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When picking wedding shoes to match the bridal gown, you just need to please yourself. However, this couldn’t be further from the case when it comes to wedding favours. You need to pick something that will please your guests while still reflecting your style. This can be tricky. Fortunately, most individuals like candles and will utilize them someday. That is why a good number of couples take this route. Ideally, there are numerous ways to turn them into unique favours for your big day. That being said, here are some incredible ideas for personalised wedding candles.

Mini Lanterns

These create appealing wedding favour, particularly if they can be hung at the banquet above the tables. The indirect lighting is charming and creates a unique and attractive setting. You can have guests pick a lantern each at the entrance, have them go back to their table, where they will see a message telling them to hang the mini-lanterns, thus lighting up the location. You can alternatively have the lanterns hang and lit already, with the message this time to take one home.

Candlelit Teatime

This is a pretty simple idea to implement, which is also inexpensive. Purchase teacups for your guests put tea inside and put a message suggesting candlelit teatime. If you want to make it even more personalized, get second-hand teacups in varying styles.

Artisanal Candles

If you are on the search for a heartfelt, charming gift, then look for a local candlemaker to come up with distinct candles, particularly for you. Ask them to make them a bit different so that each candle shows a different personality.  You can go a bit further by having appealing ceramic tiles engraved with your wedding date or message and have the candlemaker adhere them onto your candles.

Bottled Up Lights

If you are having a small wedding or are into do-it-yourself wedding favours, then you can make your own candle holders from empty beer or wine bottles. There are numerous DIY tutorials on YouTube you can use to make these. You do not need to start drinking heavily as you can easily get the bottles from your family and friends. Get rid of the labels, clean them and get a bit more creative by fitting a message into the bottles. Just ensure they will not catch fire.

Create Your Own Candle

If you are on the hunt for entertainment ideas for your big day, then you are going to love this one. Look for a candle artisan who can set-up a candle making stand at the reception. They can then show your guests how to create their own candles. This is a fun activity, particularly for children.

The 12-Candle Challenge

This is another fun idea for personalized wedding candles. For the next 12 months, give your guests something to do. Glue a small envelope to each tealight, with a suggestion for a task or activity that the guest should do that month. You’ll want to be creative with this one as it can be really fun. Tell your guest to call you out of the blue, feed a homeless person, make something from scratch, try out a restaurant you like, etc. The guests are bound to be excited to see what they will do next. Remember to number the envelopes 1-12 and put the tealights in a charming box or bag, with an explanation of the candle challenge.

About Us Candle

Place every candle in a simple glass and write on them using a permanent marker with appealing ink. You can include facts about you, some of your favourite things or even a personal message to everyone invited to your wedding.

Charity Candle

If there is a cause or an NGO that you would like to support, your big day presents a great opportunity. There are charities out there that sell merch to raise money, and there are numerous wedding favours to pick from. However, a candle never fails to be charming as it reminds the guest of the good cause whenever they light it. You can even go a step further and support multiple charities by purchasing several candles from each one.

Hidden Treasure

If you pick an artisan to make your wedding favours candles, you can have them include a surprise in each one of them. It should be something small that will not melt like a small engraved spoon or a miniature metal figurine. This is a personalized wedding candles idea that you can have so much fun with.

S’mores with a Candle

This can be a great idea if you or your partner like s’ mores. Give each guest an s’mores package. It can include chocolate, marshmallow on a stick, biscuit and a candle inside a jar or tin to roast the marshmallow.

Engraved Candles

You will come across all sorts of engraved candles. The engraving is usually on the candle, but it melts, and so, it is best to have the candles inside glasses that are engraved. This way, you will be left with glass that can be used for something else when the candle has burned away.

Date Night Box

If you are looking to share the romance that you enjoy with your partner, then you can make wedding favour boxes that contain rose petals, a candle, and a mini bottle of wise. The couples and single guests as well as certainly enjoy a small box of TLC.

There are numerous personalized wedding candle ideas, and it all comes down to your taste or style.

The music at your wedding can make a big difference in the overall experience. Because of this, you want to do your due diligence when searching. Finding the best wedding band is the key to having a memorable wedding day. However, if you are not entirely certain about what you should be looking for, you might have a hard time deciding. In this article, we will discuss some of the key tips that you should utilise when you are looking to hire the best UK/Irish wedding bands.

Tips For Finding The Best UK/Irish Wedding Bands:

1. Look At Online Reputation

One of the best things you can do when you are looking for the best possible wedding band would be to conduct a lot of research on the band’s reputation. The reputation of the band on the Internet will tell you a lot about whether or not they are capable of satisfying their customers. By looking closely at each group’s reputation online, you should be able to narrow down the available options to choose from by a considerable margin. Being able to narrow down your options by using online recommendations will put you in a much better position to be able to much more closely research the remaining options. Sites like Wedding Band Association are a great way of finding reputable bands in one place.

2. Consider Your Tastes

When you are attempting to find the right band, you want to find the bands that are well versed in playing music that you and your significant other enjoy. Finding a band that is capable of playing the right music will go a long way towards ensuring you are able to find one that is going to be a good addition to your wedding.

3. Go See A Show

You don’t want to make the hiring decision without actually seeing the band perform. It is essential to go to a live show with the band performing because it can give you a taste of the action. You want to not only see how well you enjoy their performance, but you also want to see how they interact with the crowd and how they perform in general. It is the only way you will get to see their stage presence and how much energy they put into their performances. Choosing a band prior to hearing them perform live is never a good idea. By heading to see them perform live in front of an audience, you will be able to learn a lot about them and you should leave the show feeling confident that they are either a band that is capable of handling your wedding or not.

4. Set List

When you are trying to attempt to find and hire the right band to perform at your wedding, you should be asking for a setlist. It is important to ask for a prospective setlist that they will be using in order to see whether or not it fits what you are looking to accomplish with your wedding. A setlist will define the tempo of your wedding night. Therefore, you want to ensure that the wedding band is going to be fully capable of delivering a setlist that can keep the pace that you are looking to maintain throughout your wedding night.

5. Ask Questions

When you are looking to hire a band, you should be asking any questions you have. It is important to ask the right questions when you are meeting with prospective bands that you are considering hiring for your wedding. You should be asking them questions to get a better idea of their capabilities and to figure out whether or not they will be a good choice to consider. By asking the right questions, you should be able to get the answers you need to feel more confident in making your selection.

6. Quote

When you are looking to plan your entire wedding, you are likely going to be doing so within a respective budget. If you have a budget that you are sticking to, you will want to figure out how much the band is going to be charging prior to hiring them. After all, you want to ensure that the band is going to be fully capable of providing you with the kind of experience you want at a price point that you can fit in your budget. This will allow you to identify the bands that are offering the most value for the money.

7. Contract

Once you have identified the band that you want to go with, you will want to ensure the contract details are fully laid out. It is important to get the contract details in writing to ensure that everything is situated properly. The contract should have the appropriate wedding venue, date, fees, and everything else that is pertinent to your wedding.

8. Trust

After you have hired a band, you should trust that they know what they are doing. By being too restrictive and forcing them into specific playlists or setlists, you might end up not being able to get the most out of them. If you are hiring a wedding band, you want to leverage their professional experience and their ability to gauge an audience. If you did your research properly, you should have one that is capable of running a setlist properly and one that is capable of maintaining the kind of pace/tempo that you are looking to achieve throughout your wedding.

Overall, there are plenty of things that you can do to ensure that you are able to find the best UK and Irish wedding bands. By using the different tips above, you should be able to minimise your options to identify the best option to perform at your wedding.