DIY Wedding Sparklers & Free Printable Tags

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I brought six boxes of sparklers to our wedding. I so badly wanted to have a sparkler send off. If I'm being completely honest, that's the exact reason we picked the photographer we did. I was looking through their photo books, loved their shots, but then saw a sparkler send off. I was the only photographer from all the bridal expos we went to that had one in their books. I figured if they could do that, they could do anything.

At our wedding, the videographer asked if we were doing any sort of special goodbye and I mentioned the sparklers. But by the end of the night, the only people who knew about it were the videographer, the photographers, and myself. It wasn't possible to try and round up people and pull them from the dance floor just so I could get one shot. And I didn't want a lasting memory from my wedding to be when I dragged people away from the band and made it all about me.

Which is was, in a sense. But these people traveled a dozen hours and took days off from work to come to our wedding. I wanted them to only have amazing memories.

What I should have done, if I thought about it then, was to make labels and have the sparklers in a jar where everyone saw them as they walked in. They could light them during the evening or realize that they were for the end of the night. Don't make my mistake. Instead, follow my tutorial to DIY this for yourself.

DIY Wedding Sparklers

What You'll Need:

• Wedding sparklers
• Paper trimmer
• Sparkler tags (you can use my free wedding sparklers printable below or just purchase wedding sparkler tags on Amazon)
• Mason jar
• Tissue paper

What You'll Do:

Cut the tags.

Fold the tag in half, but don't crease it. Stab the sparkler's point through.

Fill a mason jar (I added tissue paper and stabbed mine in there so they stayed).

Then, be sure to spread the word that there will be a sparkler send off. And remind your guests to remove the paper tag before lighting the sparklers because you definitely don't need a fire.

In case you want to use my Taylor Swift-inspired tags, you can save the file below to your computer. It's formatted to print on a typical 8.5x11 sheet of paper and has dielines so it will be easy to cut. Just right-click the image and save as.

And yes, I took a sparkler selfie. That's what happens when you have an office of one. It actually was really nice to just go and do sparklers by myself. They were all lit for me. And that made up for me missing them at our wedding.

Just a few things to keep in mind if you decide to have sparklers at your wedding: You'll want to douse the sparklers in water after they are done, so be sure to have a bucket of water close. And, if you are planning on making an aisle of sorts, make sure the sparklers are far enough apart that your dress doesn't catch fire because one decided to lean. If you are asking your guests to hold these so you can walk through, be sure to make sure someone lines your guests up far apart from each other. You really don't want to get set on fire on your wedding day.

We have a few other wedding printables available for free, too. They're listed below:

• Bridal Shower Word Search
• Mason Jar Hot Chocolate Mix Favors
• Be Wise, Don't Drink & Drive Owl Printable
• Lucky Duck Wine Rehearsal Dinner Gift
• DIY Bridesmaids Cards
• DIY Thanks A Latte Coffee Wedding Favor
• Honeymoon Packing Checklist
• DIY Bridesmaids Wine Bottle
• Famous Couples Bridal Shower Game
• Thank You For Being My Groomsman Cigar Gift
• Tears Of Joy Envelopes
• Bridal Bingo

BRIDAL BABBLE: Are you planning on having wedding sparklers?