led vs real candles

I did both. Tealights in our head table decor and LED lights in our center peices. It was great and lasted throughout the evening.

We are using a combination of LED and "real lite" candles. Our venue is a big conference center and they don't allow open flames, but they will turn on all the candles for us, so I say let 'em flicker!

In regards to the orangey hue, I found some floating LED tea lights that have a nice flame color. so you just have to shop around,... they are out there.

I'm using LED just cause of the hassel of lighting them all would be a pain in the butt. Plus I am having 30 tables and I don't want to deal with having people accidentally tip them over, and possibly starting a fire.

How many will you be buying? Would you get use out of either again? One more than the other?

You'll also want to check with your venue before you buy to ensure they allow real flame, some venues don't.

I like candles because of the atmosphere they create. Tea lights can last 3-5 hours but votive candles could last up to 8 or 9 hours. We had two children at our wedding and they didn't bother with the candles at all.

Thank you ladies! I checked with the venue and real candles are allowed, so we're definitely going to find some long lasting ones and use them for the ceremony and for the reception!

I bought micro lights for our lanterns on amazon for a box of 10 . My colours are blue purple ivory with antiqued black lanterns so the bright blueish hue is nice.Having loads of kids at the wedding I opted for no candles.

I found 8 hr long tea lights at jysk. We were still putting them out when we packed up! I think they were $8 for 25.

Do a trial run at home, you'd be surprised how long tealights last. We are using 2" candles and floating candles. Check with your venue because they will likely have a candle policy in place. We just aren't allowed to have open flames. Apparently a table cloth caught on fire.

For the ceremony? I'm not sure. I did real candles for my reception. My candles were really big and had to be covered by 2 inches of glass on the top they lasted all night and never burnt down