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What is the best message for a friend’s birthday?
The best message for a friend’s birthday is one that reflects your relationship with this person. Do you have a ton of fun together? Then send them something goofy that references a wild time you’ve had with them. Have they changed your life with their friendship? Maybe pen a few examples of how your relationship has changed you for the better. Whatever you write, make sure it comes from the heart!
What do you write on a birthday card?
A birthday card doesn’t need to be complicated but it should contain the following elements:
• A greeting: This can be as simple as stating "Happy birthday!" right up at the top.
• Best wishes: This section should include your key birthday message as well as reflections on your friendship, thoughts about this person, or hopes for their future.
• Closing message: You can end the card with a suggestion to spend time together soon or mention a gift you got them or are sending them in the mail.
30 Classic and short birthday wishes for a friend
Create cards for the people in your life with these thoughtful standards that fit well in any celebration message.
• Thank you for always being a friend I can count on. Happy birthday!
• Wishing my bestie the absolute best on their b-day!
• Cheers to more fun, more memories, and more cake! Happy birthday!
• I can’t think of a better gift than your friendship — happy birthday!
• Cheers to another trip around the sun! Keep on shining, bestie.
• You’re the brightest star in the galaxy! Happy birthday!
• Wishing my favorite partner in crime a very scandalous birthday!
• Happy birthday to my best friend in the whole wide world.
• Cheers to your own personal new year — let’s make it one for the books!
• You make our world a better and brighter place — happy birthday love!
• Enjoy your special day to the fullest, bestie!
• Wishing you a fantastic birthday and a wonderful year ahead.
• Today we celebrate you! Happy birthday to a real one.
• I hope all your wishes come true! Happy birthday!
• Wishing you nothing but love and happiness on your special day!
• I hope your birthday is as special as you are, friend!
• Go bestie, it’s your birthday!
• Get the cake and confetti ready, it’s time to celebrate the best person ever!
• May all your wishes come true today and always.
• Happy cake day, babe!
• It’s your special day — get out there and celebrate!
• Our age is merely the number of years that the world has enjoyed us!
• This day is all yours — have fun!
• Happy birthday to my ride or die! Love you, bestie!
• Wherever the year ahead takes you, I hope it’s somewhere with me.
• Here’s to more life, love, and adventures along the way!
• My best friend was born today! Where would I be without you?!
• Happy birthday to this dime in their prime!
• Happy birthday to my forever-young friend!
• Life is more fun by your side — happy birthday!
30 Funny birthday wishes for best friends
Your friends’ birthday messages will take the cake with this collection of cute and clever sentiments for funny birthday cards and captions.
• However old you are is the new 30. Happy birthday.
• Like a fine wine, we get better with age. Or maybe we just feel better about our age with a little bit of wine.
• Happy birthday to someone who is smart, talented, pretty, creative, and fabulous. I love that we’re so much alike.
• It is scientifically proven that people who have more birthdays live longer. Congrats on your success.
• At least you’re not as old as you will be next year. Happy birthday.
• Just imagine the things you’d want to hear on your birthday and then pretend I said them. Love you, babe!
• Your birthday outshines all the other 364 days of the year. Happy birthday!
• If things really do get better with age, then you’re nearing perfection. I bet it feels as good as it looks. Happy birthday!
• For your birthday, how about a fruit salad instead of cake? A fruit salad with mostly grapes – no, all grapes. Fermented grapes. Wine it is.
• I can barely keep up with everyone’s birthdays these days, but you better believe I’d never forget yours. Happy birthday to the best friend there is.
• A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the best person in the world was born. Happy birthday, bud!
• Best friend, we’ve been through it all. We’ve celebrated birthdays together from our diaper days as kids, and I look forward to our diaper days as adults. Let’s live it up while we’re young.
• Your birthday is a painful reminder of how old I’m getting. At least we’re in it together.
• Happy birthday to someone who is smart, talented, pretty, creative, and fabulous. I love that we’re so much alike.
• It is scientifically proven that people who have more birthdays live longer. Congrats on your success.
• Here’s to hoping all your candles this year don’t set off the fire alarm. Your birthday is gonna be lit.
• Another birthday, another year older. Don’t you think it’s about time we started to act our age? Well, I know exactly what you’ll say. Next year. Happy birthday.
• You’re not old. You’re just old enough to know better but not old enough to care. Happy birthday.
• Another year to prove that older doesn’t really mean wiser. Happy birthday.
• When I say, "have a happy birthday," you better freaking do it!
• Wishing you nothing but tacos and champagne on your big day, or whatever else makes it special!
• Can you hear that down the block? That’s me screaming, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!"
• We’re both getting old, but who’s counting? Happy birthday!
• If you’re getting old, that means I am too! Happy birthday geezer!
• Don’t think of it as getting older; think of it as becoming a classic.
• You’re older than yesterday but younger than tomorrow — happy birthday!
• Hey, you! It’s your birthday! Candles! Cocktails! Cake! Gifts! Can you tell I’m excited?!
• Don’t forget your real gift: everyone singing "Happy Birthday" to you awkwardly later tonight!
• How many birthdays have we spent together now? I guess it’s official — you’re stuck with me!
• Let’s party like it’s [insert your friend’s birth year]! Happy birthday to a true vintage!
24 Special birthday wishes
No one knows you like your best friends, so remind them of how thoughtful you can be with these tender birthday wishes.
• Today was the best because I got to spend it with you — happy birthday!
• I hope you’re beginning and ending your day with happy thoughts — happy birthday!
• Happy birthday to my favorite secret-keeper! Thanks for always keeping things interesting.
• I can’t imagine life without my best friend, and I’m so grateful for you! Happy birthday!
• Today a true queen was born and I’m so honored to be in your court. Happy birthday my royal highness!
• You are one of a kind and deserve everything good that this special day will bring!
• Happy birthday to my gorgeous, brilliant, and dedicated friend — keep living your best life!
• We’ve made so many wonderful memories together — here’s to a million more!
• Happy birthday to one of the most special people in my life and wishing you many more.
• I’m so grateful for your friendship and all the fun we’ve had together. Happy birthday, I love you!
• Happy birthday, friend! I hope you enjoy your big day to the fullest.
• Today should be a national holiday because it’s the day my best friend was born!
• I know we don’t live together anymore so I’m shipping you an abundance of love this birthday, bestie.
• May this day bring you all the joy you deserve. Happy birthday, friend.
• On this special day, I raise a toast to you and your future. Happy birthday.
• Don’t count the candles but see the light they give. Don’t count your years but see the life you’ve lived. Happy birthday my sweet friend.
• There are friends, and then there are best friends. Happy birthday to the best friend who’s ever lived.
• Today is my annual reminder that there’s no one like you! Happy birthday friend!
• I’m so proud of how much you’ve grown this year. Happy birthday.
• Happy birthday! Thank you for living your life in a way that makes every day worth celebrating.
• Happiness is seeing your best friend grow up with you! Happy birthday!
• Cheers to the nights that turned into mornings and the friend that turned into family. Happy birthday!
• Happy birthday to an inspiring person who is a shining example for all of us!
• Your year ahead is full of promise and potential — may you make it the best one yet!
16 Romantic birthday wishes
Is this the year that your friendship blossomed into romance? Appreciate your love with these soft and romantic statements you can send to your babe. You can also edit these for Valentine’s Day, Galentine’s Day, or Palentine’s Day cards and messages.
• Every day I spend with you is the new best day of my life — happy birthday!
• Taking a moment to feel gratitude for the day that we shared, and I patiently await what tomorrow has in store for us. Happy birthday, my love!
• "You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams." — Dr. Seuss
• No matter where you are in the world, I hope you feel my love. Happy birthday, baby.
• "The best way to remember your wife’s birthday is to forget it once." — E. Joseph Cossman
• "To give somebody your time is the biggest gift you can give." — Franka Potente
• Thanks for being my partner in all things, especially in celebrating you!
• I hope your special day bring you all that your heart desires, including me!
• Much like the way you entered my life, I wish you a day of pleasant surprises!
• Sending you birthday wishes wrapped up with all my love!
• Happy birthday to my number one! Here’s to another year of laughing and loving with you.
• I can’t believe how lucky I am to have someone like you. You make every day of my life so special. I can’t wait to celebrate your big day with you!
• The world became a better place when you were born, and I’m so honored to spend this day with you.
• Sending my love to the most wonderful person I know — you always bring out the best in me, and I love you for that.
• Happy birthday babe! You do so much for others, so I’m thrilled you can take time for yourself on your big day.
• You’re my one and only, forever and always. Happy birthday my love!
Free Adobe Express customizable templates for birthday wishes
Is your birthday card in need of some punching up? These free and customizable Adobe Express templates can be used for a variety of cards, signs, and social media content that will boost your loved one’s birthday immediately.
Wish you a many many happy returns of the day. May God bless you with health, wealth and prosperity in your life. HAPPY BIRTHDAY
On your birthday I wish you success and endless happiness!.Wishing you an awesome birthday!
Happy birthday to my closest and oldest friend! I feel blessed, because our friendship is a true gift of life.
Wish you a beautiful birthday and I hope you get double of everything you want in your life. Happy Birthday!
Today is not just your special day, it is even mine. Because today was the day when my best friend came into this world. If it were not for today, my life wouldn't have been half the fun it is. I owe so much to you. I love you buddy. Happy Birthday.
May your birthday and your life be as wonderful as you are . Happy Birthday
My dearest sister, wish you a very warm and happy birthday. You are not only the sweetest sister but also a true friend. I feel blessed to have a sister like you. May you achieve and get all you ever wish for.
On your birthday may all that you asked from God be granted to you hundred fold! Happy Birthday to my sweetest friend. Always keep smiling the way you do! Have an amazing day and an even more special year ahead. May God Bless you.
My dear brother, I wish you a very happy and joyful year ahead. May God love and care you, as you did for me. May you live a long and beautiful life. Happy Birthday.
May you achieve everything you desire in life. I wish you a very sweet and happy birthday. May you have an awesome life ahead. Enjoy your day
Happy Birthday Dear Sister You Are Amazing You Are Special You Are Unique You Are Kind You Are Precious You Are Loved.
My dear friend, may your special day be full of beautiful, magical and unforgettable moments!
You are my special friend,I love you from the core of my heart,I''ll keep you near always.Happy Birthday Dear Friend.
You are very special and you deserve the best. I wish you a wonderful life filled with love and happiness. Happy Birthday.
A cute brother like you deserve all the happiness in life,For today and forever in time,Happy birthday bro,Have a nice day!
Wish a fabulous birthday to my cutest baby
Thinking of you and the good times we spent make me smile! Happy birthday to a friend who is always close to my heart.
Happy Birthday I pray that God blesses you with all the happiness in this universe. May you prosper and shine everywhere you go.
I’m sorry I can't be with you on your special day but I will always be there for you in mind and spirit. I wish for you a wonderful birthday!
I just want to wish you lots of luck,good health and yes lots of wealth,On this day,Wish you a super birthday,To my lovely bro!
May your sweet smile never fade away. I wish you a very happy and sweet birthday. Good bless you.
Happy Birthday you are a beautiful person, inside and out .I hope that you remember that,today and always.
Happy birthday is just a wish,But, I will pray that you get everything my bestie,Because you deserve the best in life,And, I pray you don't have to strive,So, stay blessed,Wish you a very happy birthday!
My crazy, loving, caring and fun little sister, life without you would have been a crazy twister. Happy birthday
Happy Birthday to the King of my heart, the man of my dreams, and the love of my life.
Wishing you an awesome day,With good luck on your way, Stay blessed and happy this day, My dear friend on your birthday today
Happy birthday to the love of my life! You deserve all the best that life could bring .I wish you happiness, success and good health! I love you !
You are as beautiful today as the first day I saw you. You will always have my heart and my love. Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday to my wonderful wife! I feel blessed to have such a loving and caring person in my life. Love you so much, darling.
Dear son, you are like a prince to us. May you have a great year and glorious life ahead. We are always with you. I wish you a very Happy Birthday.
Though I don’t talk to you every day but you always remain the deepest core of my heart. Happy Birthday, Sister.
Sisters are like rainbows. They bring in 7 great emotions in your life ? Joy, laughter, anger, jealousy, dreams, surprises and companionship. You're the rainbow of my life dear sis. Wishing you a very Happy Birthday.
Sending happy birthday wishes can be more challenging than it seems, thanks to those inviting yet pesky blank spaces on the birthday card. After all, how can you put into words everything you feel for your loved one? And how can everything fit in that space?
Maybe all you need is a little nudge — by way of some birthday quotes and sayings.
To help you send the perfect happy birthday wish, weve put together a list of our favorites below. Short, long, funny, sweet, weve tried to include every length and tone you and your card may be looking for!
So, take some time to browse. Use a quote or two for inspiration, or even borrow the words themselves. No matter how you decide to use them, know that you dont have to face those daunting blank spaces alone.
Birthday Quotes, Happy Birthday Wishes, and Birthday Sayings
• You dont get older, you get better.
• Age is merely the number of years the world has been enjoying you. Happy birthday!
• “Just remember, once youre over the hill you begin to pick up speed.” – Charles Schulz
• “You know youre getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.” – Bob Hope
• “A party without cake is just a meeting.” – Julia Child
• “Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!” – Dr. Seuss
• “Dont just count your years, make your years count.” – George Meredith
• “I think all this talk about age is foolish. Every time Im one year older, everyone else is too.” – Gloria Swanson
• “It takes a long time to become young.” – Pablo Picasso
• Wishing you a birthday as amazing as you are!
• Cheers to another trip around the sun – happy birthday!
• Hoping your birthday is extra sweet.
• Sending you happy, dancing, confetti-popping, cake-filled birthday wishes!
• The older you get, the better you get. Unless youre a banana.
• Just like a fine wine, you get better with age.
• Wishing you a purrrrfect birthday.
• I am so happy you were born, and even happier youre in my life.
• To my dearest, sweetest, most wonderful friend – wishing you a year filled with nothing but happiness.
• Another year older, another year wiser, and another night well never remember. Happy birthday!
• Cheers to the birthday girl – drinks on me!
• HBD to my BFF
• Youre not old, youre classic.
• Dont worry, youre not getting old. You were already old a long time ago.
• May your birthday bloom with happiness!
• I hope that all of the beauty and kindness that you bring into the world comes back to you in the year ahead.
• Thank you for everything you do, for always being there, and for making my life so much brighter. Happy birthday!
• Getting older is mandatory, but growing up is optional.
Birthday Card Ideas
How frustrating is it to be writing a happy birthday wish with a pen, only to make the tiniest mistake? Pretty darn frustrating.
When you choose a design from our online birthday card collection, not only will you be able to send a beautiful and eco-friendly card, youll have the ability to erase your mistakes — write and rewrite your happy birthday wishes as many times as you need to before you hit "Send". Now your loved ones can receive the birthday wish they deserve, free of scribbles.
Start designing today, explore the countless customization possibilities, and schedule your card to send when you need it to, whether thats in the next five minutes, or five months from now.