7 Wedding Ceremony Arch DIYs and 33 Jaw-Dropping Canopy Ideas

Build your very own wedding ceremony arch with these fab and easy DIYs. Choose from beachy boho bamboo, wood arbor all the way to glorious floral wedding altar on meshed wire. All very original and simple to make.

The wedding ceremony arch is a decorative element that is as unique as it is beautiful. There are a few options when it comes down to having a wedding arbor. You may buy or rent the structure and decorate it yourself or you can build it from scratch. Some wedding venues may already have one you can prettify to your liking.

Today we’ll inspire you with some beautiful ideas and show you how to DIY some fab floral arches and canopies with bamboo, branches, wire or wood. Choose your favorite and surprise your guests with a romantic and original altar.

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How to Make a Bamboo Wedding Arch for a Beach Ceremony

To make this beautiful bamboo wedding ceremony arch you will need 8 bamboo canes, cloth or chiffon, 5 starfish, shell garlands and a couple of palm branches.

1. Dig 4 holes in the sand, insert each of the four pillars and make sure to hold them well with sand. You may pour some cement to make sure the structure is solid.
2. Tie the other 4 bamboo canes at the top, forming a square, and holding each end with a rope. If you are handy carving wood, you can cut some notches and form some grooves for a more finished look.
3. Drape the fabrics or chiffon around the poles and canopy top.
4. Tie a starfish to each bamboo cane and drape the seashell garland. Finish it and the palm branches and the final starfish.

A romantic and easy to make bamboo wedding arch to adorn your wedding in a very unique way.

Where to buy these materials online:

You can buy moss, birch river cane bamboo, curly willow branches and all that you can imagine at Dried Decor on Etsy with very reasonable prices or a huge variety of pussy willows on Etsy.

How to DIY a Wire Wedding Arch for less than $100

To get this look, you can buy a wire arch trellis online or at any garden store nearby for about $45.00. You will also need white chiffon; about 2.5 times the height of the altar structure and a few twinkle lights.

1. Follow the instructions to build the trellis.
2. Wrap the chiffon in a zigzag way so it cover the wire wedding arch structure.
3. You can add some volume to the base of the ceremony altar by wrapping it with chiffon.
4. Hang a few twinkle lights.

Total expense: less than $100 and a beautiful look while staying within your budget!

The Dreamiest Floral Wedding Ceremony Arch: How to Build your own Chuppah

This impressive floral ceremony arch is suitable both for indoor or outdoor weddings. The structure is covered with mesh wire floral netting and baby’s breath. The look is absolutely divine.

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DIY Wood Wedding Arbor: How to Build a Wooden Arch

Imagination has no limits as we can tell by this gorgeous yet simple wood wedding arbor. To build this wooden arch, you will need 3 pieces of 2 x 4s, hammer and nails, several yards of chiffon and two floral arrangements, one large and one small. And a staple gun, of course!

1. Nail the three pieces of wood to form the arch’s structure
2. Once assembled, bury it in the ground so it doesn’t budge
3. Wrap the chiffon around the wooden arch like in the photo. If the top corners don’t stay in place, use the staple gun.
4. Decorate with the floral arrangements (or willow branches, if you want to keep this way under $80.00) and secure them with the help of the staple gun

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Alternative: If you are not able to make holes in the ground, like the wood arbor in the photograph, you can create a base by inserting each end inside an aluminum bucket filled with fresh cement and let them dry. Then cover the top with flowers or wrap more fabric around them.

How to Build a Unique and Simple Ceremony Altar for a Beach Wedding

This jaw-dropping canopy will turn your beach wedding ceremony into a most memorable one. To build this altar, you will need a wooden trellis, strong solid braid rope or cotton weeping cord (the one used for hammocks) and a long and weeping floral arrangement. The flowers used for the one in the picture are gladiolas and delphiniums.

1. Bury the wooden trellis in the sand
2. Thread and attach the solid braid rope to the wood so the flower arrangement can be placed upon it
3. Ask your florist to attach or staple the floral arrangement to your structure

A beach wedding ceremony for the ages!

PVC Pipe Wedding Arch Tutorial: Affordable Elegance

You are more than likely in awe of the simplicity and elegance of this PVC pipe wedding arch. We all tend to think of PVC pipe as cheap and ugly looking, but this has changed everybody’s minds. This is one of the amazing creations of Betsaida, destination wedding planner and founder of The Experialist in Barcelona, Spain.

Its height and strength needs to be adjusted according to the weight of the decorations you plan on adding. If you are not planning on purchasing a pre-made PVC pipe arch, make sure you strap or tether the base to keep it stable. Indoor PVC arches can be embedded in earth-filled flower pots. Otherwise, they do come with a base. Just make sure it’s heavy enough.

Next, you’re ready to attach your favorite flowers and branches to the PVC. Start at one end of one of the PVC pieces, tape or tie the end of the first string of flowers onto the pipe, and then just start wrapping the floral bouquets around, bunching them together as you go. Now, work the adjacent PVC piece, starting at the end where they both meet.

Balance the look with a pop of color on the diagonally opposite corner.

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How to Make a Twig Arbor: Indoor Wedding Ceremony Arch Ideas

A tutorial for a floral twig arch that is a great fit for an industrial or modern wedding. To make this stunning curly willow arch, you will need 8 to 12 stems of seven foot tall curly willow branches, 6 to 10 stems of three to six feet tall curly willow, dried Larkspur, 2 large decorative planters or vases, 1 large bag of sand, wire cutters and floral tape.

1. Separate the curly willow branches and pick up the straight ones, putting them together.
2. Then, pick up the curvy ones, and put them to the left or the right of the straight ones.
3. Repeat the process with the shorter branches.
4. Push the bottoms to the same height and put them inside the vase. If you want to add more branches, you can do that now to fill up all the blank spaces.
5. Let’s secure the vases or planters by filling them up with sand to avoid tipping of the arrangements.
6. Now, we are ready to embellish this arrangement by inserting some dried white Larkspur at the base and attaching some to the branches with floral wire or tape.
7. Connect the the upper part by tying some branches with thread or floral tape and the rest will spread to the sides

Ready! As simple as it is beautiful.

 

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