A Galentine’s Day Gathering

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A Galentine’s Day Gathering

A Galentine’s Day Gathering to celebrate the sisters you love, by sharing a little self care routine over a ladies tea party.

I have to be honest my inspiration for this little gathering came from one of my favorite southern books by Reese Witherspoon, Whiskey In A Teacup. Not only do  I adore her as an actress, icon and woman, but her book is just a slice of southern life that I think we can all relate too. After reading this book last year, I absolutely knew that I would host a ladies tea party where there would indeed be whiskey in teacups.  At the time I didn’t know whether it would be for a beautiful bridal shower, or a Galentine’s Day Gathering much like this one. Valentines Galentines JENRON DESIGNSOne thing that this party had to have was fresh flowers. All ladies love fresh flowers, so I decided it would be a fun treat to really go all out and make some pretty centerpieces for them to take home at the end of luncheon to enjoy. Since I do work alot with flowers, I like to use unusual flowers in my arrangements, as well in season and native grown flowers. This is just another easy way to spread some Galentine Day love that can be enjoyed for a while after your gathering is over. Flowers JENRON DESIGNSThese arrangements have the tropical Proteas as a focal flower along with wild flowers like blue thistle and pink wax flower. Of course it would not be Valentine’s Day without the appearance of the quintessential roses in various shades of red and white.  Valentines Table JENRON DESIGNSHow it all came together, I accented the table with ruby red chargers and pink napkins bound with golden napkin rings, which matched my Lenox Golden Eternal China. I love to use my fine china for special occasions, it gets so little use that I really find myself wanting to make sure I am putting it out on the table whenever the occasion arises. Valentines TablescpaeJENRON DESIGNSI picked up this sweet little red & white table runner last year from Ballards Outlet Center on clearance for nearly nothing. I thought that the simple pattern would serve me well no matter if it was Christmas, Valentines or even the Fourth of July. That is one of the most amazing things about red decor, it can be used for so many seasons, and even into the fall if paired with the right colors. I layered this runner directly over a tasseled bamboo runner I also grabbed after Christmas at World Market. Valentines JENRON DESIGNSAlso everyone got a sweet little treat bag since the theme of gather way based on self care. The gift bags were filled with a beautiful scented soy wax candle, some natural aromatherapy oils and all the ingredients for the perfect stay in spa day, for a little self love and self care time. A portion of our gathering was actually used mixing and creating some of our very custom spa treats together as a group activity. This created a fun social experience and we could all just have fun as we learned from each other, and chatted about life another great way to distress among friends.  Valentines Treat Bags JENRON DESIGNSBe sure to check out my post next week on how I set up my DIY self care spa bar, along with all the DIY recipes we created. There were really some great natural and holistic spa goodies for them each to take home and enjoy on there own time for Galentine or Valentine’s’ Day, however they chose to spend their time.Galentine Gift Bag JENRON DESIGNS

Love these ideas? Want to see more of my Valentine’s Day Tablescapes? Check a few of my others here from previous years:

A Vintage Valentine’s Table

Roses Are Red Valentine’s Day Table

Fireside Valentine’s Date Night

 

 

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22 Comments

  1. I love the whole “whisky in a tea cup” idea! I hope you had a great time at your tea.

  2. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!! Love the napkin details & how your laid them horizontally…the whole table & flowers look beautiful!

    -Madi xo |

  3. Wow, those flower arrangements are just beautiful! In fact, the whole table is so well presented, I would love to be a guest at your table! Gorgeous.

  4. This is such a wonderful idea! While I dont have time to plan a Galentines at my home this year, I think I will take some girl friends out to dinner.

  5. Scintillating, both the decor as well as your write up! Loved your idea of the spa themed gift bags – very new age, very refreshing! Will also try the chocolate covered shots sometime!

  6. Breathtaking! I love the decorations, self care gifts, and the chocolate covered strawberry shots. Everything is beautiful!

  7. This is definitely a gathering I’d love to attend! You always think of all the little touches that make the table/party special. Gorgeous flowers too!

  8. Such a great idea! Love the set up and the flower arrangements are gorgeous!

  9. Windy

    You gave me some great ideas to celebrate with my gal pals. I love the chocolate covered strawberry cocktail.

  10. Love this idea! As always beautiful decor and the cocktail looks yummy!

  11. Karletta

    Omg! I would love an invite to your next Galentine’s Day Gathering. No detail would be lost on me. I’ll bring the Baileys!

  12. I love hosting dinner parties. However, I never thought of a lunch party with “whisky in a teacup”. I’m going to have to give that one a try.

  13. Aww this looks like so much fun! The flowers and gifts are gorgeous!

  14. This is such a great idea! And I love the whole table setting, the colors, everything! So chic!

  15. I love beautiful, shiny, high-quality things. The arrangement looked so beautiful for all those flowers, tableware, and everything. It’s not merely a matter of the event. It’s about the lifestyle:) Great post! Thanks.

  16. Mirya

    Hi, nice to meet you, just wanted to say, I do believe you have an excellent website. I am going to come back yet again since I have now bookmarked it for future ideas this season!

  17. What a gorgeous table! All the little details are beautiful. This has inspired me to at least add a little something to the table decor for family gatherings!

  18. I’m spending V-Day with my girlfriends so I’ll have to take some inspo from this, it wll never look as good though

  19. This is absolutely beautiful! I just talked to my best friend about Galentine’s Day and I can wait to share this with her because we said we may plan a full day next year.

  20. Tisha

    Love this set up!! Also love the idea of a galentines day!

  21. The set up is superb! I gotta have those flavored Baileys for the girls!!

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