A Galentines Day favorite things party is the perfect celebration for you and your girlfriends on February 13th.
I’m sure by now you’ve heard all the rage of Galentines Day, but we put together this Galentines Day favorite things party before it was a thing. We are so excited to show you more!
This Galentines Day Favorite Things Party I styled was recently featured on one of my favorite party blogs ever…Hostess with the Mostess! I am sharing a few photos here that weren’t included in her post. Be sure to head over there for all the best photos from the party as well as all the details and information on how to throw your very own party!
Have you been wanting to create the perfect girls night in for Galentines Day? This party is so fun and easy to put together. From the sweets and cocoa bar, including ooey gooey red velvet cookies (recipe included below), to a fries before guys bar, this party has it all. There is even a kiss “kard” making station with my fave, Red Apple Lipstick products, for writing up something kind for your cutie.
Each girl brings a few of their favorite things and everybody goes home with the same amount they brought. So fun! There is even a philanthropy aspect with blessing bags we made for the local homeless shelter. Get all the details and photos for this epic DIY party over on Hostess with the Mostess HERE. 
LIVE Soda Kombucha is one of my very favorite things so I knew I had to serve it as the beverage of the day to our guests. The cola flavor is my favorite but they have other great flavors like rootbeer, dreamy orange, living lemon and more.
I also couldn’t resist doing a fries before guys bar as french fries are my FAVE food! Well and gluten-free pizza and sugar cookies and tacos and…oh wait, we were talking about french fries. So yeah, I thought it would be a fun time to practice the calligraphy I have been working on for the sign. Not perfect but perfectly imperfect if you know what I mean. It is always fun to try new things and develop new talents. 
I was SO inspired by Jenny Cookies (one of my very fave party stylists) and her annual favorite things holiday party. My favorite holiday happens to be Valentines Day so I thought it would be fun to tie in the favorite things party with Galentines Day this year. I asked each girl to please bring 3 of TWO of their favorite things valued at $5.
We drew numbers and had 3 groups of about 4 girls who would take turns going up to pick something. We did this six times and everyone went home with a little bag filled with a variety of the girls favorite things. Some of them included gift cards, lotion, pens, notebooks and jewelry to name a few.
Read the rest of the details for the blessing bags & kiss kards on Hostess with the Mostess… HUGE thanks to Red Apple Lipstick for their beautiful gluten-free lipsticks they provided for our kiss kard station & the big giveaway at the end of the night, the girls loved them! Also, thanks to 6 Pack Fitness for donating a Renee tote for one lucky gal at our party to win.
In order to encourage the girls to bring items for our blessing bags, I told them each item was a ticket to enter the party prize of my favorite things: 1 Six Pack Fitness Renee Tote ($169.99 value) perfect for meal prep/travel and an everyday purse or diaper bag, an assortment of lipsticks, glosses, mascara & eyeliners from Red Apple Lipstick ($200+ value) and LIVE Soda Kombucha coupons ($25 value).
The girls loved it!! So much in fact that competition got a bit crazy. We had one girl bring over 500 items! We were able to make 30 blessing bags for the homeless shelter as well as a few extra. They were perfect for the girls to keep in their car in case they passed someone in need while out driving.
Will you be throwing a Galentines Day party this year? We would love to hear your ideas as well as memories from any girls party and/or favorite things parties. We may just go pin them to our Pinterest board for more inspiration. So be sure to leave a link below too!
Be sure to go get the recipe for our ooey, gooey red velvet cookies too. They were so delicious that we ate the whole batch that day! 
If you need more gluten-free Valentines recipes, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite ones from the best bloggers across the web. Including these delicious red velvet donuts from our friend Brianna at Flippin’ Delish. If you need some healthier options, I love these 4 Valentines kids snacks from my friend Erin at Meaningful Eats. 
Party photography by Paige Hurst Photography
If you like this party, you will love these as well…
Chocolate Lovers Valentines Party
Vintage Valentines Tea Party and Savory Crab Cheesecakes
Galentines Day Favorite Things Party #2
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I would love to win this prize because who wouldn’t love to try all of these wonderful products???
All these products are of great quality. I’d love to try them all and keep up a healthy and happy lifestyle.
I’d love to celebrate surviving my second to last semester at college with a basket of goodies to share my with mom!
Thank you for great contests, great blog. I would love to win this contest and try some new products. I will probably try the RAL products anyhow, if I don’t win.
I’d like to win because I’ve never tried any of these products and they all sound so neat!
I would be able to try so many new things that I have never tried before.
I’d love to win this giveaway because I never buy myself anything and this would be a way to help me realize it’s probably worth treating myself sometimes 🙂
I would love to win this giveaway because all the prizes are amazing and I would love to try them! Thanks for the opportunity!
I want to win primarily because I have never tried Red Apple products and I’ve been dying to–
Would love to win to try all these wonderful products! I am an on the go all the time with studies, work and leisure so all of these would be so handy to have and be able to aid in my ventures!
This was such I cute idea!!! I would love to win the bundle because I know how much the Renae bag will help me stay healthy with my meal prep, and I LOVE the kumbucha, it makes me feel amazing.
The 6 Pack Bags truly are rockin’! I’m with you, kombucha is my fave!
I have celiac and have been wanting to try Red Apple products, and what girl can’t use another bag!? 🙂
I want to win this giveaway because I lover Red Apple Lipstick!! And I will likely love all the other prizes too!
So glad you are already a RAL fan, they have great stuff!
I have been dying to try red apple products and I love live kombucha drinks, my favorite is their classic cola. That bag looks perfect too, we hate eating out and always carry food with us. hahaha
I am in love with my electric kettle, I use it every day for so many things, it is so fast and simplifies my life. I also love Lily’s stevia sweetened chocolate, especially their dark chocolate chips and their milk chocolate almond bars, they are dairy free, sugar free and gluten free but taste like any other chocolate.
I want to win because I love every single item you feature and want it in my life, but so far I have only tried the Live Soda, I have 3 in my fridge right now, soooo goood.
I would love to win this to give my mother a special gift for Mother’s Day 🙂
I’d love to win your amazing favorite things. I’ve been eyeing the 6 pack bags for over a year now, they are awesome. I tried making Kombucha myself but have not had much luck as it turns out more like vinegar than it’s suppose to. I haven’t heard of Red Apple lipstick but I love that they are allergen free, gluten free and soy free.
i would love to win because my husband loves kombucha and I would love to try some new makeup products!!
That definitely sounds like a win-win!
Who wouldn’t want to win some RAL products and other treats? I can only use G-Free products. I love RAL! Fun and useful GF Blog you have and I’m glad I happened across it.
Thank you so much Gigi, I am so glad you are here as well! 🙂
I would love to try the Kombucha, I have read a lot about it and how good it is for you but I have never tried it
It’s SO good for you and this one tastes the best by far! Hey, I emailed you at Christmas time because you won a giveaway but never heard back…
I want to win this giveaway because I love Red Apple Lipstick and would love to expand my collection! 🙂
I’m with you girl, it’s now an addiction!
Newly diagnosis of gluten sensitivity I need all the help I can get with making meals easy on the go. As a makeup artist I have long days at the studio would love to win the meal planning bag and the makeup is a natural for me. Can’t wait to see you wins!!!! Love Kombucha but never tried LIVE so exciting!!!!!
Hey Nikol, sounds like you have a very fun lifestyle with the makeup artistry. My sister does that and I always love getting mine done when I see her. 😉 Welcome to the gluten-free club, we are excited to have you! Probably more so than you are to be here but I promise, it will all be ok. Please let me know if there is ever anything I can do to help. 🙂
I would love to try Red Apple Lipstick. My eyelashes fall out if I don’t use a gluten free mascara…so this would be wonderful….
Oh no, I am sorry to hear that Pat. Yes, it is a great one to use.
I haven’t tried red apple products yet and I would REALLY love to! The bag and kombucha are exciting, too!
There are so many great products in this giveaway!
Thanks Emily! All my faves 🙂
As a diabetic celiac, I am the definition of having to carry too much. This bag would make my planning and schlepping so much easier! Plus, who doesn’t love some RAL? This lipstick junkie can’t get enough!
Because I love RAL products, and would love to try their mascara and some more of their lip products! This is an awesome giveaway. Thank you!
I would love a renee tote for work
I want to win to try some great products and celebrate with friends.
I would love to win the Renee to bring to work. I would also love to try the other wonderful sounding products!
I would love to win this giveaway because I am new to the gluten free lifestyle and I could use all the support I can get. I went Paleo two months ago for health reasons and I am loving it! I am always on the lookout for new products. The 6 pack bag would be especially helpful because I’m always on the go.
That’s awesome Molly! I did Whole30 a while ago and honestly felt better than I ever have before, it’s the best! I love the paleo stuff too. Have you seen our paleo fauxtmeal? It is awesome!!
Who wouldn’t want to win this prize pack?? Would love to try the lipstick line and soda!!
I would love to win all these wonderful prizes to try out new products. They all seem fantastic and I especially want to try the cosmetic items.
I would love to win because my daughter and I have been eating gluten free for just 2 months and feel so much better and would love to try these products! Thaks for the opportunity!
Thanks Lee, I love these products and know you would too!
I would love to win as all of these products are amazing!