Valentines Day Party

Everyone loves a party, but few people truly enjoy all of the hard work and preparation that go into them. Traditionally, Valentine's Day parties are organized for kids, but they don't have to be, and they don't have to be a headache to plan and organize either.

The first thing to do is to send out all of your invitations at least two weeks before the date of the event. This will give people time to RSVP and plan and will give you the time that you need to plan too, and put together a list of people who are definitely coming. If you have any special instructions for your guests, i.e. costumes not optional, etc. make sure that you include these in your invitation. Plan on booking your DJ, caterer, band, etc. two weeks in advance as well, since during holiday party seasons, these people usually find themselves with more work then they can handle.

So what kind of party can you have? The possibilities are endless. You can host a party for children, but you can also host a romantic couple's only party, a singles "no couples allowed" party, or a party where everyone is welcome. If you opt for a costume party, you can decide to have a theme, i.e. Victorian costumes, as well. If you are serious about costumes, have a penalty costume for anyone who shows up without wearing one and give out prizes to the people who wear the best costumes. You can also coordinate your menu to match the theme of your party, whether you decide to have a three course formal dinner or just some fun appetizers and finger foods.

Decorations are another thing to consider, and once again, this all depends on the theme of your party and how much time you want to invest into it. Red, white, and pink are traditional colors for Valentine's Day, but you don't have to limit yourselves to them, particularly if you are having an anti-Valentine's Day party and want to decorate in black. Stores are full of decorations that you can purchase, and many are designed to coordinate with each other and with a specific theme.

The best Valentine's Day parties are the ones that are unique, fun, and memorable. How and whether you achieve this is up to you, but with a little advance planning, your next party is sure to go smoothly and be more fun for both your guests and you.

Valentines Day Messages

Famous French historian and philosopher Voltaire had once said "Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination." This is exactly what Valentine's Day celebration is all about. It is really a lovely canvas which is embroidered by the imagination of each one of the people who have fallen in love.

Valentine's Day is meant to be celebrated as a day when you express your innermost feelings of care and affection to your near and dear ones. For some lucky ones it means, flowers, chocolates, engraved gifts, cards or a romantic candlelight dinner with their partner. This is an occasion when the mood is upbeat and everyone wants to convey their love and affection to their romantic partners, friends or their family members.

The main question arises when it is time to pen down your feelings on the paper. It seems so easy when you see some romantic mushy movie where the protagonist eulogizes his fair maiden or the first love of his life. But in real life, not everyone is so linguistically gifted. So while writing down your Valentine's Day message, one should keep some things in mind:

Be Your Own Self:Even though tradition says that you have to write down some real good message for your loved one. But it may so happen that you are a person of very few words and that is how your partner knows you. So be the same on this day too. If all of a sudden you become very poetic and find a thousand poetic ways to impress your partner, it might backfire. Instead think of all the things that you share what both of you like to talk about, your shared interests, what amuses both of you and write down your message related to that. It will surely be treasured and liked by your beloved.

Honesty Pays:It is very easy for others to say that you should be honest and speak out your heart to the one person whom you admire and love. But if you are not an extrovert person, then this can be a bit of problem. But try to overcome your hesitation and jot down your true feelings on a piece of paper in the best possible way you can. Your beloved will appreciate honest feelings rather than the superfluous poetry you give to her/him which is copied from somewhere. Originality always bears more fruit in love!!!

Valentines Day Quotes

So when Valentine's Day is getting closer, cute love quotes are one of the easiest things you can find to make your special romantic day more special. By using romantic love quotes that are cute and funny, you can bring more romance and fun to your day this year.

You know how almost everyone gives a gift on the Valentine's Day to their loved one. But without the right touching word on top of your gift, it won't be as special as you want it to be.

That's why you can simply pick a funny cute love quote and impress your partner so much that they will remember your gift and spending this day with you for the rest of their life.

Here are some romantic ideas how you can use love sayings and quotes on your Valentine's Day this year...

Cute Romantic Card:After you have chosen your famous and sweet love quote, simply write it down on a cute romantic Valentine's Day card in addition to your own personal message.

Then give this card beside your gift to your partner on that day. Your boyfriend/girlfriend will be very happy to see your romantic card with the romantic love quote in it.

Memorize and Share:Simply memorize your favorite romantic love quote and tell it to your partner when you are giving him/her your gift.

Whether you choose a famous and meaningful quote, or a funny love quote, your boyfriend/girlfriend will cherish your effort of memorizing it and telling it to him/her in person while giving your gift.

Cute Love Notes:Choose a few of your cute love quotes and write them on a few pieces of paper, like a romantic note. Then leave these notes in random places that you know your partner will accidentally find.

Valentines Day Cards

Valentine's Day cards are one of the special attractions for the day. The cards embody a wide range of emotions- humorous whimsical, humorous, charming, ornate, romantic, sensitive, and many more. Cards for Valentine's Day can be sent or given to anyone and everyone whether they are lovers, friends, or family members.

The tradition of Valentine's greeting cards dates back to the Middle Ages. It began with Charles, Duke of Orleans in 1415, who addressed a poem to his beloved spouse while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London after the battle of Agincourt. The greeting card is a special memoir and a part of the manuscript collection in the British Library. By the sixteenth century, the tradition of Valentine's Day greeting cards gained momentum. Handwritten cards were intricately decorated with laces, silk or satin, flowers, gold leaf or even perfumed sachets. Colored paper and watercolors were amongst the essential elements used to create the card.

The tradition of exchanging printed cards for Valentine's Day came into prominence as a consequence of the printing press and less expensive postage rates. Ready-made cards were an easy way for people to express their emotions at a time when subtle emotions were the order of the day and direct expression of one's feelings was discouraged. Paper Valentine cards were very popular in England. Manufactured cards with images of Cupid and hearts were on sale by the end of the nineteenth century.

In USA, Greeting cards for Valentine's Day began in 1840s, with Esther A. Howland who sold the first Valentine's Day Cards, produced on a mass scale in America. Ever since, the exchange of cards has continued as an extremely popular ritual on this day. According to the Greeting Card Association, an estimated one billion Valentine cards are sent each year, making Valentine's Day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year. This reiterates the significance of the day in the lives of Americans.

The most common one liner in these cards is "Be My Valentine." A Valentine is a person singled out especially as one's sweetheart on Saint Valentine's Day. Not only confined to soul mates, Valentine's Day cards have become an important occasion to send cards to good friends, family, relatives, teachers, students, and other social relations as a symbolic gesture of love, respect, and admiration.

In the age of electronic greetings there has been a revival of a fascination for handmade Valentine's Day e-cards. Whatever the form maybe, a unique, sentimental handmade card, an e-card with a personalized message, or a printed card, it is the message that the card carries that remains unaltered through the ages.

Valentines Day Flowers

Valentine's Day sees the sales of flowers, predominately roses, exceed ten million in one day. It is estimated that over one million British men and women spent in excess of thirty million pounds on Valentine flowers. Men purchase the majority, however, it is becoming increasingly popular for women to buy and send flowers to men. Strong vibrant colours from exotics and sculptured sturdy shapes, with berries and foliage, as well as roses, are becoming ever more popular for women to purchase and send to men.

Many people use Valentines flowers to send hidden meanings and messages. The tradition of this dates back to Victorian times when suitors would use flowers to send coded messages to their lovers. Roses are undoubtedly the most popular choice of flower to send on Valentine's Day, folklore says that sending ten roses means 'you are perfect', a dozen roses sent 'be mine' and for those who push the boat out and buy two dozen roses are saying 'forever yours.' It is also believed by many that roses sent without their thorns and leaves say 'there is nothing to hope or fear' while a rose given with its thorns removed, but still with its leaves say 'I am no longer afraid to reveal my feelings; I live in hope.'

The colour of the roses sent also has hidden meanings, chose carefully to send the right message! Red roses are a sign of true love, moss rose means that you love someone from afar, purple roses represent everlasting love. Beware sending yellow roses as they give the message that you are jealous, while white roses say 'I love you not!'

Roses are renowned for the sensuality of their silken petals, their fragrance heightens 'falling in love.' Scientific researches have begun to discover that roses have specific chemicals which give us a happy feeling and many aromatherapists use rose oil to reduce stress and tension.

People do send flowers other than roses on Valentines Day. There are a variety of spring flowers which also come in various shades of reds and pinks if the traditional Valentine's colours are to be adhered to, however, it has recently become very trendy to send huge bouquets of spring flowers with a variety of vibrant colours or a posy of highly scented seasonal flowers including narcissus, lilac and lily-of-the-valley.

For the more adventurous an antirrhinum shaped like a giant love-heart is available in white, pink and lime green and a 'saucy' glossy lip-stick red coloured.The flower surrounds a phallic shaped creamy coloured beacon and should certainly let your Valentine exactly how you are feeling!