Scented or unscented?

View Quoted Comment I don't care about whether or not -they- care, if that makes sense. I do wonder how people who have such intense allergies handle flowers or even being outside honestly. Small, cheap candles like that are not typically overpowering. It's not like being in a bath and body works.

View Quoted Comment People with intense allergies don’t handle flowers (I never have flowers in my house) and I take allergy medication if I know I’m going to be outside for a long time or I go places where I know my allergies won’t be bothered. Holding my bouquet at my wedding for 10 minutes caused me enough problems where I had to take Claritin for 4 days.

I would use unscented just to air on the side of caution... as PPs have mentioned, you never know who all has allergies/sensitivity to scented candles

Have you visited athome.com? They look to be about $2 each rather than one, but there are some nice light blue candles. Also, consider visiting local craft stores, secondhand stores, and fairs during the summer. You can often find a surprising collection of useful and cost effective items. I encourage you to continue your search, and I hope you find your perfect candle.

We are using unscented. For us, the smell of the candles mixing with the scent of food, and flowers is just too much with or without any allergies. With that, allergies should be something to consider however.

Am doing unscented candles. I do care for people allergies. I want to smell my food not damn vanilla candles. Guest are not going to remember all that. They are going to remember the great time they had. And if people are sweaty that means they are having a good time.

I would do unscented so that the food doesn't taste like the candle.

View Quoted Comment No, that doesn't really make sense. It's totally fine to not care what the guests think about pretty much any decor choice, as it doesn't impact the guest comfort. Like, some people hate yellow flowers? Who gives a crap, do it anyways. But... some people have allergies to scents, which could make it difficult or impossible for them to celebrate with the people they care enough about to attend this wedding for? Yeah... that you should care about. In addition to allergy concerns, scented candles at dinner tables can also negatively impact the taste of food, as part of how we taste is though smell. Why spend all this money on catering just to have people leave due to allergies or throw away half their food because it suddenly tastes like vanilla? Even though the candles may be small and weakly scented, the proximity and number of them will make it smell much stronger.

I understand wanting the place to smell nice, but unless it's mid-August in an unair-conditioned space and 1/3 of your guests forgot deodorant, it really shouldn't get stinky.

Stick with unscented, and I agree with PPs on staying with the white. It's simpler and honestly, I think it would look weird to have the blue candle instead of the white. I think the blue lace is the right amount of color in the right place.

Try https://quickcandles.com/candles/votives/unscented-votive-candles.html?p=2

Light blue unscented votives 12 for $4.99. A little smaller than you wanted but the right color at the right price.

Hi, I’m new here, but I see you’ve posted a lot of things about these candles. Maybe just scrap this idea altogether, because it seems to be stressing you out a lot, and if I’m being honest, it’s not really working. The sand and candle in the mason jar just looks kind of blah, and mason jars are on their way out as a wedding trend, anyway. Why not do just a simple floral arrangement? If you hire a florist, they can handle all this for you and you don’t have to obsess over the details anymore.

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No, but thanks.

View Quoted Comment Is there a reason you keep asking for suggestions but don’t want to take any of the advice offered to you? Just an observation...

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I'm sorry I don't have advice other than that the ones that firstoneat56 recommended look good. I just had to laugh

"I'm trying to get candles that fit the look I want within my budget"

"Just scrap the look you want and hire a florist!"

Yeah, that will help keep you under budget...

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View Quoted Comment She has numerous posts about flowers on her profile so it’s not a random suggestion. I’m wondering why she doesn’t just go back to that idea since she herself said this jar thing is blah. It’s a legitimate question.

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Ummm people with intense allergies (ME) have to leave outdoor weddings or indoor weddings with florals that we are allergic to. It's very insensitive of you to state that you don't care AT ALL about potential allergies of your guests.

I have had to leave multiple weddings that were held in the middle of farm fields because I can't be outside for very long in that type of environment without starting to wheeze. Certain flowers and scents affect me the same way.

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I am not turning down anything i am just not going to not have mason jars since they mean the world to me and were handed down to me from my godfather/uncle who passed away last year. i am not at all worried about " wedding trends" or anything like that. i dont want flowers on the tables and plus they would be super expensive since i would need about 20-30 flower centerpieces on each table. i appreciate your help but no thank you.

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Haha exactly what i was thinking!!! thank you so much

I love scented candles but for this I would go unscented...you dont want the room to be overwhelmed with smell

I would go with unscented. Personally, I have allergies and if someone had a scented candle at the table or even in a closed room, it would make me so uncomfortable. Also, if you are eating at the table... scented candle and food... not a good mix.