Cannabis weddings

Day-of cannabis wedding checklist

The day-of execution of a cannabis-aware wedding is mostly about whether the right things were prepared in advance — and the day-of checks are short. This page is the practical morning-of checklist: which staff to brief, which conversations to confirm, which products to lay out where, and how to staff the cannabis area through the reception. Adults 21+; everything below assumes the planning work in the other Pillar 8 articles is done.

Morning of

Confirm pickup at the licensed dispensary. Most HV dispensaries don't deliver to event venues; you or a designated friend pick up. Bring two IDs.

Confirm with the venue's day-of coordinator that the cannabis-area location and signage plan are still as agreed. Sometimes weather forces a re-route.

Confirm with the catering team that the labeled edibles will be served on a clearly-separated surface from non-infused desserts.

Pre-ceremony staff brief

20-minute brief with the bartenders, catering team, and the wedding planner. Cover: what's in the THC drinks (mg per can), what's in the edibles (dose per piece), where consumption is permitted, where it's not, and what to do if a guest has had too much.

Have the same brief printed on a single page that lives at the bar.

Ceremony

Cannabis area is closed during the ceremony. Reopens at cocktail hour.

Cocktail hour through dinner

Cannabis area staffed (a friend, a hired budtender, or the planner) for the first 90 minutes of cocktail hour. After that, self-serve is usually fine if guests have been briefed.

Edibles available throughout dinner — they take 30-90 minutes to kick in, so guests planning to use them mostly start during dinner.

Reception

Cannabis area peak demand is between dinner and the cake-cutting moment.

Late reception: the area can stay open until last call but make sure water and food are still accessible. Cannabis-and-alcohol cross-impairment is the most common reason a guest needs to be cared for at the end of the night.

After the wedding

Anything not consumed travels home with the couple or a designated guest in sealed packaging. Cannabis transport rules still apply — sealed, in trunk, NY-only.

Disposal of empty packaging: standard recycling, no special handling needed.