Funky and Fun Wine Label Designs for Personalities That Don’t Do Boring

Some people would rather get nothing than get beige. For them, our Funky range has 16 personalised label designs, from leopard and zebra print to confetti, black marble and peacock feathers, and every one carries their name, your message and the date. If they would rather laugh than be impressed, the Humorous range does the job with a punchline on the bottle instead.

Here’s how to read the person, pick the label that sounds like them, and write a message that matches.

Try your own words on a label

A white wine bottle in a timber gift box with woodwool, its personalised label reading Monica, Happy 50th Birthday
One of our personalised birthday labels in a timber gift box.

What’s in the Funky range?

The Funky range runs from Funky 01 to Funky 16. They sort into five rough looks.

  • Quietly stylish
  • The couple
  • Playful
  • Colour lover
  • Animal print fan
  • Life of the party

Animal print 3

  • Funky 03: snow leopard print around a white panel03, suits the animal print fan
  • Funky 06: black and white zebra stripes around a white panel06, suits the animal print fan
  • Funky 07: a black centre inside a leopard print border07, suits the animal print fan

Party 4

  • Funky 04: confetti and curling streamers on white04, suits the life of the party
  • Funky 05: multicoloured confetti on black05, suits the life of the party
  • Funky 01: big white polka dots on soft blue01, suits the playful one
  • Funky 02: big white polka dots on bright teal02, suits the playful one

Dark and dramatic 4

  • Funky 08: black marble with white veining08, suits the quietly stylish one
  • Funky 12: a black panel inside streaks of rainbow light12
  • Funky 13: a black panel with a thin red edge, framed by pine needle sprays in black ink13
  • Funky 16: plain black with a sprig of red orange leaves in one corner16, suits the quietly stylish one

Colour and texture 4

  • Funky 10: peacock feathers curling into two corners of white10, suits the colour lover
  • Funky 11: a pastel swirl like a seashell11
  • Funky 14: bright orange with an autumn leaf border14, suits the colour lover
  • Funky 15: a cream panel framed by white pine cones and needles on copper15

Room for a photo 1

  • Funky 09: black, with a photo panel between two outlined hearts09, suits the couple
All 16 Funky designs on one sheet, sorted by look rather than by catalogue number. The coloured mark under a design is the personality we match it to below. Unmarked designs aren’t matched. The looks and matches are suggestions, not sections of the range. The labels are our own samples, sample words and all.

Animal print. Funky 03 frames a white panel in snow leopard print. Funky 06 does the same in black and white zebra stripes. Funky 07 puts a black centre inside a leopard print border, with the name in flowing script.

Party. Funky 04 is a burst of confetti and curling streamers on white. Funky 05 scatters multicoloured confetti across black, the night-out version of the same idea. Funky 01 and Funky 02 use big white polka dots, on soft blue and on bright teal.

Dark and dramatic. Funky 08 is black marble with white veining. Funky 12 sets a black panel inside streaks of rainbow light. Funky 13 sets a black panel with a thin red edge on white, framed by sprays of pine needles drawn in black ink. Funky 16 is plain black with a sprig of red-orange leaves in one corner.

Colour and texture. Funky 10 has peacock feathers curling into two corners of a white label. Funky 11 is a pastel swirl that looks almost like a seashell. Funky 14 is bright orange with an autumn leaf border, and Funky 15 frames a warm cream panel with white pine cones and pine needles on copper.

Room for a photo. Funky 09 is black with a photo panel set between two outlined hearts, built for a couple.

The sample text on each label is only an example. The name, message, date and sign-off are yours.

Which funky label suits which personality?

Start with the person, not the occasion. Picture their wardrobe, their lounge room or the way they talk at a party, then pick the design that sounds like them.

  • The one who owns more animal print than plain black: Funky 03, 06 or 07. Leopard for bold, zebra for graphic, snow leopard if they like it slightly cooler.
  • The life of the party: Funky 04 or 05. Confetti on white for a daytime celebration, confetti on black for the person who stays until the lights come on.
  • The quietly stylish one: Funky 08’s black marble or Funky 16’s sprig of leaves. Still not boring, just not loud about it.
  • The colour lover: Funky 14’s orange and autumn leaves, or Funky 10’s peacock feathers.
  • The playful one: the polka dots of Funky 01 and 02 suit a milestone birthday that should feel fun rather than formal.
  • The couple who do everything together: Funky 09, with a photo between the hearts. Its order form has no photo upload, so ask us about using yours.

Quieter

The quietly stylish oneFunky 08, 16
The coupleFunky 09
The playful oneFunky 01, 02
The colour loverFunky 14, 10
The animal print fanFunky 03, 06, 07
The life of the partyFunky 04, 05

Louder

The six personalities above, quietest at the top, each with its mark from the sheet. The order is our own reading.

Try a Funky label on for size

Pick a design, type their name and your message, and see how it sits on the bottle before you order.

Funky 01 label with sample words

Sample label from our product page. The name, message, date and sign-off on yours are your own.

Funky design (01 to 16)
Date of occasion (optional)
Order this design

Your words don’t carry across to the order page: type them into its form, and choose Yes when it asks to email the label design before printing.

Preview only: drawn from our own sample artwork with the sample words taken out, and set in similar lettering. We set the final label. The label keeps the artwork’s proportions (0.70 wide to 1 high). The bottle and where the label sits on it are our measurement from a labelled bottle in one of our product photos, so treat them as close, not exact. Designs and the four label fields are as listed on our product pages, read 22 October 2026. The pages set no character limit.

Would they rather laugh?

Some personalities are less about style and more about the joke. The Humorous range puts the punchline on the bottle, with labels such as:

  • That’s it!! I Need a Wine for the friend who has had that kind of week.
  • Old Fart Turns 40 and Old Tart Turns 40 for the milestone birthday they pretend not to mind.
  • Teacher’s Reviver for the end of term.
  • Nurse’s Drop for the one who has just finished a run of night shifts.

A humorous label works best between people who already share the joke. Sent to someone you don’t know well, it can land flat.

How to write the message so it sounds like them

A loud label with a stiff message feels like a mismatch. Let the words carry the same personality as the design.

  • Keep it short. Labels are small. One line they can read at a glance beats a paragraph nobody finishes.
  • Use their language. If they call their birthday “the annual festival”, put that on the label.
  • Aim for one specific reference. A nickname, an in-joke or a place you both know makes the bottle theirs rather than generic.
  • Check every letter. Ask for the label design to be emailed to you before printing, and read the name and date out loud.
Check every letterthe name above all Keep it shortin words they use Read it out loudday, month, year PROOFask for it first
Three checks before you approve, marked on our Funky 04 sample label. The order form asks whether you’d like the label design emailed to you before printing.

Our guide to designing a memorable wine label has more on getting the wording and photos right.

When does a funky label work best?

Funky labels suit any occasion where the person matters more than the formality.

  • Milestone birthdays: most of the Funky samples are birthday labels, from an 18th to a 60th.
  • Engagements and weddings: the samples on Funky 09 and Funky 11 are wedding labels, for couples who would rather not go traditional.
  • Retirement: the sample on Funky 16 reads “Congratulations on your Retirement”.
  • Just because: a bottle with their name on it, in a print that is so obviously them, needs no occasion at all.

Pick the one that’s so them

Browse the Funky range, choose the design that matches the person, add their name and your line, and pick the wine to go inside. Every price includes the label artwork, and the bottle arrives ready to hand over.