Create a Pretend Romantic Dinner and Movie for Two in Europe!

Perhaps either you or your spouse lived in Europe at one point in your lives?

Or maybe you became engaged overseas or spent your honeymoon there?

We chose three popular countries to create a mock-trip for an exotic evening with your spouse without the time and money it takes to actually travel there. We came up with some dinner choices, one being an easy take-out option, and the other being some highly-recommended online recipes that you could try! You will find that we provided some cute fake airline tickets to write a sweet message to your spouse and surprise them with it when when you ask them on the date. We also recommended some romantic movie options to snuggle up tight to for the perfect romantic evening together.

You don't even have to limit this date night activity to a European city. Be creative and pick a city that has personal meaning to you.

So break out those red-checkered tablecloths (you can find disposable tablecloths at stores such as Wal-Mart), your favorite candles, your best dishes and make this a night to remember!

Create a romantic evening in Paris:

Recommended French Romance Films:
A Walk In the Clouds
Moulin Rouge
Cyrano de Bergerac
Chocolat

Dinner Suggestions:

Easy Effort--
Find all of the following at the refrigerated section and bakery at your local grocery store:
Brie
Assorted olives
Baguette
Chocolate eclairs found in the freezer section

Moderate Effort--
Click on the links to find recipes for these popular French foods:
Chicken Cordon Bleu
Baguette
Creme Brulee

Print out a cute pretend airline ticket here! We left room on the ticket for a note to your sweetheart to invite them out! Right-click to download this PDF file here.

Create a romantic evening in Italy:

Recommended Italian Romance Films:
La Dolce Vita
The Tiger and The Snow
Life Is Beautiful
Under the Tuscan Sun
Il Postino

Dinner Recommendations:

Easy Effort--
Call in for take-out from an Italian restaurant such as Olive Garden, Macaroni Grill, or Buca di Beppo
OR
Order pizza for delivery
OR
Easy spaghetti by purchasing noodles, sauce, and parmesan cheese
Garlic bread (typically sold ready to bake at your grocery store's bakery)
For dessert, try Spumoni ice cream found at any grocery store freezer section.

Moderate Effort--
Italian Breaded Pork Chops
Best Bruschetta Ever
Cannolis

Print out a cute pretend airline ticket here! We left room on the ticket for a note to your sweetheart to invite them out! Right-click to download this PDF file here.

Create a romantic evening in England:

Recommended English Romance Films:
Notting Hill
Love Actually
Emma
Pride and Prejudice

Dinner Recommendations:

Easy Effort--
Fish and Chips (breaded fish and french fries)-- If you can find it available for take out at a local seafood restaurant (such as McGrath's), that would be your best choice. Otherwise, you can easily find it in the freezer section of the grocery store.
Shortbread and herbal tea for dessert. Or ask your local bakery if they carry bread pudding. Yum!

Moderate Effort--
Bangers and Mash
OR
English Roast Beef
Chocolate Trifle

Print out a cute pretend airline ticket here! We left room on the ticket for a note to your sweetheart to invite them out! Right-click to download this PDF file here.