I have to preface this post with this: Originally I wanted nothing to do with having candles at my wedding reception.  The main reason is that they tend to be expensive.  I didn’t want that added expense, when I could find plenty of ideas for non-candle based centerpieces. There was one problem – my mother is hellbent on candle based centerpieces.  I’ve gotten her to compromise or change her mind on a lot of things, but candles were not one of them.  It seems like the reception is as much my mother’s party as it is mine and The Mister’s … Keep on reading —->