The most thoughtful birthday messages to write in your wife's card

The most thoughtful birthday messages to write in your wife's card

Although it’s important to show up for your wife every day of the year, there’s one day more important than all the rest — her birthday. Giving her a great birthday isn’t just about finding a the perfect gift (although that's part of it), planning a party or making sure when she goes to blow out the candles that they’re on top of her favourite kind of cake. It’s also about using the day as chance to shower her with love and affection, showing her just how much you cherish your time and appreciate all your years together.

However, even if you are bursting with the utmost love and respect, it can be hard to find the perfect way to express those sentiments to your wife, which is why we’ve compiled a list of heartfelt birthday wishes for your wife.

From short and sweet sayings to romantic song lyrics and quotes from your favourite public figures, you'll find all sorts of inspiration here. No matter how you share these birthday wishes, whether that be written inside a birthday card, sent as a sentimental text or posted on social media as a sweet Instagram caption, your wife is guaranteed to light up with a huge smile.

Short and simple birthday Wishes for your wife

  • Happy birthday! I love you.

  • Happy cake day!

  • Happy birthday to my beautiful, better half.

  • To my favourite person in the entire world, Happy birthday!

  • I can’t wait to celebrate with you. Happy birthday!

  • Let the party begin. Happy birthday, to my one true love!

  • You’re simply the best! Happy birthday.

  • I love you so much! Happy birthday to the person who knows me best.

  • Happy birthday to the most wonderful wife in the world!

  • You’re the icing to my cake. Happy birthday.

  • Happy birthday to my best friend.

  • Cheers to another year around the sun. Happy birthday!

  • Wishing the best wife in the world a happy birthday.

  • I’m so lucky to do life with you. Happy birthday!

  • I can’t imagine my life without you. Happy birthday!

  • Happy birthday, wifey!

  • You’re the best wife anyone could ask for. Happy birthday.

  • Happy birthday to my everything!

  • Wishing you the best birthday ever! I love you.

Heartfelt birthday wishes for your wife

  • Nobody makes me smile the way you do - keep being you. Happy birthday!

  • I will always be your biggest supporter. Happy birthday to the absolute best wife in the world.

  • You light up my life and I’m forever grateful for you. Happy birthday beautiful.

  • I don’t know what I’d do without you in my life - happy birthday.

  • I look forward to growing old together. Happy birthday to the love of my life.

  • No one knows me like you! Happy birthday to my forever love.

  • Wishing the world’s best wife a wonderful birthday. You deserve everything your heart desires.

  • You’re my sunshine on a cloudy day. Thank you for always showering me with your love! Happy birthday.

  • No matter what life throws our way, I know I can get through it with you. Happy birthday to my rock.

  • When times are good and when they’re bad, you’re the best wife I could ever have. Happy birthday!

  • Nothing makes me happier than seeing you smile. Wishing you the best birthday yet!

  • You always have my back and for that I’m forever grateful. Thank you for your unconditional love. Happy birthday!

  • We’ve had our ups and downs, but every day we continue to grow in love. Enjoy your special day to the fullest! Happy birthday.

  • I’m so glad you were born. Cheers to another trip around the sun.

  • You stole my heart the moment we met. Happy birthday to my one and only.

  • I look forward to celebrating countless birthdays with you. Cheers to many more.

  • You make everything better. I hope you know how much you’re loved and cherished. Happy birthday my love.

Romantic birthday wishes for your wife

  • When the universe brought us together, it was the best thing that’s ever happened to me. Wishing you the most wonderful birthday yet.

  • I fall deeper in love with you every day. Your beauty is unmatched and I’m the luckiest person on the planet. Happy birthday sweetheart.

  • Nobody on earth can make me feel the way you do. I love you today and always. Happy birthday.

  • Our love grows stronger every day and for that I’m forever grateful. Happy birthday to the best wife in the world.

  • Happy birthday to the sexiest woman to walk the face of the earth.

  • Waking up to you every morning is the best way to start my day. I’m beyond blessed to have you by my side. Happy birthday.

  • You’re like wine, you just get better with age. Wishing my wonderful wife a lovely birthday.

  • Your style and grace put you in a class of all your own. I’m one lucky man. Happy birthday.

  • Not many people get to experience the kind of love we possess. I know that it will only get stronger as we continue to grow. I love you. Happy birthday!

  • You never cease to amaze me! Your kindness, empathy and compassion are what make you the most special woman I’ve ever known. Happy birthday to my beautiful wife.

  • You’re beautiful inside and out. Happy birthday, my one and only.

  • Happy birthday to the woman who made me the luckiest person on the planet.

Funny birthday wishes for your wife

  • Happy birthday to the wife who has the best husband in the world! You are one lucky woman!

  • They say that finding your true love is one of life’s best gifts, so… you’re welcome! Happy birthday!

  • For your birthday, I promise to pick up my socks. Happy birthday!

  • Happy birthday! At least you’re not as old as you will be next year.

  • You don’t look a day over 21! That’s of course if I squint and tilt my head sideways. Happy birthday!

  • I’m looking forward to growing old with you. Oh wait, we’re already there. Happy birthday!

  • Because it’s your birthday, I’ll let you eat the first slice. Happy birthday you.

  • They say grey hairs symbolise wisdom. I guess you’re the wisest one in the room! Happy birthday.

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Danielle Carson

Birthday quotes for your wife

  • "A virtuous spouse adds years to your life, a wise one adds decades, but a loving one adds an eternity to your life." ― Matshona Dhliwayo

  • "You make loving you easy, You make loving you all I wanna do." —Zac Brown Band

  • "Happy is the man who finds a true friend, and far happier is he who finds that true friend in his wife." — Franz Schubert

  • "My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me." — Winston Churchill

  • "I knew the second I met you that there was something about you I needed. Turns out it wasn’t something about you at all. It was just you." — Jamie McGuire

  • "Like the sun that shines, endlessly it shines. You always will be mine. It's everlasting love." — Carl Carlton

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