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Make Valentine's Day Red Hot!

Red is the color of love, of passion and, of course, Valentine's Day!  Planning a red theme Valentine's party is fun and simple!  It works for a party at home or a larger event at a rental hall, bar or restaurant.

Valentine's Day Invitations

Invite your guests to have a RED HOT evening by sending them a box of Red Hots, of course!  Include with the box a red ticket invitation.  Mail this in a small mailing box.  If you're not using the Red Hots, send the ticket invitation in a matching red envelope.  Don't forget to tell everyone to wear red!

Valentine's Day Decorations

As your guests arrive, greet the men with red gangster hats and the ladies with red boas.  Trust me, they will wear them all night!  As the host of the party, you should be wearing a heart show daddy hat.

Set the mood for your party with red lighting. You can buy red lightbulbs at many stores.  Replace lamp bulbs with red or if if it's in your budget, hire a lighting company to change ceiling lights to red add red spotlights on the walls.

Hang red 7' metallic columns and heart cascade columns around the room for some extra red sparkle.

Another fun look is to fill the ceiling with balloons.  Trust me, it looks great!  Use lots of red balloons and silver curling ribbon and let them fly!  Don't forget the helium tank (or tanks!) to fill the balloons.

You'll also want lots of candles at this party.  Use votives on the tables and larger candles throughout the room. You can find candles at local craft stores or specialty candle stores.  There are also heart votive candles available online that are perfect for Valentine's Day.

Red Tabletop and Centerpieces

Since everything on your table will be red, I would use a contrasting silver tablecover.  Then use all red paper goods - plates, cups, napkins - the whole kit and kaboodle! Use the same color if you're using rental linens for a larger event.  There are beautiful silver tablecloths and red shiny napkins available.  Many rental companies even have red dishes you can rent.  Perfect.  Use heart shaped beads or flashing rose bracelets as napkin rings for an added red touch.

I would use red roses for this party!  Every florist at Valentine's Day will be ready with red roses in crystal or glass vases.  (just be sure to order ahead of time!) Want to make it more fun?  Wrap a red boa around the base of the vase!  Then scatter red glow light cubes in and around the boa.  They will make the tables glow!

Valentine's Day Bar

Think red again!  Serve all your drinks (which should be red!) in red flashing barware.  You can get shot glasses, martini glasses and more all flashing or glowing red.  The flashing drink glasses also make a great favor.

Dessert

I would make life a little easier and call this party for dessert only.  Choose red desserts like chocolate covered strawberries and red velvet cake.  Yum! 

Then set up a tempting red candy buffet.  A local candy store will have a great assortment of candy for Valentine's Day - all red!  You can get red Hershey's kisses, Red Hots, Red M&Ms, Atomic fireballs and more.  Use glass jars or plastic candy tubs and metal scoops and display all the candy on a buffet table.  Next to the candy jars, have small red plastic bags. If you'd like to get personalized red bags, let us know and we can help!  Everyone will love this and the candy bags make a great favor. 

Activities

Stuff red candy (wrapped!) in a red lips piñata and you've got a great activity for the night!  Don't forget the piñata bat and red blindfold!

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Have a Happy Valentine’s Day from the Party Girl and all of her little Cupids!

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