What to Write in a Birthday Card for Your Best Friend

Wondering what to write in a birthday card for your best friend? We’ve all been there, and the longer you think about it, the more you question everything that comes to mind. And if it’s a milestone birthday, you already know there’s added pressure.

A perfect birthday card message for your best friend can be heartfelt, funny, or a mix of both, reflecting your unique bond and creating a memorable moment.

At Lumibop, we have cards for every occasion. From birthday cards or her or him, the kids, Valentine’s Day cards, or something else, we’ve got something to fit.

Why a Thoughtful Message Makes a Birthday Card Special

We’ve already got the perfect card designs at Lumibop – all you need are the right words to finish them off. A thoughtful message makes a birthday card special because it shows that you put time and effort into that card and that message, and that’s what everyone wants on their special day. 

Let people know that you’re thinking about them and care about them enough to put more than a simple ‘happy birthday’ in there. Or, even worse, leave it blank… who does that, anyway?

Giving someone you care about a Lumibop already speaks volumes and shows that you care about them. With all the love and care we put into our designs and creative features, they will know that you care – so we don’t blame you for keeping any extra messages short and sweet.

What to Write in a Birthday Card for Your Best Friend

To know what to write in a birthday card for your best friend, you need to know your best friend. Do they have a great sense of humour and love funny cards? Are they more sentimental, and would appreciate a heartfelt message? Maybe they’ve achieved something incredible, and that’s worth mentioning in the card, too. 

No matter what category your best friend belongs in, there are plenty of great birthday card messages that you could use. 

Top 5 heartfelt birthday messages for your best friend:

• After being so strong this year, you deserve a day to finally relax and have some fun – happy birthday, bestie.

• Cheers to all the nights that turned into mornings, laughter that turned to love, and the friends that turned into family. Happy birthday!

• The world is brighter with you, the birds sing more beautifully when they see you. I hope you have the best birthday celebration you could ask for.

• Happy birthday to the best friend I could ask for! Thank you for being the most amazing person in my life (and in anyone else’s).

• You deserve all the cake, all the happiness, and all the joy, today and all the days of the world! Hope you have the best birthday imaginable.

REMEMBER: These messages are just blueprints – be sure to add your own twist on them and personalise them to be perfect for your best friend.

Heartfelt Messages to Celebrate Your Friendship

If you want to keep the messages heartfelt for your best friend’s birthday card, you might want to consider adding some of the options we’ve listed below.

1. Happy birthday! Can’t wait for another whole year of adventure, fun, and friendship with you. Hope this next year is the best yet, you deserve it. 

2. Cheers to all the nights that turned into mornings, laughter that turned to love, and the friends that turned into family. Happy birthday!

3. Happy birthday to my unpaid therapist! Thank you for always being there for me, you deserve the best day.

4. Happy birthday to the best friend I could ask for! Thank you for being the most amazing person in my life (and in anyone else’s).

5. Happy happy birthday to you, my gorgeous friend. Thank you for sticking with me through thick and thin, and providing plenty of laughter and fun along the way! You know I’ll always do the same for you.

6. To one of the greatest people in my life – happy birthday! I hope you have the best time celebrating and have the birthday you truly deserve.

7. We might not get to see each other very often, but you know I’ll be raising a glass and toasting the wonderful you, no matter what! Wishing you the best birthday ever, I love you so much.

8. You deserve all the cake, all the happiness, and all the joy, today and all the days of the world! Hope you have the best birthday imaginable.

9. After being so strong this year, you deserve a day to finally relax and have some fun – happy birthday, bestie.

10. The world is brighter with you, the birds sing more beautifully when they see you. I hope you have the best birthday celebration you could ask for.

Funny Birthday Wishes to Make Your Best Friend Laugh

Got a hilarious best friend that you want to make laugh? Consider these birthday messages for their next birthday!

1. Hope you have a wonderful day being pampered and made to feel fabulous – because you are! Happy birthday bestie.

2. If you’re waiting for your birthday gift, close your eyes and make a wish. Surprise, it’s me! Happy birthday, bestie!

3. Happy birthday to the most fabulous person I know. Oh wait, it’s not my birthday!

4. I’m sure you feel pretty lucky to call me a friend. Not everyone is as fortunate as you. Happy birthday!

5. Getting older is inevitable, but growing up is a choice. Happy birthday, to the biggest kid I know. Never grow up.

6. Don't think of it as ageing, think of it as becoming a classic!

7. Happy Birthday! Remember when we thought 30 was ancient? It is. Don’t hurt yourself doing the dishes.

8. Older? Yes. Wiser? Absolutely not. Happy Birthday, bestie!

9. Welcome to middle age, when happy hour is nap hour. Happy Birthday!

10. One minute, you’re young and fun. Next, you have a favourite washing machine setting. Happy Birthday!

Unique and Creative Ideas for Personalised Messages

Don’t be afraid to get creative with your messages, and definitely don’t rely on the internet for a creative solution. These could be a useful blueprint, though.

1. Here’s to another year of laughter, sincerity, and the unbreakable bond we share. Happy birthday, my wonderful friend.

2. Wishing you a day filled with the love, kindness, and lots of your favourite cake. Happy birthday to the extraordinary person you are. Never change.

3. Happy birthday to the person who enriches my life in more ways than I can count. Your friendship is a gift I treasure every day, and one that you can never take back.

4. Here’s to another year of awful dance moves and even worse singing – I can’t wait to be by your side through it all.

5. Happy birthday to someone who makes everyone around them feel fabulous. Here’s to celebrating you! You’re fabulous, too!

6. Happy birthday! If anyone asks, you’re not getting older – you’re levelling up.

7. Getting older is mandatory, but growing up is optional. Here’s to never fully embracing adulthood! Happy birthday, forever young, friend!

8. Happy birthday! Remember, you’re not 30, you’re 18 with 12 years of experience.

9. We’re both getting old, but who’s counting? I don’t even know how to count. Happy birthday!

10. Follow These Steps: 1) Eat cake. 2) Eat cake. 3) Eat cake. 4) Repeat until you’ve had the best birthday ever.

Short and Sweet Birthday Greetings for Busy Writers

Want to keep your birthday message short and sweet? Have a look at these so that you can get to partying and eating cake already.

1. Wishing my bestie, the absolute best on her best day of the year!

2. Wishing my bestie, the best day ever!

3. Enjoy your birthday to the fullest, bestie!

4. Happy birthday to my best friend in the great big world!

5. Happy birthday to my favourite partner in crime!

6. Cheers to more fun, more memories and more cake!

7. Happy birthday to the person who knows all my secrets… shh!

8. Happy birthday! I love you ridiculous amounts. Okay, now it’s time for birthday cake.

9. Happy cake day! Now give me a slice

10. Who should I fight if all your birthday wishes don’t come true today?

11. Life is more fun by your side – happy birthday!

12. HBD to my favourite secret keeper!

13. May your birthday be filled with cake, cake, and more cake! Oh, and wine.

14. You make the world a better and brighter place. Stop blinding me, bestie!

15. Awesome person, even more awesome friend. Have another awesome year!

Our Favourite Lumibop Cards for a Thoughtful Birthday

If you want a birthday card that does all the talking for you, our musical Singing Cake is exactly what you are looking for! And, if you want to keep things lively with musical cards, our Pop-Up Cake, Birthday Superstar, or London Party Scene pop up cards will be your cup of tea and definitely get you grooving. 

Our classic 360 Dawg Party and Let’s Pawty won’t tell you who let the dogs out, but you can still rock on with designs like our very own Rockin’ Forest and Wild Wagon 3D interactive cards for animal lovers.

How Lumibop’s Cards Change Every Birthday Message

Knowing what to write in a birthday card for your best friend can be tough. Everyone’s so different, but it’s your job to know your best friend, so you shouldn’t struggle too much.

Celebrate your best friend’s special day with a unique birthday card from Lumibop. Explore our collection and find the perfect way to say ‘Happy Birthday’ today!

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