“Welcome with open arms” is a phrase used to pass the message that someone or something is received delightfully. If you are willing to accept a person or thing ( job, situation, or an idea) into your life, this is the phrase that expresses that well.
I have set aside 50 funny expressions that you can express that you accept someone into your life. You can switch things up by sounding sarcastic and witty most of these phrases entail.
You don’t have to worry about how to apply it into a context or situation as the examples in this write up will guide you through that. By the time you’re done reading this article, it won’t be difficult saying funny ways to say that you’re open to an idea or someone.
Hilarious Ways To Say “Welcome With Open Arms”
Here are funny ways to say that a person is welcome with open arms.
- Come on in, we’ve been expecting you — like, all day.
- Roll out the red carpet! Okay, it’s imaginary, but it’s the thought that matters.
- Welcome! We’ve been dying to have you with us.
- Brace yourself, you’ve just entered the fun arena.
- Welcome aboard!
- Enter at your own risk — we’re crazy.
- You’re welcome with my full chest.
- Congratulations! You’ve found the coolest place ever.
- My arms are open and ready to say hello.
- I welcome you with delight.
- I’m super glad and psyched to see you here.
- Ah, you made it! Let’s pop some balloons.
- My arms are wide open just for you
- Step right up! We are pleased as punch.
- You’re present! From this point on, things will get really fascinating.
- Welcome! We don’t bite… unless there’s food involved.
- Well, look who it is! Just in time for the fun.
- Undoubtedly, I’m glad you’re here.
- It makes my heart tickle to have you visit.
- Come on in! We’ve got gist.
- The door to my house is yours.
- You’re here! Quick, act natural!
- I’m going to embrace you tightly.
- If that’s not the honored visitor, well, well, well!
- I love to see your funny looking face any time.
- Come on right in amigo.
- We should call a live band to show how excited we are to welcome you.
- Finally! Now that you’re here, the fun can begin.
- It’s like we’ve been waiting for you… because we have.
- You’re to the madness — it’s fun, we swear.
- Come on in! Let’s see how weird this can get.
- Welcome! The snacks are real, but the sense of responsibility isn’t.
- My arms are wide open for you baby!
- Look who’s here! Now it’s a party.
- Welcome! We hope you brought laughter and low expectations.
- Welcome aboard, I hope you can swim?
- You made it! Now let’s make some good memories (or at least some funny ones).
- Guess who’s welcomed? You!
- You’re here! Time to create joy together.
- You’re welcome with open and happy arms.
- Dive right in! We’ve been preparing for your arrival with eagerness.
- Welcome! Just leave your sanity at the door, you won’t need it here.
- I am delighted to have you here, even than myself.
- You are welcome to join anytime and anyhow.
- You’ve arrived, now let’s see if you survive.
- Thank the heavens you’re here.
- Welcome! It’s about to get real… or really fun.
- Well, hello there! We’ve been preparing to receive you.
- You’re welcome, and yes, it’s just as strange as you imagined.
- You did not only come well, you were also welcomed.
Come on in, we’ve been expecting you — like, all day.
A jovial way to receive your friend or someone that you haven’t seen in a long time but miss them, is by using the phrase, “come on in, we’ve been expecting you — like, all day.”
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- Come on in, we’ve been expecting you — like, all day. We love to have you around.
Roll out the red carpet! Okay, it’s imaginary, but it’s the thought that matters.
This type of phrase would be fit for your friend that loves the spotlight or is a bit of a diva.
If you want to lightheartedly say that they are welcomed with open arms, you can choose to say it with this expression.
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- Roll out the red carpet! Okay, it’s imaginary, but it’s the thought that matters, I miss you so much.
Welcome! We’ve been dying to have you with us.
It might be that you’ve been longing to see someone or that you are too excited to see them, whatever the case is, this phrase suits that context.
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- Welcome! We’ve been dying to have you with us, don’t be shy.
Brace yourself, you’ve just entered the fun arena.
This expression highlights the excitement and the eagerness to see a particular person (colleagues, friends e.t.c).
If you want your loved ones to know whether via email, or a phone call, that you welcome them with open arms, this is one of the phrases to say that.
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- Jake, brace yourself, you’ve just entered the fun arena.
Welcome aboard!
“Welcome aboard” is a phrase used in a context of ships and boats which makes this a funny way of saying someone is welcome with open arms.
In a conversation with people that understand the registers used at sea, this phrase could easily stand out to them.
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- I would like to let everyone know this important information, welcome aboard!
Enter at your own risk — we’re crazy.
Even though this could sound like a warning if not properly presented, it could also be a joke if your comic tone is on point.
Introverted friends would mostly find this funny as they would appreciate the lighthearted warning about the space they are about to enter.
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- Before you step in here, know that you enter at your own risk — we’re crazy.
You’re welcome with my full chest.
“My full chest” is a figurative way of saying “wholeheartedly.” You could even stretch your hands out to let them know that you are pleased as punch to have them at your event or party.
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- You’re welcome with my full chest, I will not bite.
Congratulations! You’ve found the coolest place ever.
Congratulations is a term used for positive news and what better way to use it than in a sentence that indicates that a person’s presence is wanted and appreciated.
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- Congratulations, you’ve found the coolest place ever, today’s going to be lit.
My arms are open and ready to say hello.
The use of the figure of speech, personification, makes this phrase playful and a funny way to say that a person is welcome with open arms.
Let’s see how it can be used through the illustration.
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- My arms are open and ready to say hello to a beautiful woman like you.
I welcome you with delight.
“I welcome you with delight” is another funny phrase to tell that your friend is welcomed with open arms as it emphasizes the positive feeling elicited from them being around you or in your space.
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- Anytime that I see that beautiful face of yours I welcome you with delight.
I’m super glad and psyched to see you here.
The context might be seeing your friends and old classmates at a high school reunion or at an event you hosted. This would be a funny phrase to say that shows that you’re sincerely happy to receive them and bring a smile to their face.
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- I’m super glad and psyched that I saw Tania from back in 8th grade, she’s doing well for herself.
Ah, you made it! Let’s pop some balloons.
Addressing a kid or someone of a younger age group with a funny phrase like this will be an excellent way to say that they are welcome with open arms.
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- Look who made it! Let’s pop some balloons.
My arms are wide open just for you.
“My arms are wide open just for you” is a funny way to say that a person is welcome with open arms as it interpretes that a certain someone (friend, partner, relative) is highly recognized and valued in the gathering ( a party, event, or school recital).
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- My arms are wide open just for you, trust me love.
Step right up! We are pleased as punch.
“Pleased as a punch” is a term that simply means that a person is delighted to something or about someone which makes this phrase a good way to say that a person is welcome with open arms.
If you have a wedding to plan and you would like to express that you want someone to be around, you can express that lightheartedly, using this phrase.
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- Step right up! We will be so pleased as punch to have you at our wedding.
You’re present! From this point on, things will get really fascinating.
“You’re present!From this point on, things will get really fascinating.” is a phrase that highlights the importance of a person’s presence in a funny way which could make them smile from chin to chin.
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- Please come, you know that if you are here, things will be interesting to do.
Welcome! We don’t bite… unless there’s food involved.
“Welcome! We don’t bite… unless there’s food involved” is yet another phrase that highlights the gladness of receiving someone with open arms.
A phrase like this would definitely be suitable for a movie date or hangout with your friends at home.
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- Of course you can come with us to the movies, we don’t bite… unless there’s food involved.
Well, look who it is! Just in time for the fun.
Despite your friend or colleague at work running late, you can play around the situation by telling them this phrase to indicate that you’re happy and pleased that they made an effort to show up.
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- See who we have here. Well, you’re just in time for the fun.
Undoubtedly, I’m glad you’re here.
Whether you choose to write in a future tense or past tense, depending on your situation, you can perfectly say that a person is welcomed with open arms using this phrase.
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- It’s Debbie in the flesh!Undoubtedly, I’m glad you’re here.
It makes my heart tickle to have you visit.
Describing how you feel in a funny way, when or if a person decides to honor your invitation helps to show if a person is welcome with open arms or not which is seen in this phrase.
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- Do you make my heart tickle to have you visit.
Come on in! We’ve got gist.
Your girlfriend or acquaintance would get the idea that they are welcome to join into a conversation when you pop out a funny phrase like this one.
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- Don’t bother taking off your shoes, come on in! We’ve got gist.
The door to my house is yours.
Telling someone that the keys to your house are theirs is an indirect and playful way to say that they are welcome with open arms.
It’s a nice gesture that could get them to feel good about the situation.
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- We’ve been friends for a very long time and I just want you to know that the door to my house is yours.
You’re here! Quick, act natural!
The tone of this expression shows that there is a form of excitement and willingness to see someone. Perhaps you’ve been sitting on your own at a basketball game and you’re pleased that your friend came, this phrase would be wonderful.
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- Thank goodness you’re here! Act naturally.
I’m going to embrace you tightly.
Just like the phrase “welcome with open arms” implies that there’s a form of pleasure and delight, this phrase sends that message.
It uses a gesture like hugging to indicate that an individual is welcomed.
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- Please try to come to Amanda’s birthday party. I’m going to embrace you tightly.
If that’s not the honored visitor, well, well, well!
Calling someone the guest of honor passes the message that the person is welcomed and of reputable status for that gathering.
Of course, someone who is of honor is going to have the sense of feeling that they’re welcome with open arms.
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- James is that you? If that’s not the honored visitor, well, well, well!
I love to see your funny looking face any time.
“I love to see your funny looking face any time” is a combination of a little shade and a light hearted humor. It is an hilarious way of saying that someone is welcome with open arms because of the joy derived from seeing a person’s funny looking face.
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- Remember that I need you for this event, I love to see your funny looking face any time.
Come on right in amigo.
“Amigo” is a Spanish word for friend or buddy and is used to indicate a form of playfulness and familiarity.
When your friend or someone you invited to your party shows up, saying a funny phrase like this could show that they are welcome.
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- You made it! Come on right in amigo.
We should call a live band to show how excited we are to welcome you.
“We should call a live band to show how excited we are to welcome you” is a phrase that exaggerates the excitement of a person’s presence in a funny way to indicate that they are welcome.
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- We should call a live band to show how excited we are to welcome you. Thank God for a safe trip.
Finally! Now that you’re here, the fun can begin.
If you have a friend that’s the life of the party and you want them to join you in celebrating one of your birthdays or another event, this would be a playful phrase to use to invite them.
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- Finally! Now that you’re here, the fun can begin. What took you so long?
It’s like we’ve been waiting for you… because we have.
Also “it’s like we’ve been waiting for you… because we have” is a funny way to say that a person or idea is open with open arms. The example helps put it into context.
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- It’s like we’ve been waiting for you… because we have definitely been doing that.
You’re welcome to the madness — it’s fun, we swear.
If you want your friend to join in on the madness at the slumber party, the club or a party, this would be a good phrase to express that thought and still get them to laugh about it.
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- Thank God you made it! You’re welcome to the madness — it’s fun, we swear.
Come on in! Let’s see how weird this can get.
“Come on in! Let’s see how weird this can get” is a phrase that shows that person is invited wholeheartedly to a place and highlights the weirdness of the person wanting to be in an unusual place.
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- Come on in! Let’s see how weird this can get, it’s never too late.
Welcome! The snacks are real, but the sense of responsibility isn’t.
Furthermore, “Welcome! The snacks are real, but the sense of responsibility isn’t” is another funny phrase that means that a person can and should join in on the fun.
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- Welcome! The snacks are real, but the sense of responsibility isn’t so today’s your lucky day.
My arms are wide open for you baby!
The addition of the word ‘baby’ shows the humor part of the phrase which makes it a suitable way to say “welcome with open arms.”
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- My arms are wide open for you baby! and I hope you’re running to it.
Look who’s here! Now it’s a party.
A party is a fun and lively place and having that happen just because a friend or relative is around is a great thing. This is what makes it valid for this phrase to indicate to someone that they are welcome.
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- Look who’s here! Now it’s a party. We are ready to boogie.
Welcome! We hope you brought laughter and low expectations.
“Welcome! We hope you brought laughter and low expectations” is another phrase that means a person is welcome and would be easy to put into context which will be seen in the illustration down below.
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- I would like to announce that everyone is welcome! We hope you brought laughter and low expectations.
Welcome aboard, I hope you can swim?
Just as stated before, “welcome aboard” is a phrase used more by sea people or people interested in boats and ships as it means that they can ride one or hop one.
Adding the last sentence to that expression helps create humor as it brings the context into life.
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- Welcome aboard, I hope you can swim faster than a shark.
You made it! Now let’s make some good memories (or at least some funny ones).
“You made it! Now let’s make some good memories (or at least some funny ones)” would be a funny text to send to your friend who might have just made it in time to a virtual conversation.
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- You made it! Now let’s make some good memories (or at least some funny ones) don’t you think.
Guess who’s welcomed? You!
This is another exciting way to say “you’re welcome with open arms” as it involves the use of a question that you replied to yourself just to prove or pass a message across to the individual.
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- Guess who’s welcomed? You! So don’t just sit there.
You’re here! Time to create joy together.
“You’re here! Time to create joy together” is another lighthearted way to say that someone is welcome with delight. It means that you’re excited to receive the person (friend, family member or close colleagues at work) into your event or circle.
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- You’re here! Time to create joy together. Thank you for showing up.
You’re welcome with open and happy arms.
This is a fun use of personification as it implies that it is the arm that is happy rather than the you. It shows that the person being addressed is invited and should be ready to be well received.
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- You’re welcome with open and happy arms, so you don’t have to worry.
Dive right in! We’ve been preparing for your arrival with eagerness.
In addition, ‘dive right in! We’ve been prepping for your arrival with eagerness’ also draws attention to a person’s value and importance in being at a particular place and time.
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- Dive right in! We’ve been preparing for your arrival with eagerness. Hope you brought your lovely smile with you?
Welcome! Just leave your sanity at the door, you won’t need it here.
‘Welcome! Just leave your sanity at the door, you won’t need it here’ similarly creates humor around the craziness of being with people that you’re comfortable with which is the reason why you’re willing to welcome them with open arms.
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- Welcome! Just leave your sanity at the door, you won’t need it here. You have to believe me.
I am delighted to have you here, even than myself.
“I am delighted to have you here, even than myself” is a funny form of exaggeration which means that you’re not as excited or welcomed at your event as the individual is.
This will get them to laugh big time.
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- I am delighted to have you here, even than myself
You are welcome to join anytime and anyhow.
Declaring that there’s a form of convenience and comfort when inviting a person to your space is a great way to say that they are open to join in anytime. In this phrase there’s a high degree of exaggeration with the convenience which makes it funny.
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- Look, all I know is that you are welcome to join anytime and anyhow.
You’ve arrived, now let’s see if you survive.
Getting right into the jokes once a person comes in shows that you’re excited and ready for them to join in.
Watch how this expression is used in a context.
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- You’ve arrived, now let’s see if you survive this hot mess.
Thank the heavens you’re here.
“Thank the heavens you’re here” is an hilarious way of indicating that a person is welcome with open arms. It’s like saying that because they are around, something supernaturally pleasing would happen to you.
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- Peter came! Thank the heavens you’re here.
Welcome! It’s about to get real… or really fu.n.
“Welcome! It’s about to get real… or really fun” is another way that you can jokingly say “you’re welcome with open arms,” it passes the message that they could contribute to the fun.
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- So with this I say, welcome! It’s about to get real… or really fun.
Well, hello there! We’ve been preparing to receive you.
When saying a phrase like this you have to be good with making gestures that exaggerates your excitement in a funny way so as to get the individual to laugh or to smile.
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- Well, hello there! We’ve been preparing to receive you. Have a seat.
You’re welcome, and yes, it’s just as strange as you imagined.
Similarly ‘you’re welcome, and yes, it’s just as strange as you imagined’ is a funny way to say that you are glad to welcome your friend or partner into an event that seems strange, almost like you planned it to be so.
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- You’re welcome, and yes, it’s just as strange as you imagined Jessica, it wasn’t my idea.
You did not only come well, you were also welcomed.
The final phrase that can be used to jokingly say that a person is welcome with open arms is ‘you did not only come well, you were also welcomed.’ It plays on the word ‘welcome’ by using the word ‘well.’
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- Today just got better, you did not only come well, you were also welcomed.