Bamboo Arch......rental vs buying

mickersma

Has anyone bought their own bamboo arch?  The rental prices are pretty high.  I got a quote of $500 rental fee for just a 2 pole arch and $850 for a four pole.  I also saw an ad on craigslist for $350 for a four pole.  What did you pay and who did you use?  Thanks!

jen812

Wow!  That's very expensive.  Did you check w/ your florist?
Ours is going to look something like this, but different flowers.  She's charging us $125 to rent it.

cmeyer3946

I'm not sure how DIY you are but you can buy bamboo poles for even less.  Try something like http://www.bambooandtikis.com/catalog/bamboo-poles and you can spend $50 for 25 poles.  There's an ehow on how to make a bamboo arch too.  http://www.ehow.com/how_4473637_make-bamboo-wedding-arch.html

Also, taylorrental.org has a ton of arches that you can rent for cheap.

jennifer80808

That seems OUTRAGEOUS!  I would check with your florist or DOC if you're using one.  We are renting one from ours, and it's like $45.

kmarsh85

We made our own out of bamboo... it wasn't simple, but it wasn't impossible, either!  You can drill holes into the bamboo (it's very strong) and use screws to hold it together.  Ours looked like this (it was super windy!):

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kmarsh85

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kmarsh85

Why doesn't my picture in post work?  Help!

jen812

just copy & paste it