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What to write in a birthday card
Wish them a happy birthday, then add one line that is about them: a memory, a joke you share, or what you hope this year brings. The personal line is the one they keep.
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Love,
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Birthday card messages
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For work
Three things that make a birthday card land
- Put the name first. "Sam, happy birthday" feels written; "Happy birthday!" feels printed.
- If you mention age, make it a compliment or a joke you know they will take.
- Late? Say so and move on: "Late, but I meant it all year."
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Pick a line, tap Write it in a box, and choose one of my birthday boxes. I write your message on the card by hand, pack the box, and ship it free anywhere in Canada.
Questions
- What do you write in a birthday card for a friend?
- A happy birthday and one line only the two of you would get: a shared joke, a plan, a memory. "Happy birthday. Same time next year?" works because it promises more birthdays together.
- What should I write in a coworker's birthday card?
- Keep it light and short: "Happy birthday. Enjoy the day, and take the long lunch." Sign your first name.
- How long should a birthday card message be?
- One to three sentences. Long enough to be personal, short enough to be read at the table.
Other cards
- What to write in a Christmas cardMerry Christmas. This year was better with you in it.
- What to write in a thank you cardThank you. You made a hard week so much lighter.
- What to write in a sympathy cardI am so sorry. I am thinking of you.
- What to write in a anniversary cardHappy anniversary. I would choose you again, every one of these years.
- What to write in a wedding cardCongratulations. Watching you two find each other has been one of my favourite stories.
- What to write in a get well cardThinking of you. Rest, heal, and let everyone else do the dishes.
- What to write in a new baby cardCongratulations. That little one is lucky to have you two.
- What to write in a congratulations cardCongratulations. You earned every bit of this.
- What to write in a just because cardNo reason. I just saw it and thought of you.
- What to write in a farewell cardI will miss our Monday coffee and your running commentary on every meeting. Go get them.
- What to write in a retirement cardCongratulations. Thank you for every year of showing us how it is done.
- What to write in a graduation cardCongratulations. I watched you work for this, and you earned every bit of it.
- What to write in a Mother's Day cardHappy Mother's Day. Everything good in me, I learned at your kitchen table.
- What to write in a Father's Day cardHappy Father's Day. I noticed all of it, even when I did not say so.
- What to write in a Valentine's Day cardHappy Valentine's Day. I still look for you first in every room.
- What to write in a teacher thank you cardThank you for a year my kid will talk about for a long time.
- What to write in a housewarming cardCongratulations on the new place. May it fill up with good dinners and loud laughs.
- What to write in a apology cardI am sorry. I got it wrong, and you did not deserve that.
- What to write in a Eid cardEid Mubarak. Wishing you a table full of family and a heart full of peace.
- What to write in a Diwali cardHappy Diwali. May your home be full of light and your table full of sweets.