16 Sweet Instagram Captions for Your 16th Birthday Pics

Turning 16 is kind of a big deal.

This special birthday means you're old enough to get your license (if you're lucky enough, you'll get a car, too) and that you're just two years away from being an adult.

There's no denying it's a milestone, but did your 16th birthday even happen if you don't post it all over Instagram? The tricky part is coming up with the perfect captions, but lucky for you, we have some suggestions.

For a side-by-side of your transformation:

"It took 16 years for me to look this good."

 

For that coming-of-age moment:

"A Sweet 16 is, in many ways, a coming-out party that tells the world that you are no longer a little girl but a young woman."

-Rosa Rodriguez

 

For when you finally get your license:

"I really auto get a car now."

 

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For showing off your cute birthday invitations:

"This sweet 16 party will be a kick."

 

For a candid of you dancing at your birthday party:

"It's my chance to shine."

-"Sweet Sixteen" by Hilary Duff

 

For a posing with your giant birthday balloons:

"16 or 61? The world may never know."

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For when turning 16 doesn't feel so sweet:

"Bittersweet 16 suddenly."

-"So High School," Taylor Swift

 

For feeling young and foolish:

"Sweet 16, how was I supposed to know anything?"

-"White Ferrari," Frank Ocean

 

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For not being sure what lies ahead:

"Sweet 16. Do you know where you're running to? Do you know, Sweet 16?"

-"Sweet Sixteen," Destiny's Child

 

For your extra delicious cake:

"Putting the 'sweet' in sweet 16."

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For a cutesy bday selfie:

"You only turn 16 once, but I promise to be sweet forever."

 

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For when you feel like your new age is a whole new adventure:

"Chapter 16, page 1."

 

For already looking ahead to the next birthday:

"Officially 16 going on 17."

 

For when your special day is pretty mind-blowing:

"When I'm 16, I'll have the best party ever."

–Sixteen Wishes

 

For a boomerang of you blowing out your candles:

"16 candles make a lovely light."

-"Sixteen Candles" by The Crests

 

For a slideshow of your fave bday party moments:

"The only thing missing was MTV."

 

For when you pretty much know everything at this point:

"The best substitute for experience is being 16."

-Raymond Duncan

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For that pic of you licensed and behind the wheel:

"Street legal."

 

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For when the person you wished for comes to your party:

"It already came true."

-Sam Baker, Sixteen Candles

 

For wearing your birthday crown:

"Queen of 16."

 

For some more general birthday quotes, check out THESE celebratory captions.