Planning a celebration can be overwhelming, so it’s important to make time for weekly date nights. You don’t have to have to wait until its your wedding or Valentines day to have a romantic evening together. Sometimes, all you need is a well curated date night at home.

As event producers, we spend a great deal of time crafting grand celebrations for our clients. While those event are absolutely beautiful, romantic and elaborate events, I also love creating intimate and meaningful experiences. You can still enjoy some quality time and curate a memorable experience with your spouse at home.

Need ideas for at-home date night? Create a romantic experience with these tips to creating the perfect romantic at-home date night and a lovely evening for two!I love the idea of creating a surprise date night for your spouse to make it even more special. These tips should get you that dream at-home date night you have been yearning for.

"Don't wait for the perfect moment, create it."

Ambiance

Ambiance is everything. You want the mood to be right for your romantic evening. You can do this in your living room or dinning area.

• Candles are fantastic mood setters. Dim your lights at home and let the candles bring in the warm lighting and set the tone for the night. Go further and add some scented candles to the bathroom and bedroom.

• Music is a must. It’s going to help set the tone. You can create a playlist with some of your favorite songs as a couple and play throughout the evening.

• If you have a fireplace, depending on the the the time of the year, you can turn it on for a cozy setting or set the table close to the fireplace.

• Nothing screams romance than flowers. Grab some beautiful blooms from the grocery store or your favorite neighborhood florist to add to the ambiance of the evening.

Libations

Date night or any celebration is fun with good drinks. A great bottle of champagne, your favorite wine or cocktails will do the trick.

Food

Great food is a must when creating a romantic date. Think of how you feel when you go out to dinner and the food is BLAH!

You can order appetizers, salad and entree from your favorite restaurant or choose to cook together.

Start with small bites, salad and then entree. The small bites allow both of you to warm up with a nice conversation. music and drinks.

Don’t forget about dessert! The sweetest part of your dinner is going to be your sweet treats. You can order desserts from your favorite bakery or restaurant and pair with a dessert wine or cocktail.

Set the table

Lots of items are easy to get. You can find some really great tabletop accessories from your local home goods, retail store or Amazon to add some glam to your table design.

To pull this off, you are going to need:

• A small table or use your dinner table

• Linens (tablecloths and napkins)

• Chairs (you can use your dinning chairs)

• Charger plates

• Dinner plates

• Salad plate

• Small plates for apps

• Champagne flutes + bucket to chill

• Beautiful flatware

• Glassware for water, wine, champagne etc.

Ditch the sweatpants

While its fun to hop into your favorite sweatpants and t-shirt, spice it up and ditch the sweatpants for your date. Pull out the LBD or wear something fun and colorful.