where ritual meets community.

an invitation to pause, explore, and connect.

  • Woman holding a glass award for "Community Votes London 2024 Platinum Winner August Moon Rise Candles."

    London Community Votes Platinum Winner 2023 + 2024 + 2025

    london community votes

  • Gold star badge with black text saying 'Canadian Choice Award Nominee' and a small maple leaf at the top.

    Canadian Choice Award Winner 2026

    https://canadianchoiceaward.ca/company/august-moon-rise/

  • A white ceramic vase with a round body and a small handle, sitting on a white shelf. The vase holds several thin, winding brown branches that extend upward and outward. The background is a plain white wall. Clear glass candle beside white vase.

    WILDFLOWERS FRIDAY NIGHT MARKET

    Friday June 5, 2026

    4 PM – 8 PM
    42338 Fruit Ridge Line
    St. Thomas, Ontario

  • White ceramic vase with a decorative white rose made of a soft material, placed on a white surface against a neutral background.

    WILDFLOWERS FRIDAY NIGHT MARKET

    Friday June 12, 2026

    4 PM – 8 PM
    42338 Fruit Ridge Line
    St. Thomas, Ontario

  • A woman sitting on a chair in a bright, modern bedroom, smiling and laughing.

    Markt in the Park

    June 20, 2026

    Lions Park

  • A white candle with a wood wick in a black container, placed on a wooden surface with black and white photographs scattered around.

    WILDFLOWERS FRIDAY NIGHT MARKET

    June 26, 2026 - Barnyard Beats

    4 PM – 10 PM
    42338 Fruit Ridge Line
    St. Thomas, Ontario

  • A white candle in a glass holder with two lit wicks on a white surface.

    lavender bloom festival

    Saturday, June 27th, 2026

    11am-5pm

    Tullamore Lavender Co.

    7595 Wellington County Rd 109

    Arthur, ON N0G 1A0

  • Two lit white candles in glass holders on a table, with a hand resting nearby, and a bed with white pillows in the background.

    little market collective

    July 11th 2026

    Sparta Lavender Farm

    47589 Sparta Line,

    Aylmer ON

  • A white glass diffuser vase with a black charcoal reed inside sits on top of a stack of closed books with city names on the spines including Paris, Copenhagen, and London, with a potted plant partially visible on the left.

    WILDFLOWERS FRIDAY NIGHT MARKET

    July 17, 2026

    4 PM – 8 PM
    42338 Fruit Ridge Line
    St. Thomas, Ontario

  • Woman sitting on a beige couch playing an acoustic guitar, in a bright living room with white curtains and pillows, and a black candle on a dark wooden table in the foreground.

    Burlington Waterfront Festival

    Friday July 17, 2026: 5pm-10pm

    Saturday July 18, 2026: 12pm-10pm

    Sunday July 19, 2026: 12pm-9pm

    Spencer Smith Park

    1400 Lakeshore Rd.

    Burlington, Ontario

  • A white rose sola flower placed on top of a small, iridescent cone-shaped diffuser vasewith a reflective surface.

    WILDFLOWERS FRIDAY NIGHT MARKET

    July 24, 2026 - Blooms and Brews

    4 PM – 10 PM
    42338 Fruit Ridge Line
    St. Thomas, Ontario

  • Decorative tray holding a candle, a small glass spray bottle, and part of a white ceramic object on a wooden surface.

    little market collective

    August 8th, 2026

    Sparta Lavender Farm

    47589 Sparta Line,

    Aylmer ON

  • A white sola flower on a small, cylindrical, gray diffuser vase against a plain white background.

    WILDFLOWERS FRIDAY NIGHT MARKET

    August 21, 2026 - Island Vibes

    4 PM – 10 PM
    42338 Fruit Ridge Line
    St. Thomas, Ontario

  • A magazine open showing a person lying on a wooden floor holding book, wearing a striped shirt and a hat with a white candle in the background and a pink record

    WILDFLOWERS FRIDAY NIGHT MARKET

    Friday August 28, 2026

    4 PM – 8 PM
    42338 Fruit Ridge Line
    St. Thomas, Ontario

  • A woman with brown hair in a black dress sitting on a black ottoman in a bright, minimalist bedroom with white bedding, wooden side tables, a large mirror, and abstract landscape art on the wall.

    Neustadt Markt

    September 4th 2026

  • Top-down view of a white candle with two wicks, placed on a wooden surface, near a sink with speckled ceramic.

    little market collective

    September 12th, 2026

    Sparta Lavender Farm

    47589 Sparta Line,

    Aylmer ON

  • A woman with long brown hair sitting on the floor, leaning against a piece of furniture, with a cup of tea, a stack of books, black candle with wood wick and a white vase with dried flowers on a wooden side table in a well-lit room.

    WILDFLOWERS FRIDAY NIGHT MARKET

    September 25, 2026

    4 PM – 8 PM
    42338 Fruit Ridge Line
    St. Thomas, Ontario

  • A white candle with a burning flame and three tarot cards with intricate designs and patterns.

    Mystic Market

    Friday, October 9th, 2026

    6:00 PM -10:00 PM

    Ingersoll Cheese Museum

    290 Harris St.,

    Ingersoll, ON

  • A top view of a wooden table with a framed photo of a face painted with patterns, a white cup of black tea, a small decorative candle in a copper holder, and a black crocodile-skin textured iPhone.

    WILDFLOWERS FRIDAY NIGHT MARKET

    Friday October 16, 2026

    4 PM – 8 PM
    42338 Fruit Ridge Line
    St. Thomas, Ontario

  • A woman lighting a candle with a matchstick, holding a glass container with additional matches, on a wooden table.

    ink & ivy: book club market

    October 17 & 18, 2026
    10:00 AM–4:00 PM
    Royal City Nursery
    6838 Wellington Rd 124,

    Guelph, ON N1H 6J4

each gathering is its own ritual — shaped by place, season, and the people who come together.

Here you can linger with our candles, breathe in the fragrances, and ask questions about the rituals that speak to you.

No two moments are ever the same, just as no two rituals are ever alike.

follow our journey

View fullsize Embarrassment is just the cost of entry I used to feel embarrassed telling people I made candles. Like it was too small. Too soft. Too easy to dismiss. Meanwhile, I was pouring everything into it — studying, testing, refining, building somet
View fullsize photography: @thebellecollective.co
View fullsize For the last two and a half years, I’ve invested heavily in professional photography. And it shows. The people I’ve worked with are incredibly talented. They made my work look beautiful—every single time. But if I’m being h
View fullsize There’s a version of femininity that asks you to shrink. To soften everything. To take up less space. I understand why people connect to it. It just isn’t mine. Some days call for different variations of yourself but you don’t h
View fullsize You don’t throw away something like this. Burn it. Clean it. Keep it. photography: @thebellecollective.co
View fullsize You already know your preferences. Not because you memorized scent notes or someone told you what to like. You know by what you go back to. What you pick up again. What you don’t question. That’s it. It’s not loud. It doesn&rsq
View fullsize The way things sit in a room changes everything. I’ll be sitting here and something feels off— and it’s not obvious why. Nothing’s messy. Nothing’s wrong. But nothing’s quite clicking. Some things catch your ey
View fullsize I used to think a scent had to stand out. Be something people asked about. Something you could clearly name. But the ones I actually live with don’t do that. They sit in the background. They move with the room. They’re there when I noti
View fullsize Mother’s Day isn’t really about the gift. It’s about the moment around it. The way someone watches you walk through the door. The way they sense how you are before you say a word. The way they listen—not just to what you say
View fullsize I started with Bop magazine. Photos of boys I thought I was supposed to like. Then Seventeen— all the things I didn’t have yet. Cosmo taught me quizzes, and what I was apparently doing wrong. A brief detour through Adbusters. Then Roll
View fullsize You’re not supposed to want my life. I know that’s what most of this space is built on— watching, comparing, wanting. But you don’t live here. You live in your life. Different pace. Different needs. Different days. So this
View fullsize You don’t always notice it working. At first, you’re aware of it. The scent. The light. Where things are placed. And then, slowly— you’re not. You didn’t have to reach for it. It was already there. You just move di