When you are planning a wedding, especially the reception that follows the ceremony, it can be expensive but personalized wedding candle favors can do double duty as décor and take home gifts for your wedding guests. The nice thing about candle wedding favors is that they offer soft light, elegance and ambiance to the table décor at your wedding Choosing personalized wedding candle favors is easy, and your choices are endless. If you have a certain theme for your wedding, there are candle wedding favors available that will match or coordinate with your wedding theme.
Wedding receptions can be very expensive, and closer to your wedding day, as you are buying the final items for your reception, you will be looking for ways to cut costs – trust me on that point! No matter how much you budget for your wedding, you will cut it close or go over budget. Even a little detail such as a table candleholder that doubles as a cute wedding candle favor for your wedding guests will save you money. Think about it like this – you are having 200 guests at your wedding reception and you are looking at glass candleholders for each table that costs $20 each – that is a total of $400 for 20 tables. If you forego the $20 glass candle holders, and place a single personalized wedding candle favor (at a cost of $1.98 each) at the place setting of each wedding guest, you will have saved hundreds of dollars by making your candle favors work twice as hard for you!
Felt daisies, stunning orchids, wooden deck chairs, love set glass, cute frogs, hugs and kisses, snowflakes, sea animals, frosted glass flowers and miniature Asian lanterns are just a few of the candleholders you can choose to personalize. For an added pop of color, 
select colored votive candles that match your wedding colors, and perhaps choose a lovely soft scent like rain, lavender or vanilla for a very special touch. If you want something really opulent, consider the diamond shaped candle holders or battery operated flickering tea lights.
By using wedding stickers or favor cards that have been personalized, you can give each wedding guest a lovely candle favor by simply attaching the sticker or tying the favor card to the candleholder with a personalized ribbon – it is the ultimate in thoughtful and personal gift giving for everyone attending your wedding. This is particularly appreciated at large weddings where the bride and groom may not get a chance to chat with everyone in attendance.
After dinner, when the lights are dimmed… the wedding speeches begin, toasts to the bride and groom are made and everyone settles in to dance and talk. At this time, it is a great décor tip to have the soft glow of candle at each table – whether you provide one candleholder for each guest that they can later take home; decide to use floating candles in glass vases; or have a single extravagant one for the whole table.
If you are looking specifically for personalized wedding candle favors that will be boxed or wrapped in ribbon and not used on the table, there are many cute theme candle sets available. For example, flip flop candles for a beach theme, peas in a pod theme for the perfect couple, Cinderella carriage candle, or country cows candles – all can be personalized with wedding stickers or favor tags to make them the perfect wedding accessory. In most cases, when these are given as candle wedding favors, they do not come with a glass or ceramic candleholder.
Choosing a favor for your wedding guests is a big deal. It is the little something special that your wedding guests will be leaving with – a small token of your appreciation and a snippet to remember your wedding day. Candles are always warmly received, and will be used by the majority of your guests.
When you are considering personalized wedding candle favors – specifically if they will double as table décor – be extra careful if you have a lot of young children at your wedding. Fire is dangerous and oftentimes very alluring to young minds that are bored and left at a table to amuse themselves. In such cases, flowers on a table and battery operated flickering “flameless” candles are the way to go. Also, votive candles are safest in the metal sleeve as opposed to the plastic version. If you have large taper candles or tall pillars for your reception tables, be mindful of where wax will be dripping.
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