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Assuming I read correctly, I don't think it will look bad to have the LED candles under the wine bottles and real, non-lit candles for decor.
I'd love to see pictures of your centerpieces. They sound great.
I think in this situation it will look fine. Do you have pics?
The only thing I would caution you on is that sometimes flameless candles are very, very dim and you hardly notice them. Especially the cheaper ones.
It may look odd to have brilliantly glowing real candles and have some things look unlit altogether, depending on the flameless candle you use.
I think it will be fine!
Your centerpieces sound really awesome. :)
I think it would look fine.
But could a hole be drilled in the glass - either on the side or the top - to let oxygen in? I've never worked with glass so I'm not sure how easy this is but it could be an option.
Another idea - maybe etch the glass half way up to obscure the flameless candle? They way it won't be as obvious.
I think it would look fine.
But could a hole be drilled in the glass - either on the side or the top - to let oxygen in? I've never worked with glass so I'm not sure how easy this is but it could be an option.
Another idea - maybe etch the glass half way up to obscure the flameless candle? That way it won't be as obvious.
Thank you everyone for your input! I will try to post a picture soon. I have to say it's a fun little project for my future hubby and me. I love it how involved he is with the planning and the fact that he's willing to help with my pinterest/DIY-inspired ideas makes it even more fun!
Unfortunately the drilling holes into the glass is not a very good option. At this point, we are only about 80% successful with cutting them in half. Sometimes the bottles crack whichever way they want to and I feel like it would be too risky to attempt drilling the ones that did work.
I was thinking about it more today and I came up with two relevant thoughts (lol)..
1) It might not be very noticeable to our guests because some of the wine bottles are darker in color so unless they actually lifted up the bottles, they might not even know.
2) Do I really care what my guests think about this? I want them to have a good time, but I feel like I will have other things on my mind than whether or not they are fussing over real vs fake candles. And if they are... um, drink more people! It's a full bar! LOL! :)
Thanks again all! Very much appreciated!
Just an idea but how about a strand of battery operated lights in a tangled fashion in the cut bottles and then real candles else wear on the table?
Just an idea but how about a strand of battery operated lights in a tangled fashion in the cut bottles and then real candles else wear on the table?
Just an idea but how about a strand of battery operated lights in a tangled fashion in the cut bottles and then real candles else wear on the table?
Just an idea but how about a strand of battery operated lights in a tangled fashion in the cut bottles and then real candles else wear on the table?
I really don't think anyone will even know the ones inside the bottles are flameless! I say go for it. If they do lift it up and find out, they'll probably just assume it's for safety reasons (not having a piping hot wine bottle that could potentially get knocked over) and not even bat an eye.
I want to see pics, too!
We're doing a mix because of super silly super strict (as in, not outrageous - even our Wedding Planner & the Coordinator for the hotel say they're absurd) laws. The LED ones will be on our centerpieces (manzanita branches with little dangling things to hold the candles) and the real ones will be in whatever the venue provides us with.
To get the real ones to stay lit under, you have to drill a hole. If you're a little hesitant, watch some more youtube videos and practice on different bottles. 
We were really scared when we first went at it, but well, practice does make perfect (kinda) lol
K, I will definitely be posting pics when we have them! But all of your responses have put my man at ease with this. (Surprisingly, he was the one that was the most concerned about this! :) ) Funny enough, I saw David Tutera use both real and fake candles at reception on a wedding show the other day. I figure if he can do it, so can we! It just might be on a smaller budget.. lol!
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Hi. I literally just found this site and was hoping some of you could help me?!
My fiance and I have been making these really neat wedding centerpieces out of wine bottles. Basically, we have been cutting them in half (um, the short way, lol) and putting the top half over a flamless tea light candle. (We are using the bottom halves for another non-wedding related project.) They look really neat because they are all cut at different heights and have different colors/designs on them. But to the use them at the reception we have to use flameless (LED, battery-operated) candles in them for safety reasons and because they won't work with real candles - we've tried, they burn out after a few seconds. I want to put more real candles out on the tables just to make it pretty, but my fiance thinks it's kind of tacky having both. We will have flowers on the tables also, but I feel like it's not enough because our venue is so plain.
Any suggestions? Thanks and much appreciated! :)