Votive Candle Holders

Unlike pillar candles, votive candles are short and have a diameter that exceeds one inch. The burning votive candles stand in the votive candle holders. Top-quality votive candle holders insure safe use of the burning votive candles.

As the votive candle burns, the bottom of the candle heats-up. The heat in the bottom of the candle can heat-up a votive candle holder. Top-quality votive candle holders have a thick bottom Top-quality holders do not allow the holder bottom to get hot.

The heat in the votive candle might alter the chemical composition of a low quality candle holder. That can cause the release into the air of dangerous chemicals. Top quality votive candle holders avert that potential danger. Good quality candle holders contain no toxic materials.

While it is not safe to move a burning candle, a votive candle can be moved once the flame has been extinguished. If however, the candle holder remains quite hot, one must wait for that holder to cool off. Top quality votive candle holders are made with an insulating material. That expedites any needed changes in the positioning of recently-extinguished votive candles.

Some votive candle holders have straight sides; some have curving sides. Some holders are glass; some are plastic. Those who want to have truly unique votive candle holders might consider ordering holders with a custom design. That design becomes translucent once the candle becomes lighted.

Candles that are to be used during a special holiday can thus burn in holders with a special holiday design. Candles that are to be part of a sacred, religious ceremony can be placed in holders with the appropriate religious symbol. Wedding planners often find that their clients want to use votive holders with the Celtic knot design as one of their table decorations.

Yet a bride who would like to have votive candles on her reception tables does not have to use holders with the knot design. She might prefer to have holders with a fruit of flower design. She might want to have the candlelight shine through a moon and star design. She might even want to have translucent animals on her reception tables.

After the wedding, a bride who uses top-quality votive candle holders will not saddle her family with an impossible clean-up job. The wax that has collected on the candle holder comes off quickly, once the holder has spent a short time in the freezer.