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How to make a wedding crossword about the two of you (60 clue ideas)

Sixty wedding crossword clue ideas about the couple, how to pick answers that interlock, and how to print it for tables or as a poster.

October 5, 2026 · 4 min read

A crossword about the two of you gives a table something to solve together. It takes an evening to make.

Start with the answers

Collect answers, fit them together, write the clues last.

Good answers are	Example
Single words	LISBON beats NEWYORK
Four to nine letters	TUESDAY, LABRADOR
Common letters	E, A, R, S, T, N and O cross easily; J, Q, X and Z rarely
Mixed difficulty	A third anyone gets, a third for family, a few for your closest

How many:

Format	Answers
Table sheet	12 to 20
Poster	25 to 35

Make the words cross

Longest firstBuild outward on shared letters.
Both namesCrossing on a shared letter if you can.
Keep two long answersSo it does not look like a word search.
Drop the misfitsWrite more candidates than you need.

60 wedding crossword clue ideas

Swap in your own details: each answer should be something only your wedding has.

How you met

The city where we met.
The bar or app where it started.
The month we met.
The friend who introduced us.
The event we both nearly skipped.
What she wore that night, in one word.
The first thing he said to her.
The year we met.
The neighbourhood we both lived in.
Our pub quiz team name.

Firsts

The film on our first cinema trip.
The restaurant of our first date.
Our first trip together.
The first meal he cooked for her.
The song of our first dance together.
Our first pet.
The street of our first flat.
Our first concert as a couple.
What we both ordered on date one.
The month we moved in together.

Favourites

Her usual coffee order.
His weekend breakfast, without fail.
The show we have rewatched four times.
The board game that starts arguments.
Our favourite season.
The takeaway on speed dial.
Her favourite flower, in the bouquet today.
The team he never stops talking about.
The book she recommends to everyone.
The dessert at every birthday.

Family and pets

The dog's name.
The cat who runs the house.
Her mother's maiden name.
His grandfather's first name.
The nickname his family still uses.
Number of siblings between us, spelled out.
The childhood family holiday spot.
The name both grandmothers share.
The godchild here today.
The family board-game champion.

Travel

The country we keep going back to.
The airport we know too well.
The island where he nearly proposed.
The city on our honeymoon list.
The road trip we still argue about.
The mountain one of us climbed.
The language we keep failing to learn.
The train line to her parents.

The proposal

The month he asked.
The city where it happened.
What she said, obviously.
The person who helped plan it.
Where the ring was hidden.
What we drank afterwards.
The first person we told.

Quirks

What he is always losing.
Her non-negotiable house rule.
The chore neither of us will do.
His karaoke song.
The word she says constantly.

Clues that work

Rule	Instead of	Write
Say who it is about	Coffee order	Her coffee order
Give the letter count	Our first pet	Our first pet (6)
One fact per clue	The pub where his brother introduced us in 2019	The pub where we met
Give inside jokes a way in	The incident	The Greek island of the incident

The answer key

Keep it off the tables; it gets flipped within minutes. Give the keys to the MC to read after the speeches (wine for the best table), or leave one at the bar. Mark the backs so they stay out of the blank pile.

Sizing and printing

Size	Setup	Squares
Letter or A4	One per seat or couple	8mm or more
Tabloid or A3	One per table, three pens	8mm or more
18 x 24 in poster (free account)	On an easel for the whole room; a keepsake	25mm or more

Print on 120gsm card or heavier, at actual size, not "fit to page".

Easier alternatives

Wedding word search: ten minutes to make, nothing has to interlock, good for kids.
Bride or groom game: who is more likely to statements, two columns to tick.

Sending the invitation too? Digital wedding invitations