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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Kristy,
I was wondering what your invitations looked like. Your wedding was beautiful. I have gotten several great ideas from all of you.
Thanks!!!
i dont have any pics yet, but i’m making clay sculptees of lil firefighters doing all sorts of ‘jobs’ for my centerpieces. i have 12 tables, so i have ones ranging to climbing clay ladders to chopping, to putting out ‘the fire’(votive candles haha), to a lil kid dressed in too big of gear… its helps to have an artist for a parent!
where do you find matchbox fire trucks?is there a website? like 400 of them?
For our table numbers we are taking the shield of my fiances helmet and tracing it and then putting engine numbers 1 - 26 or however many tables you have. we also have matchbox fire trucks how do i make the wire things?
I am trying to find VS. She said she had a picture of using a fireman’s hat as a centerpiece if you read this VS please email me the pic. jennyspedding@hotmail.com thank you soooo much. If there is any other ideas out there please let me know.
For table #’s you can use the matchbox fire truck with the wire coil and instead of table number’s you can assighn station or firehouse numbers.
ex. Station #1
ex. Ladder Co. #2
ex. Firehouse #5
I am using the idea off of this web page by using the small matchbox firetrucks with the wire holder for a name plate. They are supper easy to make!
so i am planning on having my seating assigned at the wedding. i was going to us firefighter cookies (f/f cookie cutters) but i can’t fit peoples name on them.. does any one have any other firefighter based?? idea i could use for table assignments??
Thanks for all the wonderful ideas that I have gotten off of this web site. I too am planning a firefighter themed wedding. If you have any more ideas I would love to hear them. Working on party favor ideas and music for the ceremony are probably the two biggest things I am working on right now. Any help would be GREAT. lvfd71@yahoo.com Getting married in May 2008
my fiance wants a fire helmet shaped cake for his grooms cake, anyone have any clue how to make one? or where i can find a cake tin shaped like a helmet? (oh yes our whole recepetion is firefighter themed) our colors are red, white and blue, and we are going to have this wall that looks like an old firestation with the red brick wall and a ladder and a dalmation and my fiances gear hanging off the ladder and we are still trying to figure out how to make a fire pole? so yeah if anyone has any other ideas that would be great. we are getting married May 3rd 2008
2 more months to go.
Chrissy
That is a lot cheaper, thanks, Jennifer! I think we’ll link to that instead.
thank you very much for updating the website for me…..i also found another site that you can order the chrome and brass axes for alot cheaper price then the above site here it is — Plano American wedding axe — so just in case anyone else is looking for them at all
Jennifer, try the link/engraved axe photo above again, we’ve updated it (they moved the page).
Their axes are solid brass and chrome-plated, they say. They offer engraving themselves or you can get it done elsewhere. No affiliation, we just linked to them because people were asking where to get these.
Does anyone possibly know where i can find one of those axes that you can have engraved…….because it looks like the one in the picture above is chrome….and i have called the trophy shops already and none of them think they can engrave on the regular steel axes…..please help me my email is tribal83@verizon.net :-?
I personally am not a fan of the plastic hats, i think its a little bit cheap looking (please dont get offended its only my opinion!!!) But.. I had the most hilarious idea given to me, I am having those decorative sticks done up in vases, and my friends said ” why dont you put a little cat up there like its caught in the tree” I thought that was great
Mindy you could do kids fire hats with candles and flowers. If you want to know more about it let me know.
FireFighter Wedding ideas?:D
I am getting married in Sept 2009
We are not planning a full blown fireman’s wedding, but want it fireman themed. I still needs ideas on centerpieces (long rectangular banquet tables):P
Rachael you can find it on ebay.
I was wondering if you can tell me where I can find the axe to use as my cake knife. I am getting married on May 16, 2009. My future husband is a volunteer firefighter and I think he would appreciate the axe as a cake knife.
Help! I need to find a gold axe that we can walk under when we leave the church. I don’t care if I have to engrave it or if it has a plaque on it or anything I just need to find one. The only problem is that I need two of them and all of the ones that I found on the internet are like killer expensive. Please help me:-?