Sparkling in the Spotlight

Sparkling in the Spotlight

September 30th, 2009 @ 6:08 pm by Mrs. Star
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Like many other brides before me, I just love the look of a sparkler send-off. I love the drama (of course!), and it makes for such a perfect end to a classy, city light-filled wedding.

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So I bought some sparklers off of eBay. But they looked pretty drab, in all their gray loveliness, so I made cutesy little tags to accompany them:

And then I tied the darling little tags on with purple ribbon left over from another project:

And took a yellow metal bin that I had been storing toys for my sisters in, threw the toys in a drawer, and painted it black.

The end result was this:

This is just another quick DIY project that I’ve been busy whipping up in the final days before our wedding! Don’t worry, there are plenty of lighters tucked in the back of the bin.

What are your send-off plans?

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39 Responses to “Sparkling in the Spotlight”

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Mrs. Bruschetta (message) 5,565 posts, Bee Keeper

Fun! Looks like a pretty simple DIY — and I’m sure it’ll make for a memorable sendoff!

9/30/09 @ 6:14 pm (reply)

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tea (message) 7,263 posts, Bee Keeper

i love the way you’re storing them! way to repurpose something you already own! it looks great

9/30/09 @ 6:15 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Perfume (message) 2,253 posts, Buzzing bee

Sweet! That will help create amazing shots!

9/30/09 @ 6:19 pm (reply)

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Miss Poodle (message) 3,387 posts, Sugar bee

No doubt you’ll have awesome pictures with those babies.
I love sparkles!! I really hope we are allowed to have them cause I want want…

9/30/09 @ 6:33 pm (reply)

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ms.pascua (message) 1,050 posts, Bumble bee

Awesome DIY…and it seems so doable!

I LOVE the sparkler send off idea…sadly, with our daytime wedding, sparklers just won’t have the same impact. We’re thinking maybe ribbon wands…in our colors of orange & green. Hopefully that will stand out against a (God willing) clear blue sky.

9/30/09 @ 6:47 pm (reply)

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Amber1279 (message) 319 posts, Helper bee

we did sparklers - the LONG ones … but the photographer really did a bad job taking the pictures

9/30/09 @ 6:51 pm (reply)

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Miss Scissors (message) 7,343 posts, Bee Keeper

So cute!! I wish we could do sparklers, but my parents are convinced that everyone will set themselves on fire in a drunken haze. Oh ye of little faith.

9/30/09 @ 6:55 pm (reply)

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alvina (message) 807 posts, Busy bee

Aww cute bucket and great way to touch ‘em up!

9/30/09 @ 6:56 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Espresso (message) 1,310 posts, Bumble bee

These are so cute!! I would have loved sparklers but we couldn’t in the forest. Your send off is going to be awesome!

9/30/09 @ 7:00 pm (reply)

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Ms. Mojito (message) 399 posts, Helper bee

I like these! your added touches are so cute.
unfortunately, not allowed to use sparklers at my wedding venue.

9/30/09 @ 7:58 pm (reply)

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His Barista (message) 5,774 posts, Bee Keeper

Sparkers are such an awesome idea!!!

9/30/09 @ 8:17 pm (reply)

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Johnsbride09 (message) 565 posts, Busy bee

Make sure the people stand far enough apart! My guests didn’t exactly get the memo that it wasn’t supposed to be in the outdoor hallway, and the pictures look like everything is on fire! People got burnt… oops.

9/30/09 @ 8:21 pm (reply)

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RecessionistaBride (message) 5,018 posts, Bee Keeper

I love your little tags!! We’re having a daytime wedding, so this wouldn’t be as successful- but I’d love to do this!

9/30/09 @ 8:40 pm (reply)

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Miss Giraffe (message) 4,216 posts, Honey bee

Don’t forget where you put those toys :). Just kidding! I hope you get some great photos!

9/30/09 @ 9:13 pm (reply)

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Sulli301 (message) 5,268 posts, Bee Keeper

Ooo I love this!!
I don’t know if I can have this due to my location but how beautiful!

9/30/09 @ 9:29 pm (reply)

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abrideagain (message) 532 posts, Busy bee

What a cute project with lots of “pizzazz”!!

Great job!

9/30/09 @ 9:33 pm (reply)

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kmattso2 (message) 1,046 posts, Bumble bee

Cute little arrangement!! I’m so excited to do this too!! I think it’ll make for some awesome pictures!

9/30/09 @ 9:58 pm (reply)

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CEO528

I love this idea, but I can’t help but wonder if sparklers don’t come with tags of any kind as a fire prevention… I’d be a little nervous about a spark cathing the tags! Sorry!

9/30/09 @ 10:24 pm (reply)

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Miss Star (message) 2,057 posts, Buzzing bee

@CEO528: I’m hoping our guests know to take the tags off before they light the sparklers — especially since the ribbon is holding two sparklers together!

9/30/09 @ 10:25 pm (reply)

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RAllise (message) 498 posts, Helper bee

Love this great little DIY project. I’m trying to see if we can do sparklers but my guess is not at our venue and I doubt they would want it outdoors as well. they do look so darn pretty.

9/30/09 @ 10:32 pm (reply)

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