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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I’ve seen little firefighter figurines at the dollar store(Dollar General, Family Dollar). They have little playsets with them in it.
trying to find the firefighter figures for the cake that is tipping over. anyone have any info?
annie,
I am curios what the background of the stamp is, I love it!
Also is the card the traditional Fireman’s Wife prayer?
Here’s a card and postage stamp I created for my brother’s wedding.
Rose, those photos are awesome! I have been looking for a pic of firehat centerpieces FOREVER. Thank you so much for sharing them with us. You rock!
looking for pictures of firehat centerpieces or other ideas for centerpieces for firefighter wedding
Amy,
That dress is beautiful.
I don’t know how many bridesmaids you are having, but since you are in red, perhaps you could do the bridesmaids - one in a yellow - one in a burnt orange or dark burgundy color - then when you walk down the isle you will look like a fire ball in flaming color.
You could use these same colors in your bouquet flowers.
Each Groomsman bout should match the color of who he is walking with.
Just a suggestion, but you have the dress the hardest part is done.
my firefighter wedding. i had 10 bridesmaids and 10 groomsmen , ajunior bredemaid and groomsmenand 1 flower girl and a ring bearer. me and the bridesmaids arrived at the church on the fire trucks. me and my new husband left on the engine that we met on to go to the firehouse where we both volunteer being greeting by 500 family and friends. our whole wedding was fire theme evening our cake. my girls wore apple dresses from david’s bridal. the guys tuxedo was black with apple. my ring bearer wore a fireman coat. my wedding colors were red, orange, yellow.
I had a firefighter themed wedding here is my center pieces .and my guest book we also did a scrapbook of our life together and the guest really enjoyed looking at it. we also did a slide show while our guest were waiting for us to get to the fire house.
my cake , cake topping and me getting off the fire truck
Trying to really stick with the firefighter theme, going a little non tradtional here, I found my dress…..check out the pic and let me know what you think….my fiance will be in a class A fighterfighter uniform. I have no idea as far as bridesmaid dresses, suggestions would be great!
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