Want to make your own Valentine’s Day traditions? Find meaningful things to do together on Valentine’s Day, every year? Then you’ve come to the right place as we’ve rounded up the top 5 NEW Valentine’s Day Traditions to start in 2025…
See, we’re not talking about traditional Valentines traditions, no, no, no.
We’re talking about unique Valentine’s Day traditions that the two of you develop – leaving you with special Valentine’s Day ideas that you do every year together, that becomes “your thing.”
See, Valentine’s Day creates endless opportunities for you to re-connect with your partner, or take your bond and connection to the next level, which is why we want to introduce these smart, strategic Valentines traditions (that we just know you’ll adore!) ❤️
5 (Truly Special!) Valentine’s Day Traditions To Start This Year
So let’s jump straight in, shall we? In no particular order, here’s our top 5 recommendations for Valentine’s Day traditions to start this year.
See if you want to make Valentine’s Day truly special, you may like to get into the habit of…
1) Making Your Own Gifts & Cards
In the US alone, Americans spend approximately $25.8 billion on Valentine’s Day gifts. (🤯) But the thing is – it doesn’t always have to be about spending the most…
In fact, homemade gifts and cards can mean just as much (if not more!), which is why making your own each Valentine’s Day should certainly be a tradition to consider.
Whether you go SOLELY for homemade goodies, or just pledge to do at least one “DIY” thing, each, every year – it’s totally up to you.
Here, start with these cool DIY Valentines card ideas. They’re surprisingly impressive and don’t look like they’re “made by kids!”
Talking of which, if you do have kids (or plan to have them in the future), this can be an especially fun Valentine’s Day tradition to do with them.
It then also leaves you with precious yearly keepsakes that you can treasure forever. 🥰 So what are you waiting for?! Get yourselves stuck in! ❤️
2) Do a Relationship Review
Moving onto our next Valentines tradition – this may be one which surprises you, but hear us out here. Think this sounds like something to DREAD?! Then think again…
By doing a Relationship Review every Valentine’s Day, it gives you a chance to properly get together (on the day of love!), celebrate your wins, share your strengths, discuss where you’re at, where you want things to head and any areas in which you can improve…
Admittedly, it’s not the first Valentine’s Day tradition that is likely to come to mind for most couples, but it’s a seriously smart one that you’ll learn to love and be grateful for.
Scrap the New Year’s resolutions (or relationship resolutions even!) and save it for a month later – come Valentine’s Day.
Ask the tough relationship questions you know you need to ask, but feed them in with check in questions and cute relationship questions too.
When you have the right mix, it proves to be heartwarming, insightful and a very, very positive experience. So throw it out there to your partner this year and have a go at developing it!
3) Make a Pledge or Commitment
Another different Valentine’s Day tradition, building on from our Relationship Review idea, is to make a pledge or commitment.
- So you’ve spoken about where you’re at and where you want to be.
- You’ve identified at least 1 area that you both need to improve…
- Then go one step further to make a pledge or commitment, right then and there!
This could be to make time for a monthly date night together, or start reading one of the best relationship books for couples to improve in a particular area.
Perhaps you want to find more time for quality time together, or learn how to be more affectionate. It could even be as simple as committing to saying “I love you” every day, or getting in the habit of taking more photos together – to better capture moments and memories.
JUST NOTE: The most effective way to make a pledge or commitment actually happen and last, is to turn it into a fun challenge for the two of you.
So try to get creative with what you can do and how, plus how you’ll then stay on track with it…
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We’ve just launched a new Couples Intimacy Challenge – specifically for Valentine’s Day. It’s now TRENDING (and for good reason!) so why not check it out and jump on that?!
It’s the perfect pledge to make this Valentine’s Day and will SERIOUSLY strengthen your relationship, bringing you closer than ever before (no exaggeration!)
Valentine’s Day Traditions (That Are Well Worth Doing!)
What other Valentine’s Day traditions have we got? Well…
4) Do a Valentine’s Day Photoshoot
Another great Valentine’s Day tradition is to do your own Valentines photoshoot.
Here, we’ve rounded up some of the cutest Valentines photoshoot ideas here, including a simple breakdown of how to do your own professional shoot in the comfort of your own home (for a fraction of the price – might we add!)
It’s a genius idea, that is simple to do, and makes for the perfect Valentine’s Day tradition.
After all, if you follow our last two tradition ideas, the two of you will see a LOT of growth, year on year. These can even be noticeable visually.
But even if you simply work through your key relationship milestones – it’s crazy how much can change in the space of a year…
By snapping Valentines photos together, year on year, not only does it become a super fun Valentines date idea you’ll always look forward to, but it’s so beautiful to then be able to look back on the photos in years to come, and follow your journey’s to see how far you’ve come!
5) Have a Night With No Phones!
Last but not least, this leaves us with our final, favourite Valentines tradition you may like to consider starting on Valentine’s Day 2025.
See, Valentine’s Day should be all about celebrating the two of you, but we live in a world with constant distractions, right?
So the simplest way to guarantee a special day is to finish the evening with a night of no phones… (Uh huh, we’re talking a complete digital detox here!)
Whether Valentines Day falls on a weekend or work day, make it a Valentine’s Day tradition that you’ll find time for just the two of you that night – even if you then save the proper Valentines date night for another day.
Your Valentines tradition will be to always end with intimacy and connection.
You never know – you may end up liking this idea more than you think and turning it into a simple, daily relationship habit that you continue from there. (Other couples are doing it and reaping the benefits!)
Whether you use it to chat about everything, anything or nothing at all – it means that you’re guaranteed to get the closeness and connection you both want and need. ❤️
That’s All For This One
So there we have it – that rounds up our 5 top recommendations for Valentine’s Day traditions you may like to start in 2025.
Do you have any Valentines traditions already? Or are thinking of starting one of the above – or something completely different even? If so, let us know in the comments below and let’s keep that inspiration going!
Wishing you all the best – this Valentine’s Day and beyond.
Love,
Ell_xx
