When you’re late to celebrate this very special occasion, these beautiful belated happy birthday wishes can cheer them up. Cute belated birthday birthday greetings provide plenty of options for saying you’re sorry you’re late and that you still wish them a happy birthday in a special, funny and heart-melting way. You’ve missed their day and it is just fine.
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Here you can find a best compilation of sweet belated birthday messages to share with your friend, spouse, lover, sibling, or colleague.
Beautiful Happy Belated Birthday Wishes
Better late than never! And besides, the wishes are good on any date.
Even though this is late, it’s never too late to wish you the best of everything always.
Happy belated birthday to my irreplaceable friend. Although my greetings come late, our friendship always comes first. I cherish you now, today, tomorrow and forever more. Belated happy birthday.
You know what they say about birthday wishes – better late than never! Belated happy birthday.
May all you desire come true. Happy belated birthday to you!
Although I missed your birthday, my wishes are genuine. Happy belated birthday!
I’m so sorry this is getting to you late, but please know I was thinking of you and wishing you everything wonderful.
How could I have forgotten your special day?! I hope you had a fantastic birthday!
Happy belated birthday to this special person who is worthy of “on-time” wishes. Sorry, I picked Snail Mail to deliver it.

Happy Little-Bit-Late Birthday! Sorry I forgot, but I wanted to send you belated birthday wishes all the same!
Even though this is late, it’s never too late to wish you the best of everything. I hope you have a brilliant year ahead!
Please forgive me for not wishing you on your special day. Wishing you a happy belated birthday.
Happy belated birthday. I am very sorry that your birthday message arrived late this year. Cheers to an awesome year ahead.
Sorry I forgot your birthday, but I’ll never forget you! Happy Belated Birthday!
I wanted to have sent this message on time, but better late than never! I wish you a belated happy birthday!
I can’t believe I missed your birthday, because you’re too special to ever forget.
Even though I’m a little late to the party, I want you to know how special you are to me. Belated happy birthday!
A belated birthday wishes that your life may be filled with joy, peace and the love that you deserve.
Wishing you a belated happy birthday, pal! Sorry I missed the big day, but thought I’d extend your birthday a little longer.

I may have forgotten your birthday, but at least I remembered that I forgot! I’m so sorry! Sending my best belated happy birthday wishes to you!
Belated happy birthday dear. I hope you had a great day and celebrated it with dear ones. Have a great year ahead.
How on earth did I miss your birthday?! You’re clearly looking older. Jokes! I hope you had a great day.
Happy belated birthday dear. Life is so busy nowadays, and I’m so forgetful as always. I hope you’re enjoying yourself a lot with your friends and family!
I’m sorry this message is coming to you late, but I’m sending my most sincere belated happy birthday wishes to you from the very bottom of my heart!
I’m actually kind of glad this is late because now it’s a happy surprise!

I can’t tell you how happy I am that you were born. Forgive me for being late with my birthday greetings!
Happy belated birthday to my irreplaceable friend. Although my greetings come late, our friendship always comes first. I cherish you now, today, tomorrow and forever more.
Despite my wishes being a little late, you know they are straight from the bottom of my heart. I wish you success in all your endeavors. Happy belated birthday, my friend.
There is no doubt that happy birthday quotes from you will make their whole day.
Cute Happy Belated Birthday Wishes
May all your dreams come true! Wishing you a belated happy birthday!
Belated Happy Birthday. I am so sorry that I forgot. Best wishes for the coming year.
I know you like to draw out your birthday celebrations as long as possible! So happy belated birthday!
It took me some time to believe that you’re getting older. But then I thought you’re getting wiser too! Happy belated Birthday!
I didn’t really forget your special day…I just wanted the happiness to last a little longer.
I’m sorry I missed your birthday, but it’s a great opportunity to celebrate all over again!
“Better late than never” and here is to wish you a day that is special just like you. moreover, you are one of a kind to me.
Good things come to those who wait! Happy belated birthday Cousin!
Apologies for my belated happy birthday wishes! I hope your birthday was as special as you are!
I’m really sorry that I missed your birthday this time. But I promise to make it for you up next year. I hope you had a great birthday!
Happy Birthday! Sorry this message is late. I want to celebrate your birthday 2.0 with you. The cocktails are on me!

Actually, I didn’t forget your birthday; it’s just that you deserve to celebrate your special; day more than once. Happy Belated Birthday!
May life always smile upon you and may you be blessed with peace, happiness, and love. I may be a little late, but my wishes for you are sincere.
You know what they say about birthday wishes — better late than never!
You know I’m always fashionably late. Belated Birthday wishes to you!
Too bad that my punctual birthday message wasn’t part of the big day. However, I hope you had an incredible birthday.
Even though this is late, it’s never too late to wish you the best of everything! Happy birthday niece!
There’s a very good reason why this birthday wish is late… I forgot. I’m sorry! I hope you had a great day!
I could have come up with a thousand excuses, but I just decided to plead guilty. Tell me how you’d like to be compensated! Happy late birthday!
I want to wish you a happy belated birthday and give you my sincere apologies and all the chocolate you could ever dream of.
I hope you had a hilarious birthday with your friends and family. All the best for the coming year!
I’m sending you a late birthday message on purpose, so that you may continue to celebrate it today! Have a great second day of birthday celebrations!
I know I’m late with your birthday card, but at least I’m on time with an apology.
There’s nothing worse than missing your favorite person’s special day! I guess this means you just get double the cake.
No matter how late my message comes, you know I truly love you. I hope you ate some big cake for the two of us. Happy belated birthday.
This wish is late so that you can celebrate longer! Happy belated birthday aunt!
It wasn’t your birthday I forgot… it was the date! I’m sorry. I hope you had a wonderful day!
Let birthday wishes for sister make your special someone’s day a great day.
Special Happy Belated Birthday Greetings
I’m sending you kisses, hugs, and cuddles. My sincerest apologies for being late in wishing you a happy birthday.
Happy belated birthday to you and cheers to a fabulous year to come.
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!
Belated happy birthday to you! Sorry that I’m a little late to the party with these wishes!
There’s a very good reason why this birthday wish is late. I forgot. I’m sorry! Hope your day was terrific.
My apologies for missing your birthday! Please accept my sincerest birthday wishes, albeit delayed.
I can’t believe you are almost getting grey hair. No wonder I am late in wishing you a happy birthday. Happy late birthday.
The world is made up of two types of people. Meticulously punctual types and the awesome fun people like me who don’t own calendars. Happy belated birthday uncle!

Sending you the happiest of late birthday wishes. I’m so sorry I missed your special day! May the coming year be full of many blessings.
A friend who wishes a happy birthday on time is not a friend. Happy belated birthday! Be thankful for having a friend like me!
To one of my favorite humans – sending you sincere belated birthday wishes. I hope you had a wonderful day.
I didn’t really forget your special day… I just figured you deserved more than one. Happy Belated Birthday!
May God fills your life with joys unlimited and may all your dreams come true as soon as possible. Wishing you a belated birthday my friend!
Sorry for the delay in getting these wishes to you, my friend! I hope your special day this year was a truly great one!
I’m sorry this birthday card isn’t on time, but it’s actually the earliest I’ve ever been late!
Happiest of birthdays to you! Forgive me for being late to the party.
My belated birthday wish is just another chance t celebrate the party twice. Let’s do it. Happy belated birthday.
No excuse is good enough for missing your birthday! I am very sorry. A very late happy birthday to you!
It’s a late one but indeed 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!
Sending very happy and belated birthday wishes to you! I’m thankful that you’re in my life. I hope that you have an amazing year ahead of you.
Please accept my apologies and my belated wishes for a Happy Birthday. Hope you had a grand celebration.
I’m sorry for missing your special day, it completely slipped my mind. I hope you had the amazing birthday you deserved all the same!
My thoughts of you were on time — it’s only the CARD that’s late! Hope you had a great birthday.
You’re so wonderful, you deserve to keep the party going. Even though I’m a little late, happiest of birthdays to you!
Kindly forget that I forgot your birthday. I cannot forgive myself if you haven’t forgiven me. Save a friend from crumbling inside. Happy late birthday bestie.
Silly me! I missed your birthday! I’m so sorry. Belated happy birthday wishes to you!
The biggest surprise is always last one. Not wishing you on time was totally intentional. I just wanted to give you a surprise. Happy belated birthday!
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Funny Happy Belated Birthday Wishes
I know that you will have had a day of special wishes yesterday. Today, I am wishing you a very happy belated birthday. No need to thank me for keeping the celebration going!
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.
Late birthday wishes do not ruin the fun, but they make the occasion last a little longer. Happy belated birthday to my friend forever!
I know these birthday wishes are belated, but the fact I’m making up for being late means they’re packed with much more meaning!
It wasn’t your birthday I forgot — it was the date. Hope your day was happy.
My memory is weakening pretty fast, but I can never forget the incredible memories we have made over the years. Happy birthday to you!

I can’t believe I forgot! I hope you had a really lovely birthday.
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!
I hope that your birthday was as wonderful and special as you are. Sorry for my late birthday wishes!
Sorry I forgot your birthday. But at your age, I don’t suppose it matters? Happy belated birthday old bro!
My wishes may reach you late, but I hope you had a great time with your family on this day. Forgive me one last time. I promise never to forget your birthday anymore.
Belated happy birthday to you. I hope you know that I would never miss the birthday of a good friend like you on purpose.
Happy Birthday! Leave it to me to say the right thing at the wrong time.
My greetings may not be on time, but you are highly thought of. The wish of happiness is always superb on any day. Happy new year! Happy belated birthday!
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!
I always try to find different ways to impress people. This time, I tried to be late on wishing a happy birthday. I’m sure you’re impressed!
A very late happy birthday to you, may all your wishes and dreams come true!
Happy Belated Birthday sis! I’m so sorry I forgot to write earlier, but how do you expect me to remember your birthday if you never look any older?

Happy belated birthday to a friend who is so charming, caring, and loyal. Thanks for forgiving me every time I wished you were late.
Sorry for the late wish but you know what they say: better late than never! I hope your birthday was a tremendous one, my friend!
This birthday wish isn’t late — I’m just making sure I’m early so I don’t miss it next year.
This is a late birthday wish just to remind you that you are celebrating a new year once again. May this year bring forth desirable success, renewed hope, and immeasurable joy. Happy birthday.
I promise this card isn’t late. It is intentionally arriving after your birth-day, because I think you deserve a whole birth-month. Happy Birth-month!
Wishing happy birthday on-time is just too mainstream. So, I decided to be a little late. I hope you had a great birthday!
I wish I could rewind the clock just to get back to the right time to say happy birthday. Please forgive me! I hope you had a great day.
You have so many good qualities in you, but the one that makes me feel lucky all the time is your forgiveness. Happy belated birthday dear friend!
I wasn’t sure how to wish you a belated happy birthday, but I thought it would probably be best to start off by apologizing for missing the actual day! Sorry for the late wishes!
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Late Birthday Wishes
Good friends know that even if your birthday wish is late, it doesn’t mean you’re loved any less. Thanks for being such a good friend. Hope it was happy!
Deep down in my heart, I am hoping you had a wonderful birthday celebration. I wasn’t able to send my wishes on time because time flipped so fast. Find it in your heart to forgive me. Happy birthday dove.
I didn’t forget your birthday! I just wanted to make it last longer!
Even though this greeting has come to you a bit late, but it is full of love, positivity and good wishes. Belated happy birthday!
I’m so sorry I forgot your birthday. The good news is that if you forget mine next year, I’ll forgive you. Happy Belated Birthday!
Anyone can remember your birthday, but only a true friend will remember it even after the date is gone. Happy belated birthday bestie!
I know I’m a little late in wishing you a happy birthday this year, but know that these belated wishes are sincere and have more meaning than ever. I hope you had a really great day!

Happy Birthday to a warm, understanding, kind, fun, and special friend. See? Wasn’t that worth waiting for?
These wishes are overdue and still colorful. You fill my life with so many bright days, and it is my delight to say I would feel hollow without you. I know you had a great time, but I promise you will have a greater time when I make it up to you. Happy belated birthday.
Now that everyone else’s birthday wishes have worn off, here’s a great big one from me!
Hope you had a really good time. I can’t believe I forgot about this special occasion. Happy birthday!
I’m so sorry I forgot your birthday. But hey, at least I didn’t forget that I forgot. Happy belated birthday!
Happy birthday to the most amazing woman; sorry for not wishing you on time this year.
These birthday wishes are belated with good reason: they’re supposed to make your birthday last longer! Happy birthday, my friend!
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.
You are so young and tender. I forgot you are turning a year older. That is so amazing because you will stop being annoying. You know I love you to bits.
May this be the least belated of all your belated birthday wishes!
I am so sorry I missed wishing on your Birthday. I hope you enjoyed it to the fullest. Happy Belated Birthday.
Sorry I missed your birthday! But you know me, always fashionably late. Belated happy birthday wishes to you!
These wishes might be one day late, but I hope your birthday yesterday was everything you hoped it would be.
Having someone like you as a girlfriend is a blessing. Thanks for being so understanding and forgiving. Happy belated birthday my love!

Yep — I forgot your birthday; but I could never forget a friend as great as you.
Remember how you forgot your wedding anniversary sis? Maybe it runs in the family. Anyway, happy birthday and I promise to make it up to you. Happy belated birthday.
Let me be the first to offer you belated birthday wishes!
Your birthday is over for another year, but I want you to know that I’m so sorry for being late. Next time the beers are on me.
Though I’m late, I don’t want to miss any chance to wish you a Happy Birthday.
I didn’t really forget your birthday… I just wanted to help you prolong the celebrations! Happy belated birthday!
My sincere apologies for being late. Nevertheless, belated happy birthday to you, pretty lady. I hope you had a blessed day.
Happy little-bit-late birthday to you! For someone who is so chic and effortlessly cool, I thought your birthday wishes should be too!
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