Achieving Your Dream Beach Arch "WOW"!

One of my fabulous clients, who is having a beach wedding, recently posted on her blog about having to decide between a fabric draped bamboo arch or a hanging-shell arch. Whew! What a choice to make, right? Both are absolutely stunning, especially for a beach wedding!

Here are a few beautiful shots of each.

Fabric:

Shells:

I may be completely over-the-top, but I love the combination of BOTH (as displayed in the last picture)! How chic!

A lot of Brides may be scared off from doing this as a DIY project, but it is possible!

For the fabric, you can always go to places like JoAnn's or other fabric stores and purchase a similar fabric and hang it yourself. Another (read: cheaper) route? Ikea. Yes...Ikea. Ikea sells a pair of sheer curtains, that can be tied or sewn together and then draped from the arch, at an unbelievable price of $4.99 (for a pack of 2)! What a steal!

Here are the Ikea "LILL" curtains in action!

And there's a website named Shop Wild Things that sells everything from hanging capiz shells, to hanging crystals. They definitely take the award for affordability!

And the capiz shells in action:

They have a faux capiz hanging shells and the authentic capiz hanging shells. They are currently sold out of the authentic capiz hanging shells.

Now beach brides have an affordable way to achieve their dream Beach Arch that will leave all of their guests saying: "Wow"!

Sweet Dreams,

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