No marijuana was used in the making of this wedding bouquet. But some of the leaves made me do a double-take. Photo by: Mint Photography on Magnolia Rouge via Lover.ly
So much for baby’s breath: Now that buying marijuana is legal in Colorado and Washington State, it seems like cannabis leaves are the hot new bouquet-filler. No joke. The New York Times has pics from a Colorado wedding where marijuana buds and leaves featured prominently in the wedding party’s boutonnieres, bride’s bouquet, and floral arrangements. Plus, the groom’s three dogs wore collars made of cannabis buds, eucalyptus leaves, and pink ribbons.
And that’s not all: Instead of the usual welcome-bag filler—forget water and a mini bag of chips—guests at this wedding got a canvas bag with a rolled joint, a lighter, and lip balm infused with mango butter and cannabis, along with this note: “We wanted to show you some of the things we love the best.” At the reception, escort cards were attached to potted baby pot plants, and the tables were named after different strains of marijuana: Blue Dream, Sour Diesel, Skywalker.
The article mentions other weed-friendly weddings “where joints, bongs, vaporizers, e-pens, or hookahs are passed around.” And let’s not forget about edible marijuana: caramels, lollipops, chocolates, or “Dixie Elixirs’ THC-infused sparkling beverages that come in trendy flavors like pomegranate or watermelon cream.”
It’s kind of a lot to wrap your brain around—there’s a whole new world of weedy weddings out there—and I get all the “con” arguments: Obviously you don’t want someone inadvertently handing grandma a pot brownie. (Unless she has glaucoma, of course.) And you can’t have wedding guests with a bad case of the munchies huddled in the corner sneaking swipes of your wedding cake frosting. But a lot of the other negatives, like guests passing out or acting stupid, will happen if you have plain old booze at your wedding, too. And if you liken a few passed joints to a hookah room or a cigar bar, it’s not like you’d need to whitewall your venue for the guests who wanted to to partake.
Thoughts on weed at weddings?
I guess it’s not exactly the wedding I would plan, but I’m kind of interested to see where all this goes as marijuana legalization broadens.