Candles - Memorial & Unity

If you haven't caught on, I have DIY-ed everything I could. I used the internet and research unity candles - pre-made packages as well as DIY. I found that pre-made Unity candles were quite pricey and I was not willing to dish out that much money for something that will be used for such a short time period.

I decided to buy a pillar candle and two tapered candles as well as candle holders. Since we are having an outdoor ceremony, I needed to figure out a method to keep the candles lit.

I went to a wedding a few weeks ago and loved the monogram design on their unity candle so I decided to use the same monogram as our programs for the unity candle. Online I had seen many sites about attaching the monogram using straight pins.....that is easier said than done. It is difficult to push pins through wax as well as to keep them straight or in some sort of pattern.

Therefore I decided to simply keep it as a simple square and attach the monogram with scrapbook tape and beautify it with ribbon.

In regards to the Memorial Candle, I really wanted to order a personalized vase but then I was unsure what would become of that vase after the wedding. I knew one of our mothers would have taken it, but then who do you decide gets to take it!?! So I decided to buy a generic vase to protect the candle and created an image to attach to the candle.

I found a memorial candle template online that I really liked and modified to include our relatives and their dates. I would imagine Nate and I will keep it for our home and burn in. I am going to have a friend move it from the ceremony site to the reception site and place it on the same table as the guest book.

I was pretty proud of my accomplishments, though as a man, Nate was unimpressed!