Galentine’s Day
How To Throw A Valentine’s Day Party for Your BFFs
Valentine’s Day is not just for lovers anymore; but also for those special
friends in your life who always have your
back. So how do you throw your BFFs
the ultimate Valentine’s Day party? Well
hopefully you know their favorite foods,
drinks, sweets, and even activities already
putting you ahead of the game! Now it’s
just about putting everything together:
So let’s get started on the planning!
First things first, pick a venue and a
date. House parties are the best because
you can do a wide range of activities, and
bonus, everyone can stay as long as they’d
like. If you don’t have a place of your
own opt for your favorite brunch spot.
Brunch is the perfect time to get “loose
with your boos.”
Like any other party, you want to
announce your BFF Valentine’s Day party
in a cute, sincere way. Instead of sending
a normal boring text message, spruce it
up with an online invitation. Pingg has
the most adorable invitations that you
can mail out or email. Your friends will
get a kick out of it and seeing your added
effort just to invite them will get them
excited for the fun filled day.
Now, onto the menu. So we picked
Brunch as our party example right? If
you’re doing a restaurant then you’re all
set, but why not go the extra mile and
make your BFFs some delicious desserts
that can double as sweet
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little favors? [Chocolate covered strawberries, Chocolate covered lol-
lipops] These chocolate hearts are sold by
Sherri’s Berries. There are even chocolate
roses that can be used as both dessert and
decor.
Is your home the venue? Great! Now
you need some fabulous but timeless recipes that won’t take you all night/morning
to put together: a pancake bar accompanied by various fruit toppings they can
choose from, omelets, mac & cheese bites,
potatoes wrapped in bacon, and of course
desserts like cupcakes, cheesecake cups,
or a good old fashion chocolate cake. Get
this pancake idea from Tips from a Typical
Mom.
Decorations are essential to any party
because they set the mood. Whether you
are 15 or 35 years old, you want your decorations to be easy but on point. For the
tables, try glass vases with red and pink
flowers and some Valentine’s Day confetti
surrounding them. Get some balloons and
have them drop from your ceiling (cut the
strings high enough that no one will be
hitting their head, but low enough to give
your room a festive feel). And if you chose
a restaurant, don’t worry, you can still spice
up the tables with some single stem roses
in those cute $1 IKEA vases. One for every BFF. If you’re crafty (like me!), feel free
to go a little further and add each BFF’s
name to the vases with chalkboard stickers
or a cardstock tag.
Last step. HAVE FUN - but HELLO
- they’re YOUR BFFS so that should be a
given!