--- title: "Happy 30th Birthday – Wishes, GIF and Video | birthday.video" description: "Happy 30th birthday wishes, from a kind roast to a proper tribute, then a 30 with their name as a GIF or a video of their twenties in photos. Free, no sign-up." url: https://birthday.video/happy-30th-birthday --- Free · made on your device # Happy 30th birthday: wishes, GIFs and a video of their twenties Roast or tribute, the words come first. Then put them on a card with a big 30 and their name, or turn a decade of photos into a video. Free · no sign-up · no watermark Happy 30th birthday Tom 30 Thirty, flirty and thriving Love, the group chat ## 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 30th birthday”: rose gold and blush with a tall serif 30, rose-gold balloons drifting up and an elegant italic line.](https://birthday.video/gifs/happy-30th-birthday/thirty-rose-gold-gif.webp) Happy 30th birthday [Download GIF](https://birthday.video/gifs/happy-30th-birthday/thirty-rose-gold-gif.gif) * ![Animated birthday GIF, “Champagne for a 30th”: champagne cream with falling gold glitter, an inky script greeting and a fine gold rule.](https://birthday.video/gifs/happy-30th-birthday/champagne-glitter-gif.webp) Champagne for a 30th [Download GIF](https://birthday.video/gifs/happy-30th-birthday/champagne-glitter-gif.gif) * ![Animated birthday GIF, “Thirty candles”: a cake fizzing with sparks and a stamped warning that the fire brigade is on standby. Perfect for cheeky ages.](https://birthday.video/gifs/happy-30th-birthday/too-many-candles-gif.webp) Thirty candles [Download GIF](https://birthday.video/gifs/happy-30th-birthday/too-many-candles-gif.gif) A happy 30th birthday message usually walks a line between teasing and tribute. Pick a line from the wishes below, put it on a milestone card with their name and a big 30, and send it as a looping **GIF**, or make a video of their twenties in photos and clips. This page opens the editor with **Age** set to 30 in Story 9:16, the shape for Stories and the group chat. Below: how to get the tone right, and how to choose photos from a whole decade. Nothing is uploaded; the video is made on your device. Free, no watermark. Start from one of these ## Happy 30th birthday wishes From the group chat to the toast. Paste one into **Message** and make it yours. * Happy 30th. Your twenties were a lot. Your thirties are going to be brilliant. * Thirty, flirty and thriving. Mostly thriving. * Welcome to your thirties, where a good night’s sleep is the best present. * Happy 30th birthday to the friend who made our twenties worth remembering. * Three decades of you. The world is better for every one of them. * You are not old. You are thirty and fully charged. * Here’s to thirty: older, wiser and still the last to leave the party. * Happy 30th. We kept the embarrassing photos for this video. * Thirty looks good on you, and the snacks you bring look even better. * To the next ten years of adventures, starting today. * Happy birthday. Thirty candles is technically a fire risk. * Thank you for ten years of being the best decision we made. ## How to make a 30th birthday video 1. ### Open a 30th template Press **Make a 30th birthday video**. **Age** is already 30; choose a look in **Templates**. 2. ### Write the card Add their name in **Name** and a line in **Message**: a joke, a toast or both. 3. ### Add the decade Press **Add photos and clips** and pick two or three standouts from each year, plus a few short clips. 4. ### Music and export Press **Add music** for a Happy Birthday arrangement or your own song, then **Export video**. Or press **Export video** and choose **GIF** for a card on its own. ## Roast or tribute: getting the tone right Thirtieth birthdays attract teasing, and a little of it is part of the fun. The trick is to tease in a way they would happily show their parents. ### A kind roast * Joke about things they already laugh about: the burnt dinner party, the festival tent, the haircut. * Leave out exes, money, weight and anything said in confidence. * Let one friend narrate in a clip, so the jokes have a voice rather than captions. ### A tribute * Ask each friend for one thing the birthday person did for them in the last ten years. * Finish on a recent group photo and a simple **Message**. Jokes first and warmth at the end is usually the best order. The [funny happy birthday](https://birthday.video/funny-happy-birthday) page has more lines that tease without stinging. ## Choosing photos from a whole decade Ten years of phone photos is thousands of pictures, so be strict. Search your phone by year or by place, pick two or three from each year, and ask close friends for theirs. Thirty to forty photos and a handful of clips fill a three-minute video. * Mix group shots with a few of just the birthday person. * Include the places: the first flat, the city they moved to, the wedding they were a guest at. * A short clip of a moment (a dance, a toast, a fall into a pool) is worth more than another posed photo. ## For the party, and for the group chat Playing it at a venue? Set **Format** to Landscape 16:9, export it in advance and test it on the screen with the sound up. Then change **Format** back to Story 9:16 and export again for phones; your project is saved in the browser, so nothing needs redoing. ## Happy 30th birthday: questions ### What should I say for a 30th birthday? Keep it short: their name, a nod to the decade behind them, and a wish for the one ahead. A gentle joke is welcome if you end on something warm. ### Can I make a happy 30th birthday GIF with their name? Yes. Type their name, press **Export video** and choose **GIF**. The GIF loops on its own and is silent, so it plays anywhere. ### How long should a 30th birthday video be? Two to four minutes: about thirty photos, a few clips and a closing card. Shorter videos get watched again. ### Can friends send clips for the video? Yes. Ask them to send short clips to you, then add them with **Add photos and clips**. One person makes the video; there is no shared upload link. ### Is there a watermark? No. It is free, with no watermark and no account, and your photos never leave your device. ## Other birthdays and ideas * [ Birthday video maker Start from an animated template, add their name, photos and a song. ](https://birthday.video/) * [ Happy 21st birthday wishes and videos Key-to-the-door wishes, a 21 GIF and clips from friends far away. ](https://birthday.video/happy-21st-birthday) * [ Happy 40th birthday wishes and video ideas Wishes, message ideas and a 40th video with the family in it. ](https://birthday.video/happy-40th-birthday) * [ Happy birthday friend GIF and video Wishes for a friend or best friend, a GIF with their name, or a video of your photos. ](https://birthday.video/happy-birthday-friend) * [ Funny happy birthday GIFs and videos Meme captions, a fake age and their worst photo, as a GIF or a video. ](https://birthday.video/funny-happy-birthday) * [ Birthday montage from friends A clip from everyone, put together into one surprise tribute video. ](https://birthday.video/birthday-montage) * [ Happy birthday GIF with a name Type any name, nickname included, and download a looping GIF. ](https://birthday.video/happy-birthday-gif-with-name) * [ Birthday video templates Every template in the editor, by occasion, with the formats it suits. ](https://birthday.video/birthday-video-templates)