Firefighter Theme Weddings
From what I've tasted of desire, I hold with those who favor fire.
— Robert Frost
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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
everyone's dying to see them!
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Hi! My fiance is a firefighter and we are getting married Aug. 3, 07. I thought of a really cute idea that I’m really excited about. We are having our ring bearer drive a push petal firetruck down the aisle with the rings tied to the bell and he will be ringing the bell as he drives it down the aisle. I am also having firefighter charms sewn onto my garter. I bought a bag of an assortment of silver firefighter charms on ebay. Just thought I would share my ideas
Has anyone tied words into their marriage vows or ceremony regarding firefighting? I’m not finding any help.
call this guy for F.D. party favor ideas, helmet centerpiece, hydrant items, fire dept ballown weights.
718-967-1671
At the former World Trade Center (where they’re rebuilding) you see red anthuriums woven into the fences. They are the perfect flower for firefighters because the red part, the flower, looks like the color/texture of a firefighter helmet and with the bright yellow center, the colors are perfect.
So we are having some anthurium arrangements at our wedding.
Here are some ideas.
Your ring bearer can wear a firefighter suit. They have them on the internet…Do a search for firefighter costumes or firefighter child suits. If your flower girls dress is white, you can add red,yellow or orange flowers to her dress or firefighter appliques
Center pieces - Use a plastic fire truck or plastic fire hat…cut a hole in the top and add silk flowers into the hole for a centerpiece.
You can use the mini water pails. If they are different colors, you can spray paint them to your color or paint them with a fire design. Add flowers and you have a centerpiece.
You can use child size black/yellow rain boots and add flowers for a centerpiece or even use a real firefighter boot.
Use red and yellow tulle wrapped/twisted together for decoration anywhere needed. You can also buy fire fabric for your cake table or where needed. (Chair covers, cake table, food table, head table…Ect…)
Favors; Lifesavers in the matchbook - or red hots wrapped in tulle - or buy a candy mold of fire trucks (search internet - ebay) and make your own Chocolate candy.
Use caution tape as pew bows or for bows/streamers anywhere needed.
Use child party fire hats as decorations.
Axe for your cake cutter….Check internet/ebay
Use firefighter stickers for anywhere needed, such as on your bubbles given to guests. Even stick them to the table covers or on any glass decorations/centerpieces.
Check the toy isle for firefighter items that you can use for decorations…. Axes, hats, trucks, stickers,
Kirsty, have a question? my fiance is a ff and we are getting married on May 6 2007 and we are having trouble finding the proper ediquette for a firefighter wedding cermony any thing that you might be able to help us with???? thanks ang
I am getting married June 9th, 2007 to a firefighter. I am looking for a funny firefighter cake topper. I am also looking for a light weight old fashion firetruck to put on the cake also.
For our favors we bought red and orange mesh fabric to look like fire on every table filled with: hot tamales, atomic fireballs, red hots and lifesavers. wrapped in red ribbon with a saying that says “keep the fires burning” with our names and wedding date.
We are also using a fire boot and doing a “wish boot” instead of a wish bowl. it will say “Fill the Boot” with a poem and people can write down wedding advice for us on paper with their name on it, put it in the envelope, and stick their advice in the boot for us to read.
Another thing we are doing for our flowergilrs, Instead of carrying a regular basket, they will carry a plush fire engine basket that I found at hobby lobby, one girl will throw red flowers, the other girl will throw white flowers. though it would be something neat and different.
Me and my fiance are both firefighters and we as well are having that as a theme…well sort of. I am not going all out. Just having some subtle stuff. Like our Favors. They are match books, but because we can’t give people matches to play with, inside, there are two LifeSavers…get it?? We are making them ourselves with some paper ribbon (as the striker) and some stamps that have our names on them.
The fire Boot can be used for the “money dance”
I went with Silk flowers and was able to find some pretty cool ones in the fall. They start out yellow, go to orange and then to red. When they are all in a tight bunch…it looks like a ball of fire.
We are obviously having the reception at our new fire hall. We will have dinner in the truck bays and then go downstairs for the rest of the Party!!
By the way, me email is:
firegirlkorb@aol.com
Stephanie & Shannon,
Please feel free to email me. I have tons of ideas and am happy to help and share ideas. I love doing this stuff!! I am having a Firefighter Themed wedding myself, my fiance and i are both volunteer emt’s & firefighter’s and our whole wedding from the ceremony to the centerpieces & favors, right down to the cake is fire themed. So please if you need ideas I have plenty to share.
Thanks,
Kristy
Hi Iam new to this website. Iam marrying a firefighter so we decided to with a firefighter themed wedding. But iam stomped for ideas? I really dont know what to do for favors or center pieces? I already have red in my dress plus my bridesmaides dresses are red. I just not to sure what else do to. Please help? If anyone has alot of great ideas please post them, thank you so much!:-?
Hi guys,
So we are both Vol. firefighters, he is the chief…and we are having a firefighting themed wedding in Jan. Any ideas to add some fun to our wedding? Looks like lots of people have done this, I just need ideas, I’m going crazy :((
My dress has red in it, so we are on the mark there…Help
Steph:P
Im getting married in March and Im looking for a cheap bride and firefighter groom cake topper what would be a good website?
I am a 5 yr Firefighter my Fiance’ is the Asstiant Chief, We are having a firefighter themed wedding on Sept. 11th in house at our dept.
http://www.acharmingplace.com/store/home.php?cat=279
Here are some really cheap charms is all kinds of various FF designs. ie: Hydrant, Axe, Malteese.
Sorry for type O’s in a hurry for work
LIVE 2 LOVE & LOVE 2 LIVE
I am getting married this May and we are just getting some last things together. We need some ideas on what we can do for our Grand March. We have an awesome song now we just need a cool entrance. We have the song FIRE by the Ohio Players from the Ladder 49 soundtrack. So if anyone has any ideas Im just racking my mind and I not coming up with anything.
I bought my firefighter wedding items on Ebay…GREAT PLACE>>>>Best prices on everything you need for a Firefighter wedding.
I saw a firefighter axe cake knife…At least I think I saw one. Just do a search for “Firefighter Wedding” and see what comes up at… http://www.ebay.com.
You have to become a member to buy, but that’s no big deal and you can sign up for Paypal.com to pay for your items if you want or just send Money Orders for the items you buy. Paypal is faster, because you use your debit card…pay for the item and they ship it faster then waiting on a Money Order.
You buy the items and it comes right to your door…What a deal…No running around like crazy.
Barbara,
We have run into the same problem with finding an axe cake cutter set, there aren’t too many options for firefighter themed weddings. You could try going to http://www.ourdesigns.com or http://www.galls.com and maybe purchasing a brand new hand held axe. I think the route we are going to go is just buying a basic cake cutter set, and decorating it with red & black, and also glueing firefighter charms onto them so they will go with the whole theme. I bought the firefighter charms at http://www.fairytaleweddingstore.com. they also have a few other firefighter wedding accessories. hope this helps
Krista..anyideas on firefighter cake cutters:D:D
I am looking for a axe cakecutter set as well..any ideas?? Wedding is in May