A wedding is a very special holiday. Accessories help to emphasize its warmth and at the same time solemnity. Candles are not only decorative, they are necessary during wedding ceremonies. The article tells how to decorate candles for a wedding with your own hands.
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Symbolism of wedding candles
Wedding candles symbolize the warmth of the family hearth. The candle-lighting ceremony touches the hearts of the parents who bless the newlyweds for marriage. This is an ancient ritual that, according to legend, gives the newly-married family well-being, comfort, and strong mutual love.
The bride and groom hold one large candle, which symbolizes the hearth, and the other two are in the hands of the parents. Some grooms perform another ritual: they light a candle to melt the bride's heart. During the wedding ceremony, the candles are held by the bride and groom.
How to choose candles for a wedding?
There are no strict rules for choosing candles by shape, color, size. They can be wax or paraffin. You can buy candles individually or in a ready-made wedding set.
To light a family hearth, you need 3 candles, and 2 of them must be identical. You can use a candle in a glass, after making sure that the wick is accessible and can be lit without difficulty.
For a wedding ceremony that lasts quite a long time, long candles are needed so that they do not burn out too quickly. It is considered good manners to decorate candles for the wedding ceremony, which will be discussed below.
Wedding candles are usually kept after the ceremony. The symbolic candle of the hearth is also kept as a valuable souvenir, lit in honor of the birth of a child or on a wedding anniversary.
IMPORTANT! Please note that during the wedding, the newlyweds need to hold the candles for a long time. It is necessary to take care in advance that the wax does not burn your hands or stain your clothes. Special stands or holders are required.
Basic rules for decorating candles
It is necessary to ensure that during the use of the candle for its intended purpose, the decorative elements do not come off, catch fire, or melt. Therefore, they should be located closer to the base. The style of the wedding candle decor should correspond to the overall style of the wedding decoration. Let the glasses, bottles, garlands, bouquets, and baskets of flowers look harmonious with the candles.
Necessary materials
What materials are needed to decorate wedding candles? In fact, the scope for imagination is limitless: pieces of lace, satin ribbons, braid, twine, glass beads and beads, rhinestones, ornamental stones, decorative or wrapping paper, fragments of polymer clay, shells, artificial flowers, chains, feathers and even coffee beans will do.
All these materials need to be attached to the candle. As a rule, the craftswoman needs:
- stained glass paint (for better adhesion to the surface);
- glue;
- thin needle;
- scissors.
How to decorate a candle with your own hands for a wedding
To effectively decorate your wedding candles with your own hands, check out our tips.
How to decorate candles for a wedding using decoupage technique
In addition to the candle, you will need:
- napkin with a beautiful pattern;
- teaspoon;
- waffle towel;
- unnecessary extra candle;
- and, if desired, gel for 3D drawings, glass contour, liquid glitter.
First, you need to remove the top layer of the napkin, which has the print on it, and then wrap the candle with this layer, making sure that the joints match and the bottom edge lies flat. You need to heat a teaspoon over the candle from the inside, and then gently press the pattern into the candle with the heated spoon. The process was successful when the napkin changes — it becomes transparent. There should be no white dry spots on it. The surface of the candle will probably not be completely smooth, so you need to smooth it out with a waffle towel.
At this stage, the candle decor is ready, but you can additionally paint the motifs of the pattern using gel, contour, or glitter.
TIP: If you are new to decoupage, practice first on any inexpensive candle.
Live and artificial flowers for decorating candles for a wedding with your own hands.
To decorate candles with artificial flowers, you need to make them from polymer clay. First, roll a small ball out of it and form a drop out of it. Cut with scissors from the rounded side and bend the petals - this is how you get a flower. Stick a tailor's pin in the center (to secure it to the candle). After the products have been in a hot oven, they are ready for use. You can additionally paint them with acrylic paint and apply glitter.
It is recommended to decorate with fresh flowers in a similar way - on pins, but only just before the start of the gala evening or ceremony, otherwise they will wither and spoil the whole impression.
DIY Wedding Candle Decor Ideas with Rhinestones and Beads
Traditional bridal jewelry is pearl jewelry. Pearl beads are often used to decorate wedding glasses for the bride and groom. Therefore, they will look great on a wedding candle. You can collect pearl beads on a thread and wrap it around the candle. Another option is pearl fringe.
You can use rhinestones or beads to create an ornament. You need to draw it on paper in advance, cut out the stencil and attach it to the candle.
Fabric and lace candle decorations
Wide lace is wrapped around the candle and secured with a glue gun. It already looks elegant on its own, but you can decorate it with beads, rhinestones, sequins, glitter if you wish. Gathered lace also gives a beautiful decorative effect, in this case the candle decoration turns out voluminous.
Ways to decorate candles with satin ribbons
How can you decorate your wedding candles with your own hands using satin ribbons? The first method (you need a wide satin ribbon): hand-stitch with a forward stitch or make a machine stitch with a loose upper thread. This way, you can gather the ribbon and get a beautiful ruffle. Wrap it around the candle and secure it with glue or decorative dressmaker's pins. The second method (you need a narrower ribbon): form a bow from the ribbon and attach it as part of a composition with ruffles.
The above methods can be combined to create an interesting, unique combination. If you are planning a wedding in a marine style, you can decorate the candles with shells (real or imitation). A Provencal-style celebration involves simple, natural materials. Therefore, the candle can be wrapped in burlap with a large interlacing of threads, secured with glue and tied with tape, twine or narrow woven lace.
So, the article contains various tips on how to decorate wedding candles with your own hands. Having familiarized yourself with them and mastered simple handicraft techniques, you will be able to decorate wedding candles for yourself or your friends. Perhaps for someone this will become a useful hobby and even a source of income. But, in any case, decorating wedding candles with your own hands is a pleasant and peaceful activity.
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