Secrets To A Great Galentine’s Day Party
Galentine’s Day: A day for women to celebrate their friendships with their lady friends. It’s Valentine’s Day with your gals duh.
These are the Secrets To A Great Galentine’s Day Party: The short answer is any way you want but it should only include your gals/besties/sisters. Leave the men at home or put them out if you’re celebrating at home. Find something else for the kids to do, this a great time for them to spend with their Daddy, and or grandparents. The details don’t matter, get them out of your hair
I hung out with my bestie, Te, and our new friends Jeannette Reyes and Dominique Da Diva over at Fox 5 DC to share some tips on how to celebrate Galentine’s Day.
The Secrets To A Great Galentine’s Day Party:
Food: Make your food festive and incorporate it into your decor. We did custom cookies, fun cocktails (Add cotton candy into them for extra cuteness), and snack boards aka shark-coochie boards, pizza night, tacos night, whatever your heart desires. A little bit of everything is okay too.
Activities: Play fun games + watch a movie + sip & paint + simply just catch up
Decor: Personalize/Customize some of your items, little touches go a long way, and they make everything hella cute
DIY: Don’t be afraid to whip out your craft glue and make a few things
Gifts: Bath bombs + funky festive socks + self-care items and more. Set a budget and work backward.
DIY Tic Tac Toe
This is an old-school game with a festive flare. They came as plain natural wood, I painted them pink and red and topped with with coordinating pearls. I love the way they turned out. This is a great something for your guest to play while waiting for things to get started.
Conversation Starters
Can We Talk cards are great conversation starters. We would use the Womanhood Edition but they also have The Couples Edition, The Kids Edition, and more. They are a great way to open the lines of communication. Can We Talk cards are created by a black woman-owned business.
Custom Snacks
Custom treats are a great way to bring a theme to life. This image is from Oh So Paper, and I created the potato chip bag in Canva and printed it out on regular paper. Use two-sided tape to seal your bag after you place the chips inside. If you aren’t into chips it can be cookies, candy, or anything else you think of. Oh So Paper is a black woman-owned business.
These custom water bottle labels are designed to match the potato chip bag. They are a festive pop of color for your table.
What is Galentine’s Day without a cocktail or mocktail if you insist? We picked up these Black Girl Magic rose’ and wine from Target. They are made by the McBride Sisters, they are two dope black women killing the alcohol game. They also have a magical backstory.
Dates Delights always gets it right. I give her little guidance and she runs with the vision. She executed this perfectly. She is a black woman-owned baker in the DMV area.
Gift Options
We like a small token of girlfriend love so we included a little gift. These are Bath Soaks from FSC Workshop and they are a dope way to elevate your bathing experience. I wish they were scratch and sniff because they smell incredible. You can keep the gift budget small yet thoughtful and cute. FSC is owned by a dope black woman.
My bestie and I love funky socks. These cuties came from Target because Target but, you can find festive socks like this at most of your favorite stores. They are budget-friendly and make for a fun picture when everyone puts theirs on.
While at the studio we ran into the men of the series Double Cross on Watch All BLK. L to R: Redaric Williams + Jeff Logan + The Style Medic + Mi + Taimak Guarriello (aka Bruce Leroy). They are some cuties.
These are some of my Secrets To A Great Galentine’s Day Party what are some of yours?
