Our Sweethearts Valentine’s Day Dinner Party {Part 1: The Tablescape}

Hi Lovelies! I have to say I am rather excited it’s Friday. It’s been a long week but all for good reasons. So happy to finally share with you Part 1 of my Sweethearts Valentine’s Day Dinner Party. I figured so many other of us party/entertaining ladies would be covering the kids, I thought I would step out the box to share some ideas on how you can host a dinner party this Valentine’s Day for couples (not to say you can’t do it with the children).

I tried to style this tablescape, again, with items I had around my home, only buying embellishments and red plates to go with the theme. I partnered up with the talented Rebekah of A Blissful Nest to use her Vintage Sweet Party Collection party printables when I did the styling. I thought with the striped shades of gray she used in her designs, it was a modern twist that complimented the traditional colors of red and pink. The photographs were beautifully captured as usual by none other than Jennifer of J.Fiereck Photography. Thank you ladies for all you contributed! XO

I plan on hosting dinner with my hubby, my daughter, her boyfriend and his parent. It’s going to be a sweet night for couples only.

I was able to rent a stripped tablecloth from my local party rental store for $11. I thought it went well with the design. Save money on flowers and try your local grocery store. When I want to save, the floral depart at Wholefoods is my go to source.

I embellished Rebekah’s printables with some glitter accents I got at JoAnn’s for $1.99. What a difference a little glitter heart makes. The ribbon swag was found at Michael’s for $12 and I used my 50% coupon to save money. Stay tuned to the blog for a future post on  how to DIY  your own ribbon swag.

I used the same pack of glitter embellishments to add a glitter heart to the invite. I also matted the invitation with red glitter paper to make it extra special.

The red plates I got on clearance for $1.99  each, but wait, they were 50% off of that (could you hear the squeal that I made when I scored these plates) I accent the napkins with two textures of ribbon for visual interest and just laid some foam hearts on top. Simple prettiness always wins in my book.

I hope this inspires you to make a special dinner and evening for some very special people in your life on Valentine’s Day. Stay tuned next week for the dessert table I styled to go with this. I can’t say enough about it. It’s just perfect!

xoxo Sandra
Posted on January 27, 2012
Category: Entertaining, Our Parties & Events, Valentine's Day
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