In addition, the wedding arch can play an important role in the interior of the banquet hall. In this case, the design of the arch should be combined with the general style of decorating the wedding hall . As a rule, an arched vault mark a place for the newlyweds, beautifully decorating it with balloons, flowers, cloth and tree branches.
Today, many wedding salons provide services for renting wedding arches of a variety of designs. However, making an arch with your own hands, as in the photo, will be much more interesting than "borrowing" for money the work of someone else's creative imagination. Today we will consider the peculiarities of decorating arches for a wedding using different materials and decor elements.
Wedding arch of flowers - manufacturing and decoration
So, first we will be designated with the sizes and the form of our fairy-tale design. There are wedding arches that are fastened:
- on four bases - used in Jewish wedding ceremonies
- on two bases - in the form of a horseshoe, heart, letter "P", a quadrilateral
The second option is traditional, and it is much easier to make such an arch. Better to this action "connect" the groom and his friends - let the ready wedding arch become a pleasant surprise for the bride and guests.
In order to make a flower arch, two metal-plastic pipes (each 3.5 m in length, from 2 to 5 cm in diameter), a plumb line, cement, sand, two flower pots or buckets (height 40-50 cm, diameter from 25 cm).
We begin with the "construction" works - you need to mix the cement solution and fill them with pots. After that, we "stick" each pipe one end into the pot, and the other remains free.
Note! The layout of the structure must remain strictly vertical. Therefore, until the cement has hardened, the pipes should be carefully leveled using a building level.See the step by step instruction on the video: This is the basis of our future wedding arch. Now you need to wait for the full hardening of the cement, which will happen no sooner than a week later. It is clear that the height of the ceiling of modern apartments often does not allow to place such a three-meter construction. So the pipes should be bent about two meters from the base and in this form the arch fits perfectly in any room. The upper part of each tube must be bent and connected to each other, forming an arc.
How to decorate an arch with flowers? For the decor it is better to use artificial flowers, since the living flowers are unlikely to retain their pristine freshness for a long time. The design of the arch begins after the final hardening of the cement. At first, the structure is draped with organza or tulle, "masking" the base of the arch in the fabric folds. Then, wrap the arch vault with garlands of flowers, which you need to fix with scotch tape. That's all - the arch of artificial flowers is ready. For greater naturalness, the composition can be supplemented with fresh flowers and plants, which must be fastened just before the start of the celebration.
Wedding arch of flowers (on the photo - different design options)
Such a flower arch on four bases, decorated with fresh flowers of different shades of pink, is ideal for an on-site wedding ceremony.
The traditional arch in the form of a horseshoe will become elegant and romantic if you drape it with a light white cloth and decorate with flowers - tender pink, cream, yellow.
When decorating the banquet hall, special attention is paid to the newlyweds' place, which is accentuated with the help of an arch, embroidered with greens and flowers.
The wedding arch in the form of the heart is a modern fashionable "trend". Flowers and other elements of the decor should be in harmony with the overall style of the celebration.
Arch from balloons
Today, colorful garlands of balloons - a common version of the decor of the banquet hall. The simplicity of such design is successfully combined with relatively inexpensive financial expenses for the purchase of materials. So, how to make a wedding arch from balloons with your own hands? First learn how to make a garland of balloons.
We stock up with materials: latex beads, fishing line, rope and scotch tape. In addition, you will need a pump or compressor - how else can you "inflate" such a multitude of balls?
Let us dwell on the most optimal variant, based on the creation of a "link" of four connected balls. After a certain number of such bundles are typed, they are fastened together in one garland.
We inflate balls
Before you start creating bundles, you need to inflate balls. If you chose the "four-ball" bunch, then the required number of balls is taken from the calculation - 15 - 40 pieces (depending on the size) per 1 meter of garland.
We form links
It's simple - you need to connect 4 balls together. We take 2 balls and fasten them with each other "tails" with the help of a fishing line. Then we make the same action with another pair of balls.
Now we cross the ligaments and connect them with tails in the center. For strength balls are twisted. We get one ready-made "link".
Create a garland
For the base of the wedding arch of balls we use a thin pipe made of metal-plastic, on which we form a garland of separate "links". We put on the first bunch, push it to the very beginning of the pipe and twist the balls between which the pipe passed. Then, in the same way, we attach the subsequent ligaments.
Important! During the fastening of the ligaments, one must observe their correct position and the combination of each other. Otherwise, you have to reassemble and remake the composition.
How to create an arch of helium balloons? The video shows a step-by-step process.
But the photo of the wedding arches from the balls:
Wedding arch made of fabric: decor features
This type of arch decoration for the wedding requires some skills and financial costs - you will have to purchase a light and airy fabric for draping. As a basis for the arch we use a metal frame.
As a rule, when choosing a fabric, they prefer light shades - white, cream, ivory, beige, blue, pink, light lilac. In addition to fabric drapery, for the wedding arch decoration flowers, beads, ribbons, lace will suit. The colors and shades of all decor elements should match the general style of the wedding.
Give a flight of fantasy - and your wedding arch will become a real work of art.