How to Use Candles in Wedding Decor

Use candles to decorate your wedding ceremony.

Candles are often used to create intimate and romantic atmospheres, and using candles in wedding decor seldom fails to make an impression. Candles can be used on their own, as a centerpiece or to compliment floral arrangements, as well as for wedding favors and ambient lightning.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Candles of different sizes
• Ribbon
• Flowers
• Lanterns
• Candle glue

1. Place lit tall pillar candles on the window sills or near the altar to create a warm and romantic atmosphere. Wrap satin ribbon around the base of the candles for a decorative and inexpensive alternative to flower arrangements.

2. Lighting a unity candle together is a pledge of unity. Jupiterimages/liquidlibrary/Getty Images

   Use candle glue to glue rhinestones and other decorative elements to a white pillar candle to decorate your own unity candle. You and your spouse-to-be can light it at the beginning of the marriage ceremony using a tapered candle each to represent your new life together.

3. Dress up pillar candles with ribbon in a complimentary color or an arrangement of small flowers or leaves. This can be used as a centerpieces for the tables at your reception.

4. Use decorative lantern candles to illuminate the outdoor areas of the reception. Hemera Technologies/AbleStock.com/Getty Images

   Use lanterns illuminated by candles to light up the paths on an evening reception, by hanging them from garden iron stands. Wrap flowers or greenery around the base of the stands for added effect.

5. Fill a wide, shallow bowl with water and rose petals or pebbles, and add small floating candles to set a warm and relaxed mood for your reception.

6. Candles are inexpensive wedding favors. Jupiterimages/Comstock/Getty Images

   Use scented candles as wedding favors, wrapping them with satin or velvet ribbon on the same color scheme as your wedding reception.

Tips & Warnings

• Candles can be used to dress up flower arrangements, by combining small candles with tall flowers or tall candles with small flowers.

• Never leave a burning candle unattended. Candles can cause fires.

References

• Better Homes and Gardens: Beautiful Wedding Centerpiece Ideas
• The Wedding Bistro at Bellenza: Budget-friendly Ways to Dress Up Candles