Valentine's Day Weddings

A Romantic Theme Wedding

Getting married on Valentine's Day? You must be a true romantic. Have your Valentine's Day Wedding reflect all the romance of your love story with special details. Even if you're not getting married on Valentine's Day, consider incorporating some of these touches for a truly inspiring day.

Attire: On Valentine's Day, an old-fashioned look is always romantic. You'll want to wear a classic style dress and tuxedo. Look to old movies, including Funny Face and legendary weddings including Grace Kelly's and Jackie Kennedy's. A second option is to go for a white dress with red accents. Wear your hair pulled back with red roses pinned into your chignon.

Wrap a vibrant red shawl around your arms, and carry an overflowing bouquet of more red roses. Have your bridesmaids wear the same dress in varying shades of pink and red, and have groomsmen wear red ties with different red and pink boutonnières.

Setting: Make sure you book your location early, as Valentine's Day is a very popular day to tie the knot. Wed someplace that will allow you to light lots of candles to really set the mood for a late evening ceremony. Alternatively, look for a place warm enough in February to be in a secluded garden or a Victorian greenhouse filled with lush flowers. Decorate as you would for a romantic dinner- soft lighting, gauzy fabrics, flowers, candles, and plenty of atmosphere.

Ceremony: Ask married couples to stand during your wedding and reaffirm their love for each other.

Music: A string quartet or Italian opera singer will help set the mood. If you want to have a DJ, create a song list full of love songs.

Flowers: Flowers are by definition romantic, so use almost any flowers in abundance. While roses are the classic, roses in February are extremely expensive. So look to other pink and red flowers, including tulips, hydrangea, and freesia.

Menu: Why not fan the sparks between your guests by including some aphrodisiacs in the menu, including an oyster bar, asparagus, almonds, chicken with mole sauce (a Mexican chocolate sauce), and chocolate covered strawberries and bananas.

Invitations: Set the tone with your invitations by writing something like "Come celebrate love and romance on Valentine's Day at the wedding of Jessica Lynn Baker and George Nicolas Pilitsis"

Favors: Give your guests tiny heart-shaped boxes of candy with a note attached saying "Thank you for being our Valentines. Love, Jessica and George."

Special Touches: Instead of table numbers, name your tables after famous romantic couples. These can be real: Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn, fictional: Fred and Wilma Flintstone, contemporary: David and Courtney Cox Arquette, or ancient: Antony and Cleopatra. Other famous couples: Grace Kelly and Prince Ranier, Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, Robert and Elizabeth Browning, Romeo and Juliet, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick.

Valentine's Day Gift Baskets

Valentine's day is probably one of the most romantic days that couples treasure every year. That is why during this occasion, different kinds of Valentine gifts are available to make the occasion more memorable. So, if you are also thinking of giving one to your special someone, then you should include Valentine's Day gift baskets on your list.

Valentine's day gift baskets are one of the most popular gift ideas that lovers often give to their special someone during Valentine's Day. Although flowers are the most expressive gifts to give, still nothing can compare to a nice combination of flowers and a gift basket that is full of assorted goodies like chocolates. Most women love to receive chocolates from their boyfriend or husband during Valentine. So after you have ordered a unique bouquet of roses, you can also look for a perfect chocolate gift basket to go with it.

Where to find Valentine's Day gift baskets?

There are lots of local gift shops that offer a wide selection of gift baskets for various occasions. You can simply check the directory or ask a friend or relative who have already tried buying one. However, you don't have to stick to one option. You can always make a list before choosing where to buy the exact gift basket that you like.

But if you want more convenience, why don't you check the Internet? There are so many online gift stores that now offer a large selection of Valentine's Day gift baskets. This is more convenient since you won't have to leave the comfort of your home or office just to order the gift basket that you need. By simply looking at the options, you can already come up with a buying decision and place your order online without so much hassle.

The Internet has really made it so easy for you to find the perfect gift basket to give to your special someone during Valentine's Day. So, you should take advantage of this great option and enjoy the benefits.

Valentines Day Night

When the day of Valentines comes, it allows you to show your special someone just how much you care about them. The most usual and effective of Valentine's Day gifts to make yourself are portraits of your beloved. This Valentine's Day gift that you can make yourself very popular with your beloved if you do it right.

If you're looking for a way to make Valentines Day extra special, cook a special recipe just for him or her. Even if something screws up, just the atmosphere and the obvious effort you put into it should be enough to charm. If your cooking fails, order a pizza. If you are used to cooking, then the cooking will be the easy part.

It is the atmosphere of the dining room that makes or breaks this Valentine's Day gift you make yourself. You need fancy clothes, soft music (whether classical or Barry White - or classical Barry White), flowers, a nice clean tablecloth, a clean or at least neat dining room and a bottle of champagne or wine if both of you are allowed to drink alcohol.

The effect of this Valentine's Day gift that you make yourself is generally favorable. It says, "I think you are so special that I went out of my mind cleaning and cooking and wearing clean clothes just to make you happy." You want to turn your home into a somewhat starred restaurant with the sole focus being the beloved. Foods known to be aphrodisiacs include asparagus, cucumber, vanilla, oysters and chocolate (not all together, though).