“I’m not the black sheep, I’m the green sheep of the industry,” says Bec Koop. She is the owner of Buds & Blossoms, Colorado’s only dedicated marijuana florist.

Koop first got into traditional floristry in 2011, but she started including extra greenery last January when recreational use was legalized in the state. Her aha moment came when she was at home pruning some of her own cannabis plants. She had some surplus flowers lying around from an event the weekend before, and on a whim, decided to put them together.

“I realized, Oh, my gosh, this is a whole new wedding tradition,” she says. “I need to make this happen.”

Bec Koop of Buds & Blossoms. Julia Vandenoever

It was an immediate hit among people working within the marijuana industry, a success she chalks up to a familiarity with pot, but a certain stigma remains among the general public. “Some people joke and say, ‘Don’t piss off grandma,'” she says. However, it is gradually becoming more accepted.

There are other florists that offer the service, but Buds & Blossoms deals exclusively with pot. (Koop also runs a cannabis-themed wedding planning business.) To get a bouquet made, a buyer needs to go to a marijuana dispensary, buy the buds and bring them to her with the receipt. She then incorporates them into a bunch of flowers or a corsage.

Bec Koop can outfit any groom in high style.

Rather than being restrictive, asking customers to supply their own marijuana also helps her tailor the arrangements to their specific needs. Which is helpful when it comes to events where consumers might prefer a particular strain.

“Say it’s Valentine’s Day and it’s meant to be a romantic bouquet. It might be something that is more of an arousing strain that brings a little more heat to the bedroom,” she says. “There are many different options.”