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.

Weed tent at a recent wedding. #itslegalhere #budtender #newweddingtrend #420

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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".

New first for us...a "Weed Bar!" Can't get the late night treats out fast enough! #keepportlandweird #bridalblissnw #weedbar #marijuanabar A photo posted by Bridal Bliss (@bridalblissnw) on Aug 8, 2015 at 9:20pm PDT

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