Worry not. There are a lot of souvenir items at store for whatever requirement you may come up with. One of
the most popular is the wedding candle favors. If before the usual form of this item is to wrap it up in tissue-like colored paper and tied up with different strings or ribbons, now, varieties of candle products have been developed in order to bring out the creative taste of the couples and also to give a more lively touch to the celebration.
Wedding candle favors are known to-be-made out of candle or beeswax. This type of substance is widely used for its texture. For one, it can easily be molded and sculptured, and secondly, it’s practically found anywhere, plus it is very affordable. Solid type of candles comes in various colors, of which, can match up your chosen motif. You can also combine or blend up the colors so variations become the primary design of the items before you pack it up to semi transparent or see-through wrappers. Aside from the colors, the texture, as mentioned earlier, is capable of being molded and sculptured. Whatever your theme calls for, you can find a piece that will represent the idea of the celebration. Some suggestions you can consider for your candle sculpture or figures are the following:
- Beachside or luau wedding: shells, beach ball, sun, boat, starfish, fish, octopus (you can have ribbons for the tentacles!), corals, flip flops and flowers
- Garden theme: palm tree, flowers, animals
- Royalty or Monarch: crown, princess, prince
- Winter holiday: snowflakes, snow fairy, sled, mittens
However, if you want a touch of something new or unique, you can think of things wherein candles can be the material for its form. Take for example, you can make a small jewelry box out of candle; carve out some designs on the sides or at the cover. Another may be a candle wax picture frame; paperweight or maybe you would want a mobile phone holder that is also made out of candle.
Apart from the common wax type of candle, there are other substances used. One option is the gel. These are transparent material that is liquid when heated and hardens as it cools. One good thing about this is that you can also mold it out and put some tiny crafty material just before it hardens. This procedure will give a floating effect to those objects, creating a view of a design layout. Presently, you can find ready-made items on gift shops or even bookstores. These can even give you an idea of what nice motif you may assign to your wedding day. Some gel candles have small glittery stars floating around moon and sun; this can give you a suggestion of a galactic or celestial touch. Some has artificial flowers, leaves and grass; obviously, this is ideal for garden weddings or themes with nature as the primary design. Most common of all, gel candles with colored sand at the bottom and some shells elevated on blue gel candle base, are best when it comes to undersea wedding themes.
Any type of candle material can be creatively converted into a very beautiful fine piece of wedding memory.
However, you can present it in various ways in order to add some aesthetics and of course to have it packaged. Choose from paper wrappers for a simple touch, kraft boxes for that earth-friendly and vintage look, clear hard plastic box for a transparent appearance or embroidered cloth for a very homey and elegant feel.
Just remember that when you’ve chosen the type of your wedding candle favor, you store it on cool, dry places to avoid it from deforming and possible melting. Also, have the important details of the occasion printed out in a small card which you can either stick to the box or hang like a tag on the ribbon that binds the wrapper.
There is really no other gift you can impart to your guests than those personally picked and prepared pieces. So have it unique and ensure that it will be that something, which will carry out the memories of the special day, it represents!
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