If you happen to be attending a wedding in Colorado, don't be shocked if you see some weed in the bouquet. With the sale of marijuana now legalized in Colorado and Washington State, weed is beginning to become something of an alternative flower-of-choice for weddings.
At the wedding of Lauren Meisels and Bradley Melshenker in Boulder, Colo., the bride and groom actively incorporated weed into their wedding, starting by using marijuana buds and leaves in the bride's bouquet and the groomsmen's boutonnieres. The groom's dogs, who were also in attendance, had specialty collars crafted out of cannabis buds, eucalyptus leaves and pink ribbons.
It wasn't just the wedding party who was able to enjoy the presence of pot, as it was a major theme for the reception as well. Guests received a baby marijuana plant before entering the dinner reception, and were ushered to tables named after some of the couple's favorite strands of weed like Blue Dream, Sour Diesel, and Skywalker. Guests then passed around e-cigarettes of hash oil, which were provided to every table. One guest said that her table, where the age range of guests varied from 40 to 70 years, said "It didn’t feel weird or bizarre...it kind of becomes a new cocktail.”
Granted, Mr. Melshenker and Ms. Meisels moved to Boulder to open (and eventually sell) a marijuana dispensary and cultivation center, but many in the region believe that weed is a better alternative to alcohol at a wedding.
“Marijuana intoxication is full of positive emotion," said Mr. Dyke, a man who runs a weed-tolerant bed-and-breakfast in Denver. He recently hosted a wedding and reception at his B&B last year. "People feel love and connection. Every single person cried at the wedding."
While it was success for some, it's not something that is widespread throughout the state, as law mandates that you can only light up in private spaces, not public ones. This puts popular areas, like the Denver Botanic Gardens and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, off-limits.
However, we have to wonder: if you were to go this route, how wild would it be to see your grandparents lighting up at your weed-centered wedding?
[via The New York Times]
