Escape Modern Life and Enjoy an Old Fashioned Romantic Valentines Day

For those who truly want to escape modern living with their sweetheart for a day or a romantic weekend, there are many delightful and romantic options. Here are a few ideas for a totally romantic old time Valentine's celebration with your true love. I think a country escape makes it easier to be alone, peaceful and removed from daily responsibilities.

To My Valentine Vintage Car by Vintagecards

Depending on your climate in February, a catered or home made champagne picnic could be fun with antique or vintage linens and antique wicker picnic basket. Sitting on a plaid car blanket on the edge of a riverbank or under a tree with the birds singing can be the perfect place for a romantic Valentine's day picnic.

Victorian Valentines Day Card by golden_oldies

Maybe staying at a Victorian bed and breakfast in the countryside or at a rustic old B&B on a farm would be a treat. Staying at a farm that arranged or provided romantic horse drawn sleigh rides for two would be heavenly. Watching the snowy landscape glide by as you snuggle together under the blankets wrapped up warm would be memorable, fun and romantic.

Vintage Christmas; The Road Winter by ChristmasCafe

For those who prefer the town, maybe a stay in an antique themed hotel in an historic town.

If you both love antiques and shopping then even a little of that would be allowed and I think would certainly part of immersing yourselves in another era together. Maybe an antique Valentine's day gift for your love if they see something they love would be a wonderful reminder of the day.

What could be more romantic than a horse drawn carriage ride through the town. There is a reason why people have them for their wedding day. Feeling wonderful and invigorated with cold air rushing over you while you snuggle tight with your Valentine is not something you do every day!

Maybe skating on an outdoor rink under the fairy lights, arm in arm, would bring back the old days, then a nice candle lit dinner out in a restaurant.


Couple in a Romantic Sleigh by ChristmasCafe

Or maybe room service and a romantic evening in front of a crackling log fire in your room. Soak in an enormous clawfoot tub for two with sweet natural beeswax or real bayberry candles lighting the room, for total luxury and romance.

Think of what you and your partner would love. Is there an era you prefer? What would make this an amazing Valentine's Day to look back on and remember? Or maybe turn into a new tradition. Or how can she or he say "no" to a marriage proposal during a weekend like this!

Giving antique Valentine cards certainly sets a romantic old time mood. A lot of these old card designs started of as one sided flat postcards full of roses, poppies, lilacs, pansies, forget-me-nots,and other flowers in the language of love. Hearts cherubs, elegant couples and coy children a depicted in these lovely antique illustrations.

There are so many beautiful antique valentines cards on Zazzle. Here are a sample of the most romantic!


Cute Cupid Valentine's Day Card by golden_oldies

Valentine Mail Vintage Heart Art by CustomizeACard

Vintage Valentine card with Cupids by ebhaynes

Vintage Ice Skating Couple - Valentine's Day by JaclinArt


Victorian Couple Valentine's Day Card by golden_oldies

Victorian Valentine Collage Card by lilshopofvalentines

Vintage Victorian Valentine's Cupid on the Phone by YesterdayCafe
Part of the Victorian or Edwardian Valentines experience has to involve romantic bunches of beautiful flowers. Not just the red roses we have today, but there is a whole secret language of love in flowers. During the prim and proper Victorian times, many naughty, secret love messages were sent in notes and cards. They would not have been approved by parents or governesses or even society in general!

Many greetings cards posted in the mail did not have envelopes and were just postcards. Passionate love messages were secret and often the flowers on the card had a specific romantic, platonic or friendly meanings. The old handwritten script messages are often brief and formal while the design on the others side of the card reveals much more.

If you want to learn more about the language of flowers, check out these books and the video. With a Language of Flowers book, you can have a bouquet made perfect for your relationship. If you think about what your love means, you can choose the flowers to send the exact message you want to your Sweet Heart!

Decorating your home for an old fashioned get Valentines get together with old party games makes for a great time, and a creates a wonderful mood for your guests. Antique or reproduction Valentines decorations full of pink roses, red hearts, blue forget-me-nots, cherubs, elegant couples and coy children star in a lot of these old designs too and add a wonderful golden age mood.

There are many old and fun party games from 50 to 100 years ago to be found in vintage and antique homemaking magazines. Variations on musical chairs, can be played with cutout paper hearts, amongst other games.

For a Valentine's day party for friends and families, get into the old Valentine's spirit with these wonderful old ideas. I hope I have made you think a little today and consider some old time Valentine's fun ideas of your own for a special and magical day for your loved ones.