Question in Preparation for My Sister's Wedding

[debka_notion]

 How does one go about finding/buying/making a chuppah?  I'm having a feeling that my sister and her fiance are not real likely to be interested in the tallis option.  I imagine that making one could also just involve some dowels with nails on top and a piece of fabric with loops, but if we did want to buy/rent one, how would we find such a thing?  If we were to make them one, does anyone have any tips? 

My parents sent me the question, and so I in turn am asking you...

Comments

[spazerrific.livejournal.com]

this is a more... unorthodox option... (and possibly more expensive if you don't have the connections) but my brother-in-law's father makes adirondak furniture, so he made the chuppah (no fabric, though, the canopy was just interwoven branches), it was GORGEOUS and free-standing. I don't know where to go to get something like that when the maker isn't the groom's father, though...

[debka-notion.livejournal.com]

It sounds absolutely gorgeous, but yes, also probably one-of-a-kind. Thank you for sharing the image though.