I Can't Get Over Meghan Markle's Candlestick-Vase Hack—And Now I Finally Know Her Secret

Like the trailer croons: do you believe in magic?

Author image: Candace Davison, PureWow executive editor

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Published Jan 9, 2025

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meghan markle and mindy kaling enter a garden party complete with flowers contained in candlestick holders

Courtesy of Netflix

As royals fans analyze every frame of the trailer for With Love, Meghan, leading up to the Netflix show's Jan. 15 launch, I must admit I've done the same. But while people debate where the show was filmed, where Meghan Markle got her clothes (J. Crew is the sartorial MVP, it seems) and what her body language reveals, I am zeroed in on...the flowers. Specifically, the outdoor party scene where she and actress Mindy Kaling walk into a rustic-yet-elegant gazebo festooned with a rainbow balloon arch, reveling in an artfully undone table set with candelabras that sprout fully bloomed ranunculuses. It's charming, it's whimsical—and it defies gravity.

But how?!

I zoomed in, past the beehive-shaped honey jar and toile teapot, hoping for a closer look. Were they threaded through clear straws? No. Held together with wire and twine? How were the stems not buckling under the sheer weight of those blooms, as mine tend to do?

meghan markle uses candlesticks as flower bud vases

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To paraphrase another icon of our times, Rubeus Hagrid: Yer a wizard, Meghan!

I zoomed in further, because despite having roughly 2,387 better things to do—and no foreseeable occasions on the horizon with which to replicate this party trick—I still needed to know the answer.

Skinny hurricane glasses. That's it. That's the hack.

amazon

base vase

In fact, there's a company that specializes in bud vases narrow enough to fit in taper candlestick holders. And it's on Amazon, so for $30 (plus $5 delivery), you can have three bud vases, along with three silicone bands to ensure a snug fit, that you can pop into any candlestick holders you own. The company is called Base Vase, and reviewers rave about how cheerful, high-quality and easy to use they are.

"I am a stylist and use it for photo shoots sometimes, but it’s also so fun to use for parties, tablescapes, even decor at home," one Amazon customer shared. "I’ve used this product several times, and every time it brings a smile to my face."

Honestly, how could it not? While I cannot confirm this is the exact brand the Duchess of Sussex used, it will clearly get the job done. And it'd be the perfect centerpiece for a With Love, Meghan watch party. (Ah, there's the occasion I was looking for!)

$30 at amazon

Candace Davison

VP of editorial content

Oversees home, food and commerce articles
Author of two cookbooks and has contributed recipes to three others
Named one of 2023's Outstanding Young Alumni at the University of South Florida, where she studied mass communications and business

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