Not allowed candles at the venue :(

Our co ordinator mentioned having nice tea light candles but on our contract it's under the terms and conditions saying we're not allowed so will have to find out.
I'm sure the LED candles will be fine, I've seen some that look nice and cosy so sure they'll be ok..you won't care on the day I bet

If its a village hall does this mean you will get keys and be in charge of setting up and decorating? if the place is going to be left in your hands then just have the candles and if ever you get busted just use the old "I don't remember that conversation" speech, and chuck an apology in there somewhere.

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If its a village hall does this mean you will get keys and be in charge of setting up and decorating? if the place is going to be left in your hands then just have the candles and if ever you get busted just use the old "I don't remember that conversation" speech, and chuck an apology in there somewhere.

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Is it all candles or just naked flames? We were allowed candles in high jars but but not candelabras etc.

I really wouldn't risk having them without them knowing - you could void their insurance.

Copied from the terms and conditions .......

t) Protect that the Health and Safety of all hall users by ensuring that: I. Harmful Substances are not brought onto the premises .

II. Explosive and flammable materials including; fireworks, candles, polystyrene and cotton wool must not be brought onto the premises and that there are no naked flames.

III. Any decorations approved must not be erected within 0.3 metres (12”) of any light fittings.

There is even a bit about NO blu tac or cellotape

I do get the hall for the full weekend but not sure if they will come and "check" the venue at some point?

I would ask them about candles in jars. If not, don't worry - plenty of venues don't allow candles. It won't ruin the atmosphere.

Its up to you, like PP said it may go against their insurance policy, and in which case it would be on your head, however have a fire extinguisher under the top table, prepare all guess to do an emergency blow out in case unwelcomed inspector turns up and as long as you haven't got a hall full of kids running around and maybe have the candles in higher standing glasses i'm sure it would be ok. but like anther PP said you probably wouldn't miss them In the hype of your day, you'll be too busy and having too much fun to miss them. X

Hi. I have quite a few children coming to my wedding so didn't want real candles ( not sure my venue allow anyway). I was sceptical about LED ones but ordered some in the sale to try and i have to say they are really great:-) they are real wax on the outside too.

Here is the link, if you wanna have a look:

http://www.dotcomgiftshop.com/flameless-church-candle

Shel x

This but replace the word candles with tea lights, (tea light are not candles after all ?)

I had the cheap led flickering tea lights on eBay, they were absolutely fine and stayed alight for ages. Much much longer than tea lights!! I wouldn't go against their requests, they are there for a reason.

I was once at a party where at the last minute they were told that they couldn't have candles. The hostess bought some battery operated flicker candles and put them in small goldfish bowls with those hydratable water beads. The effect was beautiful!

A lot of venues don't allow candles as it's a condition of their insurance, particularly listed buildings. If you go against their terms and conditions and should an accident happen, you would be liable. Some do allow candles in glass as Kharv says or low level candles but not candles which are high up in candelabra as this can set sprinklers off.

It says no naked flames - so negotiate on tea lights inside glass lanterns (the type with a roof and glass sides all the way round) that way it's not a naked flame, it's contained within a vessel.....

Hi , we aren't allowed our own candles in the barn we meet in but we are allowed them outside so I plan on doing a sea of tea lights in jars around the front of the building . I also agree with some other posters you can get some excellent fake ones . I would discuss the tea lights in jar thing with your venue and then choose a course of action from there !!! Good luck xxx

I would just go for some fake wax LED ones - some of them flicker too.

https://weddingmall.co.uk/venue-decorations/candles-lighting-/led-candles/small-pillar-led-candle-5x7-5cm-/p27289.html?gclid=CPXMroGQirwCFanjwgodBhkABA

We are going to have a mix of real and fake candles. We will put the fake ones inside lanterns and then no one will know they are not real. I'm going to line the pathway to the church with fake candles as I'm worried about clothes (and my dress!) getting caught on them. We will hang different sized/coloured lanterns from the pergola outside and place these led buttonlite units inside them. No one will know the lighting is from a flickering LED.

www.hanginglanterns.co.uk/hanging-lantern-products/candle-flicker-led-buttonlite-units

https://www.hanginglanterns.co.uk/hanging-lantern-products/8-grass-green-round-paper-lanterns

The fake ones (either wax pillar candles or tea lights) give a long lasting flickering light, don't overheat, don't make smoke which can damage paintwork over time, and won't affect their insurance.

The wax pillar ones even glow through the wax like a real candle. I only realised recently that our church uses them on the altar, and apparently they've been using fakes for years!

I too have noticed a fake one on a church alter, from the pews it looks like a normal very large candle, but when I was up close I saw that it was a kind of a plastic outer sleeve with a garden type oil lamp inside, cheaper to run I suppose.

There are some venues that are still ok with real flames, but there is no reason why LEDs wont have the same effect as these,and are a lot safer for everyone.Ive had my elbows in the flames a few times.

Woah the OP is not allowed candles at her venue and expressed she's upset by this as she loves the look of them, flashing a photo of how *some* venues allow candles and look lovely isn't really helping her. How about flashing something that still looks lovely with no candles or with led ones.

How helpful Bill, rubbing other brides naked flames in the OP’s face.

LED tealights are great and give a very similar effect; I think there's usually some going on the sale section here, or eBay

Bill are those LED candles in the photos? Otherwise I'm not sure how those photos are helpful to the OP.

OP: if it helps, our candles started setting fire to the venue during our speeches so I don't think LED candles are a bad idea!

Hi,

We used led submersible ones in our tall vases with gel balls and artificial roses in posies. If you activate them in the morning they last all evening. Bought them on ebay

Lynne

You could ask if they'd allow floating candles. This way, they're surrounded by water which would minimise the risks.

Hi,

My venue also said 'no naked flames'. They did however allow floating candles in fish bowls, they looked beautiful! Worth a try x

I would speak to your venue for clarification. The contract for my reception venue also states we are not allowed naked flames (it's a marquee so that is understandable), however they do have hurricane vases that we are allowed to decorate and we can have candles inside these as long as the flame is below the top of the vase. There is still a chance you could be allowed real candles, just with possible constraints.