Birthdays are special days, especially when you are sharing the birthday of someone you love and care about. You always want them to feel special; you send them cards, gifts and anything that makes them feel loved. You always go the extra mile for them. Birthdays are celebratory times. So what does one do when you forget or miss their birthdays?
You feel terrible, but they don’t know that, so you try everything you can to make it up for them. But how can one truly show them you would really like to make it up to them? Sometimes a happy belated birthday message might help, here are some examples.
Belated Birthday Wishes
Belated birthday wishes are a way to show that you care about the person, even if you missed their special day. Here are the best wishes and apologies for missing the day.
- Happy Birthday. I’m sorry it’s late, but I hope your birthday was amazing!
- Better late than never! Wishing you a happy belated birthday.
- Sorry I missed your birthday! I hope you had great moments.
- Although my wishes are late, my love for you always comes first. Happy Birthday.
- A wise man once said. It’s better belated than none. Happy belated birthday.
- Happy belated birthday dear, I am sorry my wishes arrive late, but as they say, better late than never, I hope you enjoyed the day to the maximum.
- Happy Birthday dear! I know it’s late but please accept my wishes with my deepest apologies and heartfelt warmth. I love you a lot.
- I am so sorry that I forgot your birthday, I had marked it on my calendar, but I guess I just forgot. I love you a lot, Happy Birthday.
- Time moves by so quickly, I cannot help but feel sad that I missed your birthday. I hope you enjoyed it though.
- Sorry for the late birthday wishes, I cannot come up with a perfect excuse to make you forgive me, Happy Birthday dear. I hope you had a blast.
- Happy belated birthday dear, I know it’s late but that doesn’t mean my feelings for you have changed. I love you so much.
- It’s coming late, but it’s better than none, there are some memories attached to your birthday, I remembered but I couldn’t forward a message at that time. Happy belated Birthday dear.
- Sorry, time just flew. I hope you’ve spent a great time. Happy Birthday!
- This message is coming late though, but it doesn’t mean that you don’t matter to me; I actually find it hard to believe I actually forgot your birthday, forgive me. Happy belated Birthday dear.
- I’m sending you this message a day after your birthday, but know this, that your gift will be bigger than what I had planned for. Happy Birthday special friend. Enjoy your great day.
- I will never miss your birthday for anything, I can remember late, but I can’t forget. This is due to your impact in my life to get here. Happy Birthday Role model.
- It hurts me so much that I didn’t remember your birthday on time, it’s a regret on my path, but the least I can do for now is to wish you well. Happy belated birthday.
- I hope you forgive me for the late wishes. I love you a lot, Happy Birthday!
- Sorry I missed your birthday. What strange, right? This only happens to me once a year. Happy Birthday.
- Happy Birthday, it might not count, but I know that you are special and you deserve the very best, I am sorry my wishes came late.
- Happy Birthday dear, you are my one and only and I do appreciate everything you have done for me. I am sorry I forgot your birthday; no wonders can make up for it. I will make it up to you though.
- If I could turn back time, I would. But unfortunately, I am only human; I hope you did enjoy the day though. I know I missed a lot. Happy belated birthday.
- You have made each day worth looking forward too. I know I was near to wish you a happy birthday, but I hope you saw the little effort in trying to be there. Happy belated birthday!
- You are an amazing person, and as amazing as you are, I know you understand why I couldn’t make it to your party. I hope you had fun though. Happy Birthday dear, I love you.
- You are the best thing to ever happen to my life, I am super sorry I missed your birthday. It was never intentional. I hope you forgive me.
- Happy belated birthday, I hope what you wished for has already come to pass. I hope you also enjoyed the day to the maximum.
- Sorry it’s late; I hope you will accept it still. I just want you to know you will forever be the most important to me now and forever.
- I didn’t forget your birthday, I just wanted to make your birthday celebration last longer.
- Happy belated birthday wishes dearest, mine come late, not because I care less, but because I could not get the right words to say. I hope you got all you wanted.
- I thought you were not going to celebrate your birthday and after you turned 29. Maybe my calculations did wrong and you turned 29 this year. Excuse my delay.
- I am late. I’m late for a very important event: your birthday. Happy belated birthday!
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Belated Birthday Wishes for Friend
Belated birthday wish is better late than never, and your friend will appreciate the effort you put into making them feel special. Here are some examples.
- I wish I could show you how apologetic I am, I know I am still far but you are never far from my mind and heart. I love you a lot, happy belated birthday, my friend!
- I have been struggling to reach here just to wish you a splendid birthday!!! I know I am late but please accept my wishes.
- You are an amazing person and I hope everyone made you feel like a queen. Happy Birthday, dear friend, I am sorry they have arrived late.
- Happy belated birthday, I hope you did have fun on your birthday. My wishes for you are forever, may you always get the best in life
- You are a sweet and kind hearted soul, I wish you the very best in life, have fun, make friends and most importantly, make memories that you will forever cherish. Happy belated birthday!
- Who says birthday celebrations are only for one day? Let’s make it a birthday week starting now!
- Happy Birthday dear, I do feel terrible I missed out on the most epic day of the year. You are that important to me.
- There is nothing more I would like than having you close to me, you are an amazing friend and I would love to whisper that in your ear. I hope I am forgiven. Happy belated birthday!
- I have tried so many ways to wish you a Happy Birthday that I forgot to really wish you a Happy Birthday. I hope you had fun, happy belated birthday.
- I will try my best to make it up to you. I don’t know how, but I will think of something epic. I am so sorry I didn’t wish you a Happy Birthday. I love you still.
- Oh my god, I missed your birthday for a few days. I hope it has been fun. Happy belated birthday, my friend!
- My feelings for you have never changed, Happy Birthday dear, I hope you enjoyed it. I am so sorry for these late birthday wishes.
- Happy Birthday dear, oh, I was never late I just wanted a separate day to show you how much you mean to me, I sincerely love you.
- Belated Happy Birthday! Let’s consider this a gentle reminder that the party doesn’t end until we say so.
- Next time, hope you don’t get born during the festive season. Happy belated birthday.
- Happy Birthday; I did not intentionally forget your day. I am so sorry. I love you and I hope you got to enjoy the day!
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Late Birthday Messages
Here the best list of belated birthday wishes and messages you can send to anyone.
- Happy belated birthday dear, I was so caught up, I forgot how important the day was for you. I am so sorry.
- I had a feeling I forgot something. Happy late birthday.
- Belated birthday wishes coming your way, because one day to celebrate you just isn’t enough.
- Will you ever forgive me for forgetting the most important day in your life; I hope you have because I am not able to face you. I forgot the most fantastic day of your life, Happy Birthday!
- Sorry I missed your special day! But I promise to make up for it in style. Belated wishes your way!
- Sorry we cannot update your birthday. I hope you have been phenomenal. Delayed Happy Birthday!
- Have all the wishes come true. I know I wasn’t around, but that doesn’t make up for me not wishing you a Happy Birthday, that is why I took the liberty to deliver my wishes personally.
- We have a problem. I walked on the moon and I missed your birthday. Happy Birthday!
- I will never forget. But it happened to me on your birthday.
- This will never happen again I promise. I hope you did have fun at your party, I wish I was there to compliment you every hour of the day. I love you, happy belated birthday.
- I am not always perfect, but for you, I would definitely try to be. Forgive me for missing your birthday. Happy belated birthday!
- Missed your birthday by a mile, but sending you wishes with a big smile! Hope it was fantastic.
- You are an awesome person, you bring meaning to my life and I wouldn’t ever want to change that. Happy belated birthday sweetheart.
- Miles aren’t a good excuse as to why I was not there on the most special day of your life. Happy birthday dear, I will forever have you in my heart. I love you.
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- I mean it when I say I am sorry for the late birthday wishes, I hope you got to enjoy the day. I also celebrated it without you; I just hope I would have celebrated it with you.
- Happy Birthday beautiful, I know it is late and I know there is no excuse that will make you forgive me. I hope you eventually will. I treasure you a lot.
- My calendar must be lying because it says I missed your birthday. Let’s have an encore because you deserve the best!
- I hope you enjoyed your day, sorry for the late wishes, thinking of you, hearty birthday my dear.
- I know I wasn’t there, I know I have a lot to make up for. Please accept these birthday wishes, they may not be much, but they are deep within my heart, Happy Birthday sweetheart.
- Happy belated babe, I know I didn’t make it on the official day. No excuse can surely make up for it, but I will try my best. I love you.
- Happy belated birthday dear, I am so sorry I wasn’t physically there. I never forgot though, I tried hard to reach you but I guess you were having too much fun. I am glad you enjoyed the day.
- Happy belated birthday dear, I would have liked to be there, but circumstances were against me. I am super sorry.
- In my world, your birthday is too special to be celebrated in just one day. Sorry for the delay.
- No words can tell you how sorry I feel that I missed your birthday. I wish I could have been there to see you blow out your candles. Accept my late wishes, I love you.
- Happy belated birthday dear, I have always been here with you. I hope you felt it. I love you and would like nothing more than to make you happy.
- I know I wasn’t there, but that doesn’t mean you were not on my mind. Each and every waking day of my life I think of you, deeply. Accept my wishes, please.
- A belated birthday wish from me to you, because the best things in life are worth waiting for. Belated Happy Birthday!
- Sorry for the late wishes love, took some time to come up with the perfect wish. Happy belated birthday, may you always be beautiful, unique and loveable.
- promise to be the first one next time, happy belated birthday my dear, you are growing to be a beautiful person.
- May the stars shine brighter for you each night, sorry for the late wishes, Happy Birthday.
- Better late than never, right? Happy belated birthday! I hope you had a fantastic day and that the year ahead is filled with happiness.
- Oops! I may be a little late, but my wishes for you are still just as sincere. Happy belated birthday!
- I’m sorry I missed your special day, but I hope it was wonderful! Sending you all my best wishes for the year ahead.
- Happy belated birthday! I hope your day was filled with love, joy, and lots of cake. Wishing you a year full of blessings!
Last Updated on October 1, 2024
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