The phrase "a lovely date" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a pleasant or enjoyable outing with someone, typically in a romantic context.
Example: "We had a lovely date at the new Italian restaurant downtown, and I can't wait to see her again."
Alternatives: "a wonderful outing" or "a delightful evening".
Postscript: There were a few lovely dates... but unfortunately, no love story in the end.
Carrie's gym teacher, Miss Collins Betty Buckleyy), tries to protect her from the other girls' teasing, and her classmate Sue Amy Irvingg), even sets her up with a lovely prom date, but these acts of kindness all turn to ash, as Carrie fulfills her bloody destiny.
The dashing Ron Burgundy, his jazz flute and his lovely date, Veronica Corningstone.
We have all experienced rejection in our lives, and yeah it hurts, really badly, but to go to the extreme of vilifying both the matchmaker (who was just doing his job, a good one at that) and the man who took her on three lovely dates (including lunch at the Breakers in Palm Beach with his children), is inconceivable and quite frankly pitiful.
A month or so later I hopped back on with no expectations and met several fun, interesting men with whom I had great chat, lovely dates and no pressure of sex whatsoever.
Making the rounds on the party circuit this week was model Coca Rocha, who also attended the ninth annual New York For Children gala the night before as one of fashion designer Zac Posen's lovely dates.
The Bell Rock Tavern on Dalgleish Street in Tayport is a lovely traditional pub dating back 150 years.
Forget about the 13th minute, by which point you can apparently never recover from your botched opening gambit about how this makes a lovely change from dating your cousin and ooh, a beer, haven't had one of those since they staged the intervention, do you not worry about getting fat?
She's No Good My son began dating a lovely girl a little over a year ago.
