How to Put Grapevine Garland on an Archway
An archway decorated with grapevine garland can serve as an eye-catching entryway for a wedding or as a decorative arch to stand under to exchange your vows during the wedding ceremony. Take the archway to the reception with you and set the cake under it, or just use the archway for photos. You will need to put the grapevine garland on the archway in such a fashion that it will not blow off or fall off during the wedding ceremony or reception. Placing the garland correctly will allow you to enjoy your wedding without having to worry about problems with the archway.
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Things You'll Need
- Wood wedding arch, 5feet by 8 feet
- 4 15-inch fresh grapevine garlands
- 6 fresh greenery garlands (ivy or hemlock)
- 6 fresh flower garlands (chrysanthemums or amaryllis)
- Lights (optional)
- Ribbon (optional)
Instructions
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Wrap two 15-inch fresh grapevine garlands around a 5-foot by 8-foot wood lattice wedding arch, beginning at the bottom and coming up the left side (one for each side of the frame on the left). Twist the garland as you drape it around the sides. If the arch has ladder-link rungs running up the side, take the garland across the rung and over to the other side and then bring it back, similar to lacing a shoe. Do not wrap the garland tight; wrap it loosely.
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Go to the right side of the arch and lace two 15-inch grapevine garlands up the sides as you did in step 1. The left and right sides of grapevine garland should meet at the top.
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Weave three fresh greenery garlands up the left sides of the archway next to each of the grapevine garlands in the same manner you placed the grapevines. Ivy or hemlock work especially well for a wedding arch.
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Wrap the other three greenery garlands up the right sides of the archway as you did in step 3.
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Place three fresh flower garlands around the greenery and grapevine, following them both up the left sides of the archway and placing the flowery garlands between or over the greenery and grapevine garlands. Chrysanthemums or amaryllis are popular choices for a wedding arch.
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Lace the other three flower garlands up the right sides of the arch as you did in step 5.
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Tips & Warnings
If you would like the archway to look more full, add more of each of the grapevine garland, greenery garlands and flower garlands on each side.
If you are having your wedding outside at night, consider adding lights to the archway.
For a fancier look, weave ribbon in with the garlands. Match the color of the ribbon to your wedding colors.
