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Chupah

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Hello Fellow Knotties!

Does anyone know where I can rent/borrow a chuppah in Nova/DC/MD?  I'm not being married by a Rabbi, but we are doing a Jewish ceremony and I need a chuppah.

Thanks!
Stephanie
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Re: Chupah

  • mickeypottermickeypotter member
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    edited December 2011
    If you are getting married at a shul, they usually have them there.

    My mom made mine so I'm not sure where to get one.

    My friend suggested Etsy.
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  • Lisa50Lisa50 member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_dc_chupah?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:57Discussion:8692a6bc-b7af-48e3-85b3-6a728d146975Post:e3dfad2f-026f-4418-8736-ca4824c2b201">Chupah</a>:
    [QUOTE]Hello Fellow Knotties! Does anyone know where I can rent/borrow a chuppah in Nova/DC/MD?  I'm not being married by a Rabbi, but we are doing a Jewish ceremony and I need a chuppah. Thanks! Stephanie
    Posted by sdeckter[/QUOTE]

    Have you searched previous posts on this board?  I seem to remember this (or a similar) discussion a few months ago.  Good luck!
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  • 2dBride2dBride member
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    edited December 2011
    Here is a link to some local chuppah resources, from the Jewish Information and Referral Service.  Or Huppahs.com is a national chuppah rental company that is based in the DC area.

    Or you could make your own.  You might want to Google "DIY chuppah."  There are lots of ways to do it:
    • • Mine (picture below and instructions at this link) was built on the frame of a portable popup gazebo.  We live in DC and got married in Massachusetts.  Our chuppah could be folded up and easily transported, and was also easy to set up once we got there.
    • • This one relies on putting each of the four poles into PVC pipe set into a flowerpot partly filled with concrete for stability.
    • • This one is based on using a lattice for the ceiling, which stabilizes the whole structure so as to make support for the bottoms of the poles unnecessary.
    • • This one has a wooden frame at the top, held up by lattices at each of the corners.
    • • This one is based on birch poles put into umbrella stands.
    • • This one is not free-standing, and would need to be held by four people during the ceremony.  However, it uses bungee cords to attach the four corners of a tallit to the four poles, so that the fabric of the tallit won't get torn if the pole-carriers aren't perfectly in sync.

    Hope this helps!
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