Franklin Pichardo — The Legendary Cigar Roller

Franklin Pichardo rolls cigars live at your wedding. He has been rolling since 1995 and is one of roughly twenty-eight rollers in the world cleared to make the Fuente Fuente Opus X. Your guests watch the leaf, the board and the press, and each one leaves with a cigar finished in front of them. Two people, everything the work needs on one table, and forty-five minutes of quiet setup before the room fills. Official cigar roller of the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix and published in Cigar Journal. Based in Bethlehem, PA, serving weddings across PA, NJ, NY, CT, DE and MD.

Most cigar bars hand out boxed cigars. Franklin makes them in front of your guests, one at a time, and the band goes on the cigar he just rolled for them. He trained at the Arturo Fuente school and spent years rolling the Opus X, one of the most sought-after cigars in the world. No smoke indoors: the table lives wherever you want the party to move, from the cocktail-hour terrace to the late-night patio. Custom cigar bands with your names can be made ahead of the date.

In three words: Calm, Creative, Thoughtful