Decorate and paint some floral candles with us
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We’re jumping on the painted candle trend and showing you how easy it is to create your own unique candles to elevate your reception tables, dinner tables or even (fancy) picnic tables.
Lighting at weddings is something that is often overlooked, or often can be found at the bottom of the priority list, but candles can create a beautiful atmosphere at your wedding reception. Especially if the sun sets early in the evening, leaving your guests dining in the warm glow of candlelight. But why just stick to ‘normal plain‘ candles, when they can also become an integral part of the decor? This can be done so simply by painting your candles to coordinate with your colour scheme or general theme of the wedding.
We went floral with our theme and painted large daisies however any design you can think of will work brilliantly for this DIY.
Tip: Before you spend a lot of time unleashing your creative flair, check your wedding venue will allow real candles.
What you’ll need:
- Candles – the candles we’ve used are the Green Dinner candles from Matalan
- Surgical spirit or diluted white spirit (approx 60-70% diluted)- this prepares the surface of the candles and allows the paint to adhere better
- Water based acrylic paint in the colours of your choice
- Paintbrush/tools to create details
In order to get good coverage of colour, it might be necessary to add multiple layers of paint. Leave each layer of paint to dry fully before adding another layer.
It may be tempting to buy the cheapest, white candles you can for this wedding craft, however, if you’re thinking of painting the entire background of the candles a different colour, we would advise trying to find a candle in that colour to begin with (e.g. the green candles used in the video).
Having a go? We’d love to see what you did with yours, simply tag us in your photos over on Instagram @bridesociety_uk.
Looking for more DIY ideas for your wedding? Check out our YouTube playlist.
-Bride Society
