Congratulations Letter Samples

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Letter of Congratulations - Definition

A letter of congratulations, or congratulations letter, is used in both personal and business situations. Their primary purpose is to formally congratulate someone for an outstanding achievement.

Note: Certain types of congratulations letters are also be referred to as "commendation letters" in some situations. For a sample "commendation letter" click here.

Sample Congratulations Letters

The following letter of congratulations templates are real-life examples of the types of congratulations letters typically written in personal and business situations.

Letter of Congratulations - to a friend or colleague (personal).

Congratulations Letter - to a former employee (business).

Real-Life Congratulations Letter Templates

The thing that makes the above two congratulations letter examples different from what you will typically find online is that they are "real-life templates". In other words, they are complete, fully-formatted letters, written by professionals for actual real-life personal situations.

These are NOT your typical fill-in-the-blanks templates. They are complete letters that one can quickly learn from and adapt to fit one's own situation.

When you need to write a letter of congratulations, or congratulations letter, it is always helpful to have some real-life samples that show you exactly how a professional writes a letter for a similar real-world situation.

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