I’m standing in the wax shop when I realize that there is no turning back for me on the seemingly endless path of wedding absurdities. Using a pencil sketch, I explain how I imagine the candle for the wedding service: a golden tree with colorful leaves, including the wedding date and the names of me and my future husband, also in gold. I stole the design from Pinterest, found with the search term “modern simple wedding candle”.

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