how to make a beach trellis?

tvt · April 14, 2007

Has anyone out there made a beach trellace type of thing for their wedding?

I stole this picture from Christa and it's totally what I'm thinking, so how to I make it and get it there??

tvt · April 14, 2007

sorry, I'm bad a getting pictures the size I want them, but if you click it, the picture opens bigger in a new window.

A10CalGal · April 14, 2007

Tara - I know that Tasha's dad built hers for her. I think her mom sewed the fabric part & they brought it with them and got the structural stuff from a home store in Cabo.

When I started planning I totally thought I could make a chuppah myself...got over that! I'll see if I can find the DIY resources I collected...

MERRYME · April 14, 2007

If you wanted you could make something very easily out of PVC and just spray paint it. That is what we did - only we misscalculated that it had to be burried in the sand and it was too short... pretty but short

I actually wish I had used 2" pvc instead of 1" and made it slightly larger & taller. We got everything at a local plumbing store and the whole thing cost less than $80 dls.

Fabric: we bought 20 yards of white tulle and cut and placed onsite ... no sewing just cut to fit and tied to poles with ribbon.

A10CalGal · April 14, 2007

OK, here is a Martha Stewart article that describes how you can build a basic four post structure (which is what all of these canopies are anyway)...

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And then here's a collection of inspiration photos I collected...

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A Slice of Shade.doc

CANOPIES.doc

DreaW · April 14, 2007

thanks christa...will totally use this

gkashmira · April 15, 2007

You can also rent one in Cabo for $250. It's made of bamboo and has white tulle.

DreaW · April 15, 2007

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Originally Posted by gkashmira

You can also rent one in Cabo for $250. It's made of bamboo and has white tulle.

really? from who?

gkashmira · April 15, 2007

I'm getting mine through Maye Cortinas. Also when I asked the Hilton they said they could get me one for $350. Do you have a separate wedding corrdinator or are you using.... I can't rememeber her name... CDM's coordinator? I'll post a pic...

This one is $250 and made of bamboo: