Warm and wonderful words for your bridal party

As you make your journey towards the aisle, there’s a select group of people who will be with you every step of the way. And that’s your various attendants, be they bridesmaids, groomsmen or other special people in your life who have contributed to pulling off your big day perfectly.

It’s a real honour to wear the tag of bridesmaid and groomsman, and these days many couples acknowledge that honour by writing a beautiful note asking their besties to take part in the big day.

But, there are lots of other times you can put pen to paper to say thanks for their support, be it the conclusion of dress shopping or the aftermath of a super buck’s night.

And don’t sweat it if you’re stuck for inspiring words. Here are some wonderful and evocative quotes to get your ball(point pen) rolling…

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

Marcel Proust

I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let’s face it, friends make life a lot more fun.
Charles R Swindoll

In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart find its morning and is refreshed.
Khalil Gibran

The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.
Hubert H. Humphrey

There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.
Thomas Aquinas

Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
Jean de La Fontaine

My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.
Henry Ford

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.
Henry David Thoreau

The world is round so that friendship may encircle it.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.
Plautus

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.
Aristotle

If you have one true friend you have more than your share.
Thomas Fuller.

But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr

A friend is, as it were, a second self.
Marcus Tullius Cicero

A friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out.
Grace Pulpit

And, some more quotes that actually – and very directly – say ‘thank you!’

Thank you for coming into my life and giving me joy, thank you for loving me and receiving my love in return. Thank you for the memories I will cherish forever.
Nicholas Sparks

Thank you so much for all you do; You’re truly a delight; When my life overwhelms and does me in, You make everything all right.

Karl and Joanna Fuchs

My world is brighter and more beautiful because of you. Thank you.
Unknown

A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked.
Bernard Meltzer

Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone.
G.B. Stern

By the way, I’m wearing the smile that you gave me.
Unknown