Our Story

We are Matt and Ashley, a husband and wife duo from Baltimore, MD and the founders of Lark Candles. The name Lark comes from Ashley's parents, Mark and Lisa. They sparked Ashley's love of education and supported her dream to become a teacher.  Ashley also developed a love of candles and would spend hours candle shopping with her mom. Throughout the years, they grew quite the collection of candles and even candle accessories.

Unfortunately, Mark and Lisa passed away within months of each other. Ashley decided to take the darkness of losing her parents and turn it into light, literally. Inspired by her career in education, Ashley knew that she wanted to make a product for teachers. Matt helped her combine her passion for teaching with her love of candles and thus, Lark Candles was born!

Each candle is inspired by teachers for teachers. It is often said that teachers could write books based on the stories they have. Now, these stories can be told in the form of a candle.