Building the Chuppah

Last weekend, I went up to my parents' house in Santa Rosa. They live out in the woods, and a nearby redwood tree fell down. My dad suggested we look at the branches and see if they would work for the chuppah- so he got out his chainsaw and we went foraging! We found 4 lovely, mossy limbs that are straight enough and dad is turning them into the chuppah. Our friend Gabe is a painter and he is creating the canopy that will be attached to the top of the chuppah- you can see samples of his work here.