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Nos alegramos mucho de tu boda.

Nos alegramos mucho de tu boda.
We are very glad about your wedding.
From Lesson 152:Verb-preposition combinations·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Nos alegramos mucho de tu boda.

Why do we use de here instead of sobre or por for "about"?
In Spanish, the verb alegrarse (to be glad) requires the preposition de when you mention what you are glad about. Just like you memorize pensar en (to think about), you need to remember the specific combination alegrarse de.
Why is there a nos at the beginning? Is this a reflexive verb?
Exactly. Many emotional states in Spanish use reflexive verbs. The infinitive here is alegrarse (literally "to gladden oneself"). Because "we" are the ones feeling glad, we use the matching reflexive pronoun nos.
The English translation says "very glad." Why does the Spanish use mucho instead of muy?
In English, "glad" is an adjective, so you say "very glad." But in Spanish, alegramos is an action (a verb). To say you do an action "a lot" or "very much," you use mucho. Literally, this sentence translates closer to "We gladden ourselves a lot about your wedding."
Why doesn't tu have an accent mark here?
tu without an accent is a possessive word that means "your" (tu boda = your wedding). If it had an accent mark (tú), it would mean the person "you". It is a small detail that completely changes the word's purpose!

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