Merch & Entertainment
Custom candles for merch drops, tours and premieres.
We manufacture branded candles for artists, labels, studios, festivals and brand launches — printed directly onto the glass in full colour, or laser engraved so the artwork glows from inside the flame. Made to order in Los Angeles from 50 units, in 10–15 business days.
- 50unit minimum
- 10–15business day production
- 11glass and wax colours
- $14.00lowest published per unit
The only merch item with no size curve
Every apparel order is a forecast. You buy a size curve, you guess the ratio, and you eat whatever is left — usually the XXLs and the smalls, usually at the end of the run when the tour is over and the demand is gone.
A candle has one size. One SKU, one pack-out, one sell-through rate. Nothing is stranded because nobody's body was the wrong shape for it, and nothing gets marked down to clear a bin.
It also does something a t-shirt cannot: it stays out in the room. A shirt lives in a drawer between wears. A heavy-walled glass vessel with your artwork fired into it sits on a shelf, gets used up, and gets kept afterwards.
The prayer candle, made for your artwork
The tall devotional candle is already a merch language — portraits, iconography, inside jokes, tour dates down the side. We print the full wrap of the glass in high-definition colour, so the artwork is the candle rather than a label wrapped around one. Eleven wax colours, and the glass is clear enough that the lit wax reads through the print.
16 oz Prayer Candle
The full-height format, here for Cher. Full-wrap print, 11 wax colours, from $24.00 each.
5 oz Mini Prayer Candle
The merch-table price point, boxed. From $14.00 each at 500 units.
Colour-matched wax
Eleven wax colours — this one for Mico Tequila. Match the record, the poster or the tour palette.
Two ways to put the artwork on the glass
Direct-to-glass printing. Your artwork is printed onto the vessel itself in one to four colours or full-colour gradient, up to a complete wrap. We PMS-match, so the blue on the candle is the blue on the album cover. There is no label, no seam and nothing to peel — which matters when the object is going to be photographed and posted.
Laser engraving. The mark is etched into the glass. Unlit it reads as a quiet debossed logo; lit, the etched line catches the flame and glows from inside the candle. It is the version people film.
Both are permanent. Both are done in our own facility in Los Angeles, on our own equipment, which is why the turnaround is measured in days rather than months.
What a drop actually costs
Published per-unit pricing, decorated, before shipping and any add-ons. No log-in, no “contact us for pricing”. Boxes, PMS matching and bespoke fragrance development are quoted separately.
| Product | Minimum | At minimum | 100 | 250 | 500 |
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| 5 oz Mini Prayer Candle | 100 | $16.50 | $16.50 | $15.25 | $14.00 |
| 16 oz Prayer Candle | 50 | $27.00 | $25.00 | $24.00 | Quoted |
| 12 oz Signature Candle | 50 | $32.00 | $30.00 | $28.50 | Quoted |
| 14 oz Luxury, printed | 50 | $34.00 | $32.00 | $31.75 | Quoted |
| 14 oz Luxury, engraved | 50 | $36.00 | $34.00 | $33.75 | Quoted |
Runs above 500 units are quoted directly — send the quantity and the on-sale date. Adding logo bath bombs or bar soap to a drop starts at 250 and 100 units respectively.
Built around your on-sale date
Premieres, tour legs and album releases have dates that do not move. Overseas production quotes eight to sixteen weeks and then asks you to hope. We pour, decorate and pack in one building in Los Angeles.
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Artwork & proof
Send vector artwork or a layered file. You get a digital proof, and a physical sample in 3–5 days if you want to hold it before committing.
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Production
10–15 business days from approved artwork. Rush is sometimes available — tell us the date up front rather than after the order.
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Ship or split
Bulk to a fulfilment centre, split across venues or tour stops, or shipped individually to a talent and press list from one spreadsheet.
Who we make these for
Artists, labels & managers
Tour merch, album-release drops, D2C store exclusives, VIP and meet-and-greet packages. One SKU, no size curve, and a unit that photographs well enough to sell itself online.
Film, TV & premieres
Premiere gifts, wrap gifts, press and awards mailers, FYC packages. Engraved glass reads as a keepsake rather than a giveaway, and we are a short drive from most of the industry.
Brands, festivals & agencies
Product launches, activations, pop-ups, influencer seeding and collaboration drops. PMS-matched to the campaign, delivered on the campaign's timeline.
Made in Los Angeles, which is the point
Everything is designed, poured, printed, engraved and packed in our own facility here. Nothing is brokered out, so when a date moves or a quantity changes we can answer the same day instead of relaying it across twelve time zones.
It also means you can come see it. Approve a print colour in person, watch the engraving, change the wax colour while the run is still on the floor. For anyone working in entertainment that is a drive, not a flight.
Custom Candles L.A. is a certified woman-owned business, which is worth noting if your production has supplier-diversity reporting to file.
Questions merch buyers ask
What is the minimum order for merch candles?
50 units on the 16 oz prayer candle, the 12 oz signature and both 14 oz luxury candles. 100 units on the 5 oz mini prayer candle. If you are testing a design before a full run, order a single physical sample first.
How much does a custom merch candle cost per unit?
$14.00 to $36.00 per candle decorated, depending on size, decoration method and quantity. The full published table is above. Gift boxes, PMS matching and bespoke fragrance development are quoted separately.
Can you print a photograph or full-colour artwork on the glass?
Yes. We print directly onto the vessel in full colour including gradients and photographic artwork, up to a complete 360° wrap. Send vector where you have it; we will tell you honestly if a raster file will hold up at print size.
Can you match our brand or album colours?
Yes. We PMS-match on printing, and match wax and packaging colour where the format allows. There are 11 signature glass colours and 11 prayer candle wax colours to start from.
How long does a merch candle order take?
10–15 business days from approved artwork. Physical samples ship in 3–5 business days. Tell us your on-sale or premiere date when you request the quote — rush production is sometimes available and it is easier to arrange before the order than after.
Do you sell wholesale to a merch company or a distributor?
Yes. Distributors and promotional product resellers are served through our sister company, Bath Promotions. If you are an artist, label, studio, brand or agency buying for your own drop, you are in the right place here.
Can you drop-ship to venues, tour stops or a press list?
Yes. Send a spreadsheet of destinations and we pack and ship individually from a single order, with one proof and one invoice. That covers venues on a routing, regional fulfilment centres, or a talent and press mailing list.
Is the artwork a sticker or a label?
No. It is printed directly onto the glass, or laser engraved into it. Nothing peels, nothing bubbles in a hot van, and the engraved version glows from within when the candle is lit.
Can we reorder mid-tour if a design sells through?
Yes, and the artwork stays on file so a reorder skips proofing. Reorders run on the same 10–15 business day production window, and per-unit pricing is set by the quantity of each order rather than cumulative volume.
Are these made in the USA?
Yes. Designed, poured, decorated and packed in our own Los Angeles facility. Custom Candles L.A. is a certified woman-owned business.
Tell us the date and the quantity
Send the on-sale date, the run size and the artwork you have. We will come back with per-unit pricing, a production schedule that works backwards from your date, and an honest answer on whether the artwork will print the way you want it to.