Not because I'm ever in a relationship on Valentine's Day (I was MAYBE once, but it was never legitimate...), or because I'm ridiculously romantic, or any sort of thing like that.
But because I love love, and I love red and pink and white and every shade in between, and I love hearts, and I love the idea of romance, and I love flowers (fresh bouquets, dried bouquets, picked-from-the-yard, florist picks, whatever), and my favorite flower sometimes starts peeking out around Valentine's (the daffodil!), and just because it's fun, easy to celebrate, and a really nice idea.
I love the connection between Valentine's Day and sweet things... heart-shaped cookies, brownies, cheesecakes, strawberries, raspberries, dark chocolate, truffles, all of that... I love baking and I love eating, and it's a nice time to partake in it festively.
This year, I will be celebrating Valentine's officially on Tuesday, February 11th, via my sorority's mixer with an on-campus fraternity... it's called "Tie the Knot" and it's a My-Tie kind of event (in which the frat boys bring a tie, girls pick a tie, and whomever it belongs to is their impromptu date for the evening) with a Valentine's kick and twist (it IS the week of V-Day!).
Now, I'm in the process of collecting inspiration and ideas for decorating and hosting the event, and it's super-exciting. Here's a compilation of things I've discovered thus far:
- Red, purple, pink, and silver/white color scheme
- Serving little pizzas cut into heart shapes
- Serving chocolate paninis
- Floating small orchids and tea lights in a large glass bowl
- Host a baking party beforehand to cater event (we'll probably just do desserts)
- Make ready-made grocery-store bouquets into beautiful floral arrangements
- Don't mix more than two contrasting colors in a single vase
- Go monochromatic
- When pairing two dissimilar flowers, choose varieties with distinctly different textures and shapes
- Get rid of extra baby's breath and "filler" flowers
- Stick common flowers together in mass
- Cookies on a stick?
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