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Lighting Sparklers instead of throwing rice or petals???

MRSJLK Posted: Nov 04, 2004 01:13 PM+

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Posted: Nov 04, 2004 01:13 PM

Lighting Sparklers instead of throwing rice or petals???

Has anyone heard of doing this or been to wedding where they have done it?

mnttnbchbride Posted: Nov 04, 2004 01:17 PM+

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Posted: Nov 04, 2004 01:17 PM

Re: Lighting Sparklers instead of throwing rice or petals???

Friends of mine did it a few summers ago for their wedding. The pictures of it turned out great- especially the ones that they did in black and white.

Janine24 Posted: Nov 04, 2004 01:18 PM+

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Posted: Nov 04, 2004 01:18 PM

Re: Lighting Sparklers instead of throwing rice or petals???

I saw this at a wedding a few weeks ago...they lit the sparklers as the couple left the reception hall... it was really nice...

MsKitty1274 Posted: Nov 04, 2004 01:26 PM+

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Posted: Nov 04, 2004 01:26 PM

Re: Lighting Sparklers instead of throwing rice or petals???

I want to do this, especially since our wedding is the Thurs b4 Forth of July! I have wanted to do Sparklers even before we'd set our date.

Janice Posted: Nov 04, 2004 01:27 PM+

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Posted: Nov 04, 2004 01:27 PM

Re: Lighting Sparklers instead of throwing rice or petals???

my friend did it at a new years eve wedding, the GM held the really long ones

future_april05bride Posted: Nov 04, 2004 01:36 PM+

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Posted: Nov 04, 2004 01:36 PM

Re: Lighting Sparklers instead of throwing rice or petals???

well it sounds like others have had more positive experiences (which is good), but my friend did it for her wedding a few years back and it became very smokey, very quickly. if she could do over her wedding she definitely wouldn't do it again.

hmmmm, maybe others used a different type of sparkler than she did

jfabbride Posted: Nov 04, 2004 02:09 PM+

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Posted: Nov 04, 2004 02:09 PM

Re: Lighting Sparklers instead of throwing rice or petals???

A lot of places won't let you do it because I guess it's some sort of fire hazard. Neither my church nor reception hall would allow it.

divabride Posted: Nov 04, 2004 02:20 PM+

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Posted: Nov 04, 2004 02:20 PM

Re: Lighting Sparklers instead of throwing rice or petals???

Im still debating this. I have the sparklers but Im not sure if it will be effective during the day. My church wont allow me to throw anything, so I had planned on using the sparklers instead. I didnt ask if they were permitted, but I figured if it wasnt on the list of 'donts' then its ok.

May152005 Posted: Nov 04, 2004 02:24 PM+

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Posted: Nov 04, 2004 02:24 PM

Re: Lighting Sparklers instead of throwing rice or petals???

What a great idea, does anyone have pictures of this? I would love to see how it looks!!

SFP0214 Posted: Nov 04, 2004 06:12 PM+

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Posted: Nov 04, 2004 06:12 PM

Re: Lighting Sparklers instead of throwing rice or petals???

I was thinking of doing this for a picture at eh reception at night because we are july 4th weekend. but leaving the reception is really great too. But won't the photog be gone by then?

David'sbride Posted: Nov 04, 2004 06:16 PM+

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Posted: Nov 04, 2004 06:16 PM

Re: Lighting Sparklers instead of throwing rice or petals???

As I am actually getting married on July 4th (and I am a history teacher... not intentional) I am hoping to do this but have yet to look into it. I'm hoping to aty least have them on the cake. If the reception doesn't allow it... maybe the groom's cake (also his B-day cake) at the RD.