Votive candles have a warm, flickering grow perfect for both intimate moments and momentous occasions. A few well-placed votives can set the mood in all kinds of settings from weddings to romantic dinners, church services to yoga studios. Due to their small size, votives are often confused with tealight candles, but the two types have their own distinct identities. One of votives’ biggest benefits is that in spite of their size, they’re long-lasting.
Choosing the right votive candle is a matter of selecting the size, scent, colour and container that best meets your needs. When you buy votive candles online, there are all kinds of possibilities at your fingertips. As a leading supplier of candles in Australia, Hall of Flame can provide votives made of high-quality wax materials with consistent burn times and beautiful elegant designs, as well as classy votive holders.
If you’re new to votive candles, here’s how to brighten up your space with this distinctive candle style.
What are votive candles?
Votive candles are small, cylindrical wax candles around two inches tall and designed to be burnt in cups or holders. Taking their name from ‘votum’, the Latin word for vow or wish, these candles have historically been used in churches to set intentions while praying. While their religious connotations remain strong, votive candles have an elegant appeal that can add a touch of class to any event.
Where can you use votive candles?
Votives may be on the smaller side, but they have long burn times and are versatile enough that you can bring them out both on special occasions and during an average day. The best places to put your votive candles to good use include:
Your home
Votives can infuse any room in your house with gentle lighting and a calming presence. You can light one to get you in the mood to meditate or stretch first thing in the morning, add a little extra ambience to the dinner table or help you bliss out in the bathtub. A votive on your nightstand can serve as a softer, more atmospheric alternative to the overhead light.
Weddings and receptions
Votives are popular at weddings, where they add to the elegance of table centrepieces or are used to light either side of the aisle or walkway.
Romantic dinners
The beauty of votive candles is you don’t have to save them for special events. A simple dinner between you and your special someone is reason enough to bring out these quality candles.
Corporate events
Available in a range of shades including ivory and black, votives make an elegant addition even to formal events like business dinners and functions.
Tealights vs. votive candles
Both votives and tealight candles are on the shorter side and it’s easy to get them confused, but there are some important differences between the two including:
Containers
While tealights are self-contained and ready for you to creatively place them wherever you fancy, votives drip wax and require containers or candle holders. Sometimes votives come pre-poured into containers. Other times, finding the right votive candle holder is part of the process – and just as important for setting the mood.
Burn time
Votives can often burn for several hours. Tealights have a much shorter burn, which makes them ideal for short prayer offerings, single meditation sessions or a quick spot of relaxing when your time is limited. For a longer occasion like a wedding reception, votives are often the more reliable choice.
Clean-up
While tealights are mess-free, votives melt wax into the candle holder. After using the votive, use hot water to melt the wax remaining in your candle holder and scrape it out before washing with hot water.
Buy votive candles from Hall of Flame
Hall of Flame specialises in providing quality candles the likes of which you’ve never seen before, and our votive and tealight candles are perfect for any occasion. Made from natural Stearin wax, these candles offer up to nine hours of clean, consistent burn time and make a magical combination with our crystal glass votive round or square holders. When you buy our votive candles online, you can pick up a candle holder like our crystal glass votive holder at the same time to make the shopping process easier.
Since forming in 2020, Hall of Flame has provided first class, industry-leading candles in Australia to wedding planners and other events stylists, individuals to retail outlets. We design all of our products in house with durability, reliability and functionality in mind. And as a team with a background in events management, we only release products that we’d proudly use at our own events.
To find out more about our votive candles, call our team on 1800 573 888 or e-mail as much information as possible to hello@hallofflame.store.