Californian couple Whitney Alexander and John Elledge got married last month and for their reception, they chose to do something very different.
Whitney and John had a purpose built ‘weed tent’ at their wedding which included 13 different varieties of marijuana with a ‘budtender’ on hand to help guests decide what to choose.
In the United States, the recreational and medical use of marijuana, also referred to as pot/weed/cannabis is completely legal in four states: Oregon, Colorado, Alaska and Washington.
John, who happens to work as a professional weed grower in Oregon (and yes you read that correctly) spoke to USA Today about the reaction to the tent: “We were shocked, utterly shocked at the response, people loved it”.
“I’m still getting 15 to 20 texts a day from people saying what a life changing event that was and what a great experience it was to have a smoke tent there.
“The oldest person we had in the tent was an 81-year-old woman who hadn’t smoked weed since the ‘60s. She loved it”.
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To help them plan their wedding, the couple brought wedding planner Nora Sheils on board.
Chatting about the idea of a weed tent, Nora, owner of Bridal Bliss said: “People either love it – they think it’s such a fun idea, or hate it – they think it’s just disgusting”.
H/T Metro UK
