10 Creative Date Night Ideas

We all know how important scheduling regular date nights are to nurturing a healthy relationship. However, sometimes thinking of new things to do can be hard to do amidst the stress of planning your wedding and managing the details of the rest of your life.

To help out, I’ve done a little brainstorming for you!

Here are a few date night ideas I suggest you pencil in on your calendar!

Hit up a local farmer’s market. Here are links to a few of my favorites around town:

Arizona Community Farmer’s Market

Arizona Farmer’s Market Calendar

Open Air Farmer’s Market Arizona Directory

Explore your favorite valley resort. I have included the links to a few of my favorites below. Share a few happy hour appetizers and then take an a lovely evening stroll around the grounds of the hotel. Here are a few of my favorite resorts to explore:

JW Marriott Desert Ridge

Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch

Arizona Grand Resort

The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa

Fairmont Scottsdale Princess

Pick a new local dive or new neighborhood restaurant to try. I would highly suggest one with Pub Trivia! Here are a few pub trivia bars to check out! 😉

The Rose & Crown

George & Dragon

The Vig

Support Your Local Performing Arts. Go to a play put on by your local community theater. Check out these community theatre schedules for their upcoming shows!

Phoenix Theatre

Herberger Theatre

Fountain Hills Performing Arts

Arizona Theatre Company

Murder Mystery Company Dinner Theatre

Picnic in the Park – Always a classic idea. If you’re not sure what park to explore, may I suggest my absolute favorite park of all time, Fountain Hills Park in Fountain Hills. The fountain goes off every hour on the hour (as long as it’s not windy! 😉 It is definitely worth the drive. 🙂

Make a Delectable Dish at Home Together. Here are links to some of my favorite recipes!

25 Delicious Date Night Recipes with 5 Ingredients or Less!

10 Martha Stewart Impressive (But Oh So Easy) Date Night Recipe Ideas

10 Date Night Recipe Ideas from Food.com

25 Easy Date Night Recipe Ideas to Swoon Over from the Cookie Rookie

Be A Tourist in Your Own Town – Explore the “Old Towns” of Cave Creek, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale and Scottsdale.

Frontier Town Cave Creek, AZ

Downtown Chandler, AZ

Gilbert Heritage District

Glendale Historic District

Old Town Scottsdale, AZ

Couples spa day – Get a massage together and then spend the day at the spa pool and relax the day away.

Alvadora Spa at the Royal Palms Resort

Center for Well Being at the Phoenician

The Sanctuary Resort and Spa

Revive Spa at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort

Joya Spa at Omni Scottsdale Resort and Spa Montelucia

Go to the Phoenix Zoo and then the Desert Botanical Gardens. Okay so here is what you do. When the weather is cooler (October-April), head to the zoo mid-afternoon. Have fun saying high to the prairie dogs and the elephants. Then in the late afternoon, head next door to the Desert Botanical Garden. Explore the grounds a little bit and go on an evening flashlight tour. Also, be on the lookout for evenings when the garden hosts live music!

Phoenix Zoo

Desert Botanical Garden

Make Personalized Scavenger Hunt for each other. Be cute and make the clues be based on your past adventures together. The sillier the better. 🙂 I suggest making the last destination a tasty place to eat so you can reward yourselves for going on your little adventure together!

Hopefully these ideas will help make boring date nights a thing of the past!

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All my best,

Casey