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Last Updated on February 17, 2023 by First Birthday Wishes
Belated birthday wishes for friend: Life can get busy and sometimes we miss important dates and events, including our loved ones’ birthdays. In this busy lifestyle we barely even have time for ourselves, if we forget our friend’s birthday by mistake it’s not a big deal. If you’re feeling guilty for not getting a chance to wish your friend a happy birthday on their special day, don’t worry – it’s never too late to send your love and well wishes.
A heartfelt and sincere message can go a long way in making your friend feel appreciated and loved, even if it’s not delivered on time. Below we will explore some creative and heartfelt ways to wish your friend a belated happy birthday and make up for the lost time.
Sending belated birthday wishes to a friend can be a bit awkward and you may feel like you’re too late to the party. But the truth is, as long as you take the time to show your love and appreciation, it’s never too late to wish someone a happy birthday. Whether you were caught up with other commitments, simply forgot, or are just feeling a little sheepish, a sincere and thoughtful message can go a long way in making your friend feel special and loved to send these sweetest belated birthday wishes for friends that will help you to put a smile back on the face of your friend.
Belated Birthday Wishes for Friend
1. I may be late in wishing you a happy birthday, but my love and best wishes for you are always on time. I hope your special day was everything you hoped it would be, and here’s to many more to come!
2. Happy belated birthday, my dear friend! I hope your day was filled with love, laughter, and all of your favorite things. Sorry, I couldn’t be there to celebrate with you, but I’m sending all of my best wishes your way now.
3. I may have missed your birthday, but the love and appreciation I have for you is eternal. Here’s to belatedly celebrate another year of life, friendship, and all the special moments we’ve shared together.
4. Better late than never, right? Happy belated birthday, my friend! I hope your day was as special as you are and that you were surrounded by all the love and joy that you deserve. Let’s make up for lost time and have a belated celebration together soon.
5. If you were not always one step ahead of me, I’d just wish you at the right time! It’s not my fault anyway. Happy belated birthday!
6. It’s a late one but surely not a fake one; from the deepest part of my heart, I really wish that your life will always be filled with joy, love and happiness! Happy belated birthday!
7. I didn’t forget your birthday! I just wanted to make it last longer!
8. A million wishes and a thousand kisses all just for you. I’m sorry I missed your birthday. I hope it was a wonderful day!
9. You know what they say about birthday wishes – better late than never! Happy birthday!
10. May all your dreams come true! Wishing you a belated happy birthday!
11. I may have missed your special day, but I’m sending all of my love and best wishes your way now. Happy belated birthday, my dear friend!
12. I’m so sorry I missed your birthday, but I hope your day was as special as you are and that you were surrounded by all the love and joy that you deserve. Happy belated birthday!
13. I may have forgotten your birthday, but the love and appreciation I have for you is eternal. Here’s to belatedly celebrate another year of life, friendship, and all the special moments we’ve shared together. Happy belated birthday, my friend!
14. I’m sending you belated birthday wishes and all my love, even though I’m a little late to the party. Better late than never, right? Happy belated birthday!
15. I hope your birthday was as amazing as you are, and that you were surrounded by all the love and happiness that you deserve. Sorry, I didn’t get a chance to wish you a happy birthday on time, but my love and well wishes are always with you. Happy belated birthday, my dear friend!
16. I may have missed your birthday, but I promise to make it up to you with extra love and celebration this year. Happy belated birthday, my friend!
17. I’m sorry I missed your birthday, but I hope your special day was everything you hoped it would be. Here’s to another year of life, laughter, and all the good things in life. Happy belated birthday, my dear friend!
18. I may have missed your birthday, but I’m sending all of my love and best wishes your way now. I hope your special day was as amazing as you and that you were surrounded by all the love and joy that you deserve. Happy belated birthday!
19. I may have missed your birthday, but at least now you have a legitimate excuse to party and celebrate for an extra week. Happy belated birthday, my friend!
20. I forgot your birthday but hey, at least I didn’t forget that I forgot it. Happy belated birthday.
21. Apologies for my belated happy birthday wishes! I hope your birthday was as special as you are!
22. I can’t believe I forgot! I hope you had a really lovely birthday.
23. Happy belated birthday dear. Life is so busy nowadays & I’m so forgetful as always. I hope you’re enjoying a lot with your friends & family!
24. May this be the least belated of all your belated birthday wishes!
25. You are lucky that I forgot your birthday because now you will get two gifts. One for your birthday and one to make you feel better. Happy belated birthday.
26. Let me be the first to offer you belated birthday wishes!
27. Silly me! I missed your birthday! I’m so sorry. Belated happy birthday wishes to you!
28. I am wishing a bit late, but it doesn’t mean that I love you less. Take my sorry, for the delay; I really hope that you had a wonderful day!
29. Kick me, be rude to me, spank me, throw tantrums at me, curse at me – do whatever you want but please forgive me. Sorry, happy belated birthday.
30. Now that everyone else’s birthday wishes have worn off, here’s a great big one from me!
31. Let me be the first to offer you belated birthday wishes!
32. I hope that your birthday was as wonderful and special as you are. Sorry for my late birthday wishes!
33. Sorry I missed your birthday! But you know me, always fashionably late. Belated happy birthday wishes to you!
Funny Belated Birthday Wishes for Friend
34. Your birthday came, Your birthday went. Here’s the wish I should have sent it!
35. It doesn’t matter if I wish you a late birthday. I want to celebrate every day like it’s your birthday. You are just too special for me. Happy belated birthday!
36. I didn’t miss your birthday. I am just fashionably late as always.
37. Roses are red, Cacti are prickly, Sorry this card didn’t Get there more quickly!
38. My pen ran out of ink, my mind was out of “think.” Happy late birthday.
39. Hope you had a great birthday. I missed eating your cake on your birthday, so I plan to eat at least two desserts today to make up for it.
40. This birthday wish, although delayed, Is warmly and sincerely made! Happy belated birthday!
41. Just because my birthday wishes for you are belated, doesn’t mean that my feelings for you have become outdated.
42. I’m sorry I missed your birthday, but I promise it was for a good reason… I can’t remember what it was though.
43. Happy belated birthday! I know I’m a little late, but I’ve been busy doing absolutely nothing.
44. I hope your birthday was as amazing as you are. Sorry I didn’t get a chance to wish you a happy birthday on time, but I was too busy celebrating my own awesomeness.
45. Belated birthday greetings! I’m sorry I missed your special day, but I figured it’s better late than never. Or as I like to say, ‘better late than on time, because then it’s not really late at all.'”
46. Oops, I totally forgot it was your birthday. My bad. But hey, at least now you have an extra excuse to party and celebrate all month long.
47. Happy belated birthday to my favorite procrastinator! I figured I’d wait until the last minute to wish you a happy birthday, just like you always do with everything else.
48. I’m sorry I missed your birthday, but I’m sure you’ll forgive me when you see the epic belated birthday present I have planned for you. Just kidding, I totally forgot to get you a present.
49. I may have missed your birthday, but at least I’m not as forgetful as I was last year when I wished you a happy birthday on the wrong day. Progress, right?
50. Better late than never, right? Happy belated birthday, my friend! I hope your special day was everything you wanted it to be, minus the fact that I forgot to wish you a happy birthday on time.
51. I know I’m a little late, but better late than never, right? Happy belated birthday to my favorite [age]-year-old!
52. I may have missed your birthday, but I’m pretty sure that means you get to celebrate for twice as long. Double the cake, double the fun!
53. I may have forgotten your birthday, but I promise to make it up to you with twice the amount of birthday love and celebration this year.
54. Happy belated birthday, my friend! I hope your special day was as amazing as you are, and that you got to eat twice as much cake as you normally would.
55. I may have missed your birthday, but at least now you have a legitimate excuse to party and celebrate for two whole weeks.
56. I may be a little late to the party, but better late than never, right? Happy belated birthday, my dear friend! Here’s to another year of laughter, love, and all the good things in life.
57. Sorry, I forgot about your birthday. I am less worried about whether you will forgive me, but more about how I will forgive myself.
58. I like to wish people a Happy Birthday at least 11 months in advance, so my greeting from last year was meant to cover this birthday. Anyway, Happy Birthday again.
Best Belated Birthday Wishes for Friend
59. I may have missed your birthday, but I’m pretty sure that means you get to celebrate for twice as long. Double the cake, double the fun!
60. I may have forgotten your birthday, but I promise to make it up to you with twice the amount of birthday love and celebration this year.
61. Happy belated birthday, my friend! I hope your special day was as amazing as you are, and that you got to eat twice as much cake as you normally would.
62. I may have missed your birthday, but at least now you have a legitimate excuse to party and celebrate for two whole weeks.
63. I may be a little late to the party, but better late than never, right? Happy belated birthday, my dear friend! Here’s to another year of laughter, love, and all the good things in life.
64. I wish I could rewind the clock just to get back to the right time to say happy birthday. But I know you will forgive me this time. Happy birthday, dear!
65. Happy Birthday! Don’t think of this as a late birthday card. Consider it a very early one for next year. Here’s wishing you a wonderful year ahead!
66. I didn’t really forget your birthday… I just wanted to help you prolong the celebrations! Happy belated birthday!
67. You’re such a good friend with lots of wonderful gifts – lucky for me, one of them is forgiveness! Sorry I missed your big day.
68. I didn’t want to throw you off and actually send your card on time. This way, you know it’s from me! Hope you had a good one.
69. I know this card is late, but I just wanted to give you time to catch your breath after blowing out ALL of those candles!
70. I know I’m late wishing you a happy birthday, but mine is coming around soon, and revenge is sweet. I won’t mind, promise! Happy birthday, Friend!
71. I hope you had a really good time on your birthday. I regret not being there this time. But next year, I promise I will be the first one to wish you a happy birthday!
72. Hope you had a great birthday. I missed eating your cake on your birthday, so I plan to eat at least two desserts today to make up for it.
73. All my life I have been blaming you for being forgetful. Maybe this time it was life’s way of giving you a chance to blame me for a change. I am sorry for my late wishes.
74. Forgive me for wishing you a belated happy birthday. I didn’t realize people live to such an old age, I had assumed you were dead. Happy birthday elder brother!
75. Sorry, I forgot about your birthday. But at your age, I don’t suppose it matters? Happy belated birthday old bro!
76. Apologies for my time perception disorder. Belated happy birthday!
I hope these suggestions help give you some ideas for what to write in a belated birthday message to your friend. Don’t be too hard on yourself for being late – the most important thing is that you took the time to wish your friend a happy birthday, even if it wasn’t on the exact day.
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