From Our Pages Fall 2008

Not only were these ornate candelabras, which doubled as centerpieces, a local find, but Vorce also sourced the candles from a local artisan in Mexico who handrolled the votives giving them a distinctive drapey effect as they melted. "It really lends to the authenticity of the affair," Vorce says. "If we would have brought tons of processed candles from the States, it wouldn't have had the same effect."