“Happy gobble-gobble!” That’s the traditional way to say Happy Thanksgiving in my family. A table full of food is my favorite thing about Thanksgiving Day but there’s a lot to love about the holiday. Friends and family gather around to celebrate a day off of work, a really good football game, a feast of delicious food and the turkey coma that follows. What an incredible day!

What’s kind of sad is that the real meaning of the holiday is becoming lost in the muffled voices of people eating, so I’ve decided to reiterate a bit of it. We all know the story of how the pilgrims came over on the Mayflower to settle the colonies that would later become America. The winter was bleak and barren but the local Indians were kind enough to share their food as well as teach the pilgrims some survival tips for the next winter. We owed them a debt of gratitude for their hospitality, began saying thanks by dining together which formed a strong bond, and thus began the tradition of Thanksgiving.

Dining together still forms a wholesome bond between people, but sometimes celebrating Thanksgiving in this way isn’t possible. For this reason, many choose to send Thanksgiving flower arrangements or cornucopias. After all, everyone loves receiving a gift even if it is in lieu of the sender’s company. The hard part comes in finding the right card message to go along with the gift of flowers. To make it simpler, local florists have provided their favorite choices for Thanksgiving card messages. Enjoy!

Giving Thanks With The Top 20 Thanksgiving Card Messages:

1)       Among the Many Things We Give Thanks For Are Loyal Friends Like You Who Have Helped Make This Year A Success For Us

2)       Giving thanks for your friendship

3)       May your life be filled with good things to be thankful for as ours are filled with thankfulness for you

4)       Thanksgiving gives us the opportunity to tell you how very much your friendship means to us

5)       1. Me - 2. Your family - 3. Everyone who recognizes kindness, caring, and generosity of spirit. Just a short list of the people whose lives you’ve touched. Happy Thanksgiving.

6)       May your heart be glad and your home be happy at this joyful time of thanksgiving.

7)       When I count my blessings, I count you twice. Happy Thanksgiving.

8)       Our homes may be far apart, but our hearts are as close as always.

9)       Thinking of you and wishing you all the blessings of this beautiful season.

10)     Happy Turkey Day.

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What do costumes, apples and ghouls have in common? Halloween. I know. I gave you that one. In any case, Halloween is a very festive time when even the most straight-laced folks get to let loose and enjoy the evening. It’s the only time of year when no one thinks twice about seeing Batman walk down the street beside an angel and a skeleton. Kind of creepy, yes, but Halloween is a popular holiday for a reason—the gifts! Halloween gifts range from gag gifts to Halloween flower arrangements. When boo-tiful blossoms are the gift of choice, the hard part becomes figuring out what clever lines to leave on the enclosure card. I’ll help you out again.

Local florists spend Halloween like everyone else except they get to deliver their best Halloween flower arrangements and watch how happy this type of celebration makes people. They are always coming across new and clever card messages to accompany their arrangements, so it seemed only natural to ask for some of their favorite Halloween card messages.

Top 10 Eerily Awesome Halloween Enclosure Card Messages:

1)       A happy Halloween wish just for grins!

2)       As the sky grows dark and the moon glows bright, as strange creatures and critters appear in the night, as the goblins growl and the werewolves whine, hope that Halloween sends a chill up your spine!

3)       At this special time of year when jack-o’-lanterns glow, it gives a welcome chance to send a warm “Hello!” Happy Halloween.

4)       This is no Trick just a Treat for a special someone. Happy Halloween.

5)       Time for shivers, scares, and thrills, for pumpkin grins in windowsills, for black cats in the full moon’s glow, and a happy Halloween hello!

6)       A Merry Halloween. Wishing you a Halloween filled with good old-fashioned fun.

7)       Hope your Halloween is so happy, it makes you glow inside.

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Oh no! You’ve missed the birthday! What to do, what to do? Send flowers. I know. It seems to be my answer for everything but trust me on this one. Short of an apology on bended knee and a round of sobbing, there isn’t a much better way to say “I’m sorry for forgetting the birthday of someone so special to me.” In lieu of the first option, belated birthday flowers seem like a much better idea.

While weeping and pleading are probably not right up there on everyone’s list, sending flowers is quick and easy. In other words, having a local florist deliver a belated birthday bouquet is the best way to humbly recognize a forgetful slip up while not having to spend all day groveling for mercy at the feet of the offended one.

Many people have a heard enough time finding the right birthday card message, let alone sifting through lists and lists to find belated birthday card messages that practically jump off of the page. Local florists, being all too familiar with the humble needs of forgetful loved ones, have contributed to this list of the best belated birthday card messages for just such an occasion.

15 Card Message Reminders That It’s Never To Late To Say Happy Birthday

1)       (Funny) 29 again? Talk about recycling! Happy Belated Birthday

2)       May God grant you a day filled with happiness, a year filled with joy.

3)       Today well-lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope. You deserve a lifetime of beautiful tomorrows. Happy Belated Birthday.

4)       (Funny) At birthday time, it’s good to remember our friends. Actually, it’s good to remember anything! Happy Belated Birthday

5)       Because you’re you I’m celebrating your birthday yesterday! Because I’m me, I’m celebrating it today! Happy Belated Birthday

6)       Count not your years by adding the days but with joy count the friends you’ve made on the way. Wishing you a year of joy and friendship.

7)       For your birthday, I wanted to get you the thing you need most but how do you gift-wrap a 25-hour day? Happy Belated Birthday

8)       Go ahead and have another birthday if you want to. But don’t expect me to keep up with you. Happy Belated Birthday.

9)       (Funny) Can you guess what I want to be when I grow up? As much fun as you! Happy Belated Birthday.

10)   (Funny) Happy Belated Birthday. You’ve got a great life, you look wonderful, and your health is good. How could a measly present from me compete with that?

11)   (Funny) Happy Belated Birthday to someone who still looks good. In fact, almost lifelike.

12)   Your birthday is truly an event worth celebrating! Happy Belated Birthday.

13)   (Funny) You should really celebrate on your birthday. Take TWO naps today.

14)   Wishing you birthday memories to hold close to your heart! Have a Beautiful Day.

15)   (Funny) Wanted to send you something really nice for your birthday but the machine just kept taking my quarters. Happy Belated Birthday.

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In my family, grandparents rule the roost. The child in good with the grandparents need never want for another thing. They are protective, loving, gentle, and supportive. They rule their homes with iron fists and open hearts. I adore my grandparents and want only the best for them. We recently started celebrating Grandparents Day with them as a way of bringing the families together again during the year. My remaining grandmother and grandfather are in their early 80s. After that many years of receiving gifts for various occasions it gets kind of hard to give one that they’ll really like. I’ve figured out the answer for them though. I have decided to send flowers to my grandmother with a very sweet Grandparents Day card message attached. My grandfather, a farmer, is receiving a plant instead but with the same message of love.

Those not so skilled in verse may struggle to find the right way to say what is on their hearts. Grandma and Grandpa know that they are loved, but what combination of words expresses the depth of this love with any kind of fervor? What Grandparents Day card message says it all but in the space of a little enclosure card? Instead of spending hours looking for the perfect message, spend the day enjoying time with your grandparents. They’ll love the gift because you sent it, but a special message like those below help make it their favorite gift yet. With this list of Grandparents Day card messages compiled by local florists, it is easy to find the message that you need when sending flowers to grandma and grandpa.

Grandparents Day Card Messages

1)       The two of you must have been the inspiration for this special day. Happy Grandparents Day.

2)       A Loving Wish on Grandparents Day. To wish you a happy Grandparents Day and then remind you, too, how very, very much you’re loved Today and all year through!

3)       Among the sweetest memories Our hearts keep through the years, Are special things grandmothers say and do– Their tender hugs and words of praise, Their laughter and their loving ways Are joys that we recall our whole lives through. With more love and special thoughts than you could ever know.

4)       A zillion hugs just aren’t enough for grandparents who do such special stuff and always make me feel so very loved.

5)       It’s great to have a day that honors grandparents. It’s a wonderful chance to thank you for great times and feelings and lifelong gifts of your love.

6)       Thank you for telling me your stories and sharing your many years of experience and wisdom. I’m a better person for having learned from you. Happy Grandparents Day.

7)       A grandparent is a special part of all that’s cherished in the heart.

8)       Grandparents give the best hugs! Here’s one to wish you a Happy Grandparents Day.

9)       I love the way you love and the nice things that you do. I feel so very lucky just because you’re you!

10)     For You On Grandparents Day. It’s the perfect time to let you know how much you’re loved, how much you’re wished the best of everything.

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Herbert Birch Kingston had the right idea when he created Sweetest Day in 1922. It was his way of giving a sweet gift to those who were normally forgotten. Orphanages, the terminally ill and the disabled in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio received these gifts. What a heartwarming gesture from a special man! It has especially touched my heart which is why I have begun celebrating Sweetest Day by sending flowers or gift baskets to my friends. For me, it’s a way to let them know somewhat randomly that I care about them all year long and want the best for them.

It’s very easy to get lost in preparing Sweetest Day flowers and gifts, but the most endearing part of the presents is actually in the card message. Being not a wordy person when it comes to expressing emotion, this list of Sweetest Day card messages has proven to be very helpful. Because Sweetest Day celebrates sharing, here is a great list of Sweetest Day card messages prepared with the help of local florists.

A Sample of the Best Card Messages for Sweetest Day:

1)       This is Sweetest Day-a day inspired by the love and friendships we all cherish.

2)       You put the “sweet” in Sweetest Day.

3)       A wish for you on Sweetest Day. May you be as good and kind to yourself as you always are to everyone else!

4)       Because you are so special, so nice in every way. This brings you loving wishes for a happy Sweetest Day!

5)       Hope your Sweetest Day is sprinkled with all different kinds of happy!

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There is no easy way to express condolences. Extending sympathies to someone who has lost a loved one is never without a pang of emotion. Many people express their sympathies in different ways such as sending funeral flowers to the funeral services. Others choose to wait a few days or more before having a arrangement of sympathy flowers delivered to the funeral home. It is very important to the grieving that they never feel the void of loss, never feel alone. This is why it is so important to send flowers but even more important to include an enclosure card with the right message.

There is no single correct way to express condolences. Many begin to compose a sympathy card message but get lost somewhere between “is this helpful” and “am I being insulting?” It is completely natural to have a difficult time writing sympathy cards. After all, often the sender is a close personal friend of the family was the same to the deceased. There is no need for this difficulty anymore. Florists understand the grieving process. To make the process of sending sympathy flowers easier on everyone, below is a list of condolence card messages compiled by empathetic local florists.

Extend Your Sympathies With These Condolence Card Messages:

1)       With deepest sympathy

2)       Keeping you in (our) thoughts and prayers

3)       Thinking of you during these difficult times

4)       Deepest condolences for your loss

5)       May the Lord comfort your heart as only He can do

6)       Sharing in your sorrow

7)       Please know that (our) loving thoughts embrace you

8)       May the peace which comes from the memories of love shared comfort you now and in the days ahead.

9)       May you rest in the peace of God which surpasses all understanding

10)   Words are not enough to convey my sympathies at a time.

11)   Just thought you could use a little extra sunshine today.

12)   Just wanted to let you know that (we’re) here for you

13)   Thinking of you with sincere sympathy at the loss of someone so dear.

14)   Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.

15)   Condolences on your loss. May you find strength in the love of God.

There are more condolence enclosure card messages to help express your deepest sympathies. These enclosure card message ideas are brought to you by Flower Shop Network and Flower Shop Network Funeral Homes.

Know someone who is getting married? When you send flowers to help celebrate their nuptials, consider filling out the enclosure card with wedding card messages like these.

1. Thinking of you both and wishing you all happiness as you celebrate the joys your marriage has brought. May your special day bring you many loving moments to share; moments you’ll remember long after the day has passed.
2. In your smiles, all the warmth and fun, all the gentleness and joy of a cherished friendship. In your hearts, all the closeness and care, all the tenderness and devotion of a lifetime romance. In your marriage, all the harmony and hope, all the power and promise of a love that grows ever stronger and more beautiful with the passing years. Congratulations.
3. May this be the happy beginning of a wonderful life together.
4. May you always drink together from the source of love, which is a mighty spring forever pouring itself out for you.
5. Wish you might, wish you may, have a sweet romantic day made of moments meant for two, filled with love that feels brand-new.
6. For a Special Couple. May your wedding be a time to celebrate all the richness love has brought into your lives and all the joy that still lies ahead. Wishing you happiness always.
7. (Funny) If there’s one important key to a successful marriage, it’s sharing–the sharing of responsibility, of emotions, of souls…but most important…of the TV remote control.
8. With love to a special couple whose happiness together warms the hearts of everyone around them. Congratulations.
9. (Bride To Groom) A happy wedding day to the man I want beside me every night for the rest of forever. I love you.
10. (Groom To Bride) The world has changed a lot (and so have we!) since we first met. We’ve shared some sad and funny times and years we won’t forget. When all is said and done, there’s one unchanging thing that’s true-with every breath, I find myself more thankful I have you.

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Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Pardon the off-key singing, but I feel that it’s finally time to discuss birthday enclosure card messages. That’s right. Those pretty little cards attached to arrangements of flowers from local florists. What makes birthday card messages so special? Why everything of course! Many people even keep the enclosure card in a scrapbook long after the day has passed. You’ve gone the extra mile to send flowers. You’ve gone above and beyond to make the birthday boy or girl feel like royalty for a day. The memories are made by what is said and done on that day. What do you want your card message to say?

For most people, sending birthday flower arrangements is the easy part. It is composing the perfect enclosure card message for birthday flowers that is baffling. Trying to be funny? Want something so sweet it rots the teeth? Need quick and simple but sincere? This is where birthday card messages from local florists come in handy. As it just so happens, here is a list of the top 30 birthday card messages as compiled by local florists. When sending flowers this year, make it the most memorable gift of the day with one of these enclosure card messages.

Wacky Happy Weepy Laughy Birthday Card Messages For All

1)       (Funny) 29 again? Talk about recycling! Happy Birthday

2)       May God grant you a day filled with happiness, a year filled with joy.

3)       Today well-lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope. You deserve a lifetime of beautiful tomorrows. Happy Birthday.

4)       (Funny) Another birthday? Before you start feeling old and depressed, just keep this in mind: I have pantyhose older than you!

5)       (Funny) Another birthday? Why it seems only yesterday you were a whole year younger! Happy Birthday.

6)       (Funny) Another candle on your cake? That is no cause to pout. Be glad that you still have the strength to blow the things out.

7)       (Funny) At birthday time, it’s good to remember our friends. Actually, it’s good to remember anything!

8)       Because you’re you I’m celebrating today! Happy Birthday

9)       Count not your years by adding the days but with joy count the friends you’ve made on the way. Wishing you a year of joy and friendship.

10)   (Funny) Don’t do anything embarrassing on your birthday this year. You don’t have as much time to live it down as you used to.

11)   (Funny) Don’t worry about those unsightly sagging varicose veins. Wear a mini skirt and tell people they’re net hose.

12)   (Funny) Don’t worry sister, you’re not getting older just more like mom.

13)   For your birthday, I wanted to get you the thing you need most but how do you gift-wrap a 25-hour day? Happy Birthday

14)   Friends in the Lord are always close at heart. I’m so glad God brought us together as friends. Happy Birthday

15)   Go ahead and have another birthday if you want to. But don’t expect me to keep up with you. Happy Birthday.

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I don’t know about you, but I’m one of those people that needs attention when I’m sick. Go ahead! Take care of me! I’m a big ole’ baby. I understand that not everyone is this way, but there is no convincing me that a “get well soon” gift is unhelpful. Quite the opposite in fact. Gifts make the recipient feel special and appreciated. It’s easy to feel mopey dopey when you’re sick. It’s not easy to feel good and great and wonderful. This is why I find so much pleasure in some of the tried and true gifts like flowers when I’m feeling down and out.

You’ve heard the old adage “laughter is the best medicine.” It’s a proven fact that smiling releases chemicals that induce happiness and have a healing effect on the body. Isn’t it amazing what the power of a smile can do? When you know someone that is sick or in need of a cheery smile, send flowers and bid them “get well soon.” Flower arrangements delight the heart and practically induce it to beat happily. Why not pass this feeling along to someone ailing?

There are so many reasons to send “get well soon” flowers with a happy card message. Whether your friend is ailing or just down in the dumps, he or she is going to need a pick-me-up to get them back in a pleasant demeanor. The flowers get them excited and happy, but get well soon card messages send a very specific message of encouragement. Get well soon messages can be funny, humble, peppy, somber or a mixture of these. Whatever you choose to say to your sick friend, wish them well with one of the get well soon card messages in this list compiled by local florists.

Bright Eyed and Bushy Tailed Get Well Soon Card Messages

1)       Hope you’re back on your feet soon.

2)       Hoping you feel better.

3)       Hang in there. You’ll feel better in no time.

4)       Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

5)       Sending you healing thoughts and a little sunshine to brighten your day.

6)       Wishing you a speedy recovery.

7)       Thinking of you lots and hoping for your speedy recovery.

8)       We hope you feel better because we miss you so much.

9)       Thinking of you during your recovery.

10)     Hope you soon feel at your best–Just as good as new, for nothing but the best of health is good enough for you!

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My best friend recently had a baby. My brother and sister in law are about to welcome a son also. It’s hard to stop the maternal inclination that comes from being around wonderful women like this. It’s also hard to plan a baby shower without thinking about new baby gifts. Of course, it’s easy to opt for the cute gifts with the “ooo” and “awww” factor. It’s just as easy to be practical and get Mommy gifts that she’ll need when little baby arrives. However, the best new baby gift is the one that isn’t about the baby at all-it’s about mommy.

Celebrating the birth of a child, just like with every other occasion, flowers are a great gift for making the woman feel special. Friends of the daddy? Send flowers and you’ll be in momma’s good graces also! The part that most people get stuck on is the card message. It can be difficult to put sentiments into words with new baby card messages. For those of us rather handicapped in regard to this particular ability, the following list makes it easy to say congratulations. Local florists have spoken. Here’s what their top 10 new baby card messages have to say.

Lullabye & Goodnight:  Top 10 New Baby Card Messages

1)       Congratulations on your new bundle of joy.

2)       Best wishes to you and your new little one.

3)       Babies are a gift from heaven. You must be special to have one of its angels.

4)       Congratulations on your new arrival.

5)       May the joy of parenting bring you a lifetime of laughter and happiness.

6)       Wishing your family a happy and healthy life together.

7)       Cheers to you and your growing family.

8)       May your child have a lifetime of health, love, and happiness.

9)       Goodbye tummy. Hello Mommy!

10)     Congratulations on the new addition to your family.

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