Throw a Valentine's Day Party

Invites: Get your guests in the mood for your Valentines Day party with a love inspired invitation from Evite or Tinyprints.  You can also head over to Etsy for some cute custom options as well! Check out some of their New Jersey based artists here!

Decorations: Your Valentine’s Day party calls for lots of white, pink, red, and gold and the more hearts the better!  You can string heart garlands, hang heart tassels, dress your doors with heart wreaths, if you have left over red Christmas tree balls be sure to hang them and of course a table cloth with a centerpiece to pull it all together.

You can also make an adorable heart garland. For the full tutorial, Jessie's Party Stop's got you covered....check it out here! There’s no end to the creativity you could bring to your decorations! If you are in need of some inexpensive supplies, head to your local discount store, they are guaranteed to have tons of what you’re looking for!

Food: Turn all your food into hearts! Using heart shaped cookie cutters, you can make heart shaped sandwiches, personal pizzas, pancakes, waffles, heart watermelon salad, DIY raviolis, brownies and anything else you can think of for your buffet!  Your guests will surely feel the love with every bite!

If you want to divert from the whole heart thing, you can make food with berries and whipped cream!  Like tarts and pancakes. Yum!

Tablescape: When planning your table, bring white, red, pink and gold into your tablescape! Frame your table in balloons and yes, even streamers. Look at how revel and glitter created a background for her tablescape using streamers and strung hearts! Brilliant (and inexpensive)!

Cake:  Your cake should take the center stage of your dessert table!  Your guests will love ogling over your valentine’s themed cake!  Surround it with valentine’s themed desserts like cake pops, brownies, and iced cookies.

Activities:  We have tons of activities for you!

Find the Hearts Game - Send your guests on a hunt to find hidden hearts! Jessie’s Party Stop has a full tutorial on how to play this detective game! Check it out here. 

Decorate Cookies - Everyone loves to decorate (and eat) cookies! Buy, or if you’re adventurous enough, make enough plain sugar cookies for all your guests to decorate. Pick up cookie frosting, and cookie decorations from your local craft or grocery store. Watch as your guests have a blast making art out of cookies.

Take Pics - Pictures are so much fun to take and keep for memories! Spice up your party pictures with photo props specially designed for Valentine’s Day! Capturing Joy with Kristen Duke has free valentine’s themed printable photo booth props perfect for your party!  Photo Prop Etc. on Etsy also has Valentine photo props that will bring lots of silly fun to your Valentines Party! 

Make a Special Valentine's LOVE Crown - Who doesn’t love to make themselves a special hat?  Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to decorate a heart filled love crown!  Jessie’s Party Stop has a tutorial on how to make this fancy craft! Be sure to check out the details here.

Your guests will love to take the memories of your Valentine’s Day party home with them! The crown and bag they made for the hearts hunt will let them continue to feel loved princes and princesses! Sneak some candy hearts in their bags for an extra touch of sweetness!

For more inspiration on how to throw a Valentine's Day Party, head over to Jessie's Party Stop’s Pinterest board, Valentines Day Party!