Candles for a family hearth for a wedding

Lighting a family hearth at a wedding is one of the most sentimental and lyrical rites. The candle flame is a symbol of family warmth, coziness and happiness, which is why parents give part of their home to a new family. To make this ritual look even more touching, you can add more romantic paraphernalia to it, for example, decorate candles.

For the ceremony, you will need three candles - two thin candles and one voluminous, beautiful product. During the ceremony, the parents of the newlyweds rise to the stage. The mother-in-law and the mother-in-law hold lit thin specimens, the lights of which light one more, the most beautiful candle - a symbol of the hearth of the newlyweds. The main candle can be in a special candlestick and stand on the table, or maybe in the hands of young people. The burning of the hearth from two mother's candles symbolizes the transfer of family warmth of the parental home to the house of married children. It does not matter when the ceremony takes place - at the beginning or at the end of the evening, but it is important to create twilight in the hall.

In some cases, the rite continues. Guests can help with this. They form a circle around all the participants in the ceremony, in the hands of each guest is a candle. The bride, the new owner of the family hearth, bypasses the guests and sets fire to every candle, thereby sharing the warmth of her new family. If such a continuation of the ceremony is planned, it is recommended to choose a convenient and reliable option that will conveniently set fire to other wicks as the main symbol. By the way, in this circle of guests with candles, the first dance of the young will look very impressive.

As already noted, for the ceremony it is necessary to purchase three candles: one - the main, beautiful, the other two - easier. Products can be decorated with ribbons, rhinestones, coffee beans and other elements - there are no restrictions. It also doesn’t matter what the models are made of - wax or its substitutes, although wax is often used, it is non-toxic, does not smoke and burns for a long time, unlike paraffin. Dimensions, color and shape do not matter. It is worth sticking to the following recommendations for choosing candles:

• choosing candles with a beautiful design or decorating them yourself, it is important to take into account that decorative details cannot lead to a fire and do not interfere with the ceremony participants holding items in their hands;
• for mothers of the bride and groom, it is better to choose thin and long candles without voluminous decor, so that it is convenient for them to transmit fire to a young family; the product that the bride holds must have a conveniently located wick for ignition;
• if it is planned to continue the ceremony, the bride will go around the guests and light their candles, the main character should also be selected in an elongated form;
• it is necessary to foresee the safety of candles in advance and prevent wax from getting on the skin of the hands, as well as provide protection from heat, for this purpose it is better to purchase models with supports and holders; to protect hands, it is allowed to use candlesticks or napkins;
• you can keep products in glasses to protect the skin of your hands, but then it is advisable to make sure in advance how convenient it will be to light the wick.

Once the ceremony has ended, candles can be left on the table where the ceremony was held until the end of the celebration. After the wedding, a new young family takes their candle to a new home and stores it as a souvenir. You can continue to use the product if necessary, for example, light it every anniversary and take care of your child until the wedding to transfer the warmth of your home. Parents of the newlyweds also take their copies home.

To decorate candles, especially the main family hearth, you need to use different decorative elements in any colors. You can buy ready-made beautiful wedding models, or you can arrange the product yourself, because it is more economical, since a large sum has already been spent on the wedding, and you will also get an exclusive option that has never been used before. If the wedding is decorated in a specific color, it’s better to decorate the candles with themed shades - this way they will harmoniously fit into the wedding interior and create an even stronger effect. To decorate the symbol of the family hearth, you can use ribbons, lace, flowers, beads, rhinestones. When applying flowers, you should choose fresh samples, because they have to remain without water until the end of the holiday. Below are two options for decorating wedding candles.

Prepare the following items:

• 3 candles;
• 3 candlesticks;
• satin ribbon of the desired color;
• Natural flowers.

Production includes the following steps:

1. placing the candles in the candlesticks, carefully eliminate the remaining paraffin;
2. we carefully wipe the candlesticks so that they do not leave any dirt;
3. we wrap each candle with a ribbon, while we try to do it at the same level;
4. with the help of pins and needles we attach flowers to the middle.

Prepare items such as:

• white candles - 3 pcs.;
• satin ribbons of blue or blue color;
• white lace - 3 pcs.;
• any decorative marine element as a pendant - a miniature anchor, starfish, shell - 3 pcs.

Production includes steps such as:

1. wrap each white candle with three thin ribbons to get uniform stripes - blue, white, blue, white and so on;
2. insert the lace into the prepared pendant and knit on each candle over the ribbons a marine knot, not tight, loose, so that the decoration is in the center of the knot.

A creative person can show imagination in any direction and realize the most daring ideas when decorating wedding candles. When designing products, follow a few recommendations.

• You can use artificial flowers instead of living ones, for example, make them from polymer clay. First we form a ball, then we draw it out in the form of a drop, with a nail scissors we cut the top into five equal parts and with the help of a toothpick we turn each part of the droplet into a petal.
• The overall design of the candles should be in harmony with the theme of the wedding and combined with the decoration of glasses, bottles of champagne and so on. If there is no theme for the holiday, it is recommended to decorate wedding symbols in classic pastel shades.
• When making candles, it is very important to provide a safety moment. Make sure the decor is not too high and close to the wick. An equally important role in the quality of materials is to use elements that will not begin to melt or fall off when the temperature rises during the ignition of the fire.

How to make wedding candles with your own hands in emerald color, see the video below.