Fire writing and lancework for a personal touch
Names, hearts and messages in bright flame at the front of your display, lovely for weddings, anniversaries and launches.
An older art form we have kept alive, used in displays throughout our season.
Two ways to make a display personal
Frontier Fireworks uses fire writing and lancework to add a personal touch to a display. Both put words and shapes in bright flame right at the front of the firing site, which makes a wonderful backdrop for photographs as the fireworks burst behind. They are two slightly different crafts, and both are popular with wedding clients in particular.
Fire writing
Fire writing is an ancient form of creative fire, used for centuries for processions and for making a statement. It had been somewhat lost over the years, but we learnt the skill and use it in a good number of displays every season. We set special rope onto a metal framework in all kinds of shapes and wording, and it burns with an impressive flame for around seven to eight minutes, depending on the wind.
Wedding clients love having their initials either side of a burning heart, which is both romantic and a brilliant photo opportunity. We have also used fire writing to theme a display, including a set of planets we made for a primary school workshop, which then appeared in a display themed around the solar system.
Lancework
Lancework is where we set lances onto a wooden frame to depict messages or images in bright flame. It comes in a range of colours and burns for around a minute. It is hugely popular with wedding clients, from a champagne bottle that pops its cork with a spray of imitation champagne, to the couple’s initials either side of a red heart. Lancework is very safe, produces minimal debris and is silent, so it adds something personal and different without any noise. We can also create custom logo designs, given enough lead time, which look very effective for anniversaries and launches.
Want something personal in your display?
A message in flame for the Red Arrows
We provided a special lancework message for the 50th anniversary of the RAF Red Arrows, which read “#REDS 50 SMOKE ON….GO” and opened a spectacular display to mark the occasion in style.
Fire writing and lancework are most often added to our wedding and party displays.
A few things people ask
Fire writing uses rope on a metal frame and burns for around seven to eight minutes. Lancework uses lances on a wooden frame, comes in colours, and burns for about a minute. Both spell out words or shapes in flame.
Yes, this is the most popular choice for weddings, with the couple’s initials either side of a heart, in either craft.
Yes, we can create custom logo designs in lancework, as long as we have enough lead time, which works well for anniversaries and launches.
No. Both are only available as part of a professional firework display we are performing for you, and they are not sold to the general public.
Add a personal touch to your display
Tell us what you would like in flame, whether it is initials, a heart or a logo, and we will build it into your display.
Call us on 01323 488 866.
Personal touches across the UK. On time, every time, since 1996.