We have big plans for Valentine's Day, but
we are entertaining a group, so I decided to
surprise hubby tonight with an early
Valentine's Day dinner,
complete with card and gifts,
on the coffee table in front of the fireplace.
If you follow me on Instagram, you saw that
hubby brought home red and white roses
yesterday after watching a Hallmark movie
together. The movie was Perfect Match
and it was about a man and woman butting
heads while trying to plan his nephew's
wedding. You learn in the movie the
meaning of red and white roses, so my
sweetheart showed up with red and white
roses the day after. He really is addicted
to Hallmark movies, and we both love watching
them.
I decided I would surprise him with a dinner
featuring his red roses.
I just love my fur and gold coffee tables
and a heart shaped fur pillow would be the
perfect seat to use as we eat dinner in
front of the fire.
The placesetting starts with a red woven heart-shaped
placemat. It is topped with three white plates,
the final one set on an angle.
I tossed a few rose petals on the plates and
the fur.
I picked up a little greenery at the grocery store
and layered that down the center and tucked in
some of the gorgeous red roses.
The were so fragrant. You could smell them as
I set the table, and later hubby could smell
them as he was eating.
A few red votives were mingled in.
These cute plates set off to the side of
the main place setting.
These heavy ruby goblets were ones that I had
custom ordered in Cabo a few years ago.
My ruby red flatware worked perfectly.
The red is so powerful, it is offset nicely
by all of the white.
These napkins were Home Goods finds
last year.
A magnificent cream puff decorated
with Valentine's Day candies topped each plate.
I just love these little domed stems. They make
any dessert extra special.
Here is a picture without the dome.
I had to get a shot off the balcony
of our fireside dining.
Over the years we have loved setting a low table
in the great room in front of the fireplace.
It always makes dining so special.
I placed a couple of fun and simple gifts
on his pillow to surprise him. I found this
cute Trophy Husband tee online and had
made a year review of 2017 on Chatbook
and another trip book from Disneyland and Hawaii.
He came in and immediately told me what a
rough day he had. He lit up when he saw the
surprise, grabbed his camera and started taking
pictures, and then said that he needed to buy
me flowers more often!
We both agreed it was fun to celebrate early,
so it could be just the two of us.
I will be posting this surprise with
