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DIY Chuppah

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    2dBride    October 6, 2009   Washington, DC.

    I've posted about this on other boards, but thought it might be particularly relevant for the brides here. I just finished making my own chuppah (picture below). Instructions for making it (including materials and costs) can be found at this link.

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    MariaPaz    October 22, 2011   Santiago, Chile

    Wow, that chuppah is simply gorgeous... thanks for sharing!

     
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    SimplyUnique021       Planning Weddings & Events Nationwide & Anywhere Else You'd Like Us To Be!

    Very nice! Its awesome...great job! I've seen other DIY chuppahs and yours was one of the best I've seen so far. Thanks for sharing!

    Happy Planning!

     
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    Rachael823      

    Thanks for sharing! Our florist quoted us at $2000 for the chuppah and I found rentals to be anywhere from $500 up.  Would you mind sharing the costs to make this?

     

    Thanks!

     
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    DaisyBride    June 1, 2009  

    @rachel - I'm DIYing our Chuppah using PVC piping, umbrella stands and curtains.  So far, we've spent about $30 on the PVC piping and tools, $60 on the umbrella stands and $60 on 6 sets of curtains from Ikea.  I'm going to use 4 set of curtains around the chuppah and sew the another set into some sort of covering and I got the extras in case I mess up.  I'll try to take pictures and post them when I finally sew the top.

     
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    2dBride    October 6, 2009   Washington, DC.

    Rachael823, including the decorations, it was $162.02.  The board seems to have mangled my link to the instructions and cost breakdown, so I'll try again:  Here it is.

     
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    2dBride    October 6, 2009   Washington, DC.

    Follow-up:  Picture of chuppah at our actual ceremony:

    DIY Chuppah :  wedding chuppah canopy jewish diy ivory gold ceremony ChuppahInUse

     

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