Chuppah

Some friends have asked for a Chuppah for their spring wedding.  Evan & Kristen love the Renaissance and would like to incorporate a natural looking tree branch Chuppah.  The challenge - to find the materials and build something that looked period correct.  Evan and I first drove out to all the surrounding beach areas of Ventura county looking for any interesting drift wood but came up empty handed.  I however knew of a large wholesale nursery that was going out of business and thought that might be the way to go.  The trees had grown through the pots and into the ground.  So they will not be able to sell them.  But with a chainsaw we could harvest the exact tree trunks we wanted.
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Knowing this was such a great opportunity we decided to gather more than we needed for this project.  You can always find a use for a good tree trunk

.Building a Chuppah has some challenges, like how to brace it while standing it up, making it stronger so it will transport without falling apart, and still look natural.

Here it is in its final glory, ready for some white linens