It’s Love Month: Make Your Valentine Feel Special With a Romantic Date-Night-In

The entire month of February is “Love Month”, and a romantic date night at home is the best way to showcase your love to your special someone.When someone drops the ball on Valentine’s Day, or has to work on Valentine’s Day, they still have plenty of time to make their Valentine feel special with a date night they’ve planned themselves. A date-night-in gifts you with zero limits on the level of intimacy, and zero limits on the level of creativity and thoughtfulness. When you plan a date in your own home, you can be as creative and as romantic as you wish, with special touches and fun surprises.

You’re in full control when it comes to setting the mood and creating a romantic ambience, with special decorations, the music of your choice, scented candles, and more. You can plan a special date-night-in on Valentine’s Day, or anytime in February to celebrate Love Month, and to make the person you love most feel loved. Below are 6 tips to help you create the most romantic date-night-in possible:

1. Romantic Music

Remember in high school, when making a ‘mixed tape’ was regarded as one of the most thoughtful and cute ways to show someone you cared about them? Well, that sentiment stands, because creating a playlist for your date night is a special touch you won’t want to forget. If you know the date-night-in will last hours, create a 3 hour playlist of love songs, smooth jazz, and relaxing music. Want to be a true romantic? Ask your date for a dance, right there on your living room floor.

2. Heart-Shaped Food

When you’re cooking for your Valentine, remember that heart-shaped foods symbolize love, and heart-shaped foods also require extra effort and detail, which shows thoughtfulness. It’s these special touches that surprise your date and make them feel special. When it comes to making heart-shaped appetizers or heart-shaped meals, there are plenty of ways to do this:

Spaghetti, for example, is a main course that can be shaped and molded into a heart. This means that when you plate spaghetti, you can plate it in a heart shape – and you can even put some delicious red pasta sauce around it in a heart shape. Alternatively, you can offer heart-shaped appetizers before dinner, one of the most romantic of which would be heart-shaped fondue. Cut bread, cheese or apple slices into heart shapes, and create a special experience dipping heart-shaped foods into decadent melted cheese.

3. Gourmet Chocolates

Chocolate has long been associated with love and romance, and the concept of love and chocolate has a history for a reason. First of all, chocolate is a food known for being an aphrodisiac, as it contains chemicals that positively affect the brain’s pleasure and reward centers. Plus, the history of chocolate being related to love is so ingrained in our minds that we see chocolate as a symbol for love. Providing a decadent box of gourmet chocolates such as Royce Chocolates during a date-night-in sends the right message, and your date-night-in during love month should have as many ‘symbols’ of love as possible.

4. Romantic Decorations

Speaking of symbols for love, there are many decorations you can adorn your home with that symbolize love and romance. Decorating will help set a very romantic ambience for your date-night-in. Red roses should definitely be included in your decorations, since the red rose is the most iconic symbol of love. There are also plenty of thoughtful DIY crafts that allow you to create your own romantic decorations, which your date will be pleasantly surprised by. It’s easy to decorate with a romantic touch, even if you don’t have much time. Simply sprinkling heart-shaped confetti on the table is a cute and fun idea. String lights, heart-shaped balloons, and rose petals sprinkled on the table and floor are more ways you can decorate in a way that says, “I love you”.

5. Scented Candles

Scented candles kill two birds with one stone, because the scent they release into the room helps set the mood, but the candlelight itself also creates the most romantic ambience possible when it comes to lighting. Candlelight is a glowing, soft, romantic and dreamy ambience that changes the entire vibe of a living room from ordinary to seductive. That’s why it’s the best lighting option for a date night. Buy as many candles for your date-night-in as you can, or make your own candles for the occasion, because the effect of plenty of candles is going to be ultra-romantic.

6. Special Surprises

Complete your date night with a special surprise, either in the form of an unexpected gesture, or in the form of a special gift for your date to unwrap. A cute gesture is a personalized board game. For example, you can buy a Jenga set, and use a black fine-tipped Sharpie to write mini love-notes on each block of wood. This way, while you play Jenga after dinner, your date can read romantic messages directly from you, and it’s a fun surprise that would also seem very thoughtful. You have creative freedom here, so plan a surprise that you think your date will love, and be as creative and as romantic as you wish.