Celebratory Cigars: Classy or Nasty?

Disclaimer: I am not encouraging the use of tobacco nor am I attempting to glamorize smoking. I am very well aware of the terrifying statistics. These are just my opinions, take them for what they are worth: not much and all mine. I am not an advocate of smoking—just a silly woman getting married :)

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I'm not exactly sure when or why we started exploring the cigar bar idea—I'm not a smoker and Mr. Seal only occasionally indulges in a nice cigar. However, I do recall that the idea was met with much criticism by Mama Seal.

I really can't blame her for not thinking the idea is as classy as I do. I mean, cigars create smoke and, well, cigar smoke is kinda nasty and dangerous! So, when she immediately thrashed the idea, I was only a little hurt. We are both pretty stubborn ladies (I guess this apple didn't fall far from the tree), so I kept bringing the idea up...and the debates kept getting more heated. I could no longer understand what the issue was—the cigars would be smoked outside and away from guests and I wasn't asking her to pay for them, just to be super excited and LOVE the idea. Hehe.

Anyway, I never won that argument but the fact of the matter is, we are indeed having a station to enjoy cigars at our wedding (and I think Mama Seal is at least coming around to the idea).

For all of you critics, lemme explain why:

1. Historically speaking, cigars represent celebration—and what will we be doing at our wedding reception? Celebrating our marriage, of course!

2. Cigars give off that old-timey feel we are going for—in fact I think it helps put the "Old" in "Old San Francisco".

I've got some proof...George Clooney looks pret-ty debonair and mature, eh?:

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3. Some of the world's classiest and most interesting people in the world enjoy a recreational cigar:

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Okay, the last one was a joke, but I do stand by my point.

4. Daddio Seal smokes, and considering the amount of time and money he is investing into this wedding, why not repay him with a small token of appreciation? A designated location for him to enjoy a nice cigar with his buddies is a thought that brings me a lot of joy.

Anyhow, Brother Seal and his wonderful fiancee Maria thought the idea was so brilliant that they offered to pay for the cigar roller as a gift. I attempted to decline their generous offer, but they insisted (and seeing as how he is my eldest brother, it served me best not to argue any further).

We did some research and with little effort found a wonderful company (Oye Productions) that will provide the service and cigars we want for our reception.

Then I bought some custom matches to celebrate the occasion:

What's your stance on cigars at a wedding? Classy or Nasty? 

Lots of love,

Miss Seal