There’s nothing better than spending an entire day showing your closest friends how much you care, I promise.
Before we start, I just wanted to put a disclaimer and say this isn’t how to set up a girl night but it includes some ideas! Everyone has different vibes and aesthetics and this is how I will be planning mine! (hopefully)
Galentines is all about celebrating friendships and having fun, a day all about celebrating the platonic love between the women and non-binary people (and friends of all genders, really) in your life. Organise a party, exchange gifts, plan a spa day, host a brunch, dinner, wine and cheese night, etc. I’m hosting one for the first time with a friend, and we’re going to keep it small at my place.
According to the internet, galentines is held on February the 13th is the exact date for this little event, however not everyone can celebrate that day or have other plans so don’t feel bad about doing it earlier or later as i’m doing it on the 9th of February!
G-Day is all about celebrating your relationship with your female friends, single or not, and showing them more love and care than you do on any other day. While there are no rules about how to celebrate. In that everyone gets together and shows love for one another, it’s similar to Friends-giving celebrations, but Galentine’s Day is usually more focused on female empowerment and camaraderie.
Where do I start?The first thing I thought about when creating a plan was what food and snacks I wanted to make/buy. Here’s a list of some ideas.
❤ Heart shaped shortbread ❤
Since I’ve made these before, I wanted to try and make them again, as they seemed fitting. These easy 3 step bakes are so simple and cute to add to the table, and they taste delicious! Click the button below for the recipe.
❤ Heart shaped tortilla pizza ❤
I saw these on my Instagram reels and instantly loved this idea, so simple and cute! Especially if you don’t want to cook a lot of food for the get together. Click the button below for the recipe.
❤ Chocolate Covered Strawberries ❤
Now this is my favourite one because you can’t go wrong with this. Chocolate makes everything better, especially when it’s melted over strawberries. Click the button below for the recipe.
These are the few things I will be making as I don’t want to make a lot of food for just my friend and I. Anything else I will be getting will be from the shop such as snacks! Buy anything heart themed, crisps, crackers for a cheese board and anything else you want. Remember there are NO RULES.
Want some activities for your night but don’t know what or where to start here is a few ideas
- Why not start with a fun board game. The game we will be playing is “Dream Phone” . It seemed fitting for the night and I’ve always wanted to play it.
- Got a spotify account and a tv screen? then you’re sorted. Make a playlist or find a playlist and sing your heart out, I finally have a reason to put my microphone to use.
- Stick on a chick flick, romance or any movie of your choice and if you have trouble picking one. Use the chooser app and let whoever wins decide what you will watch
- I bought some face masks for us to do which included multiple things such as; face masks, lip masks, hand masks and under eye masks. Have a part of the night to take time to yourself and relax with some self-care.
- Make some cupcakes, either from scratch, shop bought or a box mix. Make them, decorate them and then eat them!
It goes without saying that there is no fixed dress code for Galentine’s Day; you can wear whichever you and your friends choose. So, these are some suggestions for outfits, whether you’re looking for the prettiest sweatpants or a playful glittery skirt. Let’s start with some outfit inspirations to start off with.
If you want to go for a more causal look why not try these outfits:
Depending on where or what you are doing you can dress up or down, these ideas are based on staying in or going out for brunch. Effortlessly stylish and comfy. Staying in? wear a cute over-sized crew neck, add flares, leggings and slippers and you are good to go. Going out for brunch or a wee coffee date why not wear an off the shoulder jumper with jeans and heels. This look seems to be the trend right now and I BADLY need an off the shoulder jumper.
If you want to go all out why not try these outfits:
These are outfits I would try and put together if I wanted to go all out and if the location of the get together was a big thing. The colour palettes are almost the same but again, these are what I like. Everyone has their own style!
Now, don’t worry if you don’t want to buy more clothes. Go have a look at what you have, start with basics and go from there. That is what I will be doing. Below you will see a small look book of ideas from what I own
You can dress up or dress down these looks! I know for a fact I will be dressing down for this galentines day 🙂
SO…this is where we part ways. I hope you enjoyed this piece.
What did you think about this?, do you like any of these ideas, are you doing anything this g-day? Let me know in the comments.
-Ellie ❤
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