Firefighter Theme Weddings
From what I've tasted of desire, I hold with those who favor fire.
— Robert Frost
Where to start when planning a firefighter wedding? How about the black, red, yellow and brass of firefighter regalia and firetrucks. See if you can marry in the fire hall, ideally with a firetruck as your transportation to the ceremony, or as your getaway car.
Check your local prop shop, who might be able to rent you special items to add zing to your decor. What could be more romantic than strolling down an aisle lined with flower and tulle-draped hydrants?
For high drama, walk underneath an arch of pike poles held by the groomsmen (donning full dress blues) after the officiant declares you husband and wife.
Fortunately, firefighter cake toppers aren't hard to find. Try JW Caketops or Colorado Carla.
As for the cake itself, your choices are endless. Gorgeous possibilities: a red velvet cake hidden in demure white icing. Or consider a sleek white cake with crisp bands of red satin ribbon, or a cake topped with orange/rust calla liles.
Want a more whimsical approach? We've seen a traditional white cake topped by a traditional white bride, with a ladder leading down the cake to the fire truck in front.
As for the groom's cake, popular choices include fire trucks, helmets, badges, dalmations and the Maltese Cross.
Setting the Scene
Many firehalls are built with gorgeous neo-classical flair. If yours is, bring the feel to your reception hall by renting grand fluted pillars for the corners of the room.Look for table linens with a reflective quality. Shimmering yellow fabric on white linen is luxurious. Go whimsical by edging one or two table coverings in reflective tape. 
A few types of flowers seem tailor-made for this event: roses, and callas. Both come in fire-tinged shades, starting with yellow or orange and reddening at the tips. Tie bunches of these with tulle swags for gorgeous pews, then tie off the center aisle with caution tape.
Sew or glue firefighter charms to your ringbearer pillow, candles, ribbons, guest book, cake serving set, and bridal bag.
Borrow a friend's Dalmation and draft him into service. Or if you want to stick with the two-footed type, give him a pillow with a Maltese emblem or firefighter charm. Alternative: have two more ringbearers walk up the aisle with torchlights.
Lean aerial ladders against the walls, and link them together with dramatic swags of tulle. Use a shiny pair of firefighter boots as a "wishing well" or a floral vase for your guestbook table.Spice up the afterparty (and picture ops) by slipping on a shorter, saucy dress — at at least for a few minutes, a firefighter helmet with a veil.
The Spice of Life
Want to add some zip to your dinner? Try hot dogs with five-alarm chili, habanero sauce, firehouse stew, flame-broiled steaks or chicken, Autumnal Fire beer. Or go for the traditional fare but serve eye-catching signature drinks like red apple martinis (apple vodka, apple juice and grenadine syrup).
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Sizzling Ideas for Favors
Favors for this one are simple — and cute. Start with a crisp favor box you'll tie off with a contrasting ribbon (red and white, yellow and white, chocolate brown and red). Then, fill with tongue-in-cheek treats like like Atomic Fireballs, Hot Tamales, Red Hots or candy fire extinguishers. Or set out these items in a red, white and yellow candy buffet.Other possibilities: rolls of Lifesavers (get it?), personalized hot sauce, personalized barbeque sauce, or miniature flashlights on keychains.
Music to Their Ears
Call up your local Scottish/Irish musicians for live bagpipes at your wedding. Also, consider the Backdraft Soundtrack,
the Ladder 49 Soundtrack, and The Rising by Bruce Springsteen.Other ideas:
"Believe" by YellowCard
"Into the Fire" by Dokken
"Standing Outside the Fire" and "When You Come Back to Me Again" by Garth Brooks
"The Fireman" by George Strait
"Fireman's Prayer" by Plainfolk
"Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash
"Burning Down the House" by The Talking Heads
my fiance and I are getting married March 3, 2007. We are both firefighters and that is how we met. I am having a tradional wedding but would like some firefighter themes ties into it. please help!!!!!
I am engaged to a firefighter and we are getting married Feb 24th, 2007. However, I am finding it very difficult to find anything to do with firefighter things that I can purchase at a reasonable price for the wedding. Plus I am in Nova Scotia Canada and everything seems to be in the USA!! I need some help ladies!!! I need some advice and some ideas to make our wedding fun and memorable. We will have the ceremony/reception in the firehall and we will have the fire truck take us away…but as for the decor, favors, invitations etc…I’m lost HELP PLEASE!!!! Sabrina:((
I’m also looking for charms for my garter and other various items…wedding is next month. If anyone knows of a website with charms (not gold or sterling…cheaper) or website with Groom’s cake pictures, that would help a ton!!! Thanks! Great to know that others are marrying firefighters that are as passionate and into the fire service as my guy!
I’m getting married next year- we are both firefighters. am looking for charms to decorate garters, centerpieces, etc. . . firetrucks, helmets, anything. any ideas where I could find them??
I am looking for the large axe with the wood handle to cut the cake? I saw a reply to check ebay but I did not see anything. Any other suggestions?
There is a interesting web site with some
Firemen and wedding cake topper bobblehead
http://www.headbobble.com
This is Carla from coloradocarla.com. I appreciate all the brides interest in our products. Would like to clarify the situation listed above.. Client ordered red napkins and received red napkins. It was her mistake that she changed her mind and wanted another color napkin. We offered her a discount for the correct color of napkins. She flew off the handle with vulgar language..that is why she was hung up on. Verbal abuse will not tolerated.
I appreciate your interest ..carla
I’m am trying to figure out what to get my bridesmaids… two of them are firefighters like myself, and the third is a firefighters wife. Any ideas?
I need HELP! I want INEXPENSIVE firefighter invitations and I can not find any! I also want ideas on firefighter themed wedding receptions! I have a year to do this! HELP! Email me at randyheather24@yahoo.com. THANKS!:D
I am trying to find a tradtional firfighter cermony for my fiance. He is going to be in Class A Uni, but cant find anything that will tell us what we need to do during the cermony. If someone could help WE would greatly appricate it.
Hi Teri,
My fiancee’ and I are both firefighters and are planning a firefighter themed wedding in June. For the cutting of the cake with an axe, the ceremonial axe maybe the only thing you find unless you use a hatchet (small version of an axe). The ceremonial axe is big, but it represents the tradition of the Fire Department and that might mean more to your firefighter. I realize it is big, but for short, one or two cuts, cake cutting ceremony, it is a nice touch. I bought a set of traditional cake cutters for serving and placed red and silver bows on it with a maltise cross in the center to tie in the whole theme together. I hope this helps.
RJ
I too have been searching for the elusive cake cutting miniature fire ax. :-?
If anyone finds something please let me know as well.
The closest I have found so far is a Ceremonial fireman’s ax with a chrome plated head and wood handle.
It was located on Ebay and smallest one was about $100.00. :0
If the price tag is not a problem you can wrap the handle in satin, paint it silver (to match the head) or white and add ribbons,crystal strands,pearls or silk flowers.
I am hoping to find something smaller and more knife like.
The local trophy shop let me know that Fire Fighter items are considered “specialty”items and are not generally carried by award, gift or trophy shops.
They said my best bet was to go to a station and ask them which catalogs they get and copy down the websites.
I willcontinue my search, good luck in yours.
I was wondering if anyone had a clue as to how to make a wedding card holder in the shape of a fire hydrant?! Also, if anyone knew where i could find a minature fire ax that my soon-to-be husband and i could use to cut the cake instead of a regular knife?
You’re probably looking for something smaller with harder plastic, but ebay sells lots of “child’s fire hats” inexpensively here. I’ll keep looking …
I am looking for miniature fire helmets to fill w/ candy as favors–does any one know where I can find these–PLEASE
I would watch going on coloradocarla.com I ordered the napkins from them with red foil firefighter carrying his bride and they sent me purple. When I called to get it corrected, the gal hung up on me when I told her my order was printed wrong. I’ll not do business with them again. I’ve never dealt with anyone as rude as them. Now I’m out that money too with napkins that cannot be used
Jo, try this page for her contact information:
Nurse/nurse cake toppers
Is colorado carla back in business I see a website says she is but there is no phone number or email address to get in touch with her I am looking for a african american bride and african american firefighter wedding topper
i need help im trying to plane my wedding we’re both firefighter so i wanted to do everything with the maltese cross but i cant find any i like iv got less then 3 months if you have any ideas where i should go to find the maltese cross please write back
hi i just got enaged by a fire fighter we live in 2 diffent states him in PA and me in NH and i might be doing all the wedding plans me self so i want to make this special for him and i dont mind a fire fighter theme wedding because i used to be on a fire department, can you give me some ideas
THANKS
Tabitha
Our designs,inc. and Roberts Fire catalogs have lots of really cute firefighter items.I went to a jewelry store and had them custom make our rings. My ring is an eternity band with rubys and cz.His is a gold band with the words “red hot lover” engraved inside.
I need help finding a firefighter weddingband set. I have looked every where if anybody has ideas of where I could look that I haven’t please tell me. Thank you
Just some ideas. My daughter married a firefighter a couple of weeks ago. She had the flowergirl come down in a classic pedal firetruck with a cute sign hanging from the back with silver bells saying “Getting Hitched” The flowergirl was wearing a santa dress with a hat, white hose and black shoes. Just precious. Then during the kiss, siren music went off. On the grooms table with a chocolate cake with a maltese cross design, also on his table was a pair of new youth size large fireboots to be used for the fill the boot dollar dance. He also had a 8″ red fire hydrant. It was a formal wedding with this added touch. We had personalized water bottle which turned out great.
where on earth did they find the hydrant??? i;ve been looking all over and cant find one
Thanks Admin
I am willing to make them myself so that site was great 
Hi, Nancy. They’re easy to find, if you’re willing to make them yourself. Try this site for some cute molds: http://www.kitchenkrafts.com/category.asp?c=210900&bhcd2=1133730521
I am looking for firefighter molded chocolates to have as favors at our reception. Any ideas as to where to find them? Thank you
http://www.coloradocarla.com has firefighter and bride caketoppers. There are several of them there to choose from. Google firefighter and bride caketoppers, it gave me hundreds of sites. Good luck
I am looking for a pewter fire truck or pewter fireman’s helmet that can be used as a placecard holder. Any ideas as to where to find something like that?
I just found one on caketoppers.com
I am looking for a firefighter next to the bride wedding topper?