How Wedding Planners Are Using Custom Candles to Elevate Guest Experiences
Aditya BajajShare
When it comes to weddings in 2025, it’s not just about grandeur — it’s about moments that linger. And no element captures mood, memory, and meaning quite like fragrance. That’s why custom candles are becoming an essential tool for top wedding planners across India and beyond.
Let’s explore how these small but powerful details are elevating guest experiences — from welcome hampers to table settings.
💌 1. Thoughtful Wedding Favors That Don’t Get Left Behind
Forget plastic trinkets or forgettable souvenirs — guests want something they’ll actually use and remember. Enter: personalized mini candles.
Wedding planners are curating soft-colored jars with the couple’s name, wedding hashtag, or a shared phrase, paired with scents that reflect the ceremony’s mood — lavender for calm, mogra for nostalgia, citrus for vibrance.
👉 Pro tip: Pair each jar with a note that says “Light this and remember this day.”
🌿 2. Signature Scents That Define the Day
Just like a couple chooses a wedding song, many are now choosing a wedding fragrance — one they can incorporate through candles across key moments:
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Welcome drinks by the pool
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Haldi brunch setups
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Intimate pheras
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Dinner receptions
Wedding planners collaborate with candle makers to create a signature scent, used in different formats (jars, tablets, or even wax sachets) that subtly tie every event together.
🛏️ 3. Turn Down Gifts & Welcome Hampers
In destination weddings, planners are adding scented wax tablets or travel-sized candles into guest hampers as part of the welcome experience. It adds a layer of calm to hotel rooms, especially after long travel.
Some even match scents to the destination — Himalayan mist for Mussoorie weddings, or beachy coconut blends for Goa & Alibaug.
🍽️ 4. Tablescape Candles That Blend Style & Utility
Aesthetic candles are replacing or enhancing traditional florals at dinner and reception tables. Wedding stylists are now working with candle studios to create:
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Colored pillar candles to match the wedding palette
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Transparent jars that glow without clashing
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Unscented options for food areas
It’s an easy way to add warmth, depth, and a luxe vibe without overdoing the decor.
🎁 5. Gifting for Bridesmaids, Vendors & Guests
Custom candles are also being used as:
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“Thank you” gifts for bridesmaids
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“Vendor love” tokens from couples
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“Stay in touch” favors from wedding planners themselves
These gifts feel personal without being overly expensive, especially when custom-poured with care.
🔥 Final Thoughts: A Scent That Stays After the Wedding
Candles do more than decorate. They hold memory. And when wedding planners thoughtfully weave them into the guest journey, they elevate the event from visual to emotional.
At Teal Tree India, we work closely with planners to:
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Develop custom scents
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Choose jars, colors, and packaging
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Match formats to moments
From moodboard to mandap — we’re here to help make weddings unforgettable.
📩 Planning your next event?
Let’s design a candle experience your guests will remember — even after the music fades.