From young love to decades-long relationships, there's something all marriages have in common — an undercurrent of love and commitment that’s hard to put into words. If you're looking for sweet, funny, smart, or inspirational words to accompany marriage-themed photos, perhaps for anniversary cards or wedding photo books, consider some of the following marriage quotes. These wise words can be just as fitting for photos of day-to-day married life as they are for milestone moments, so you can get really creative with personalized gifts and other custom photo projects.

Loving Marriage Quotes

A photo book that focuses on the deep love behind happily married couples sounds like a magical creation. Gather your favorite photos and consider some of the following happy marriage quotes to go with them.

“A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.” – Andre Maurois
“My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me.” – Winston Churchill
“There is no more lovely, friendly, and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage.” – Martin Luther
“Marriage is not a noun; it’s a verb. It isn’t something you get. It’s something you do. It’s the way you love your partner every day.” – Barbara De Angelis
“Sexiness wears thin after a while and beauty fades, but to be married to a man who makes you laugh every day, ah, now that is a treat.” – Joanne Woodward

Funny Marriage Quotes

As these marriage quotes remind us, the secret to a happy marriage might just be sharing a good sense of humor. These funny, happy marriage quotes could be perfect for light-hearted projects like bachelorette party invitations.

“I love being married. It’s so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.” – Rita Rudner
“Some people ask the secret of our long marriage. We take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little candlelight, dinner, soft music, and dancing. She goes Tuesdays, I go Fridays." – Henny Youngman
“By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.” – Socrates
“Why does a woman work 10 years to change a man, then complain he's not the man she married?” – Barbra Streisand
“To keep your marriage brimming, with love in the wedding cup, whenever you're wrong, admit it; whenever you're right, shut up.” – Ogden Nash

Newlyweds Quotes

There’s something so sweet and sentimental about the newlywed period of a marriage. Celebrate the newlywed sentiment by including these lovely quotes about a new marriage with your wedding-themed photo creations, for example on your wedding thank you cards.

“The minute I heard my first love story I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was. Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’re in each other all along.” – Rumi
“Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.” – Plato
"Let there be spaces in your togetherness, and let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: Let it be rather a moving sea between the shores of your souls." – Kahlil Gibran
"The real act of marriage takes place in the heart, not in the ballroom or church or synagogue. It's a choice you make – not just on your wedding day, but over and over again – and that choice is reflected in the way you treat your husband or wife." – Barbara de Angelis
"Think not because you are now wed, that all your courtship's at an end." – Antonio Hurtado de Mendoza

Wedding Anniversary Quotes

The traditional gift to celebrate a one-year wedding anniversary is paper, so romance photo books are perfect! They're also perfect for every year of marriage after that, so consider making photo books as an annual tradition. Don’t forget to include some sweet anniversary quotes and happy anniversary messages, such as these.

“Sensual pleasures have the fleeting brilliance of a comet; a happy marriage has the tranquility of a lovely sunset.” – Ann Landers
“Love at first sight is easy to understand; it’s when two people have been looking at each other for a lifetime that it becomes a miracle.” – Sam Levenson
"When marrying, ask yourself this question: Do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this person into your old age? Everything else in marriage is transitory." – Friedrich Nietzsche

Literary Marriage Quotes

For the most beautiful quotes about marriage, it makes sense to turn to the greatest names in literature and poetry. Here are some of the best ones to use for Valentine's Day gifts and other custom photo projects.

“If I had a flower for every time thought of you… I could walk through my garden forever.” – Alfred, Lord Tennyson
"What greater thing is there for two human souls, than to feel that they are joined for life – to strength each other in all labor, to rest on each other in all sorrow, to minister to each other in silent unspeakable memories at the moment of the last parting?" – George Eliot
"Doubt thou the stars are fire; Doubt that the sun doth move; Doubt truth to be a liar; But never doubt I love." – William Shakespeare
"Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction." – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"Come, let's be a comfortable couple and take care of each other! How glad we shall be, that we have somebody we are fond of always, to talk to and sit with." – Charles Dickens
"Grow old with me! The best is yet to be." – Robert Browning
“There is nothing more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends.” – Homer

Marriage Quotes from Movies

The relationships on screen might be fictional, but romantic movies have given us some of the best quotes about marriage. Use one of these marriage-themed movie lines for calendars and sentimental gifts.

“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.” – Sally Albright (When Harry Met Sally)
“When I married Miles, we were both a couple of maladjusted misfits. We are still maladjusted misfits, and we have loved every minute of it.” – Stella (Rear Window)
“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love, and be loved in return.” – Toulouse-Lautrec (Moulin Rouge)
“It was a million tiny little things that, when you added them all up, they meant we were supposed to be together.” – Sam Baldwin (Sleepless in Seattle)
“I vow to fiercely love you in all your forms, now and forever. I promise to never forget that this is a once in a lifetime love.” – Leo (The Vow)

Use Your Favorite Marriage Quotes for a Photo Project

With these lovely marriage quotes plus your own beautiful photos, you’re ready to put together a custom photo project celebrating love. Head over to Mixbook.com to get started!