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Your arch, step by step
How to hold an arch online, and how to set it up and take it down if you're picking it up yourself.
- Booking
- Setup
- Takedown
Hold your arch online
It takes about two minutes on the Book page. No payment until we confirm.
Choose your arch
Open the Book page and tap the arch you want. Each arch can be held for one event per date.
Pick your date
Crossed-out dates are already held for that arch. If yours is taken, try another arch.
Add flowers, if you like
Flower runners and aisle flowers can go on the same hold. You'll see a price estimate as you go.
Send your details
Your name and phone are all we need. Add your email to get a confirmation.
We confirm within 48 hours
We'll reach out to go over the details, pickup or delivery, and the 50% deposit that secures your date.
Event week
The balance is due the week of the event. Pick up in Falls Church, or we deliver and set up for you.
Setting up your arch
For pickup. Our arch frames come in pieces with the flowers already on, so setup is mostly connecting and standing it up.
Before you start
- Two people
- A clean sheet or blanket to lay the pieces on
- Flat, level space about 9 × 9 ft
- Outdoors: a sandbag or weight for each base
- Room in your car for the frame pieces. Ask us the sizes when you book.
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Pick your spot
Find flat, level ground with about 9 × 9 ft of clear space. The arch is about 8 × 8 ft, so indoors check the ceiling height and any light fixtures.
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Lay out the pieces
Spread a clean sheet or blanket and lay the frame pieces on it in the shape of the arch, flowers facing up, so you can see which ends join.
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Connect the frame
While the arch is still on the ground, push the pieces together at each joint until they're all the way in. If a joint has a pin or knob, tighten it.
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Add the bases
Set each leg into its base plate and make sure it sits straight and snug.
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Stand it up together
With one person at each end, lift by the frame, never the flowers, and walk the arch up to standing. Keep the bottom from sliding as it rises.
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Steady it outdoors
Outside, set a sandbag or weight on each base plate so the wind can't tip it. Tuck greenery or fabric over them to hide them.
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Fluff and check
Gently fluff any flowers and leaves that got pressed in the car, tuck loose stems back in, and step back to check it stands straight.
Picking up the White Cascade Arch? It also comes with a matching ground piece. Set the arch up first, then place the ground piece in front. Questions while you set up? Call or text (571) 992-9661.
Taking it down
- With two people, lower the arch the same way it went up and lay it on a clean sheet, flowers up.
- Lift each leg out of its base plate.
- Pull the frame apart at each joint.
- Pack the pieces so nothing heavy sits on the flowers.
- Bring back every piece, bases included, at the time we agreed on when you booked.
Do's and don'ts
- Lift and carry by the frame, not the flowers.
- Keep candles and open flames away from the flowers.
- Ask us before hanging signs, lights or fabric on the arch.
- Don't let anyone climb or lean on the arch.
- Don't leave it standing unattended in strong wind.
- Don't glue, cut or fix anything. If a stem comes loose, just tell us when you return it.
Rather not set it up yourself?
Choose delivery & setup when you book. We bring it, set it up and collect it the same night or the next morning, for a flat fee anywhere in the DMV.
Ready to book your date?
Send us your date, your venue and the pieces you want. We answer every message.
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