Wedding Cigars

1 Written by natasha on August 17, 2009 – 5:00 am

Someone recently asked me about wedding cigars — which was conveniently only a few weeks after I had my first wedding cigar! It turns out that there are lots of ideas when it comes to the wedding cigar, so I thought I would share.

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What is a wedding cigar?

Well, it’s a cigar that either is given out at a wedding (as a favor, for example) or is given out to be smoked at the wedding to celebrate.

Where do people smoke the cigars?

Assuming that the cigars are given out as part of the wedding celebration, there are two options: outside or a designated smoking room. If you are interested in having people celebrate with cigars, make sure that you find out if the venue allows smoking! Also be sure that you direct your guests to the designated smoking area. (Note to winter weddings where it’s cold: outside might not be an option if you want people to enjoy them!)

Either way, make sure that wherever you allow people to smoke cigars does not intrude on those people who can’t stand smoke or are allergic to smoke. Don’t let the cigar smoke ruin the evening for non-smokers.

What kind of cigars should we use?

There are a number of kinds of cigars that might be appropriate for a wedding.  You can buy in advance or have a cigar bar (see below!) which would have a number of kinds of cigars and/or allow people to roll fresh cigars. One great tip on cigars and weddings: make sure the cigars aren’t too big! You dont want your guests being gone for hours smoking a ridiculously large cigar.

How should we hand them out? (aka What’s a cigar bar?)

My friends just handed them out at the end of the night, in front of the venue. The idea was that most people were heading to an after party with the brides and it was a celebration/continue the party while walking to the afterparty. It was very informal.

If you want something more grand, you can have a cigar bar - a bar that has cigars! You can DIY and just buy different types of cigars that people can choose from. Or, there are services that will set up a bar for you and have different types. Or, another option is to have a cigar rolling bar where people can roll their own cigars (obviously this is the most expensive option!). Rolled cigars are more fresh and taste different than the store bought, so that might impact your decision, too.

Hope that helps! Happy smoking!

~ Natasha

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