You reminded me that dh's aunt caught on fire at my sil's wedding. Well her dress did. We were seated and the aunt came over to talk to us. She is regaling us with a story when I notice her sleeve caught on fire. I interrupted and said "*****, you are on fire." And she said "No, Kathy, the story is not that good." and I said "No, you are on fire" at which point dh realizes that she is on fire and reaches across the table to pat out the flames (mind you there were water glasses full of water all over the table).
Since, it wasn't serious, we all laugh about it but now I am thinking that flowers on the buffet table would be a better option.