Unity Candles

June 21st, 2009 admin Leave a comment Go to comments

Unity Candles

3 Creative Ways to Personalize the Unity Candle

Every little thing you will find used during your wedding day is considered to be very symbolic. Although they are already made special all on their own, you might want to add a bit more special touch to them by personalizing them accordingly. Your unity candle is one of the most important and touching items used during your wedding ceremony. One such reason for this is because it symbolizes the light of your love for each other. The unity candle can be seen as the fire of your passion for each other, something that you both would promise to keep lighted no matter how difficult times may be for both or either of you.

One thing you should know about these items used during the wedding ceremony is that you are actually free to customize or personalize them whichever way you choose. Like your wedding vows, you can add something more special to these wedding symbols so that it would add more meaning to you and your partner as you are going through the wedding ceremony. So in your own little way you can actually prepare the unity candle days before your wedding and make it creatively personalized for you and your future spouse. To give you some creative ideas, here are some tips you might want to consider:

Color it up - You don't have to be such a candle expert to be able to do this. You can doll up your unity candle with colors by means of tying colorful bows and ribbons around it or wrapping ribbons around the candle's body so that it would not look bare. You can also try to do the overdipping technique so that colors would overlap on the candle. However, you would need some more wax, a bit of other candle-making materials, plus a step by step procedure to guide you to make sure that you don't end up overmelting the candle altogether as well as prevent dangerous accidents from happening.

Personalized your unity candle's stand - Who says you have to focus on just the candles? Well, you can actually make the whole process more creative and exciting if you also chose to customize the candle holders. You can also start by choosing a less formal candle holder or should you want to go classy and elegant, you can amp it up by placing laces of pearls over it so that it looks more chic. Just make sure you lace up the holders on the areas where the candle's fire won't be able to be near it so you can prevent accidents from happening.

Etch a design on your unity candle - If you want to push your creativity further, you can also try etching some designs right onto your unity candle so you can just get a simple-looking holder and no other fuss would be made on the candles you will use. Just make sure the design is easy to sketch all by yourself. You can use a thin aluminum line to do this or any other sharp but thin-tipped object so that you can trace your design easily onto the candles.

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