60 short and original congratulatory texts for acquaintances

If you are looking for short and original congratulations to an acquaintance, for example on a birthday, a new home or a milestone achieved, you will immediately find copyable phrases that you can use in no time.

This article lists six different styles so that you can choose an appropriate congratulations for every knowledge and situation, from formal to light-hearted and funny.

🎉 Formal congratulatory texts for an acquaintance

Use these formal congratulations for acquaintances with whom you have a nice, professional, or somewhat distant relationship.

  • Congratulations on this great milestone, I wish you the best of luck and happiness for the coming years.
  • Congratulations on this special occasion, may it bring you great satisfaction and great memories.
  • I am pleased to congratulate you on this achievement and wish you all the best for the future.
  • Congratulations on this step, I hope it's the start of many more great moments.
  • I would like to congratulate you on this joyful fact and wish you health, happiness and inspiration.
  • Congratulations on this opportunity, for giving you many new opportunities and great experiences.
  • Congratulations on this special moment in your life, I wish you peace, stability and success.
  • With sincere congratulations on this occasion, I wish you a future full of growth and satisfaction.
  • Congratulations on reaching this milestone, may your efforts be richly rewarded.
  • Congratulations and good luck with everything that comes your way now.
  • 😄 Light and cozy congratulatory texts for an acquaintance

    Use these light-hearted and cozy congratulations to acquaintances with whom you hang out smoothly and informally, without getting too personal.

  • Congratulations on this great milestone, I hope you enjoy it even more today.
  • Congratulations, I wish you a day full of little surprises and big smiles.
  • Hooray, congratulations, make something beautiful out of it and let yourself be put in the limelight.
  • Congratulations, I hope this day will be exactly how you want it to be.
  • Sincerely, looking forward to many more moments to celebrate and look back on.
  • Congratulations, I wish you lots of fun today and lots of happiness in the near future.
  • Cheers to this day, congratulations and enjoy everything that comes your way.
  • Congratulations for this great reason to reflect on everything that has already been done.
  • Congratulations, I wish you a year full of great plans and successful ideas.
  • Congratulations, hopefully this will be the start of a series of great chapters in your story.
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    💌 Warm and thoughtful congratulatory texts for an acquaintance

    Use these warm congratulatory texts when you want to let an acquaintance know that you are thinking of them in a committed and sincere way.

  • Congratulations, I wish you a future where you feel seen, valued and happy.
  • Congratulations on this special step, I hope it makes your heart as happy as you deserve.
  • I warmly congratulate you and wish you days full of peace, strength and happy people around you.
  • I sincerely hope this moment lets you feel how far you've come.
  • Congratulations, may this milestone give you extra confidence in everything to come.
  • Congratulations, I wish you to find at least one reason to be thankful every day.
  • Congratulations, I hope you really take a moment to reflect on what you've achieved today.
  • I sincerely wish this moment to remind you of your own resilience and possibilities.
  • Congratulations, I wish you lots of lightness in your head and warmth in your surroundings.
  • Congratulations, I hope this new chapter brings you exactly what you need.
  • 😂 Funny congratulatory texts for an acquaintance

    Use these funny congratulatory texts for acquaintances with whom you have a relaxed relationship and who appreciate humor.

  • Congratulations, you have another official excuse to eat cake and do nothing today.
  • Congratulations, you're once again proving that getting older can be quite charming.
  • Congratulations, I wish you so much luck that your agenda is actually becoming too small for all those fun things.
  • Hooray, congratulations, I hope your candles work less hard than you did last year.
  • Congratulations, another year of experience and still no guide to life.
  • I sincerely wish you a day with just enough chaos to keep it fun and enough rest to keep it up.
  • Congratulations, hopefully your Wi-Fi is as strong as your good intentions today.
  • Congratulations, I wish you more free time than notifications and more relaxation than deadlines.
  • Congratulations, I hope everyone is as kind to you today as the snooze button on your alarm clock.
  • Congratulations, you officially have a new year to postpone all your plans again.
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    🙏 Respectful and humble congratulatory texts for an acquaintance

    Use these respectful and humble congratulatory texts if you want to congratulate someone without being too exuberant or too personal.

  • Congratulations, I wish you well in everything you do.
  • Congratulations on this wonderful event, I hope it brings you satisfaction.
  • With sincere congratulations, I wish you peace, clarity and prosperity for the coming period.
  • Sincerely, I hope this opportunity brings you a smile and a sense of pride.
  • Congratulations, may this moment be a pleasant memory to look back on later.
  • Congratulations with all due respect, I wish you that the coming period brings you what you hope for.
  • Congratulations, I wish you stability, health and trustworthy people around you.
  • Congratulations, I hope you'll take a moment to reflect on what this means for you today.
  • With much appreciation, I congratulate you and wish you a peaceful, positive time.
  • Congratulations, I wish you simple but precious moments of happiness.
  • ðŸĪŠ Playful and original congratulatory texts for an acquaintance

    Use these playful and original congratulations to acquaintances where you want to send something more creative than a standard congratulations.

  • Congratulations, I wish you a year that is as surprisingly fun as an unexpected day off.
  • Sincerely, I hope that your plans succeed more often this year than your alarm clock fails.
  • Congratulations, let today be the kind of day where everything is not so bad and everyone thinks along.
  • Congratulations, I wish you opportunities that appear right in front of you at just the right time.
  • Congratulations that this new chapter may be filled with small victories and big laughs.
  • Sincerely, I hope you think more often this year, how nice than I did not expect.
  • Congratulations, I wish you the kind of happiness that just happens in between.
  • Congratulations on filling your agenda with things that really energize you.
  • Congratulations, I hope you will surprise you positively with unexpected windfalls in the near future.
  • Sincerely, I wish you days where you think this is exactly how I want it to be.