Planning the Perfect Cannabis Wedding

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Your wedding day is one of the most important days of your life. It’s the day you and your partner show the world who you are as a couple; a day to express your beliefs and represent your love as a new duo. Cannabis weddings are on the rise and for good reason—everyone deserves to have that dream wedding, and incorporating cannabis into the big day is a great way to share your mutual love for cannabis as well as introduce cannabis to others in a safe and festive way. CULTURE spoke with three cannabis wedding-centered business owners who have mastered the art of incorporating cannabis in beautiful and innovative ways.

Jasmine Maimone is an associate at The Hazy Daisy in Colorado. While working in a dispensary, she attended a cannabis business incubator event and discovered her love to combine cannabis flowers with traditional floral arrangements.

Have you had many wedding requests, if so what are the couples looking for? And what advice do you give them?

The Hazy Daisy focuses on cannabis-friendly events in the Denver Metro Area. Other than a general color scheme, people are usually too excited at the prospect of a cannabis incorporated arrangement to provide much direction. It gives me a lot of artistic leeway. The best advice I can give to someone incorporating cannabis into their event—follow all state and local laws and be upfront with your venue.

“The best advice I can give to someone incorporating cannabis into their event—follow all state and local laws and be upfront with your venue.”

What are some of your recommendations for floral arrangements/boutonnieres for someone looking to do an all cannabis wedding?

The cannabis flower serves as the prominent feature in these floral arrangements, boutonnieres and corsages, so the size and overall look of the flower (or bud) is extremely important. Generally, boutonnieres require a flower the size of a half dollar and a full flower arrangement would require multiple flowers around the same size or bigger.

Nora and Elizabeth Sheils run Bridal Bliss out of Oregon. When it comes to planning a cannabis wedding, their motto is, “as long as we are within the law, let’s get creative and have fun.”

Setting up your budbar can be as intricate or simple as you like.

Has Bridal Bliss received many cannabis wedding requests? And what advice do you give them?

We have received a handful of requests from couples looking to host a cannabis-friendly wedding. When we begin working with them we talk about the restrictions, rules and regulations.

“We have seen a few different ways clients would like to incorporate weed into their wedding but by far the most popular request is a weed bar with a quality bud tender.”

What are some unique ways you’ve found to incorporate cannabis into a wedding?

?We have seen a few different ways clients would like to incorporate weed into their wedding but by far the most popular request is a weed bar with a quality bud tender. We have had a few clients incorporate marijuana into their florals, which is a fun little detail and a client that recently worked in an ice pipe and “420 smoke.”

Bec Koop, the former owner of Buds and Blossoms as well as Cannabis Concierge Events and founder of Cannabis Wedding Expo has rebranded and started a “one stop shop” for anything and everything one could need when planning a cannabis wedding.

When couples approach you and inquire about your services, do they usually have an idea in mind or do you guide them through the process of what’s available?

We do both. Our website is pretty educational about the different services we provide. Once [the date] is set, we send them a full blown questionnaire that dives into the dirty details of everything from, would you like a hemp silk wedding dress made? Would you like hemp chapstick or pain reliever to give out as party favors to your non-consuming guests? We try to really look at what their needs are, what their budget is and try to come up with the best package.

What are some wedding trends or features that you’ve noticed gaining momentum lately?

One of the biggest things that has really taken off since starting this business is the budtending service. The budbar is set up with educational material, you’re talking to the guest about what strain would be perfect for their vibe and their feel for the evening. Making sure that we can help with moderation and discretion and education are three huge points we like to push.