This post is all about Galentine’s Day Party ideas.
If you need an excuse to throw a fun, cute dinner party with your girlfriends, Valentine’s Day is the perfect excuse! I’ve rounded up all the cutest Galentine’s Day party ideas.
From Galentine’s decor ideas to gift baskets, drink ideas, and the best movies to watch, you can think of this post as your complete guide to Galentine’s Day!
Let’s get into it!
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GALENTINE'S DAY PARTY IDEAS
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Galentine's Day Party Ideas
1. Galentine's Day Picnic
A Galentine’s Day picnic would be such a cute and fun way to spend time with your friends. If the weather is nice enough where you live, grab a few blankets and some Valentine-themed dinnerware and head to a pretty picnic spot!
You can make it a potluck, pick up pizza, or have some other kind of homemade meal with your best friends.
2. Galentine's Day Dinner Party
You can never go wrong with a dinner party.
Dinner parties are easy to plan but you can get whatever decor you want. Look for decor ideas later in this post that you can pair with cocktails or rosé!
3. Heart-Shaped Pizza Making Night
If you want to plan a fun activity for your girlfriends that you can do at someone’s house, plan a heart-shaped pizza making night!
All you need is some pizza dough and a variety of toppings. There’s a list of movies later in this post that you can watch while you eat your pizza!
Slumber parties are so much fun, and you can buy matching Valentine-themed pajamas that will help you always remember your fun Galentine’s Day party!
5. Girls Night Out Galentine's Day Get Together
If you and your friends are more into something adventurous or outgoing for your Galentine’s Day party, have a girls night out!
You can go to bars or find something fun to do in your city and have a Girl’s Night Out get together.
6. Galentine's Day Movie Night
You really can’t go wrong with a movie night. Especially if you want a relaxing Galentine’s Day party!
Grab all your favorite snacks, have everyone pick a movie they want to watch and make it a movie marathon if you want.
Galentine's Day Party Decor
1. Party Backdrop
These party backdrops would be perfect for a DIY photo booth! You could also place them in your entryway or different doorways in your house.
2. Galentine's Day Party Backdrop Decor
If you want to add something more exciting to your Galentine’s Day party backdrop, any of these balloons would look so cute on an empty wall.
I’m obsessed with these lips balloons. They are so pretty!
3. Create a Heart Balloon Wall
This heart balloon wall is so cute. You could easily recreate this decor next to your dinner table or in your living room!
4. Hang Up a Galentine's Day Party Banner
A Galentine’s Day party isn’t complete without a cute party banner!
This pizza banner would be perfect if you’re hosting a pizza party for Galentine’s.
5. Set Up a Tablecloth for Your Food and Drinks Table
This pink tablecloth paired with a red table runner is perfect for Galentine’s Day.
You can use these for your dinner party table or for a snack/drink table that you’re setting up.
6. Decorate Your Table With a Roses Garland
These rose garlands would look so cute on your table or even in an entryway! You can’t go wrong with roses on Galentine’s Day.
7. Decorate Your Drinks Table With a Cocktail Sign
This Galentine’s cocktail sign is so cute! You can choose between a sign that says “Happy Galentine’s Day” or one that says “All you need is cocktails.”
8. Use Heart-Shaped Party Dinnerware
Isn’t this heart-shaped dinnerware the cutest?! I can’t think of anything more perfect for Galentine’s Day!
You can order the heart-shaped cups in two different shades of pink, red, or white.
9. or Get Festive Pink Dinnerware
If you’d rather have a simple set of matching pink dinnerware, grab this pink dinnerware set from Amazon!
10. Don't Forget Heart-Shaped Shot Glasses
These heart-shaped shot glasses are PERFECT for a night of drinking with your girlfriends.
I love how on-theme they are. And whether you’re using heart-shaped dinnerware or plain pink dinnerware, these match both options perfectly.
11. Decorate Your Cups With Heart-Shaped Drink Tags
You can customize these heart-shaped cocktail tags. Whether you’re drinking champagne, making cocktails, or sticking to something non-alcoholic, these are so cute!
12. Decorate Cocktails With Edible Drink Toppers
I never would have thought of getting edible cocktail toppers until I saw these on Etsy. The design is so cute and they’d look good on any type of cocktail.
13. Get Heart-Shaped Straws
These heart-shaped straws will make all your table decor and dinnerware feel so much more cohesive. The details are everything!!
14. Use Festive Napkins
I’m obsessed with these heart napkins and these simple “Happy Galentines” napkins! Both of them are such great options to add to your Galentine’s Day tableware.
15. Cover Your Drinks With Galentine's Can Coolers
You can either personalize these slim can coolers or order them with the words “Galentine Gang” (which might be better if you want to reuse them in future years). Both options are so cute!
There are also several different color combos you can choose from. The personalized versions could double as decor and a party favor!
16. Decorate Wine Bottles With Galentine's Day Labels
Personalizing your wine bottles is so easy with these Galentine’s wine bottle labels!
These would look so pretty on bottles of rosé to match your theme.
Galentine's Day Gift Baskets
Aren’t these gift baskets so cute?! Below you’ll find some products that will help you recreate these super cute gift baskets.
1. Heart-Shaped Gift Baskets
Start with these heart baskets. Both options are so cute and affordable! I love the fact that they have a little handle to make them easy to carry.
2. Scrunchies
Every girl needs more scrunchies. These pink scrunchies are so cute, but you can also choose from 5 other colors, including a lighter shade of pink!
3. Heart Lollipops
These heart lollipops are so cute and they’re the easiest thing to add to a Galentine’s themed gift basket!
4. Vaseline Lip Moisturizer
These pink Vaseline lip jellies are useful for anyone, especially in the winter months. But I also love the fact that they’re pink, so they’re right on-theme with all the rest of your Galentine’s decor!
5. Lip Masks
Every girl deserves some self-care on a regular basis, and these lip masks are the perfect product for all your friends to add to their self-care lineup.
6. Gel Eye Masks
Eye masks are a must-have. They’re one of the most affordable gifts that still feels super luxurious. These pink eye masks are perfect for a Galentine’s Day party basket!
7. Heart Candy Bracelets
Candy bracelets are so nostalgic. These heart candy bracelets would make a great addition to any Galentine’s Day party gift basket, especially if you want a reminder of all the joys of childhood!!
8. Galentine's Kisses
Chocolate kisses are a must-have for Valentine’s Day. These Galentine’s themed kisses are the cutest!
9. Galentine's M&M's
M&M’s are the BEST, and these Valentine’s themed M&M’s are perfect for a Galentine’s gift basket!!
10. Makeup Remover Cloth
Girls can never have too many makeup removers on hand. These makeup remover cloths are perfectly on-theme and will come in handy for any girl.
If you’d prefer to go with a different color, they also come in blue, black, purple, or multi-colored packs!
11. Fuzzy Socks
Fuzzy socks are a great gift, especially in the winter!
These pink fuzzy socks are so cute. Both sets have tons of different colors and patterns if you don’t want something as pink or Valentine’s-themed, but I personally love the pink ones!!
12. Cocktail Mixers
This cocktail mixer variety pack comes with four different types of cocktail mixes. You can divvy them up amongst your friends, or give each person their own variety pack in their baskets!
Galentine's Day Party Food
1. Chocolate Filled Strawberries
We’ve all heard of chocolate covered strawberries, but what about chocolate filled strawberries?! These are a great spin on this classic Valentine’s Day treat.
2. Rose Truffles
I can’t believe you can make rose truffles this pretty at home. But this recipe makes it seem so easy!
3. Valentine's Day Charcuterie Board
I don’t know a single girl who doesn’t love a good charcuterie board. So, why not make it a Galentine’s themed charcuterie board?!
4. Raspberry Chocolate Brownies
Brownies are the best, and the raspberry icing looks SO good. You can add fresh raspberries to the top to make them feel extra fancy.
5. Coconut Chocolate Pudding
This coconut chocolate pudding is vegan and made of entirely healthy ingredients. If your friends are a health-conscious group, this is the perfect dessert to add to your Galentine’s Day party!
6. Pink Chocolate Covered Strawberries
The classic chocolate covered strawberries, but make them pink!! These are so cute.
7. Strawberry Filled Cupcakes
My mouth is watering just looking at these. This recipe includes a cupcake, strawberry jam, and strawberry frosting recipe. So, so good!!
8. Valentine's Heart Sugar Cookies
I love all the different possible designs and shapes of these Galentine’s sugar cookies. If there’s ever an excuse to bake sugar cookies, Galentine’s Day is definitely the best excuse!!
9. Valentine's Day Cake Pops
How could you not love these cute Valentine’s Day cake pops?! These are so cute and I’m surprised how straight-forward the recipe is!
10. Heart Cake
When in doubt, you can’t go wrong with a heart cake! The best part is that you can decorate it however you want.
Galentine's Day Party Drinks
1. Pink Champagne Jello Shots
I feel like these pink champagne jello shots double as decor because they are SO cute. Plus, if you’re drinking at your Galentine’s Day party, then you can’t go wrong with some alcoholic desserts.
2. Rosé Cocktails
These rosé cocktails with fresh raspberries would pair perfectly with one of the raspberry dessert recipes I linked above!
3. Pink Party Punch
Can’t go wrong with party punch. This Galentine’s punch recipe is so good (and so pretty)!
4. Valentine's Day Mocktail
If you’re looking for something non-alcoholic, this Valentine’s Day mocktail is made of sparkling water, lemon, strawberries, and a few other simple ingredients.
5. Love Potion Mocktail
Here’s another great non-alcoholic option! The color of this mocktail is a plus because it’ll look so cute along with your Galentine’s decor.
If you want to turn this into an alcoholic drink, just add a shot of vodka!
6. Classic Kir Royale Cocktail
This classic cocktail only has four ingredients. It’s so easy to make and super cute!
Romcom Movies to Watch on Galentine's Day
If you want to have a movie night for Galentine’s Day, romcoms are the perfect option that everyone will love!
All of the movies I’m about to link are available on Amazon Prime Video. You can get an Amazon Prime Video account here!
1. Friends With Benefits
If you like casual romcoms and big cities, your girl group will love the movie Friends With Benefits! Plus, you can’t go wrong with a Justin Timberlake & Mila Kunis movie.
2. The Notebook
A classic, passionate love story?! Perfect for Valentine’s Day. Whether you’ve never seen this before or you’ve seen it a million times, it’s perfect for Galentine’s.
3. 50 First Dates
If charming, funny, and upbeat sounds like your vibe for a movie night, you’ll love 50 First Dates.
4. Crazy Stupid Love
This movie is hilarious and entertaining all the way through!! If you love Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling then you’ll enjoy every bit of this movie.
5. Anyone But You
Speaking of iconic actors, if you haven’t watched this Sydney Sweeny and Glenn Powell movie, you have to add it to your Galentine’s lineup! It’s all about two unlikely people who end up forced to spend time together at a wedding.
6. Pretty Woman
This movie has been described as a “modern Cinderella story”, which is great if you love a classic story but have outgrown Disney princess movies.
7. The Idea of You
Anne Hathaway. Do I need to say anything more?!
This movie is about an older woman exploring a romance with a younger man, and it’s the perfect blend of being a fun romcom while also exploring some deeper themes.
8. No Strings Attached
This is a classic romcom type story… Childhood friends who decide to explore a relationship and then risk falling for each other.
9. Crazy Rich Asians
If you haven’t watched Crazy Rich Asians yet, what are you doing?! This is an iconic dramedy that would add the perfect vibe to any Galentine’s Day party.
10. The Lucky One
This romance movie is a heartfelt story about a U.S. Marine who travels to find a woman whose photo he found. If you want to add an emotional movie to your list for Galentine’s Day, this one is a great option.
11. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
You can’t get better than an early-2000’s romcom, and that’s exactly what this is. It’s a great feel-good romcom, and I feel like the title perfectly captures that!
I hope you found some great Galentine’s Day party ideas that are perfect for you and your group of friends!
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