{"id":1091,"date":"2014-01-17T09:00:15","date_gmt":"2014-01-17T15:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/?p=1091"},"modified":"2017-02-21T11:18:15","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T16:18:15","slug":"10-things-sweetheart-banquets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/10-things-sweetheart-banquets\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Things I’ve Learned About Sweetheart Banquets"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ah, sweetheart banquets….<\/p>\n

Over the years I had the opportunity to help plan a few Sweetheart Banquets at our church.<\/p>\n

Our women’s minstry team would partner with the men’s ministry, but honestly the women did almost all of the planning. We’d divy out a few tasks to the guys.<\/p>\n

We had some big hits and a few misses. I hope this list will help as you plan your sweetheart banquet.<\/p>\n

Here are 10 Things I’ve Learned About Sweetheart Banquets<\/h4>\n
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  1. Romantic favors are a bad idea<\/li>\n
  2. You can run out of food<\/li>\n
  3. Tablecloths take forever to be ironed especially the day of<\/li>\n
  4. Italian food is\u00a0always a great choice as long as a vegetarian option is included<\/li>\n
  5. It really is okay to have salads, dressing, and breadsticks on the table as folks enter<\/li>\n
  6. No one wants to be\u00a0\u201clectured\u201d as they celebrate Valentine\u2019s Day \u2013 opt for fun and funny<\/li>\n
  7. Increase your budget for decorations and flowers\u00a0as roses are going to be more expensive than any other time of year<\/li>\n
  8. You’re going to have to really sell a Valentine’s event – most folks would rather have a romantic dinner out by themselves than come to church<\/li>\n
  9. Men should not be sent to plate the food for their wives as they will scoop generously – see #2.<\/li>\n
  10. Candles and mirrors create great inexpensive ambiance (purchase mirror tiles at the home improvement store to save money)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    And, yes, we really did run out of some of the food. The worst part was one of our Pastor’s got one of the plates that was lacking. We learned to serve the staff first!<\/p>\n

    Be sure to check out:<\/p>\n

    5 Keys to a Successful Sweetheart Banquet
    \n<\/a>    Free Printable Valentine Verses
    \n<\/a>    Not-so Newlywed Game Script
    \n<\/a>    10 Sweetheart Banquet Ideas
    \n<\/a>    The Great Valentine Candy Pass
    \n<\/a>    Valentine Icebreaker Questions (Free Printable)<\/a><\/p>\n