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 flame of a candle is a symbol of family warmth, comfort and happiness, so parents give a part of their home to a new family. To make this ceremony look more touching, you can add more romantic attributes to it, for example, decorate candles.

For the ceremony will need three candles - two tapers and one volumetric, beautiful product. During the ceremony, the parents of the newlyweds rise to the scene. The mother-in-law and the mother-in-law are holding lighted delicate specimens, with the lights of which they light another, the most beautiful candle - the symbol of the home of newlyweds. The main candle can be in a special candlestick and stand on the table, and maybe in the hands of the young. The lighting of the hearth from the two mother candles symbolizes the transfer of the family heat of the parental home to the married children. It doesn’t matter when a ceremony is performed - 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. This can help guests. They form a circle around all the participants of 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 each candle, thereby sharing the warmth of her new family. If such a continuation of the ceremony is planned, it is recommended that you choose a convenient and reliable option as the main symbol, which will be convenient to light other wicks. By the way, the first dance of young people will look very impressive in this circle of guests with lighted candles.

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

• When choosing candles with beautiful decoration or decorating them yourself, it is important to take into account that decorative details cannot cause a fire and do not interfere with the ceremony participants to hold the items in their hands;
• for mothers of the bride and groom it is better to choose thin and long candles without volumetric decor, so that it is convenient for them to transfer fire to a young family; the product that the bride holds should have a conveniently placed wick to set on fire;
• if the continuation of the ceremony is planned, the bride will have to go around the guests and set their candles on fire, the main symbol should also be chosen in an elongated form;
• it is necessary to foresee the security of candles and prevent wax from getting on the skin of the hands, as well as to provide protection against heat, for this purpose it is better to purchase models with stands and holders; candlesticks or napkins are allowed to protect hands;
• You can keep the product and in glasses to protect the skin of the hands, but then it is desirable to make sure in advance how comfortable it will be to light the wick.

As soon as the ceremony is over, candles can be left on the table where the ceremony was performed, 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 before the wedding to transfer the heat of your home to him. Parents 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, and you can design the product yourself, because it is more economical, since a large amount is already spent on the wedding, and you also get an exclusive option that has never been used anywhere before. If the wedding is framed in a certain color, then it is better to decorate the candles with the decor in thematic shades - so they will harmoniously fit into the wedding interior and create an even stronger effect. Ribbons, laces, flowers, beads, and rhinestones can be used to decorate the symbol of the family hearth. When applying colors, fresh samples should be chosen, since they will 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.

Manufacturing includes the following steps:

1. placing candles in candlesticks, carefully remove paraffin residues;
2. carefully wipe the candlesticks so that no dirt remains on them;
3. we wrap each candle with a ribbon, while trying to do it on 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 .;
• blue or blue satin ribbons;
• white lace - 3 pcs .;
• any decorative marine element as a pendant - a miniature anchor, a starfish, a shell - 3 pcs.

The fabrication includes such steps as:

1. we wrap each white candlestick with three thin ribbons so that uniform stripes are obtained — blue, white, blue, white, and so on;
2. we put a lace into the prepared pendant and knit a knot on each candle on top of the ribbons, loose and loose, so that the decoration will be 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 making products, follow a few recommendations.

• It is possible to use artificial flowers instead of live ones, for example, to make them from polymer clay. First we form a ball, then we pull it out in the form of a drop, cut the tip into five equal parts with nail scissors and turn each part of the droplet into a petal with a toothpick.
• The overall design of the candles should be in harmony with the theme of the wedding and be combined with the decoration of glasses, champagne bottles and so on. If there is no theme for a holiday, then it is recommended to decorate wedding symbols in classic pastel shades.
• Making out candles, it is very important to provide the moment of safety. Make sure that the decor is not too high and close to the wick. No less important is the quality of the materials; you need to use such elements that will not start to melt or fall off when the temperature rises during the lighting of the fire.

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