PICS: A new bromance is brewing between Obama and Canada's Justin Trudeau

The first state dinner of President Barack Obama's final year honours Canada and its newest sensation named Justin: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. 

The nation that produced singer Justin Bieber now also claims the dashing Liberal leader of Canada's government. Thursday's dinner is the first by the White House in nearly 20 years for America's northern neighbour.

Rows of blooming orchids, hydrangeas and amaranth in shades of green and white will decorate the main floor of the White House, as well as the East Room where some 200 guests will sit down for the meal. Green is a favorite color of Trudeau's wife, Sophie Gregoire, who is accompanying him.


"It kind of gives you a feeling of walking through a garden in springtime when all the flowers are starting to bloom," Hedieh Ghaffarian, the White House's chief floral designer, said on Wednesday at a media preview of the dinner.

Dinner will be served on the Obama state china service, which is trimmed in a shade of blue and was unveiled last year.