Today I have a magical but inexpensive idea for you brides out there that want to create a fun, special atmosphere as night falls at your wedding.  We have seen gorgeous Chinese lanterns light up the sky at weddings over the last few years, but another lovely idea is to use sparklers to bring an added touch of sparkle to your big day (evening). Wedding sparklers are cheap, easy to find and everyone loves to feel like a little child again. Not to mention the fact that the photos can be spectacular...

There are lots of ways to use sparklers at your reception from having a sparkler guard of honour or send off with all your guests if you and your beau are actually planning to head to bed before the guests, to creating a dramatic entrance for the cake or my personal favourite (which was meant to happen at my own wedding but didn’t!) creating a gorgeous sparkly circle of guests around you and your hubbie for your first dance. My plan was to have our first dance outside for a gorgeously sparkly, romantic and memorable first dance.

Or you can just use wedding sparklers for some fun photo ops with your photographer, even to create a perfect snap to send as your Thank You card. Any guest would be thrilled to receive one of these through the post...

Sparklers can be found in a wide range of shops such as €2 shops or party shops and online. And, to transform them into wedding sparklers with a difference check out our free printables section - we created a set of little wedding parklers covers you can download and print to make the idea double up as your wedding favours! Have a peek at Stu and Ali's wedding in Ballybeg to see the sparklers at a real(ly beautiful) wedding.

Image credits:

Main Image:  Erich McVey Photography via Style Me Pretty

Centre: (clockwise from left)  Amy and Stuart via Inspired By This | Shannon Ho Photography via Sparklers Online | Little Girl Big Closet | Jasmine Star Photography via Style Me Pretty

Bottom:  (clockwise  from left) Lamb + Lark via 100 Layer Cake | Studio Tran Photography via Sparklers Online | Wedding Bee | Sparklers Online