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SET PIECES

General information about Set Pieces General info: set pieces are typically low level and quiet effects. Some set pieces are static and some move, and the most commonly found set pieces in wedding firework displays are flares and lancework. Types of Set Pieces Lancework: individual mini-flares known as “lances” are arranged on a pre-designed wooden …

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SINGLE SHOTS & MINES

General information about Single Shots and Mines Calibre: thes items generally range from 1″ to 5″. Altitude: from approximately 100-250ft. General info: typically used for precision timing to music. Being a “single shot” they can be fired with split second timing and can be used in multi-point “hits” across the firing site to accentuate key …

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ROMAN CANDLES

General information about Roman Candles Calibre: roman candles generally range from 1/2″ to 2″. Altitude: smaller roman candles will reach heights of approximately 60ft, while larger types can reach in excess of 150ft. General info: roman candles are usually fired in multiples and/or from numerous positions across the “firing site”.Roman candles can produce a latticework …

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CAKES

General information about Cakes Calibre: cakes generally range from 1/2″ to 2″. Altitude: smaller cakes will reach heights of approximately 80ft, while larger types can reach up to 200ft. General info: cakes are without doubt the most widely used fireworks in the majority of displays. Cakes consist of a number of single shot fireworks fused …

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SHELLS

General information about Shells Calibre: shells generally range from 2″ to 6″ diameter but can be much larger. Altitude: as a rough rule of thumb a shell will climb 100ft per 1″ of calibre, so a 3″ shell will burst at approximately 300ft. General info: fired from a reinforced cardboard or GRP tube, a shell …

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KARL & JO

WEDDING FIREWORKS TO MUSIC, NEAR YEOVIL, SOMERSET   For Karl and Jo’s Wedding Fireworks in Somerset, the music featured an eclectic mix of artists including Pavarotti, Evanescence, Bryan Adams and Take That – all chosen by the bride and groom and mixed in-house at the Alchemy Lab. Karl is a fireworks fan and interested in …

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KAL & SARAH

TRADITIONAL WEDDING FIREWORKS, KILWORTH HOUSE, LEICESTERSHIRE Many work-related conversations this year have, somewhat inevitably, tended to lapse into talk of the recession. On occasion it develops into a “conversation within a conversation”, something like “someone told me that such-and-such are busier than ever, but that’s just rubbish. It’s bleak out there and you’ve got to …

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EMMA & MARK

WEDDING FIREWORKS TO MUSIC, NEAR BATH, AVON The brief: Alchemy Fireworks was asked to produce a spectacular wedding firework display choreographed to music, with the restriction that the fireworks must be quiet. The location: The event was held at Priston Mill, near Bath, Avon. The display:Our show included a mix of low and mid level …

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ELEANOR & MARK

WEDDING FIREWORKS TO MUSIC, BARLASTON, STAFFORDSHIRE The brief: Alchemy Fireworks was asked to produce a spectacular 5 minute wedding firework display to a custom musical soundtrack for Eleanor and Mark’s wedding reception. The location: The event was held at The Upper House, Barlaston, near Stoke, in Staffordshire. The display: Our show included a mix of …

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CATH & ROB

TRADITIONAL WEDDING FIREWORKS, WOLDINGHAM, SURREY When groom-to-be Rob Shrimplin called Alchemy Fireworks, he was clear from the start that he wanted as few people as possible to know about what he was planning for his firework-loving bride. We love surprises too – and a firework display is surely one of the most spectacular surprises that …

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