Celebrate Valentine's Day in Paramus

If Godiva chocolate and a weekend stay at a resort are out of your price range, here are some ideas for a nice, budget-friendly Valentine’s Day with your date.

Cook your own dinner with ingredients fromHappy Carrot, Olympia, Great Foods, Kung Fung or the Oradell Food Market.

Have dinner at these local romantic hotspots like Chakra and its three-course menu; Bonefish Grill for its daily seafood specials; spice things up at Bahama Breeze; do something a little more formal at Biagio's; or just kickback and relax at the Fireplace or Orange Lantern.

After dinner, head to the AMC Theatre at Garden State Plaza and choose from Beautiful Creatures, A Good Day to Die Hard, Les Miserables, or Safe Haven.

Don't forget the flowers and stop off at Evergreen Floral or the Metropolitan Plant and Flower Exchange for the standard bouquet of roses. But if your special sweetheart prefers something different and unique, throw in lilies, daisies or carnations to brighten the bouquet.

Spending the holiday alone this year? Head to Dos Cubanos at 7pm and take part in their Speed-Dating event and meet other single professionals in New Jersey. Go on as many mini-dates in one night as you want by signing up here.

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