Love & Laughter: Ideas To Celebrate Galentine’s With The Girls
Why stress about finding a Valentine when you have your Galentines? No matter your relationship status, celebrating friendships is always fun! Here are some ideas for your next Galetines gathering.
Purely Pampered
Pamper yourself with a spa day! Dedicate your galentine’s Day to some simple self-care with your besties. Discuss with your friends their favorite ways to relax and incorporate them into the spa day. Finding at-home recipes and making them together is a great way to spend quality time together. Encourage your friends to wear their comfiest clothes, or buy matching pajamas like the ones linked here. Some ideas include making cucumber water, playing tranquil spa music, and lighting candles to embrace the spa spirit. Self-care is essential, so why not enjoy doing it with your best friends?
PowHERpoint Night
A PowerPoint night is always a fun time. If you have never heard of this, it is a night where everyone makes a PowerPoint with a chosen topic and presents. Some of my favorite ideas include:
Guessing who your friends texted last
Predicting everyone's future love life
Each friend's red, green, and beige flags
You and your friend's alter egos, and why
A brief history of you and your friend's love life (the messier, the funnier)
Your friends as movie characters
Which American Girl doll would your friends be
These are just a few ideas. Talk to your friends and let them come up with some fun ideas of their own! Since it is Galentine's Day, love-themed PowerPoints are encouraged. After everyone presents, a cute way to celebrate is a friend-group trivia PowerPoint.
“Spread” the Love
There is no better way to say “I love you” than with food. A potluck is perfect for celebrating Galentines! Coordinate a time with your friends, and whether you want to do brunch or dinner, have everyone decide on a dish, so there is no overlap. A fun way to add a theme to this is to ask everyone to wear red, pink, or purple and to bring accessories to the event. Whether it's temporary tattoo hearts or red beaded necklaces, take a look at Party City for their Valentine's decorations. If you are hosting, just remember to have plenty of utensils, plates, and napkins; bonus points if they are all love-themed. Most importantly, remember to savour the food and time spent with your besties. Here are some Valentine's Day-inspired food recipes:
Lens of Love
Picture this… a Valentine's themed photoshoot with your best friends! Start by dedicating a space to take pictures and decorating it with all things Valentine's. You and your friends could paint a backdrop together, or find wall hangings to display. Invite your Galentines over beforehand to get ready together and have costumes for the pictures. I did this last Galentine’s and bought heart-shaped makeup tools, red and pink eyeshadows, and lipsticks. I asked my friends to bring their red and pink outfits, and we traded them around for our pictures. They also brought cute accessories to wear, like heart headbands, glasses, pink tutus, and more. A fun touch could be disposable cameras. Have a picture-perfect celebration this Galentine’s with a photoshoot.
Lovebugs
Don’t let Galentine’s fool you, it’s not just for face masks and sad movies! Take a trip outside and consider taking a hot girl hike at Chewacla with your friends. Ask everyone to bring some shareable snacks and have a picnic along your hike. Be sure to keep an eye on the weather, and if it's too cold, consider climbing at the rock wall together. No matter the temperature, nothing beats the warmth our friendships bring.
No matter which idea you choose, the most important thing is to have fun and cherish this time with your best friends! An excuse to celebrate your friendships should never be missed.
With Love,
Be Well, Auburn.
