16/08/2024
Ugh, if you want to feel like a kid again, grab yourself a sparkler! If you're planning a sparkler edit, absolutely hit me up! I want to photograph this again, and again, and again!
Sparklers give this gorgeous warm light, and you get to play around and have fun with them while I do my very best not to get burnt by your half drunk guests - so we're all playing a game, kind of...
Tips for a sparkler exit -
1. Make sure it's going to be full dark when you plan to do your sparkler exit. After sunset you have what's called blue hour, which is this dim, soft, blue light after the sun has dipped below the horizon, and it's very bright compared to a sparkler, so you need to wait for full dark for it to have the effect.
2. If you're having your day in the winter, this is less of a problem. In the summer your sunset is later, so full dark is later, and it's likely your guests with have enjoyed that open bar you put on... So have someone you trust, or your event manager, someone, check how drunk people are before giving them a sparkler or a lighter!!
3. Have fun, giggle, play around, have a pretend sword fight with your partner using the sparklers, have a kiss, have a lap run around your guests, make sure have some fun with it!
4. Anticipate needing two sparklers per person, you can get away with giving some people 1 if you have more guests than expected, and expect to have around 25-30 guests for good lighting like in these photos - not everyone has two sparklers in this photo just as a guide, there are a few people right next to me out of shot too!
5. Have more lighters than you think you need. There is nothing worse than one lighter going around a circle of 30 people so the last sparkler gets lit just as the first one goes out! I'd say have as many as you can, but one lighter per five to right people should work just fine... but ideally 5 so you have more time to play around than you have waiting on someone to get that bic lighter to actually hold a flame.
