Your wedding is a huge day but a nerve-wracking one as well. You just want everything to be perfect, but there are some difficult choices to make: the budget, the venue, the décor. One easy decision that can simplify the entire process – and most importantly, the clean-up – is to hire your candles.
Candlelight at weddings is more than traditional. It creates an atmosphere that’s everything a celebration of love should be: intimate, warm, romantic and enchanting. Inside or outside, candles can set just the right tone for your wedding and provide flattering light and depth to the memories you preserve in photos.
There are so many different kinds of candles that suit the occasion, and candle hire for weddings lets you mix and match the ones you like best. But maybe buying your wedding candles seems like an easier option – after all, you can keep them forever.
As a leading provider of candle and candle holder hire in Australia, Candle Hire by Hall of Flame is here to help you make this important choice for your own big day. Here’s our guide to the perks of candle hire for weddings vs. buying your candles outright.
Benefits of hiring candles
Here are some of the biggest reasons to embrace candle hire for weddings:
Flexibility
With candle hire, the only long-term commitment you have to make is the one to your beloved. You hire your wedding candles only for as long as you need them and return them when your big day is over. There’s no need to worry about finding sufficient storage space for months after the event.
Versatility
From tapers to tealights to candelabras, there are all kinds of candles out there for all kinds of weddings and all kinds of moods. Take your pick from the varieties that best suit the occasion and feel free to get creative with how you arrange them.
Value for money
Candle hire is a cost-effective option. Buying in bulk might sound like the way to save money and sometimes it is, but if you don’t use up all your candles there’s not much point. If you only need enough candles for one event, hiring is an excellent way to get your hands on a bargain.
Less work
When you rent your candles rather than buying them, you can cut down on the amount of tedious work you have to do to prepare the candles for display, like packing, unpacking and trimming wicks.
Less waste
When you hire candles, you usually don’t have to do the cleaning up yourself, which means you end up with less waste to dispose of.
Benefits of buying candles
There’s a time to consider buying candles for your wedding, though. And some of the perks of doing so are:
Creative freedom
When you buy, you can take your picks from any kind of candles on the market. You don’t have to stick with what a hire company has in stock.
Potential for re-use
It goes without saying but when you buy your candles, you own them outright and can re-purpose them for future events and for using around your home.
Cost-effective
Yes, renting candles often provides value for money but buying candles outright can too, particularly if you need a lot of candles. Buying in bulk often means reaping the benefits of discounts as you stock up on plenty of candles for the future.
Should I hire or buy?
In the end, the option you choose depends on your needs and preferences. If you want specific hard-to-source or custom candles and you’re happy to store or resell them afterwards, buying makes a lot of sense. But if you only require enough candles to make your wedding a success and you don’t want to deal with clean-up or storage, we think you’ll love candle hire for weddings as an option.
Candle hire by Hall of Flame
Candle Hire by Hall of Flame makes candle hire for weddings easy. We offer Australia-wide return shipping, you can book with only a 25% deposit and there’s no cleaning required – cleaning out the smoke and residue is included in the hire costs.
Our candle and candle holder hire catalogue has something for all kinds of weddings no matter the theme. Our wedding candles include SANDWAX™ table and floor collections. SANDWAX™ is a revolutionary wax product compromised of a number of sand-like granules that can turn just about anything into a candle. Our chic candle holders come in styles both classic and modern and include antique silver and gold candelabras, coloured glass sleeves and crystal glass holders.
Hall of Flame was born in 2020, springing from the desire to provide luxury candles like the events industry has never seen before. A team with a combined 15 years of events industry experience, we have candles for hire and sale that can make any event – including your wedding – outstanding.
For more information call Candle Hire by Hall of Flame on 1800-573-888 or hello@candlehire.com.au.