Real Candles vs Fake Candles

No its not tacky. I am using fake at my wedding and have seen fake at other weddings. Also it is much safer :-)

View Quoted Comment I think its safer too. I am seeing a lot of nice ones online. I think I'm going to go this route too. Thanks!

Nope, not tacky. Some even flicker which looks cool. If they’re in lanterns or frosted vases/bowls you really can’t tell. Check with your venue to even see if open flames are allowed.

I understand. I'm going fake when they are far away or could lead to a disaster but real whenever I can, like at our sweetheart table and on dinner tables

Definitely not tacky. There’s lots of flameless candles that look very real.

Not tacky, much safer. If I wasn't going the fairy light route, I'd be using fake candles. I'd be worried about fires

I would totally go with fake candles if our reception wasn’t outside with a chance of mosquitos (citronella candles)!

Fake candles aren’t tacky and actually my venue will only let us use them due to the fire hazard. Also years ago I was at a wedding with real candles and let’s just say once some people have had a few drinks, it’s best to keep them away from flames

It's not tacky at all, I'm using flameless candles as well. I've worked in a lot of weddings that did the same.

Not tacky at all! I am using real candles and have had 2 nightmares about accidently burning the venue down.... the candles are being used for centerpieces, however there will be several children under 12 at our wedding! But I found great deals on all of the candles and fake candles that look more realistic would've cost more

I did fake...5 minutes into the reception FH young cousin picked up a votive and dumped the candle on the table but since they were fake, no harm done. If you have kids at the wedding I would definitely do fake

View Quoted Comment Thank you! I've already ordered the flameless ones. I think it's a better route.

View Quoted Comment Haha yea I hear ya! I thought of that too. Thank you!

View Quoted Comment Awesome! So far it sounds like this will be good. Thank you!

I am doing real candles because it part of the package with the venue as centerpieces. But fake candles will look really pretty too. I agree with the other comments, it’s not tacky.

My venue doesn't allow real candles so I had to start looking into fake ones and was actually really surprised. Plus, they won't burn down really low and change appearance as the night goes on!

View Quoted Comment Wow! Ok yea there are just a few kids but TX for that info!

Not tacky at all. I'm thinking about using fake candles as well.

View Quoted Comment Thanks!! Appreciate the feedback.

I was thinking the same, but then realized real candles may cause a lot of heat so I may do a mixture of teacup and fake ones.