Sparklers?

I never thought about it. The thought of flowing dresses sparking and going up in a big puff, along with getting black soot on my dress would have worried me too much.

But why not if you want to.

Im not planning to, but think they look lovely in photos, oddly enough our TOG posted something about using sparklers at weddings for photographs, don't know if its of any help to you

"I know a lot of you are tooootally loving the sparkler shots as an alternative way to add in a few shots of your guests and a fun evening portrait of the both of you, however I've come across some problems in the past. Either it's too windy to light them, they're tiny so only sparkle very small or they aren't all lit at the same time. Here are my tips of how to solve these problems:

Yes we're having sparklers and we're getting married in September. I always loved them as a child and I feel it will finish of the night in a lovely way.

We are :-) think it looks really pretty.

Thanks! That's really helpful

We had them! Had some great pictures from them - they were so much fun. Part of the reason we had them was so that evening guests were involved in something so to speak, as well as the first dance and cake cutting and they were a lot of fun we had a sparkler arch outside which then lead into our venue for the first dance and it worked really well

Yes I would say get loads and once a few have been lit by lighters it is quicker to light others off already lit ones and you will soon have everyone's lit for the shot.

You could then also save some for some separate shots like these

I totally echo the advice already given about getting loads and the big ones- but i'd suggest saving your money with the lighters and just using a couple of candles instead (preferably ones in glass jars so the wind doesn't get to them) It's Soooo much quicker to light lots of sparklers at once that way and they're not reliant on people being able to use a lighter, or for the lighter flame to last long enough without burning a finger.

Also keep in mind the time of year you're getting married. Sparklers are great for winter weddings, or when it gets dark quite early, but for summer weddings that can be reaaaalllly late and your photographer may not be around at that point. Always worth having a chat in advance to work something out ?

We have vases with candles in so that would be great to use instead of lighters! Great tip, thanks.

I get married in just under 7 weeks so sadly our photographer will be gone before it gets dark, we have him for 8 hours and I wanted him there from about 11.30

Windproof lighters are a godsend then use the lit sparklers to light the others. It takes planning and quick organisation or even the longer sparklers start to run out before everyone is ready. If it's your usual herding cats scenario then it'll be chaos! lol

Our TOG provides them She brings a pack along, just enough for the bridal party, and I'm happy with that!

Great tip with the candle in a jar!

I reeeeeeeeally wanted sparklers, but as we are getting married in August the TOG will be gone by the time it's dark enough to light them ☹️

Sparklers are on our list to get but we can't make up our mind whether to or not. I love the idea of having them and they fit the theme well but I wonder in reality if they will be a bit of a hassle by the time you get them lighted etc

They really are no hassle, and they dont cost much so may as well give it a go

We ended up with a huge windstorm the day of our wedding and these sparklers (used with a windproof lighter) were prefect. I hope your day was too!

Wow this is an old thread resurrection but I am still here.

Here is what I have seen in the past 4 years since this thread. More and more venues are not allowing sparklers unless they are organised by an official firework company, so effectively that would be only if you are having fireworks.

if you are planing sparklers then I would advise that you first check with your venue if they are going to be ok with this.

Another thing I have seen with sparklers is that some are very smokey and not much sparkle, not sure what the answer there is but maybe partly cost ? The first ones below are provided by the firework company and were good ones. They also had a very efficient way of lighting them - which I dare not say on a public forum, although it was safe as they are professionals.