Like you would with a Vday card, you'll want to write from the heart. This holiday is to celebrate the special bond you share with the ladies in your life and the card should reflect just that.
Here are a few tips to get your message in your Galentine's Day card going:
- Lift em' up.
- Show some gratitude.
- Look forward optimistically.
One of the many wonderful things about celebrating Galentine's Day is the opportunity it gives us to lift each other up. Think of this day as one giant wave of YOU GO GIRL and channel that kind of energy into your Galentine's Day card.
You can do this in your Galentine's cards by complimenting something about your gal pals. Think of specific examples in each of their lives where they've shined and lift them up by pointing them out.
You can also point to a quality or example of an action in their lives that doesn't get enough praise. If you want to take Miss Knope's lead, you can go hard on the compliments by compounding them one on top of the other ("beautiful, naive, sophisticated, newborn baby" for example) or do something that's more aligned with your own way of complimenting. However it is you choose to lift up your gals, be specific, sincere, and personal to each one of them.
Aside from lifting each other up, getting Happy Galentine's Day cards for our friends reminds us to not take our gals for granted. Our lady friends are by our side (figuratively or literally) helping us navigate this nutso world so it's our responsibility to make sure they know we appreciate them.
Use your Galentine's Day card message to show some gratitude for your ladies. The easiest and most straight forward way to do that is simply to say thank you. Just be sure to have something to thank them for. For example, "Thank you for always responding to my texts, no matter what; I know I can always count on you."
Finally, after you've done your duty of lifting them up and showing your gratitude you'll want to look forward. It's a simple tactic you can use to wrap up just about any message, but especially nice in a Galentine's Day card. You can use this as a mechanism to make plans for your next brunch date or even a FaceTime call.
However you decide to look forward, make sure to keep it optimistic and make it specific. What exactly are you excited for? You could, for example, say something along the lines of "I can't wait to squeeze your beautiful face at our yearly reunion."
As always, take what you like and leave what you don't. You can write your Galentine's Day card however you want. One thing we will say is to try to keep it personal by including specific examples. The more generic the Galentine’s card, the less impact it will have.