Keeping the candles lit

Laurathemidwife · April 2010

We definitely want to do unity candles. But we're getting married outside by a lake which tends to be at least breezy if not a little windy. Any tips on how to get the candles to stay lit?

FutureMrsDudley55 · April 2010

I'm thinking about doing a sand ceremony instead since there isn't that risk of the candle blowing out. Have you considered a sand ceremony instead?

bbyckes · April 2010

We're not having a unity candle either, however, our mothers will light candles at the beginning of the ceremony and they will be enclosed in a lanterns.

LMickaliger · April 2010

get a hurricane cover, they are an inexpensive solution. They can be found in almost every store that has a crafts dept (walmart) or michaels.
This is what they look like. they come wither plane glass or decorated and in many many different colors and sizes. Hope this helps you.
www.google.com/url?q=http://www.amazon.com/Libbey-9860477-Hurricane-9860477LIB-Category/dp/B002M3N99M&ei=aNTZS_HVB8O88gbAq9F0&sa=X&oi=product_offer_result&resnum=4&ct=image&ved=0CDcQ9gIwAw&usg=AFQjCNEU4Ia7VVMAsoJxHLSHgqlQVef1lA">

emmy82087 · April 2010

keeping the candles lit was my same fear!! instead of the candles we are doing the sand ceremony. its the new thing to do and is really cool! good luck!

felkels · April 2010

I have also heard of a rose ceremony, unity cross, unity braid, ect...
if you have to have candles, I would definatally put it in some sort of glass or vase as suggested above. Good luck!

desrosiersl · May 2010

The trick is a wick exchange. Replace the existing wick in your unity candle with the wick of a trick birthday candle, the kind you can’t blow out.

Take a very fine drill bit and bore out the the unity candle wick. Remove the wax from the trick candle wick by just breaking the candle in half and sliding the wax off of the wick. The wax on the trick candle has nothing to do with the candle reigniting; it’s a small thread of magnesium in the wick that burns at a low temperature that causes the wick to ignite even after it’s been blown out.

You don’t have to remove all of the existing wick, simply go down far enough, about an inch to 2 inches and insert the trick wick, leaving about an inch of wick at the top of the candle to light. This works very well in pillar size candles. If the hole you have bored in the unity candle is too large for the new wick, simply dip the trick wick in melted wax before inserting.

Changing out wicks can be done several months ahead of time and it is a very good idea to practice on an old candle first. The smaller in diameter the candle is the more difficult it will be to change out wicks. With a little practice you’ll have a unity candle that will stay lit no matter how windy. Have fun!

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