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Why do you only congratulate the groom?

Asked: Kate Creese, Last Updated:

It is traditional to say 'Congratulations' to a groom after a wedding, but 'Best wishes' to the bride. The implication is that the groom has made a great 'catch', but that it would be impolite to say that the bride had.

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  • How do Italians wish each other happy birthday?

    The most common phrases are buon compleanno, auguri and tanti auguri. You can also wish someone a happy birthday by saying cento di questi giorni which literally means “one hundred of these days“.

  • How do you wish a man happy birthday?

    Use the perfect birthday wishes for him card to send your love, admiration, and gratitude for all that he does for you and others.

    1. Happy Birthday! ...
    2. Happy Birthday To A Real Party Animal. ...
    3. Happy Birthday to a fantastic man! ...
    4. Happy Birthday To An Awesome Guy. ...
    5. Happy Birthday To A Wonderful Man.

  • How do you say I wish you luck in Japanese?

    The noun, “good luck,” can be translated as 幸運 (ko-un). The literal, but very uncommon way to wish someone “Good luck!” would be 幸運を祈る (ko-un o inoru). The natural way would either be 頑張って (ganbatte), which carries a sense of “do your best!” or you can say, 気をつけて (ki o tsukete) which carries the sense of “be careful.”

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    1. Merry Christmas.
    2. Happy Hanukkah.
    3. Joyous Kwanzaa.
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  • How do you congratulate a friend?

    Formal Exclamations to Congratulate Someone in English

    1. Congratulations! You deserve this success.
    2. Congratulations on your hard work.
    3. My sincere/heartfelt/warmest congratulations to you.
    4. I commend you on your accomplishments/success.
    5. Well done!
    6. That's wonderful news.

  • What are other situations you can say congratulations?

    Often English learners say congratulations when they mean good job or well done! When you want to tell someone that they have done well on a project, taught a class well, given a good speech, or generally done something well, you can say: Good job on the report! I think the executives will like it.

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    I sent my belated congratulations to Steve. You need to send belated congratulations to the list of awardees from last night's celebration. He deserves congratulations for his fine piece of work. I offer my heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to you both.

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    1. Happy birthday, [their name]! ?
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    Formal Exclamations to Congratulate Someone in English

    1. Congratulations! You deserve this success.
    2. Congratulations on your hard work.
    3. My sincere/heartfelt/warmest congratulations to you.
    4. I commend you on your accomplishments/success.
    5. Well done!
    6. That's wonderful news.

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    Two months in a relationship is a great step, and we wish you a happy 2 month anniversary.

    1. Cheers to your two month anniversary!
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    4. Every moment you spend with a loved one is a blessing from God.

  • How do you virtually congratulate someone?

    Find a rhyme

    1. “You met your dreams and aspirations. Now take a bow – congratulations!”
    2. “Now's the time for festive fun – to celebrate your job well done!”
    3. “Roses are red, violets are blue. Congrats! I am oh-so happy for you!”

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    as interjection] an expression of congratulations, thanks or respect. big up to the team for a great job.

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    Teacher's Day wishes

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    There are two reasons for highlighted words, first being the actual style of an email message and the other is a new feature called Joyful Animations. ... As for Joyful Animations, it's a new featured recently added to the web version of Outlook, that highlights certain words, such as “Congratulations” for example.

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