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Valentine's Day: the time of year when the shops sell out of chocolates and flowers, restaurants jack their prices up to cash in on the rise in candlelit dinners, and card shop owners rub their hands together in glee.
Suddenly Valentine's Day, that most romantic of celebrations, has become just a little bit run of the mill. If you want to give your Valentine something to remember, here are just two tips which will make all the difference:
Personalise your gifts
Anyone can buy a box of chocolates or a bunch of flowers, and as nice as the classic Valentine's gifts are, they're hardly what you'd call thoughtful or imaginative. If you want to make your gift truly unique, it's time to start getting personal…
Photos are always a good gift idea. Pick out your favourite picture of the two of you together, choose a fabulous frame, and you have a thoughtful, personal gift which your loved one will be able to keep forever. If you have the time, you can even put together an entire album's worth, and personalise it with anything you like, whether it be short messages to your loved one, poems or the lyrics of "your" song. Now that has to be better than a box of Quality Street!
Or how about a memory box? Here's how it works: you buy a pretty, handmade box, you personalise it in any way you like - and then you fill it to the brim with anything that brings back memories: the ticket stubs from the first movie you saw together, cocktail favours from a memorable holiday, a recording of your favourite song… Be as inventive as you like, and then watch the smile on your partner's face as they unpack it all!
Even roses can be personalised to great effect (if you come to the right place, that is!). A dozen red roses are a Valentine's Day tradition: a dozen of the same fresh roses, all carrying your own message, photo or name on their petals is something truly different - and truly romantic. And if roses don't make enough of a statement for you, why not send an entire tree, with a personalised tag?
The most thoughtful gifts aren't always the most expensive: they're the gifts that show you've really taken time to think about the person you're buying for. No matter what you choose, then, make sure it means something - and make sure it's memorable.
And speaking of memorable…
Handmade gifts always work well on Valentine's: they shout out "quality" and thoughtfulness, and they have the added benefit of letting your loved one know you've given them something absolutely unique. Luckily, you don't always have to hand-make them yourself, though: this beautiful glass heart necklace is handmade by professionals, so you don't have to spoil your gift with the "Blue Peter effect!"!
And the final tip to make sure your Valentine's Day is memorable? Don't take it too seriously. It's supposed to be a fun day for you and your loved one, so relax, enjoy it, and put a smile on each other's faces with a light-hearted gift such as an "Under New Management" t-shirt for the men, or personalised "Mr and Mrs. "T-shirts.
Enjoy your day!
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