Valentine's Day Ideas

1. Know what her schedule is first if you're planning any surprises during the week of Valentine's. You do not want to show up at her house or her work only to find out that she's not around or that she's busy. Make sure to ask her casually about her plans for the day you're scheduling your surprise.

2. Get her friends' help if you need your loved one to be at a certain place at a particular time and you can't get her there on your own on Valentine's Day. For example, If you're setting up a romantic dinner at home, have her friend take her out for the day.

3. Don't act blasé or don't pretend that you've forgotten about Valentine's Day just to make sure you won't ruin the surprise. By acting this way, you'll make her think you don't care about the day at all or that you haven't got anything planned. It's definitely not worth it to make her feel miserable prior to unveiling your big plan. If she asks, just casually mention that you have something great lined up and that you don't want to spoil things.

4. The best Valentine surprise is always the one that makes a woman feel special. If you have cash to burn, rent a gazebo and decorate it with flowers and fairy lights, and set up a fancy dinner there. Or you can just have a simple picnic and bring along a bottle of your favorite wine.

5. Take her to dinner at a place where there's a live band playing. You can have the band play a selection of her favorite songs, music the two of you can slow dance to, or you could even take the microphone yourself and sing to her. You could speak to the band and to the manager beforehand to let them know what you're planning.

6. Leave the car behind for the evening and surprise her with a carriage ride. Of course, find out first if there are carriage companies in your area and if you can obtain their services for Valentine's day. Use the carriage to get around during your date, whether you're heading to a fancy restaurant or a quiet, romantic spot.

7. Start Valentine's day right. Make sure she wakes up to a scrumptious, hefty breakfast in bed, and make sure you have balloons and flowers around the room. Then you can present her with a beautifully printed Valentine's day itinerary with a list of great activities you have planned for her.

8. Shower her with presents all throughout the week of Valentine's. Start sending her romantic little cards and notes several days before Valentine's, then have flowers sent to her house and to her office the next day. Amp it up to a scrapbook the following day, and make sure you have presents lined up until Valentine's day finally arrives and you can put your most romantic plans in motion.

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1. Make a list of why you love her, or perhaps a list of your favorite things about her. Don't just write down the standard old "You're nice" "You're pretty". Really think about the specific things she does that really make you smile. You can give this one by itself or put it in with the bouquet of flowers you're buying her or on the breakfast tray you're delivering to her in bed.

2. Create a scrapbook featuring pictures and souvenirs from all the trips that you two have taken together. Leave several pages in the back to make room for future holidays that you two have been planning to go on. It's a good way to say that you're planning to be with her for a long time and see the world with her, too.

3. Prepare a box filled with nothing but her favorite things. The box doesn't have to be big, and the contents don't need to be expensive. The box could contain gift cards to her favorite shops, packages of her favorite sweets, a cookbook featuring her favorite cuisine, small bottles of scented massage oils, a card or a letter from you--let your imagination fly.

4. Make your own gift cards.You can just make them out of plain paper or use colored board paper, and write down what the 'cards' can be used for. The cards can be used for an hour-long massage at home, a romantic comedy movie marathon, or dinner every week at her favorite restaurant. Write down that the cards a valid for a lifetime.

5. Are you willing to get crafty? You can try making some paper flowers, creating a whole bouquet for her. Sure it doesn't seem as fancy as real, fresh flowers, but you can make the paper flowers more special by writing sweet notes to her before folding the paper into flowers.

6. Here's another idea similar to the scrapbook concept. Write down your love story and include some of the best memories you've shared since you became a couple. Make sure to include some pictures as well as little notes or doodles just to spruce up the scrapbook. Finish it off with what you're looking forward to in the future and your life together.

7. Get her one of those picture frames with a moving display. Load it up with the cutest pictures of the two of you, and make sure to intersperse the pictures with scans of any handwritten notes the two of you have exchanged, or create graphics to showcase your messages in a creative way.

1. Are you cooking your romantic meal at home? Make sure that you have a menu planned and that you shop for ingredients before hand. You don't want to rush through cooking or run back to the store if you'd forgotten something. The important thing is to be prepared, and also to get a bit of cooking practice before the real thing.

2. Know her food preferences. You don't want your romantic Valentine dinner to end with her in the bathroom or in the hospital. Make sure to consider her allergies before planning your menu, and also be ready with alternatives if she has other meal preferences; for example, she could be avoiding meat or steering clear of food items with too much salt.

3. Are you taking her out to dinner instead? Do your research and see which restaurants are considered the best and most romantic. If some restaurants are too popular with people, you might want to get off the beaten track and discover a restaurant that can be considered a delicious secret in your area.

4. Make reservations well ahead of time; three or two days before V-Day is certainly a bad idea. Every other couple will have the same idea as you on Valentine's day, especially if there's this one fantastic bar or restaurant that's perfect for a romantic night out, so be sure that you snag your own spot ahead of everyone else.

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