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diy Wedding Backdrop

Courtney, on February 18, 2021 at 10:03 AM Posted in Do It Yourself 0 4

I am looking for any advice, tips, plans, or anything else you have found helpful when creating a diy backdrop for your wedding. I am trying to cover large garage doors as after multiple rescheduling, we are going to old our reception in a "warming barn." The front of the building also has doors but I am not worried as much about them as my wedding is in July and we will have them open and the rest of the walls are pretty tongue and groove. However I feel that the back doors will really offset the room if I do not do something to cover them. I have not measured myself but a local decorator that has previously said that they are 40ft that need to be covered and quoted me around $700 so I am hoping that by doing it myself it will be significantly less. I have attached a few pictures of what I am looking to create as well as of the outside of the


Also, has anyone rented one from rentmywedding.com? If so, what was your experience?


diy Wedding Backdrop 1


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barn itself.


diy Wedding Backdrop 3

4 Comments

Latest activity by Jackie, on May 2, 2022 at 11:24 PM
  • Michelle
    Rockstar December 2022
    Michelle ·
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    That is why you avoid wedding services when possible. $700 is highway robbery and they know it. Even with labor costs, they are ripping you off. Clear Christmas lights cost $1 for 100 lights at Target/walmart. Sheer fabric is also very inexpensive. You would probably spend $25-50 max for supplies being very generous. Check thumbtack.com for decorating services and do not let them charge you more than $250-300 for setup/teardown labor.

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  • Lynnie
    WeddingWire Administrator October 2016
    Lynnie ·
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    Hi Courtney! I have no DIY skills myself, but I found a few helpful posts from other brides who've done DIY backdrops for their wedding:

    DIY backdrop???

    diy Back drop

    DIY Sweetheart Table Backdrop
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  • Fleur
    October 2020
    Fleur ·
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    I love the look of those! I have found the short diy videos from cvlinens to be pretty helpful. They recently had one about backdrops. Good luck!

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  • J
    Just Said Yes May 2022
    Jackie ·
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    I agree that $700 is outrageous!!

    Did you pay the vendor for their time and information? I hope so. How long did it take them just to measure the backdrop? How much advice did you receive from them? Even if you didn't officially hire them for the job, paying them for their information was/would have been the right thing to do.

    I literally just watched a video about vendors who give wedding and decoration advice and then they are not hired for the wedding. Stinks for the vendors!

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