Sometimes, a happy birthday card can say a lot more than a gift of any kind. The fact that you’re thinking about the birthday person on their special day shows how much you like them and appreciate them. Unfortunately, it is possible to make a bad impression and make the birthday person unhappy although you may have decided to use this lovely gesture. To avoid such unfortunate results, you have to follow a simple yet very helpful etiquette.

Select a happy birthday card that is of excellent quality. A substandard card may make the recipient think that you don’t value them much. The card that you select needs to be positive and optimistic above all. It could be colourful, dreamy or more formal depending on recipient’s age and interests and on your own relationship with them. It is advisable to avoid humour cards unless you are very close to the person and you are sure that they can appreciate the joke.

birthday wishes to celebrity Always write something in the happy birthday card that you send. Avoid just signing it. It really is true there are greetings on leading of the card, but if you do not add something from your own personality, the otherwise touching gesture will seem to be somewhat cold.

What to write inside a happy birthday card? You have a number of options. You can continue the message that is on leading of the card, if this is an option. In general, this message can serve as great inspiration to come up with really touching words.

You can come up with a completely personal message. Greet the individual because of their birthday and wish them well. You can wish the person lots of happiness and love, a healthy body, professional success and so on. Express how much the person means to you especially if he/she is your partner or a good friend. Avoid making jokes especially concerning the person’s age and the changes linked to the respective age. Regardless of how funny the joke appears to you, it can be offensive for the recipient of the card.

You will get creative in a lot of ways when coming up with a happy birthday card message. You can quote a famous person or a poem. You can write a short poem yourself or make the greeting in verse.

Write the address on the envelope by hand. This is the most important rules of the happy birthday card etiquette. Mail the card a week before the person’s birthday. In case you are sending the card abroad, you need to mail it two weeks in advance.