Hi all, I am considering making my own chuppah, have any of you done this? If you did could you post a pic of it? I am especially interested in knowing if anyone bought white fabric and painted some kind of design on it and how it came out. Also if you know where I can find directions on how to make a chuppah. TIA I can't wait to hear from all of you!
Goldi1021
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I wish I had enough talent to do this. My sister is needlepointing my nephews Tallit and Tefillin bag - a Chuppah is simply too large of an undertaking to needlepoint. I would love to copy my moms Chuppah from her wedding album except that it was in black and white. I would look online to find out if there are any 'rules' in regard to size or what not. I once had the idea of giving everyone I know a same sized piece of fabric to decorate and put together like a quilt but none of them are artistic enough. Maybe you can do something like that. Good luck!
Mrs. dleeny
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Posted by dawnreflections
Hi all, I am considering making my own chuppah, have any of you done this? If you did could you post a pic of it? I am especially interested in knowing if anyone bought white fabric and painted some kind of design on it and how it came out. Also if you know where I can find directions on how to make a chuppah. TIA I can't wait to hear from all of you!
WOW! you must be very artistic!
The Swan Club rents their chuppah and other flowers for the ceremony for $300. Unless you're getting married in a Synagogue.
Good luck
NYtherapist
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Mine will be done by my florist. My stick figures don't even resemble people, so making my own has never been an option.
nsgraham
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My mother in law did ours. She had the border sewn on and then decorated it herself, I think with colored glue. It's beautiful!
I don't think there are rules about size, i think it just can't be a permanent structure and it can't be a tree or all flowers, etc.
Once again i'm going to dip into the research I did in college.
The huppah should be a temporary, handmade canopy. A canopy of only flowers or a tree will not serve as a kosher huppah. There are no other requirements for the shape and size of a huppah. Increasingly, couples are using a large tallis as a huppah, feeling that marrying under tzitzit is an affirmation of shared Jewish life (Diamant 98-99
I cited Anita Diamant's 'The New Jewish Wedding' 2nd edition, I believe
Kristinka
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did anyone buy a chuppah from mpartworks.com??
I showed it to my florist, she said she could provide the poles decorated with flowers for about $100 additional.
