The most romantic date on the calendar is on the horizon, and while your lack of organisation skills may have resulted in a lack of plans this year, it isn’t too late to pull off a last minute, romantic miracle.
Fretting about how to pull off such a seemingly impossible, eleventh hour feat? Not to worry - we’re here to show you how to organise an ultra last minute, romantic Valentine’s date without your partner ever knowing how unorganised you truly are.
1) At Home Cook Off
As the archaic saying goes, the way to a man’s heart is supposedly through his stomach (we propose an amendment to this sentiment by suggesting that the way to anybody’s heart is through their stomach), so it only makes sense to cook up a storm on Valentine’s night to really kick the romance up a notch.
Key to injecting your culinary date night with a little more more excitement is to transform your cooking session into a friendly (or not so friendly, you decide) competition; instead of whipping up supper together, bake/ fry/ cook the same meal separately, then decide on the winner once you’ve devoured your food. Increase the overall Valentine vibe of the evening by playing music, lighting candles and popping open a bottle of vino.
2) Moonlit Cinema
Bring the movie experience to your garden - pile layers of cushions and blankets on a spot underneath the stars, and watch your chosen film from a propped up laptop.
Don’t forget the wine and snacks for the ultimate, completely planned and not at all last minute Valentine’s day experience.
3) At Home Date Night
The ultimate saviour to your unorganised, unplanned Valentine’s Day woes can be found in AmazingCo’s At Home Date Night experience. Throughout this experience (which is digitally sent to your email as soon as you purchase it), you and your partner will spend the evening solving a number of clues and riddles, the answers to which detail a different activity, game or challenge to partake in.
The activities are fun and fortunately void of cheesiness - there’ll be no awkward ice breaker style games here - so you’re in for a genuinely nice night, all from the comfort of home.
You’re welcome.
4) Stargaze
Let us talk about stargazing, shall we? An activity not nearly spoken about or considered enough in the date night vernacular, stargazing is romantic (you’re both peering into the darkened abyss, millions of celestial nuclear bodies doing whatever it is that stars do, right before your eyes), cinch to do (just gaze at some stars and you’re golden) and good fun.
Where you choose to stargaze is up to you - set up shop in your garden with blankets, pillows and outdoor candles, or meander to a nearby park with a picnic spread (because contemplating the meaning of life and questioning your existence, which you will ultimately do after gazing up at the never ending sky for hours, often leads to a hungry stomach) and a bottle of vino at the ready.
5) Spanish Night
It’s a conclusive fact, I presume, that everyone loves Spanish food (I have no statistics to back this up but I remain confident) - mouthwatering share plates of fried octopus, juicy olives and refreshing jugs of sangria, what could be better?
Experience la vida loca from the comfort of home this Valentine’s day by organising a last minute -and abhorrently easy to execute- Spanish night, filled with tapas, Spanish music and Spanish cocktails.
While a romantic night at home honouring Spanish cuisine and lifestyle may seem like no easy feat, think again - a ridiculous amount of tapas recipes find home on the world wide web (most of these can be made in under an hour), and Spotify is ripe with (acoustic, ambient) traditional flamenco music and (very non acoustic, very hectic) Spanish reggaeton playlists.
6) Craft Beer Tasting Night
If all the pubs are booked out (or closed due to restrictions) on Valentine’s day, fear not - organise your own craft beer tasting night (or wine tasting night, whatever you and your partner prefer) all from the comfort of home.
Simply stock up on a number of indie, craft beers from your local bottle store (the more they claim to taste like things that should definitely not be found in beer, the better) and pour them into small glasses, like a flight. Secure pens and paper to jot tasting notes down on, light some candles, order from your local pub if they offer takeout (it’ll be good for the economy) and get underway with sipping the most romantic night on the calendar away with your partner.
