How do I setup a candlelit dinner?
Is there just one candle, multiple candles? What?
Just want to know so I can buy some nice candlelit dinner candlestick holders or whatever for when I run into the occasion.
Posted Jul 17, 2011, 11:52 PM UTC
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Add some of those small candles (the 1" diameter, 1/4" tall candles) scattered around the room too.
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Just keep candles away from curtains or other flammable material. Safety first!
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It's all about personal choice and taste. Find some candle holders that you like and use those. Also, Emily Post's book Etiquette is a great resource for all manner of things including what to wear to certain events and how to reply to an invitation. I was given that book when I left home and it has saved my ass many a time. Good luck.
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Dude, confidence is key. Do not apologize for the food, do not apologize for the placement or number of candles, in fact do not apologize for anything that night. Repeat, do not apologize for anything that night. Act like you have done this before. one more thing: keep the wine glass and candles away from your wildly gesturing hands at the table. Nothing kills the moment like knocking over a full glass of wine or hitting your date in the eye with scalding candle wax. Good luck!
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Get candles.
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One candle per rohypnol.
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So... no candles? That's a pretty crappy candlelit dinner.
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rofl i like you. You wanna be a candle?
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For a good six pack I have been known to act as candle, server, maitre d'hotel, sommelier and coat rack.
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Only 2-3 candles on the table but several around the room is cool. Make sure the candles aren't placed on the table so that they are right in between where you both make eye contact) A few in the bathroom is also a nice touch as it keeps the mood going. Think ahead and put some candles in the bedroom (unlit until you both get in there). Music should be not too loud or too crazy (no death metal). Enya is nice mood music to eat by. Make sure the dog and room mates are out of the picture. As for food nothing too messy like wings or ribs. Go to gourmet section of your local supermarket and get a couple of nice steaks or stuffed pork chops, chicken breast, fish fillets or whatever they have made that looks unusual and tasty. Get some package of wild rice pilaf and some cool salad fixings (romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes, yellow peppers, sprouts, mushrooms). Throw some sliced strawberries on it and serve with a raspberry vinaigrette dressing (women love strawberries in salads). Presentation is important so put salad in separate bowl. Good luck! Get a couple of bottles of wine too. Red wine for red meat and white wine for white meat. Don't forget something chocolaty for desert!
Thank you very much. Must be just me that feels odd having three candles when I don't know in what type of orientation to set them.
No set candle formality just as many as you need to gently light the table and not distract or block each other's view.