WHAT TO WRITE IN A BIRTHDAY CARD

A birthday card message sent with flowers can be hard to write, especially if you want something a little different or extra specially heartfelt. Receiving flowers any day of the year is a wonderful surprise, but getting them on your birthday can make the day extra special. And getting the message just right can turn a great gift into one that’s remembered and talked about for a long time afterwards.

To help you find the right words, we’ve listed a few of our favourites. And remember – don’t joke about the recipient’s age unless you know they won’t be offended! We wouldn’t want you to ruin a beautiful relationship…

If you haven’t chosen the flowers to go with your birthday message card, may we offer some birthday flower suggestions?

Happy birthday wishes Birthday messages for…

Mum
Wife/girlfriend
Dad
Husband/boyfriend
Sister
Brother
Coworker/colleague
Funny birthday messages for anyone
Landmark birthday messages

Mum

• Thank you for having me!
• Happy birthday to a million-dollar mum!
• Mum: I hope your birthday is as spectacular as these flowers.
• Happy birthday, and thank you for teaching me to love life without taking it too seriously.
• May your day be as bright as the candles on your cake!
• Happy birthday to Mum, the most amazing woman I know.
• Roses are red, violets are blue, my life is good, all thanks to you!
• Happy, birthday to the mother of all mothers!
• Happy birthday, and may all your dreams and wishes come true.
• Hope you have a blooming wonderful birthday!

Wife/girlfriend

• Happy birthday to a gorgeous wife, from a loving husband.
• Happy birthday to my better half, partner in crime, and love of my life.
• I tried to get flowers as beautiful as you. I hope I succeeded.

Dad

• Thanks for being awesome, Dad. And thanks for making me awesome too.
• No matter how tall I grow, I always look up to you!
• Thank you for all the lessons you’ve taught me!

Husband/boyfriend

• Hugs and kisses, birthday wishes.
• Another milestone in your life…
  And flowers from your loving wife.
• I keep on discovering new reasons to love you. Happy birthday, and thank you for sharing your life with me.

Sister

• Our parents made us siblings, but we became friends on our own! Happy birthday to the best sister in the world.
• If I could choose the world’s best sister, I’d choose you all over again.
• Rose rose marigold aster daffodil violet sunflower tulip. That’s “happy birthday sis” in the language of flowers.

Coworker/colleague

• You make work fun. Thanks, and happy birthday!
• Everything about you spells professionalism professionalism good at your job.
• Roses, lilies, gladiolus – Hope you get a big fat bonus.

Funny birthday messages for anyone

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• Roses are red, violets are blue
  Do stop complaining – I’m older than you!
• Another year has passed.
  Your body’s failing fast.
  Let’s hope the bits that matter
  get saved until the last!
• I wanted to get you something that would remind you of your youth, but they’d sold out of cave art and dinosaur bones.
• I bought you a flamethrower to light all the candles.

Landmark birthday messages

• As you grow older, may you grow richer in all the important things in life.
• Count your life by smiles, not tears.
  Count your age in friends, not years.
• Count not the candles, see the lights they give.
  Count not the years, but the life you live.