, “End Game”

Captions for guests

1. Came for the open bar, stayed for love.
2. We give it forever. 
3. A picture-perfect day celebrating the love of [bride and groom’s names].
4. Sorry, Meghan and Harry! There’s a new wedding of the century on the block. 
5. They’re really knot messing around this time!
6. They said ‘I do’ and now they’re all tied up… in love!
7. I didn’t catch the bouquet. It caught up with me. 
8. My favorite part of weddings is the cake, let’s be real.
9. Finding my own happily ever after one open bar at a time.
10. Love is grand, but a good dance party is even better!
11. Cheers to love, laughter, and happily ever after… and an open bar!
12. When in doubt, dance it out.
13. I don’t always dance, but when I do, it’s at weddings.
14. Witnessing true love is great, but witnessing true love with an open bar is even better.
15. “I do” take this cake and these flowers!
16. The happiest day of [bride and groom’s names] lives… and my Saturday.
17. I’m not crying. You’re crying! Or maybe it’s just allergies from all this love in the air.
18. This wedding is so romantic, it’s making me want to swipe right on everyone.
19. The love and joy at this wedding is contagious!
20. Celebrating love, laughter, and happily ever after with my favorite people.

And that’s a wrap on our wedding caption list. Now it’s time to find your shoes somewhere on the dance floor and get a ride home. And while you’re on the way, here’s another hack you might need. If you still haven’t found what you’re quite looking for, check out Picsart’s AI Content Generator for more effortless AI-generated options. Happy captioning!