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We had the same restriction and we found some really cool hurricane lamps to go around the open flame. I'll ask my dad where he ended up getting them online.
You can use flickering led votives in the glass holders like these http://www.afloral.com/Floral-Supplies/Battery-Operated-Candles Also one of the Bees did something simliar due to restriction at the venue and made coverings for the votives and they turned out great.
why not just use those tall votives that look like skinny water glasses? they look cooool.
Now I remember it was Mrs. Bell Pepper http://www.weddingbee.com/2007/05/11/lacy-votives-made-simple/
callalillies - do you know where you can ge those tall votives? Thanks!
Have you looked at battery operated tea lights. Here was a quick search on google that came up w/a company that has tons of them in all different shapes and sizes.
http://www.batteryoperatedcandles.net/?gclid=CLb1otfZkJQCFREOkgodnyRztA
I ordered a big pile of them from batteryoperatedcandles.net, because my venue actually doesn't allow candles at all, outside of the dinner tables. The battery really does last over 120 hours, but beware...the lights get a lot dimmer after, say, the first 8 hours, and they don't start out quite as bright as a real candle, either. Pricey in small quantities, but not bad in bulk.
Other pros: flicker realistically, color is good, no melty wax, don't have to run around lighting them just before the reception or replace them during dinner, you can keep them in sealed containers, cause hey! they don't need oxygen, and they won't set anything on fire, so you can put them as close to your other decor as you like (no melted centerpieces). May be able to hand down to another bride or use for other occasions after you're done.
Cons: as noted, not incredibly bright, look best when placed in a frosted container cause the flame...well, isn't real and doesn't look real, and all those little lithium batteries are probably not that great for the environment. Floating them, probably not a good idea.
Overall happy with my purchase and will be enlisting helpers to turn them on and put them everywhere!
Have an Ikea nearby? Use the Ikea Svalka glasses and a tea light! Tea lights are only 1/2" high and these glasses are 4" tall. Bonus? They're cheap at 6 for $5.00 and tealights are less than votives!
Hope this helps!
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I would use the old school jam jars and then wrap them with nice ribbon. you could even connect them around the room and they look like big, bright fireflies. great for country settings.
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Hello lovely Bees,
I found out from our reception venue that due to fire restrictions, all candles or open flames need to be in containers that are at least 3" above the flame. My original idea was to have a nice flower arrangement surrounded by votives (the venue is supplying mirrors to go on each table, so I thought that some kind of candle would be really neat.) The room will be fairly dark, so having some kind of light and light reflecting would be ideal.
So now that we cannot use votives, we need help trying to figure out what alternatives we could use. Do you think that it would look okay without candles? Does anyone have any experience with LED tealights? (Do they look okay and how long do they last for?)
Thanks!