Things You'll Need:
- Valentine's Day cards
- Cupid pictures
- Pictures of doves
- Red roses
- Ribbons
- Lace handkerchief
- Lace tablecloth
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Step 1
Buy your beloved a Valentine's Day card that contains widely recognized symbols of love, such as hearts and flowers, in traditional colors of red and pink. Write your own personal message of love inside the card.
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Step 2
Use pictures of Cupid, the Roman god of love, and images of doves and other birds, to make your own Valentine's Day card. Legend states that birds find their lifelong mates on February 14, making them a Valentine's Day symbol.
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Step 3
Give your sweetheart roses to signify your love. Roses have long been connected with Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty. Red roses in particular convey the feeling of love and romance. Pink roses signify happiness, grace and gratitude. White roses mean purity and truth. Send lilac-colored roses if you have fallen in love at first sight. Yellow roses symbolize friendship. If you want your relationship to progress past this stage, don't send yellow roses.
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Step 4
Decorate a Valentine's Day gift or your home with ribbons, another symbol of the day. In olden times, women presented ribbons and other frills to their lovers before the men went off to battle. The men carried the mementos with them until they returned home safely.
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Step 5
Experiment with lace. In another time, a woman would drop a lace handkerchief on the ground to let the object of her affection know she was interested. Tie back long hair with a lace handkerchief or use a lace tablecloth during a romantic meal.
