--- title: "Happy 100th Birthday – Wishes and Video | birthday.video" description: "Happy 100th birthday wishes, then a calm video of a century: three photos a decade, family messages and a gentle tune, made to play on a TV. Free, no watermark." url: https://birthday.video/happy-100th-birthday --- Free · made on your device # Happy 100th birthday: wishes and a century in one video Words for a hundred years, and a gentle widescreen video that walks through a century of photos to the youngest great-grandchild. Free · no sign-up · no watermark Happy 100th birthday Edith 100 A century of you With love from all of us ## Ready-made GIFs to send Download one as it is, or press **Add their name** to open it in the editor and make it theirs. * ![Animated birthday GIF, “Happy 100th birthday”: gold fireworks over a violet night for a once-in-a-lifetime 100, with “a century of you” in script.](https://birthday.video/gifs/happy-100th-birthday/hundred-fireworks-gif.webp) Happy 100th birthday [Download GIF](https://birthday.video/gifs/happy-100th-birthday/hundred-fireworks-gif.gif) * ![Animated birthday GIF, “A century in lights”: “One hundred!” in huge cream capitals on a ruby marquee of twinkling bulbs, with a gold script hello.](https://birthday.video/gifs/happy-100th-birthday/name-in-lights-gif.webp) A century in lights [Download GIF](https://birthday.video/gifs/happy-100th-birthday/name-in-lights-gif.gif) * ![Animated birthday GIF, “Fireworks for a 100th”: gold and pink fireworks over a deep violet sky, with glowing script and “Happy 100th” in spaced capitals.](https://birthday.video/gifs/happy-100th-birthday/fireworks-night-gif.webp) Fireworks for a 100th [Download GIF](https://birthday.video/gifs/happy-100th-birthday/fireworks-night-gif.gif) A happy 100th birthday deserves a message that is short, proud and easy to read, and a video that walks through a century at a gentle pace: about three photos for each decade, family messages in their own voices and a familiar tune. Choose a line above, then make it on an animated card to play on a television. This page opens the milestone templates with **Age** set to 100 and **Format** on Landscape 16:9\. For a 90th, see [happy 90th birthday](https://birthday.video/happy-90th-birthday). Everything is made in your browser, so the family photos stay on your device. Free, no account, no watermark. Start from one of these ## Happy 100th birthday wishes Short lines read best on a screen. Paste one into **Message**. * Happy 100th birthday. A century of you, and we are so proud. * One hundred years young. Happy birthday. * A hundred years of stories, and we are still listening. * Happy 100th. Every one of those years made our family richer. * One hundred candles would set off the alarm, so here is a video instead. * A century of love, laughter and good sense. Happy birthday. * Happy 100th birthday to the most remarkable person we know. * You have seen a hundred years of change and stayed wonderfully yourself. * Happy 100th from every generation that calls you family. * Here’s to a hundred years, and to the cup of tea that started each one. * One hundred years, and you still have the best smile in the room. * Happy 100th birthday. Thank you for everything. ## How to make a 100th birthday video 1. ### Open a 100th template Press **Make a 100th birthday video**. **Age** is 100 and **Format** is Landscape 16:9. 2. ### Write the card Type their name in **Name** and a short line in **Message**. 3. ### A century of photos Press **Add photos and clips** and add about thirty photos in order, decade by decade, then any family clips. 4. ### Music and export Press **Add music** for a gentle Happy Birthday arrangement, then **Export video** and **Download video** for the TV. ## A century in a few minutes Around three photos per decade, thirty in all, makes a calm five-minute video. A simple order that works: * **Childhood:** their parents, their first home, school photos. * **Youth and work:** first jobs, friends, service or travel. * **Marriage and family:** the wedding, the children growing up. * **Later life:** grandchildren, holidays, the garden. * **Today:** a recent photo with the youngest generation. A card such as “Born the year…”, in your own words, can open it. Photograph old prints in daylight, straight on and without flash. ## The card from the King In the UK, people turning 100 can receive a card from the King. If they get a State Pension, the Palace is normally told automatically; otherwise the family can apply through GOV.UK a few weeks before the birthday. A photo of the card, opened on the day, makes a lovely final scene for the copy of the video you send round the family afterwards. ## Playing it on the day ### A big screen and a quiet room Play it on a television with the sound up, sit beside them and pause on the faces they want to talk about. If the party is in a care home, ask the staff in advance about connecting a laptop or USB stick. ### Messages from everyone Ask relatives who can’t be there to film a short clip, close to the phone, saying who they are. They send it to you and you add it with **Add photos and clips**; the [birthday montage](https://birthday.video/birthday-montage) page has more on gathering them. ## Happy 100th birthday: questions ### What do you write for a 100th birthday? Short and proud: their name, a hundred years and love from the family. “A century of you, and we are so proud” works well on a screen. ### How do I get a card from the King for a 100th birthday? In the UK it is usually arranged automatically for people receiving a State Pension; otherwise the family applies through GOV.UK a few weeks before the birthday. ### How many photos for a 100th birthday video? About thirty, three or so per decade, gives a calm video of around five minutes. ### Which format should I use? Landscape 16:9, which this page opens with, fills a television. Export a Square 1:1 **GIF** of the card too for relatives’ phones. ### Is it free? Yes. 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