During the summer what do you do with your unused fireplace? Here is a simple and elegant decorating idea that puts your fireplace to good use without bringing in the heat. Use pillar candles, floating candles in vases, votive candles or tealight candles; any candles would work. Enjoy!

Add a mirror behind the candles to give off even more light.

Use various size candles.

Here is a clever way to refresh a classic! Take a standard pillar candle and glass hurricane vase and place it on a floating platform surrounded by flowers. By adding floating candles in the pool around the display you would have a beautiful and stunning pool event that people will be talking about!

Candles are so versatile and can be used for any occasion, at any venue. Creativity truly shines when you have a unique way of displaying your candles, whether it’s in your home, at your wedding or at an outdoor, summer gathering place. Here are a few ways to showcase your candles in unique and creative, outside-the-box ideas. Enjoy!

Of course the common thread in each of these decorations is the candles, but in all different forms; There are Pillar Candles, Votive Candles and Floating Candles. Once you’ve decided how you will be showing off your candle lighting, go to www.QuickCandles.com to purchase your candles online!

My Fair Wedding’s David Tutera is more than a wedding planner, he’s a visionary  with a heart of gold. During his shows David gets to know his brides and creates a masterpiece wedding, customized to the bride and grooms’ dreams. In his latest episode David meets Kimberly and is inspired by her breast cancer survival story. He gives the couple a Cuban themed wedding that simultaneously promotes breast cancer awareness.

Quick Candle’s pink pillars and pink votive candles were featured in the decorations of the affair and we are excited and honored that our products were showcased on “My Fair Wedding.” If you didn’t get to watch the episode last Sunday, then here’s the schedule for upcoming air dates. My Fair Wedding’s regular time is Sunday nights at 9|8 on WE tv.

Quick Candles can be your one-stop-shop for your wedding candle needs. We have sets of pillars and pillar candle holders votives and votive candle holders, tealights and tealight candle holders, floating candles and floating candle holders as well as wedding vases. Order online or call us to get your wedding candles today!

Pink Floating Candles in Cylinder Vases

Christmas has come and gone so it’s time to start planning for your New Year’s Eve parties. Nothing brightens up a festive evening more than whimsical floating candles in square vases.

Navy has become the new black. Create a sophisticated event by using Navy floating candles in three different size square vases. We have 6″, 8″ and 12″  square vases. To give the water a little sparkle for your New Year’s Eve gathering, add a little Sprite to the vases along with the candles.

Floating candles are a wonderful phenomenon and the perfect addition for any party, wedding or social event. In order to get the most from your floating candles here are some quick tips for caring and preparing floating candles arrangements.

• Place the bowl, vase or dish where you want it before filling it with water.
• Float the floating candles in warm water; This will help extend the burn time.
• Keep the floating candles away from the edges of your vase by placing them in the middle and floating flower heads or leaves around them.
• Use distilled water for cleaner and clearer water.
• Be careful to not get the wick wet.
• Be creative! The skies the limit for what you can do with floating candles. Use them in a pool for a pool party, or in a tall cylinder vase for a unique unity candle.

Available in 7 beautiful colors, 3 inch floating candles are an inexpensive and versatile addition to any decor. Three inch floating candles burn for 8-10 hours, so they are perfect for weddings, showers, parties, or everyday use in the home. Floating candles look spectacular in cylinder vases or wide floating candle bowls. Decorating with floating candles creates endless possibilities.

Floating candle centerpieces are the perfect way to create an elegant focal point for a table.  Floating candles can be used in virtually any glass container, so the possibilities for floating candle centerpieces are endless.  It is very simple to add color and texture to floating candle centerpieces.  Just add colored rocks or flower petals to the water, and instantly change the look. 

Glass star bowls are a unique decoration that can be used for any type of special event or in the home or office every day.  Glass star bowls are made of very thick, high quality glass, and they easily accommodate 2 or 3 inch floating candles.  This bowl could also be used to hold candy or potpourri.  Glass star bowls are crystal clear and will add a special element to any setting.

Cylinder vases combined with floating candles make a perfect centerpiece for any wedding table that is extremely elegant and more economical than fresh flowers.

Of all the centerpiece ideas out there, these are among the most popular. You can do so much with them and you can also add different objects to create the right feel and perfectly match your theme. Like the centerpiece pictured above, you use an assortment of cylinder vases, fill them with flower petals and water, then place  3″ floating candles in them. Add a few matching color votive candles in glass holders as accents, and you have an elegant centerpiece that will be the focal point for your reception hall.

If you would like some additional ideas like this, try going to Do It Yourself Weddings for their great ideas and suggestions. Whichever centerpiece ideas you like best just keep in mind that they need to match your colors and the theme of your wedding.