Wedding cigar help

[E.J.]

Ugh....what kind of wedding receptions are some of you talking about.... I think if he wants to have a cigar on his wedding day, give that man a cigar. Bring the chosen few with you and enjoy the Hell out of them, relax, enjoy, embrace the time and situation. If she cannot support that, they have bigger issues....so enjoy the cigars anyway, because it's going to be a LONG HAUL.

Who knows, maybe if the reception is only 2 hours and he's gone for half of that(assuming he cannot just do it on an outside deck area that people could come visit while he is doing it)....I could understand their possibly being an issue. Maybe he can do it with the boys before the reception starts or after it ends. If they are celebrating for 4ish+ hours, go enjoy the cigars with whoever wants to do it.

Long story short, if that is what he wants to do....he should figure out a way to do it. If he can't figure out a way to do it, he'll figure it out the next time he gets married.

 

[Nacho Daddy]

Better to have a cigar and no time than time and no cigar.I vote for a RyJ short churchill tubo.Comes in 10s and 15s as well as 25s,eminently portable,short duration smoke,and a winner in the flavor department.Second choice is the serie D Partagas.Ditto packaging,etc,etc.Also there is Bolivar Royal Corona,available in tubo,.........

 

[whitey430314]

I second that, I am fairly new but I was given one of these not too long ago and it was delicious!

 

[StogieNinja]

Long story short, if that is what he wants to do....he should figure out a way to do it. If he can't figure out a way to do it, he'll figure it out the next time he gets married.

Or, he'll learn to compromise, or even better, he'll learn to sacrifice his own selfishness for the sake of laying down his life for his wife, and be rewarded with a wife who loves and supports him, and they'll live happily ever after.

My wife and I have been together for eleven years, married for eight. In that time, I've never once refused her a reasonable request. And you know what? She's never made an unreasonable one.

True love, if he truly loves her, loves unconditionally and asks nothing in return. The question he should be asking is not "Why should I be denied this if I want it?" but rather "How can I make this day better for my wife and guests?" Perhaps his being present for the occasion might be one way to do that.

If he's already going with "Why should I be denied this if I want it?", you're right, he's not gonna be in the marriage for long. But that'll likely be his fault, not hers.

Long story short, he's asking the wrong questions.

Put it another way: You ever go to a kid's graduation party and have that kid be a brat? You know what I'm talking about, clearly would rather be out with his buddies and can't wait to get out for the night, and makes that clear by his attitude that he'd rather be anywhere but at the family party? Same thing here. This wedding is a chance for everyone they know and love to celebrate them as a couple. Seems pretty selfish for him to want to disappear for an hour or two and smoke with his buddies. There's plenty of other time to smoke with his buddies, doesn't seem like that much of a sacrifice to spend the day with his wife.

 

[E.J.]

Well written, convincing and sounds perfect, lilninjabuddy.... I am just not on board with it. Well, not on board with all of it. That's okay, we don't have to agree on the fact that it is or isn't, a reasonable request.

It's not as if we are talking about some type of really odd, out of the ordinary, wedding day event. Hell, in every issue of CA there is a pic of guys/girl/guests having wedding day cigars. He's not asking to go to Six Flags for an hour to ride his favorite coaster.

I think we are just looking at two different sides of a coin. And for the record, I've been with my wife for 12 years, married for 10 of that(10th anny June 14th 2013). I make unreasonable requests all the time and then she tells me how it's going to be.

 

[StogieNinja]

It's not as if we are talking about some type of really odd, out of the ordinary, wedding day event. Hell, in every issue of CA there is a pic of guys/girl/guests having wedding day cigars. He's not asking to go to Six Flags for an hour to ride his favorite coaster.

I'd argue it's exactly as if he was asking to go to Six Flags to ride a roller coaster for an hour. Weddings happen at Six Flags, too. The difference is, whatever it is is part of the event. In those CA photos, cigars are clearly part of the event. This guys is looking to disappear for an hour, and leave his wife and guests to smoke with his buddy.

If he and his wife (and the venue) wanted to make cigars part of the event, it would make sense.

But you're right, we don't have to agree. :smoke:

 

[TravelingJ]

All I know, is that lilninjas plan, sounds like one where you end up driving a minivan. It's your life, too. Just because you bought her a ring, doesn't automatically make her right on everything. Let the dude smoke at his wedding if he wants, he's the one paying for it.

 

[HabanosAl]

I have seen all the comments and they all make sense. At the end of the day, the lady in our lives knows a good herf is part and parcel of our day/life. Its something that she will understand and luckily in my case, love!! Cigars should not be smoked with any kind of doubt or worry about someone who you care about worrying or leaving you panicking. If you have a part of the evening to sit down with something nice to sip and a nice stick to accompany, I'd suggest something subtle like a Cohiba Secretos or if you fancy something a little more attractive for 45mins or so, take on a Behike52 with a nice scotch. You'll get a nice 45 or so out of that. But if we're talking bachelor party smoking... Monte Sublimes, Cohiba Piramides 2001, Bolivar Gold Medal or if you can get your hands on one, Cohiba Sublimes!!!!!
Hope its a great day guys!!
Alex.

Instagram: @habanosal

 

[DanLAXX1]

Thanks again everyone for all of your replies. I'm def taking them all into consideration! As I stated, I'll bring him a nice cigar for the wedding, but nothing that breaks the bank. Since he met his wife in 2010 (could have been '09) I think I'm gonna gift him a box of Monte Grand Edmundo 2010 (thanks for the idea LNB!). I just can't decide on what to smoke for the bachelor party. I'm up in the air between Monte Sublimes or Gran Reserva and Cohiba Sublime or 1966. I'm also open to any other cigar that would be smoked on a special occasion. Finding a couple of these is going to be another process! I just want to make sure he enjoys it. I don't know much about any of these cigars so any, and all, help is greatly appreciated.

BTW Dave, congrats on the wedding!

 

[HabanosAl]

Thanks again everyone for all of your replies. I'm def taking them all into consideration! As I stated, I'll bring him a nice cigar for the wedding, but nothing that breaks the bank. Since he met his wife in 2010 (could have been '09) I think I'm gonna gift him a box of Monte Grand Edmundo 2010 (thanks for the idea LNB!). I just can't decide on what to smoke for the bachelor party. I'm up in the air between Monte Sublimes or Gran Reserva and Cohiba Sublime or 1966. I'm also open to any other cigar that would be smoked on a special occasion. Finding a couple of these is going to be another process! I just want to make sure he enjoys it. I don't know much about any of these cigars so any, and all, help is greatly appreciated.

BTW Dave, congrats on the wedding!

MONTE SUBLIME!!! GO FOR IT!!! Its as good as if not better than a Cohiba Sublime, but probably for around half the price. 1966 will never be a bad smoke and they're smoking really well right now. 2008 was the Monte Sublimes year so i suppose thats not too far away from the date?? To be fair, looking back at all the info you've said so far, a Trinidad Short Robusto is a creamy little number from 2010 and will last around 45mins maximum, maybe perfect for the wedding day herf?? 2009 however, you could take down a Bolivar Belicosos Finos LE.. Superb smoke. But not a Monte Sublimes haha

 

[DanLAXX1]

I would love to buy a box of Monte Sublimes (even if just for myself) but I can't seem to find them anywhere. If anybody has a box they're willing to part with, please let me know! Additionally, I was considering the Trini Short Robusto and Reyes but I haven't smoked either so I don't know much about them other than what I read in reviews.