If you have a brother-in-law, you probably feel lucky to have been given another sibling a little bit later on in life.
In many ways, our brothers-in-law are exactly like the brothers who’ve been there for us since we were younger. They offer support, guidance and a joke or two when you really need to hear one. However, for some reason, it can often be difficult to express how much your brother in law means to you.
On his birthday, it is especially important to try and find a way to let him know. Below, you will find a few of our tried and trusted tips on how you can incorporate heartfelt birthday wishes into your brother in law’s birthday card.
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• Happy Birthday Brother-in-Law
• Birthday Wishes For Brother-in-Law
• Heartfelt Birthday Messages for Brother-in-Law
• Birthday Wishes For Brother-in-Law Who is Like a Brother
• Funny Birthday Wishes for Brother-in-Law
• Quotes For Your Brother-In-Law's Birthday
Happy Birthday Brother-in-Law
When it comes to anyone’s birthday card wishes, the more personal you can make it, the better. This lets the recipient know that they mean a lot to you and will instantly make them feel special.
Here are a few easy ways in which you can personalize your brother in law’s birthday card.
• Add any little stories or treasured memories that you share with your brother in law into the message that you write. This will remind him of the bond that you share and will go a long way in making the birthday card a bit more special.
• Include any little inside jokes you may have with your brother in law. These can be something silly or sweet and may not seem like a big deal but will show your brother in law that you enjoy the time you spend with him.
• Address the card to any nickname that you have for him, as this goes a long way in making the message feel more personalized. Similarly, if he has a nickname for you, be sure to sign the card off with that nickname.
• The most important thing to remember is to write your birthday message to your brother in law from the heart. Don’t rush it and write something generic down. Think carefully about what you will write, and we guarantee that he will love it that extra bit more.
Birthday Wishes For Brother-in-Law
Even our brother-in-law needs to be reminded of how awesome he is. His birthday is the perfect opportunity to tell him what an amazing person he is!
• Happy Birthday brother-in-law! We are so lucky to have you be a part of this family.
• Happy Birthday brother-in-law! Wishing you a fantastic birthday filled with lots of love and happiness.
• To my dearest brother-in-law, thank you for all that you have done for this family. Have a blast!
• I hope your birthday is as amazing as you are! Thank you for being a wonderful addition to this family. Happy birthday brother-in-law!
Heartfelt Birthday Messages for Brother-in-Law
Often a few sincere words speak volumes, and these ideas are great inspiration:
• I hope your birthday is as happy and fun as you are my dear brother-in-law! You are a great guy and I hope you have a wonderful birthday. May you be abundantly blessed throughout this year and beyond!
• Happy birthday, brother-in-law. I hope this upcoming year is even better than the last! May this birthday mark the beginning of a new period of flying high and success in your life.
• On your birthday, I just wanted to say that you are one of the best things to have happened to my sister. I hope you have a wonderful birthday. It’s been great getting to know you over the years, and I hope the coming year makes all your wishes come true.
• To my brother in law, I wish you a day filled with gifts, hugs, food, laughter, and love. May you continue to be a blessing to others. May you have a long and peaceful life. Happy birthday!
• Happy birthday and cheers to you, my sweet brother-in-law! You’ve made it another year. Just remember, you’re not another year older, you are another year better! I wish you nothing but happiness and joy.
• You have been a good father to my nieces and nephews and a good husband to my little sister. You know me, I was born to criticize. But with you, I can't find anything wrong.
Birthday Wishes For Brother-in-Law Who is Like a Brother
• Sometimes, we are lucky enough to have a brother in law that is just as good as a brother by birth. Thanks for being a great brother. I hope your birthday is amazing!
• We weren’t born as family, but it feels like we were. Happy birthday to the best brother by marriage anyone could ask for! I am so thankful to have you as part of the family and I hope that the upcoming year is everything you hope for and more.
• We’re far from similar but I’m glad we could become good friends and brothers. I’m happy to have such a great brother in law. Happy birthday! I hope your birthday is as fantastic as you are!
• My sister has always been the caring and thoughtful one. I’m so glad that she found a man who treats her the way she deserves to be treated. Happy birthday to the brother in law our family has always hoped for – you mean so much to all of us! We love you very much.
• I know I don’t say this enough, but since it’s your birthday I figured that now is as good a time as any. You’ve made such a great addition to this family, you’ve made my sister happy, and our family is all the better for you being in it. Happy birthday!
Funny Birthday Wishes for Brother-in-Law
• Happy birthday to my brother-in-law! A great man who has the courage and strength to live with my sister!
• To my dear brother in law, as long as you keep taking my side when I have an argument with your sister, I’ll make sure every birthday is filled with the best gifts! Happy birthday!
• Being my brother-in-law is really the only gift you need. You're welcome.
• Brother-in-law. The Man. The Myth. The bad influence. Happy birthday, bro.
• Happy birthday to one of the few people I can actually tolerate on a daily basis.
• There are lots of great people in our family, but you are special… you volunteered.
• Happy birthday, brother-in-law! Congratulation on surviving another year of family madness!
• Happy birthday to a brother-in-law who has the BEST sister-in-law in the world. You're one lucky guy.
• I am smiling because you are my brother-in-law. I am laughing because there is nothing you can do about it! Happy birthday!
• I’m so glad that my sister chose you (and not some other jerk) to be a member of our family. Happy birthday, brother in law! May this year bring you everything you wish for and so much more!
Quotes For Your Brother-In-Law's Birthday
It can often be difficult to find the right words to express yourself and to let your brother in law know how much he means to you. If this is the case, let others do the talking for you.
Below are a few great quotes that you can incorporate into your brother in law’s birthday card.
• “All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece but not too much.” – George Harrison. Happy birthday to the world’s greatest brother in law. May your year be filled with plenty of love, happiness and cake!
• “You don’t get older, you get better!” – Shirley Bassey. Here’s to getting even better, my super brother in law! I am so glad that you have joined our family. You mean the world to us.
• “Don’t just count your years. Make your years count.” – George Meredith. Happiest of birthdays to you, my dear brother in law! I know you will make this new year count.
Regardless of what you say, as long as it comes from the heart, your brother in law is bound to enjoy his birthday. Plus, he’ll appreciate all of the effort that you put into creating a thoughtful birthday message for him!
Birthdays are joyful occasions! They mark dates in which special people came into this world. The best people that one can be associated with are the ones who appreciate funny things in life. Being able to laugh about situations, even the fact that one is getting older, is a good thing! It is the sign of someone who knows how to handle different occurrences and has a great sense of humor! Of course, teasing should always be handled with care, because you wouldn’t like to hurt anyone’s feelings, let alone on their birthday…
To celebrate the special people you associate with who know not to take life too seriously, one must send them messages that are funny. Located here are messages you can send to friends, women, and men that are humorous and commemorate their special days in the light-hearted ways that suit their personalities.
• Funny Birthday Messages for Friends
• Funny Birthday Messages for a Woman
• Funny Happy Birthday Quotes for a Man
• Q&A Birthday Jokes
• You Know You’re Old when…
• Hilarious Birthday Messages for all
Funny Birthday Messages for Friends
• When I looked at the date, I realized that it was your birthday, friend! When I thought about the year in which you were born, I almost fainted! You don’t look a day over a hundred!
• Today, my friend, you have made me grateful for something…that I’m not the oldest person here!
• Friend, on this day of the year, many, many years ago, you were born! I guess that’s something!
• Happy Birthday to someone who is getting more valuable and better with age! Oh wait–that’s wine. Happy Birthday to someone who is just getting old!
• Friend, I hope that a million birthday wishes come true for you! It will match your age!
• If I tried to count up to your age today, I would go hoarse! Happy Birthday, buddy!
• Happy Birthday, friend! You were educated in the old ways! The pyramids wouldn’t have been built without you!
• Happy Birthday to a friend who is unforgettable! Mainly because you are the grayest one here!
• Today friend, you should be glad! You can paint on canvas and not in a cave!
• On this date friend, you might ache a little more. That is because you are old!
• Remembering you today, friend, is easy! The sheer number of your years is astounding!
• Friend, don’t mind me, but ask anyone and they’ll tell you the same: calling you young would be a mistake! A HUGE mistake!
• Cheers to a friend who can tell me when bread was only five cents!
• As your friend, I am here to remind you of significant things! Like ‘always save money for retirement’!
• Friend, some people are obsessed with age! Like me! I can’t believe how old you are!
• Today, friend, count your blessings, not your years. You don’t have that kind of time!
• Friend, you really exemplify a phrase, for me! Long in the tooth, comes to mind!
• Now is the time to tell you what you truly are, friend! An old geezer!
• Happy Birthday, friend! Age is not a big deal… to me! I’m still young!
• Happy Birthday, friend! You are as old as you are dear to me!
• Dear friend, I know you know who I am, but I hope you get tons of wishes from all those other vain people on social media who call themselves your ‘friends’, too.
• I was going to send your gift in the mail, but the mail service said I weighed too much, so here I am.
• Hey bestie, I know you are sad about your age this year, but no worries- I’m here to blow out your candles for you so you can feel like a real kid again!
• We have stuck by each other through thick and thin. We’ve been there for each other all these years and we’re still two girls who are better together than apart. That says something, don’t you think? Stay fabulous, babe.
• Wait, you are how old? Oh jeez, that’s almost dead in doggy years. I’m so glad we met when we’re kids. Happy birthday, bestie.
Funny Birthday Messages for a Woman
• May your hair dye and mascara never run! Happy Birthday, old lady!
• Cheers to a woman who has been thirty… fifty times!
• Happy Birthday to an ancient woman! Someday, you will tell me what it was like to build Stonehenge!
• When you were born, the sun shone… for the very first time!
• Happy Birthday to the woman who has it all! One hundred years of accumulation would result in that!
• I love you, girl, and I’m wishing you the best today. However, if you ever blackmail me for any reason, remember I still have those graduation photos of you.
• Looking at you fills me with hope! A woman can live to be a hundred!
• Mirror, mirror, on the wall, pay attention to the question and watch out what you are going to say about this glorious woman’s birthday!
• Girl, you look amazingly young for your age, but remember we went to school together. Best wishes!
• Cheers to a woman who has dyed her hair so many times, she doesn’t remember what its original color is!
• Here is to all the years that you have been alive, and the cake budget we cut down, just because candles cost a lot! Happy Birthday, woman!
• There is something that makes you stand out, woman! I know what it is: your age!
• Today, girl, there are things to marvel at! Like the length of time that you have been here!
• You are a woman whose very presence makes others happy! Thanks for reminding us that we’re not as old as you!
• Happy Birthday, woman! Sometimes, I feel like you have been around, forever! (That’s because you have!)
• Looking at you, woman, reminds me of a simpler time. Like, before there was electricity!
• Cheers to a woman who stays young! (Only because she lies about her age) Best wishes!
Funny Happy Birthday Quotes for a Man
• Cheers to an old man who still thinks he is young! Call it “experience” and enjoy your birthday, anyway!
• Here is to another year of a receding hairline and holding in that gut!
• Since the dawn of time, you have been here! Today, is no different!
• Your beard may be gray, your wrinkles may be deep, but hey, at least there is cake!
• A man like you deserves to have fond memories of his childhood, recalled to him. Unfortunately, there are no more dinosaurs!
• Happy Birthday to a man who has witnessed great things! Invention of the wheel, the first cave drawing…
• Today, you have officially gotten past things! Like youth and hair that isn’t gray! Happy Birthday, man!
• Today, reflect on the fact that you have been here from the beginning! I mean, the very beginning! Happy Birthday, man!
• On this day, some people will tell you that you are still a young man. Those people are liars!
• Man, you are like a tree in the woods! Old and still managing to stay grounded!
• Today is a day to ask important questions! Like, ‘who is your dentist’ and ‘do you get your beard dyed’?
• Cheers to a man who thinks he is still thinks he is young, but isn’t! You have really embraced delusion!
• As your birthday approaches, you might dread becoming an old man. Don’t worry about that! You already are!
• Today, you have really achieved something! How does it feel to be the oldest man alive?
• If someone doesn’t acknowledge your age, then that person is not really looking at you! Happy Birthday, man!
• Someday, you will tell me how you survived the dinosaurs! Happy Birthday, man!
Q&A Birthday Jokes
Q: Do you by any chance know what constantly goes up, but never ever comes down?
A: Your ever-growing age!
Q: What does the average cat love to eat at her birthday party?
A: Mice cream.
Q: What do Jesus Christ and Abraham Lincoln both have in common?
A: They were both born on public holidays.
Q: What do people who have the most birthdays have in common?
A: Old age.
Q: Why did couples have problems with each other before the 2000s?
Q: What do chickens love to eat at their birthday parties?
A: Coop-cakes!
Q: Where can you find the best birthday present for your cat?
A: Inside a cat-alogue!
Q: What type of cake was served at the birthday party of Penny from the Big Bang Theory?
A: Cheese cake.
Q: What gift do you always receive on your birthday?
A: A brand new age.
You Know You’re Old when…
• You know you’re old when… the numerous candles on your birthday cake not only become more expensive than your cake itself, but also negatively impact the environment.
• You know you’re old when… kids feel safe to tell you their secrets because they know you will end up forgetting them.
• You know you’re old when… a teenager refers to you as a middle-aged man/woman.
• You know you’re old when… your mates start having children on purpose and not accidentally.
• You know you’re old when… people assume the first pet you ever owned was a dinosaur.
You know you’re old when people assume the first pet you ever owned was a dinosaur. Happy Birthday.• You know you’re old when… your favorite songs are now elevator music.
• You know you’re old when… you see a smoking hot girl in bikini and the first thought that crosses your mind is, “I hope she’s wearing sun block”.
• You know you’re old when… all your favorite sportsmen and women have retired.
• You know you’re old when… it takes forever to scroll down to choose your year of birth on a website.
• You know you’re old when… the candles on your cake create a bonfire.
• You know you’re old when… your mates start running for president and other public offices.
• You know you’re old when… the once adorable Karate Kid is now an old man.
• You know you’re old when… you start feeling sleepy at the same time you used to go out at night to have fun.
• You know you’re old when… your fridge consists of more food than beer.
• You know you’re old when… teenagers start mistaking you for the legendary Keith Richards.
• You know you’re old when… that adorable kid you used to baby sit is no longer a kid.
• You know you’re old when… a Donna Summer song brings back a lot of memories.
• You know you’re old when… prefer eating in than eating out.
• You know you’re old when… you fall down and die when someone tells you to act your age.
• You know you’re old when… you feel there’s nothing left in life to learn.
• You know you’re old when… in your childhood, Blackberry and Apple were nothing more than fruits.
• You know you’re old when… you start worrying about how you’ll pay your mortgage.
• You know you’re old when… acne problems are a thing of the past.
• You know you’re old when… birthdays remind you something to be forgotten.
• You know you’re old when… you lie about your age or are tempted to do so.
• You know you’re old when… your patronage of condoms begins to drastically decline.
• You know you’re old when… you start finding teenagers’ birthday parties annoying and repulsive.
• You know you’re old when… your loved ones keep telling you how young you look.
• You know you’re old when… hostage takers are not interested in taking you hostage.
• You know you’re old when… your friends pay firefighters to be on standby for your birthday bash because they are afraid your birthday candles might cause a disaster.
• You know you’re old when… you search everywhere for your reading glasses when it is on your head.
• You know you’re old when… if you have ever attended a Beatles concert.
• You know you’re old when… marketers start targeting you with anti-aging wrinkle creams.
• You know you’re old when… you can date someone half your age without breaking any man-made laws.
• You know you’re old when… your neighbors don’t even know it when you organize a party.
• You know you’re old when… your secrets are safe with your friends because they can’t remember them or have died.
• You know you’re old when… you finally know where your prostate is located.
• You know you’re old when… you once used telegraphs to send messages to your loved ones in faraway places.
Hilarious Birthday Messages for all
• Many happy returns! I believe you are officially able to be appraised on Antique Roadshow!
• Happy Birthday to you. I hope you enjoy your day as much as I’ll enjoy eating free cake and ice cream.
• Your birthday only comes once a year but the wrinkles it brings will last a lifetime.
• If you were a dog…you’d be 7 times older than you are now! Think about it. Happy Birthday, Old Yeller!
• That’s your birthday cake?! I thought we were having a bonfire in the middle of your dining room. Happy Birthday… should I call and cancel the fire department then?
• Happy Birthday from one of the most spectacular, sensational, wisest people you know. You are one-in-a-million.
• My best wishes! I hope your husband treats you to a night out on the town–so you can enjoy having the house to yourself!
• Happy Birthday to someone who knows everything there is about me and STILL enjoys being my friend. I hope we have many more years of wild and crazy adventures together.
• Did you know Chuck Norris was born on your birthday? Just kidding. That would be pretty kick butt though, wouldn’t it? Your birthday is still on a pretty good day.
• Wishing you the best! I would say you don’t look another year older, but if I tell one lie now, it might make anything else I say later on unbelievable. You look pretty good for your age!
• If you were a grape, I would stomp on you and make you into a delicious vintage wine. Happy Birthday, Friend!
• The best part of birthday is the birthday cake. Wishing you the best. Where’s the cake?
• Happy Birthday to a friend who I wouldn’t trade for all the Nutella in the world.
• I couldn’t fit Channing Tatum in the box but I hope this gift will do. Happy Birthday to the future Mrs. Channing Tatum.
• So I was watching Jurassic Park and I remembered it was your birthday. Happy Birthday, you old dinosaur!
• I was watching Grumpier Old Men and I remembered it was your birthday. I hope we get put in the same room at our future nursing home. We would make some kick butt BINGO partners! We would clean up!
• I have a particular set of skills. Skills that I have learned over a lengthy friendship with you. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you give me a piece of cake, I will leave. If you don’t, I will find your cake and I will blow out your candles.
• I’ll tell you a secret. I do believe it’s somebody’s birthday and just in case that person is you, Happy Birthday.
• Happy Birthday to someone who remembers how to do the ‘Macarena’.
• Stop crying. This is supposed to be a joyous occasion where we fill up on divine birthday cake and drink good cheer. Celebrate in merriment the day of your birth into this lustrous world. Forget the wrinkles, sore joints, forgetfulness, and gray hair. Happiest of Happy Birthday to you, dear friend!
• If someone asks if you’re a God, you say ‘YES!’ . If you don’t Mr. Stay Puft will wreck havoc on our town. That was life lesson #1, right? Happy Birthday to a friend who is fluent in movie quotes just like me.
• Happy Birthday to someone good looking, super smart, charismatic, and charming. Wait…I meant FROM someone.
• Best wishes. You’re not THAT old. You’re just getting up there. In the words of Elsa, “Let it go! Let it go!”
• Your 21st Birthday party was SO successful you decided to celebrate it for more than 20 years in a row!
• I was thinking about it and I think if someone was to make a movie about your life, Linda Blair would be perfect to play you.
• You know that old sang the older you are the wiser you are? I used to think it was true but then I met you! Just kidding, friend. Happy Birthday to you.
• I was at the antique store downtown and I ran across one of the toys from your childhood that you always talk about. Happy Birthday and Congratulations to someone who is old enough to have their childhood toys listed in the latest edition of the Kovel’s Antique Guide! Well done!
• When you get to be your age you really should just throw caution to the wind and go “Why the hell not?!”. You are only young once! Go skydiving! Go skinny dipping in Tahiti! Go for a leisurely stroll up Mt. Everest.
• Of all the people celebrating their birthday today, you are the least likely to be called “young” by a door-to-door salesman. Enjoy your day!
• Just to let you know that getting older doesn’t necessarily mean you have to grow up. You can always be a ‘Toys R’ Us’ kid who wears scrunchy socks, jelly shoes, and drives a Big Wheel.
• Happy Birthday to someone I am proud to say will ALWAYS be older than me. I love having you as my friend, even if it is only to make myself feel better about my age.
• I know you’re not thirty, flirty, and thriving but hey you’re still driving! You’re not in too bad of shape.