More on the Floating Candle Bowls

There are a great many things you can do to decorate for your wedding. What you do might depend on how much time you have. Weddings take a lot of planning and a lot of time, and now that more and more couples are both working outside the home, time for things like that is slashed in half at best. Friends and family are often helpful, but so is deciding to go with simple yet elegant wedding pieces for tables at the reception. If you don’t have a florist working on this for you, you can make your own simple centerpieces by investing in some floating candle bowls for each of your tables.

Floating candle bowls have gained in popularity in the last decade, but not everyone uses them. Many like to have flowers, and though these are beautiful, they can be awfully expensive. The great thing about floating candle bowls is that they don’t have to cost a lot but can still look great. You just have to know where to shop. Some can be found for as little as a dollar or less per bowl. It will depend on what you want though, as some of the larger ones cost more. Shop around and find a price and a look that you are comfortable with for your big day.

What you want to do with your floating candle bowls will be up to you. Most want a floating candle, obviously, but the type is up to you. When shopping for this type of candle, get some that are sure to float - you would be surprised to see how many won’t float or tip over - and get some that are long burning so they aren’t burned out within an hour. Shorter burning candles will not last, and you’ll end up with a blob of wax bobbing around in your floating candle bowls. That’s not the look you are going for.

Some like to use colored water to add a touch to floating candle bowls, and some like to add ribbon or even have the bowls etched. It will greatly depend on the bowls of course. You don’t want to get something that will easily tip, especially if you have children at your wedding, but you do want something that you like. Though you can find floating candle bowls that are made just for that purpose, you can certainly use any glass you like, but be sure to ask if they can take the heat of a candle without cracking or shattering. Most can, very easily, but the last thing you want is to surprise your guests with shattering centerpieces.