April 10, 2025 • 20 mins
Step behind the velvet rope and discover Greater Cincinnati's newest wedding destination! Kathy Piech-Lukas explores the stunning Delhi Event Center with venue coordinator Tiffany Combs just days before their inaugural wedding celebration.
This gorgeous contemporary space, completed in June 2024, offers couples a seamless wedding experience with its comprehensive package of amenities. From the moment you arrive at 8 AM on your wedding day, you'll enjoy access to a luxurious bridal suite equipped with comfortable seating, full-length mirrors, and perfect lighting for hair and makeup preparation. The venue's all-inclusive approach provides tables, chairs, linens, napkins, dance floor, and crucially—a professional day-of coordinator to ensure everything runs perfectly.
What sets Delhi Event Center apart is its beautiful design featuring abundant natural light through expansive windows, complemented by stylish globe lighting that creates a modern yet timeless atmosphere. With a capacity of 240 guests, the space accommodates both intimate gatherings and grand celebrations. Additional options like uplighting, centerpieces, and charger plates allow couples to customize their experience while still benefiting from the venue's turnkey approach.
Beyond exploring the physical space, Kathy and Tiffany share fascinating insights about wedding industry challenges, including handling difficult guests and maintaining professional boundaries. Their candid stories highlight the importance of working with experienced professionals who can navigate unexpected situations while preserving your special day's magic.
Ready to see this beautiful space for yourself? Visit www.delhieventcenter.com or call 513-379-3010 to schedule your personal tour and discover why this venue might be the perfect setting for your dream day.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
We are making our own story as we go.
Hi, this is Kathy Piech Lukaswith Your Dream Day and Your
Dream Day podcast, and today I'mgetting a behind-the-scenes
tour of a new event venue herein Greater Cincinnati, and none
other than Tiffany Combs, fromthe Delhi Event Center is going
to take us on that journey today.
Hello Tiffany, how are you.
(00:20):
I'm doing good.
How are you?
Speaker 2 (00:29):
Now this venue is in a brand-new building that was
recently built in Delhi TownSquare on the west side, correct
?
Yes?
Speaker 1 (00:31):
it was built in.
June of 2024 is when it wasfinished.
Okay, wonderful, and so tell usa little bit about some of the
things that an engaged couplecan get by booking their wedding
here.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Yeah, so when you book here, you actually get full
access the day of at 8 am, soyou get to use our bridal suite,
which is what we're sitting inright now Very cushy couches and
lots of mirrors full lengthmirrors.
We need the mirrors, we need thechairs A great place to do your
makeup hang out.
So, yeah, they get access at 8am.
They can use the bridal suite.
They can set up that morningany decorations that they want
(00:59):
to bring in.
We do provide the tables, thechairs, the linens, the linen
napkins, the dance floor and aday off coordinator.
That's huge.
Yep, that's huge.
Yeah, yeah, there's a lot thatwe provide.
We also have additional add-ons, too.
So we have uplites that we canput around the room, we have
table numbers, we havecenterpieces that are an option,
as well as the charger plates.
So, yeah, we have a few add-onoptions.
Speaker 1 (01:21):
Very turnkey, for sure.
Yeah, well, and one of the,like I said, we're sitting in
the bridal suite right now, sofor those of you who are just
listening versus watching onYouTube, unfortunately you won't
get to see that, but there's infront of me.
There's four full lengthmirrors and four like bar stool
type chairs that are cushy, yeah, and there's also electrical
(01:41):
outlets, which is a big deal.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
It is a big deal.
They need somewhere to plug inthe curling iron yes, and they
need good lighting.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
The lighting in here is fantastic.
You can make sure that you'llget your hair and makeup done
beautifully on the day of thewedding.
We had a wedding show here afew weeks ago.
Speaker 2 (02:04):
That was the first opportunity I had to see this
space.
It's beautiful.
Yes, thank you, it's verybeautiful.
Yeah, there's a bunch ofnatural lighting, which is my
favorite part.
It just kind of, you know,makes the mood brighter, makes
everyone happier.
Speaker 1 (02:15):
So well, the glass windows, yes, and the ball.
What would you call those?
Speaker 2 (02:18):
The globe lights.
Speaker 1 (02:20):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's my favorite part they
really add like a contemporaryfeel Yep, yeah, yeah, it's
beautiful.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Yeah, yeah, that's my favorite part.
They really add like acontemporary feel.
Yep, yeah, yeah, it's beautiful.
Speaker 1 (02:27):
Wonderful.
And how do you, how does foodwork here?
Speaker 2 (02:30):
So we have a preferred caterer list.
So there are six to sevencaterers on it.
Speaker 1 (02:40):
So we have our clients choose from one of those
.
Okay, and that's actually agood thing, I know sometimes
couples get a little frustratedbecause they can't bring in
their own food.
But it's really for safetyreasons, both for the property
and for the consumer who's goingto be eating the food itself,
Because you want to have alicensed and insured caterer
who's going to be serving thefood, cooking the food, keeping
it at the proper temperature andcleaning up properly.
But it also saves on yourkitchen.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Because these preferred caterers understand
the ways of the facility andwhat they can and can't do, and
what equipment's being providedto them so that they can provide
whatever it is that they need.
Absolutely Hot boxes and stenosand things like that.
Speaker 2 (03:17):
Yeah, there's also some other reasons that people
don't really always think about.
So the caterer provides a stafftypically a full service staff
about.
So the caterer provides a stafftypically a full service staff.
So you know, we have one or twopeople on site being the venue
coordinator, but the catererreally they are a big role in
running the event.
So definitely important thatyou know one of our preferred
caterers are used.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
Absolutely.
Now, trust me, I've hadsituations as a wedding planner
where they may have gotten a nonfull service caterer.
Speaker 2 (03:44):
And then they look to us and said, oh, so you're
doing the trash right, and I'mlike you're cleaning, you're
doing the trash, you're doingall of this and I'm like no, I'm
just one person.
Speaker 1 (03:53):
Well, and what a lot of people don't realize is that
you have to be serve safecertified in order to serve food
.
So even if you're doing yourown food, you need somebody
licensed and insured to servethat to a large crowd or
otherwise, that liability fallson you.
Speaker 2 (04:07):
Oh, there's a ton of things that go behind it that
people don't think about ohabsolutely Well.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
And the other thing is the bar and the liquor
license is held by the township,correct.
So the bar has to go through,y'all as well, yes, it does.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
So we have our exclusive vendor, which is
technically the township, so wehave a bar manager that runs all
of that.
Speaker 1 (04:26):
Okay, wonderful.
Well, what's nice is it seemslike this is really a one-stop
place, because not only do youprovide the linens and the
napkins, and the bar and thecatering options.
You also have some other stuffin your vault of secrets.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
Yeah yeah, that guys can use stuff in your vault of
secrets.
Yeah, yeah yeah, a lot ofadditional add-ons.
I also have a preferred vendorlist for really any, any vendor
you could think of.
Um, so you know, you can comehere, you can choose from it.
You can not choose from it,it's up to you, but it
definitely gives you a place tostart for sure, for sure.
Speaker 1 (04:57):
So what's so?
You have your first weddinghere this coming weekend.
Speaker 2 (05:02):
Yes, In two days, in two days.
Speaker 1 (05:04):
So what's going through your head right now?
Oh my gosh, everything, oh mygoodness.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
I'm just thinking about anything that could like
potentially happen or go wrong,which you know with events that
they never go perfect, butthey'll go as perfect as we can
make them go, and the guestsdon't need to see that or know
that.
Speaker 1 (05:20):
They're on a need to know basis.
Speaker 2 (05:21):
You don't need to know, yeah it's nothing that's
going to affect them.
It's just small things here andthere, but I'm just thinking of
every possibility in my head,but honestly, I feel really,
really prepared.
Yeah, I've been doing weddingsnow for about seven years, so
I've seen quite a bit.
Nothing shocks me anymore.
Yes, exactly, yeah, you justgot to keep it cool, got to keep
going.
(05:41):
The main focus is that thebride and groom have fun and
they are super laid back, so Idon't think that's going to be a
problem.
Speaker 1 (05:47):
Oh, that's wonderful, yeah, so tell me a little bit
more about what are youexpecting this weekend.
Speaker 2 (05:56):
So I'm definitely expecting a lot of people,
because it's 240, which is ourmax capacity.
I'm expecting them to drink alot of beer, because that's what
they've told me several times.
They were like we don't careabout anything else, just don't
run out of beer.
I was like we can do that.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
I had that happen at a wedding not once, but twice.
They ran out In one evening, ohno, and of course it was 4th of
July weekend.
Speaker 2 (06:18):
Oh yeah, Maybe they were drinking extra that weekend
.
Speaker 1 (06:20):
You know, I it's funny cause I think back to that
wedding.
Maybe they were drinking extrathat weekend.
You know, it's funny because Ithink back to that wedding.
They were the sweetest couple,but they did tell the venue more
than once.
We have a Bud Light drinkingcrowd.
And I don't know if it's justthat they didn't prepare
accordingly or they just boughtthe way they normally bought.
Yeah, but this particularcouple had a huge wedding party.
They had like 15 people on eachside.
(06:43):
It was massive, oh wow.
And their wedding favor to eachone of them was a big beer sign
.
So I think what was happeningis they were taking the beer and
dumping it into their beersigns, which was the equivalent
of two beers not one.
So they were going through it alot faster, but the venue had
to go out and get more beer andit was like I said it was a
(07:04):
holiday.
It was fourth of july weekendand so a lot of places weren't
open late because of that.
Speaker 2 (07:09):
No yeah that's that's a nightmare.
Yeah, that is not gonna happen.
Well, I'm not gonna even speakit into existence it's not
happening because this coupletold you that they're several
times we have a huge backstocktoo, so if we run out then, then
people have alcohol poisoning.
I don't know Like that canhappen.
Speaker 1 (07:29):
Well, the police are right down the road, so at least
we're good with that one.
Oh no, the bartenders know whensomeone's drunk.
Speaker 2 (07:35):
They stop serving them when it's too far.
So yeah, there's no way.
There's just no way that couldhappen.
Speaker 1 (07:40):
Well, and that's where tip certified bartenders
come into play, because you wantto make sure that your
bartender is tip certified,because they are going to cut
somebody off when they had toomuch to drink.
Oh, absolutely yeah.
Speaker 2 (07:52):
And they know what to look for.
Yeah, we make sure that theyare very aware of that, because
that's definitely, definitely aliability, and they report it
every time someone is too drunk,so it doesn't happen often.
Speaker 1 (08:03):
And they report it every time.
Someone is too drunk, so itdoesn't happen often.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
Honestly, for all of the events we've had here,
there's been maybe one personthat we've been like, okay,
we've got to cut this person off, but it happens every now and
then.
Speaker 1 (08:17):
Well, and, like as a planner, I usually, you know, I
tell couples we're the first toarrive or the last to leave.
And the last to leave isbecause I want to make sure that
whoever is there is getting aresponsible ride home, whether
that be an Uber, whether that bea friend.
Uh, one time I had a weddingwhere, uh they, one of the
persons was handicapped, so hewas in a wheelchair and he was
(08:37):
waiting with somebody else, andthey had called an Uber and said
we need a handicap accessibleride.
Well, the Uber ride got thereand said oh sorry, I can't fit
your wheelchair in my car, andso everybody else had left
already and I was still there,you know, picking up and
cleaning up, and they were stillthere.
And so we folded his wheelchairinto the back of my SUV and I
(09:00):
said where are we going?
That's amazing, but you know,but again it goes back to you
know.
When you're the host of anevent you want to make sure that
you know everybody has a safeway home right.
Speaker 2 (09:12):
You know they're your friends, they're your family.
Yeah, want to make sure they'retaken care of.
Speaker 1 (09:20):
Yeah, that would be horrible if something happened
and you thought, oh, I talked tothem or I saw them leave drunk.
You don't want that.
Oh, no, no, no.
There was another time I had awedding.
I'll never forget this one.
I was actually filling in for acolleague of mine because she
got COVID right before thewedding.
So she calls me up two days inadvance and she's like can you
fill in for me?
And then once I told her whathappened at the wedding, she
could not have been happier tohave been diagnosed with COVID
(09:40):
in her life.
Oh my gosh, I bet no.
Somebody was in the parking lotand was extremely intoxicated,
yeah, and did something very,very, very foolish that we
should have called the cops on.
And we were able to talk themdown.
And the person was sointoxicated it was very
(10:01):
difficult to talk him down.
And then we found his wife, whowas at the main building.
She comes down, of course, shesmacks him upside the head and
said what were you thinking?
Speaker 2 (10:09):
She should.
Speaker 1 (10:10):
And then he couldn't find his glasses.
So we're like how on earth areyou supposed to drive home
without your glasses?
And then, finally, he found hisglasses, and then his wife was
the one who actually drove themhome, because he was in no shape
to drive, but this guy was, youknow, he was picking a fight in
the parking lot and he wasprepared to drive home with a
child in the backseat.
(10:31):
Oh, my goodness, and at thatpoint I mean at that point
sometimes your liability is onthe line.
And so I had called the venuecoordinator by that point and
said you need to get down herebecause this, this is escalating
into a potentially badsituation.
Um, and so luckily we were ableto nip it.
(10:52):
Oh, that sounds horrible.
Speaker 2 (10:54):
Yeah, I've had.
I've had a few crazy stories.
What's probably the craziestwedding story you've ever had,
the one that I can remember thebest is that the um maid of
honor uh, actually she was sodrunk we had to cut her off, and
this wedding was at one of themost expensive venues in
Cincinnati, so I think that theykind of thought they could just
(11:15):
do whatever they wanted.
You know, um, and she wasmaking comments that made it
seem that way, but she was justin my face, screaming at me, to
the point that the brideactually came over and told her
to calm down and apologize to meabout it.
But and she just kept comingback and I was like, oh my
goodness, it's amazing whatalcohol does to people.
Yeah, she was like my friendpaid for the sweating, I can do
(11:35):
what I want.
I was like you can't drink asmuch as you want.
That's not going to happen.
Speaker 1 (11:39):
I had a similar story .
That one time it was the maidof honor again and she was
actually being quite vocal withall the vendors, not just me and
lucky for me, I have a clausein my contract which I call it
the please be nice to us clause,and she was getting very, very
close to the bullying part ofthe clause, and so I had pulled
(12:01):
the groom aside and told himwhat was going on, and he got on
the party bus and he said youleave our planner alone, oh my
goodness.
So then after that she startedpicking on the DJ.
Oh no.
(12:31):
And so she was drinking fromher stash.
She got toasted out of her mindto the point where, um, you
know, the bartender and I aretalking like we need to cut her
off, but she's being very nastyabout it and I was like, well,
why don't we water down theliquor?
She goes, I, I can goodconscience cannot water this
(12:53):
bottle down because it's a $400bottle of whiskey or whatever it
was.
And so, lucky for us, shedecided to pass out in the house
, because this was under a tentand there was a couch in the
house or whatever.
So she's passed out for acouple hours.
And then she finally comes toabout maybe 15 minutes before
the reception's scheduled tofinish.
(13:13):
She whips out her credit cardand says I want to extend the
reception.
Here's my credit card.
And of course I'm like okay,let me, let me check with the
bride and groom and make surethey're okay with this.
And the groom goes absolutelynot.
He's like I'm not paying toextend the shuttle bus.
Speaker 2 (13:31):
I am not paying to extend this place or the
bartenders or anything.
Well, my first question is howwas she drinking out of a stash
that she brought?
Was this on a private property?
Speaker 1 (13:40):
Yeah, oh, okay, yeah, so we had mobile bartenders
that were serving liquor thatthe couple had purchased Gotcha,
okay, so that was the reasonwhy she was able to do that.
Speaker 2 (13:53):
Yeah, yeah, it was pretty entertaining.
Speaker 1 (13:55):
We'll never forget the fact that that bartender was
like I in good consciencecannot water this town.
Speaker 2 (13:59):
Yeah, I mean that's a good point, honestly.
Speaker 1 (14:04):
That's an educated bartender.
Yes, because I would not haveknown.
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (14:12):
But you would be surprised when you have people
that drunk they know whenthey're drinking water.
I've tried to do it to myfriends a few times.
Really, yeah, they're like thisisn't vodka.
I'm like dang it.
Speaker 1 (14:19):
You're like it smells like vodka.
It's a vodka water.
Speaker 2 (14:21):
Yeah, like I'm trying to convince them.
No, they know it's Gilby's Comeon.
Right, I need to know moreabout this.
Be nice clause Is that whatit's called.
Speaker 1 (14:30):
Well, I call it the quote unquote be nice to us
clause.
But you'd be amazed at, like,sometimes, uh, people can get,
most of the time it involvesalcohol or some type of
intoxicant, um, but if theystart yelling at us like asking
unreasonable demands of us, um,if they're like swearing at us,
(14:52):
pushing us anything, that's averbal attack.
They get a warning.
We tell the couple FYI, yourguest, whoever it might be, is
doing this, this, this and thisto us.
It's inhibiting our ability toperform our job with confidence
because we're walking oneggshells around this person.
(15:13):
So this is your warning Pleasesay something to them.
If it happens again, we'releaving, so they do get.
They have a little window ofopportunity to say you are not
going to treat the person Ihired to help execute my perfect
day.
Speaker 2 (15:28):
My mind is just like spinning right now.
I'm like I need to do somethinglike this.
Yeah, I love that Because itdoes it does affect you and your
work and it you know, sometimesyou're like, okay, let me just
ignore it.
But like when people aredigging and digging at you, it
just it gets to you.
We're human, oh, absolutely,and yeah, yeah, you don't want
to hinder their event at allbecause of it.
Speaker 1 (15:50):
Oh, perfect example.
One time when I had to put touse it, um it.
Personally, I think the motherhad something more medically
going on, because I had neverseen somebody with such extreme
highs and lows before.
Like one minute she would bejust as sweet as could be the
next minute.
She was just nasty, awful, mean.
(16:12):
And one of the things for thisparticular wedding we had asked
for place cards.
Yeah, we asked for them by therehearsal and they didn't get
them to us by the rehearsal.
They got them to us the morningof the wedding.
They were not alphabetized.
They did not have their mealselections on the place cards,
(16:33):
so we had to do that and we didthat.
So we have all these littlestickers on there indicating
whether they were eating beefchicken or fish.
They were alphabetized because,in order to put them down on a
table, they got to bealphabetized, were alphabetized
because, in order to put themdown on a table, they got to be
alphabetized and my assistantput the stickers on one
particular side of the placecard.
(16:54):
Well, mom wanted it on theother side of the place card,
like left or right.
Speaker 2 (16:59):
Yeah, not like the back of it.
Speaker 1 (17:08):
No, no, she had it on the front.
Mom wanted it on the back.
She comes up to me.
That wouldn't even work,exactly so.
She comes up to my, myassistant.
She points her finger at herand says you put the stickers on
the wrong side.
You're poisoning the guests.
I'm watching you.
Speaker 2 (17:18):
Poisoning.
How does that translate to that?
Speaker 1 (17:22):
I don't know Um, but my poor assistant was in tears
Because she literally had herfinger right in her face.
Speaker 2 (17:31):
Yeah, people can get nasty and.
Speaker 1 (17:33):
I'm like.
First of all, it says in ourcontract you're supposed to get
this to us three days before thewedding.
So the fact that we wereaccepting it at the rehearsal
was already being kind to you.
Speaker 2 (17:42):
You could have just not even done anything.
Speaker 1 (17:44):
But the fact that we did all of this outside of the
timeline that we agreed to, sowe probably had an extra two
hours of work that we were neverpaid for the day of the day of,
because she got it to us solate, um, and then to, just, you
know, be so nasty, um.
so I had, we had already workedout before the wedding cause.
We knew this mom was a littlebit different, um, we had
(18:08):
already worked out if there wereany problems and mom, you know,
had some type of aninappropriate episode.
I guess, is the best way to putit that we were to tell her not
the bride.
And so we, you know, we pulledher aside and said hey, your mom
just did this.
She has my assistant in tearsand she can beat me up all she
wants, but she does not make mystaff cry.
Yeah, and either we're gettingan apology or we're leaving.
(18:35):
Yeah, absolutely.
And mom came in and apologizedGood, I mean, it was just you,
it just goes back to you.
Can't treat people that way.
Speaker 2 (18:40):
Some people just like don't have that, I don't even
know.
I'm like how are some people,how do they think this way, how
do they act this way?
Like it makes no sense to me,but it's just be nice to people.
Speaker 1 (18:52):
That's why, if I can get one message out on this
podcast, just be nice.
Speaker 2 (18:55):
Yes, you were preaching, because I've been
complaining about this the pastfew days.
Speaker 1 (18:59):
Well, you know, wedding people, I think, are
different from everybody else inthe event world that does
corporate events or fundraisers.
You know, we do it because wehave a passion for it and we
legitimately want people to behappy and we go along that
emotional journey with you andwe want you we genuinely want
you to be happy.
Speaker 2 (19:16):
So when you yell at us, it actually hurts us
probably more than it would hurtanybody else in the family.
It hurts us the most.
Yeah, no, I totally get it.
I totally get it.
The mother of the bride huggedme the other day and I was like
that's the best thank you giftever.
I don't think you understand howmuch that means it wasn't even
the end of the night either.
It's before the event.
I'm like I just love you, Ijust want it to go so good for
(19:38):
you guys.
I know it means so much, but,yeah, anything that they say
affects you.
Speaker 1 (19:45):
Well, wonderful, I know we've gotten off on a fun
tangent here.
Yeah, yeah, sorry.
Speaker 2 (19:49):
I could definitely talk about this all day long.
Speaker 1 (19:52):
Well, we know that everything is going to go smooth
as butter here Absolutely Yep,we got it all planned Delhi
Event Center.
Yes, how can people find you?
Speaker 2 (20:00):
So you can find us on our website.
It's delhieventcenter.
com.
We're also listed on the Knotand on Yelp.
Okay, fantastic.
Speaker 1 (20:07):
Yes, well, great.
So if they want to get a tour,what number should they call?
Speaker 2 (20:11):
513-379-3010.
Okay, great yes.
Speaker 1 (20:15):
Thank you so much for coming in today.
Speaker 2 (20:17):
Thanks for having me.
Speaker 1 (20:18):
Thank you for joining us.
Be sure to join us on YourDream Day podcast.
We release a new episode everyweek so you can learn the best,
greatest and newest that GreaterCincinnati and the Tri-State
has to offer as regards toweddings.
This is Kathy Piech Lukas.
Happy planning.
We are making our own story as we go.
Hi, this is Kathy Piech Lukaswith Your Dream Day and Your
Dream Day podcast, and today I'mgetting a behind-the-scenes
tour of a new event venue herein Greater Cincinnati, and none
other than Tiffany Combs, fromthe Delhi Event Center is going
to take us on that journey today.
Hello Tiffany, how are you.
(00:20):
I'm doing good.
How are you?
Speaker 2 (00:29):
Now this venue is in a brand-new building that was
recently built in Delhi TownSquare on the west side, correct
?
Yes?
Speaker 1 (00:31):
it was built in.
June of 2024 is when it wasfinished.
Okay, wonderful, and so tell usa little bit about some of the
things that an engaged couplecan get by booking their wedding
here.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Yeah, so when you book here, you actually get full
access the day of at 8 am, soyou get to use our bridal suite,
which is what we're sitting inright now Very cushy couches and
lots of mirrors full lengthmirrors.
We need the mirrors, we need thechairs A great place to do your
makeup hang out.
So, yeah, they get access at 8am.
They can use the bridal suite.
They can set up that morningany decorations that they want
(00:59):
to bring in.
We do provide the tables, thechairs, the linens, the linen
napkins, the dance floor and aday off coordinator.
That's huge.
Yep, that's huge.
Yeah, yeah, there's a lot thatwe provide.
We also have additional add-ons, too.
So we have uplites that we canput around the room, we have
table numbers, we havecenterpieces that are an option,
as well as the charger plates.
So, yeah, we have a few add-onoptions.
Speaker 1 (01:21):
Very turnkey, for sure.
Yeah, well, and one of the,like I said, we're sitting in
the bridal suite right now, sofor those of you who are just
listening versus watching onYouTube, unfortunately you won't
get to see that, but there's infront of me.
There's four full lengthmirrors and four like bar stool
type chairs that are cushy, yeah, and there's also electrical
(01:41):
outlets, which is a big deal.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
It is a big deal.
They need somewhere to plug inthe curling iron yes, and they
need good lighting.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
The lighting in here is fantastic.
You can make sure that you'llget your hair and makeup done
beautifully on the day of thewedding.
We had a wedding show here afew weeks ago.
Speaker 2 (02:04):
That was the first opportunity I had to see this
space.
It's beautiful.
Yes, thank you, it's verybeautiful.
Yeah, there's a bunch ofnatural lighting, which is my
favorite part.
It just kind of, you know,makes the mood brighter, makes
everyone happier.
Speaker 1 (02:15):
So well, the glass windows, yes, and the ball.
What would you call those?
Speaker 2 (02:18):
The globe lights.
Speaker 1 (02:20):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's my favorite part they
really add like a contemporaryfeel Yep, yeah, yeah, it's
beautiful.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Yeah, yeah, that's my favorite part.
They really add like acontemporary feel.
Yep, yeah, yeah, it's beautiful.
Speaker 1 (02:27):
Wonderful.
And how do you, how does foodwork here?
Speaker 2 (02:30):
So we have a preferred caterer list.
So there are six to sevencaterers on it.
Speaker 1 (02:40):
So we have our clients choose from one of those
.
Okay, and that's actually agood thing, I know sometimes
couples get a little frustratedbecause they can't bring in
their own food.
But it's really for safetyreasons, both for the property
and for the consumer who's goingto be eating the food itself,
Because you want to have alicensed and insured caterer
who's going to be serving thefood, cooking the food, keeping
it at the proper temperature andcleaning up properly.
But it also saves on yourkitchen.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Because these preferred caterers understand
the ways of the facility andwhat they can and can't do, and
what equipment's being providedto them so that they can provide
whatever it is that they need.
Absolutely Hot boxes and stenosand things like that.
Speaker 2 (03:17):
Yeah, there's also some other reasons that people
don't really always think about.
So the caterer provides a stafftypically a full service staff
about.
So the caterer provides a stafftypically a full service staff.
So you know, we have one or twopeople on site being the venue
coordinator, but the catererreally they are a big role in
running the event.
So definitely important thatyou know one of our preferred
caterers are used.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
Absolutely.
Now, trust me, I've hadsituations as a wedding planner
where they may have gotten a nonfull service caterer.
Speaker 2 (03:44):
And then they look to us and said, oh, so you're
doing the trash right, and I'mlike you're cleaning, you're
doing the trash, you're doingall of this and I'm like no, I'm
just one person.
Speaker 1 (03:53):
Well, and what a lot of people don't realize is that
you have to be serve safecertified in order to serve food
.
So even if you're doing yourown food, you need somebody
licensed and insured to servethat to a large crowd or
otherwise, that liability fallson you.
Speaker 2 (04:07):
Oh, there's a ton of things that go behind it that
people don't think about ohabsolutely Well.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
And the other thing is the bar and the liquor
license is held by the township,correct.
So the bar has to go through,y'all as well, yes, it does.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
So we have our exclusive vendor, which is
technically the township, so wehave a bar manager that runs all
of that.
Speaker 1 (04:26):
Okay, wonderful.
Well, what's nice is it seemslike this is really a one-stop
place, because not only do youprovide the linens and the
napkins, and the bar and thecatering options.
You also have some other stuffin your vault of secrets.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
Yeah yeah, that guys can use stuff in your vault of
secrets.
Yeah, yeah yeah, a lot ofadditional add-ons.
I also have a preferred vendorlist for really any, any vendor
you could think of.
Um, so you know, you can comehere, you can choose from it.
You can not choose from it,it's up to you, but it
definitely gives you a place tostart for sure, for sure.
Speaker 1 (04:57):
So what's so?
You have your first weddinghere this coming weekend.
Speaker 2 (05:02):
Yes, In two days, in two days.
Speaker 1 (05:04):
So what's going through your head right now?
Oh my gosh, everything, oh mygoodness.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
I'm just thinking about anything that could like
potentially happen or go wrong,which you know with events that
they never go perfect, butthey'll go as perfect as we can
make them go, and the guestsdon't need to see that or know
that.
Speaker 1 (05:20):
They're on a need to know basis.
Speaker 2 (05:21):
You don't need to know, yeah it's nothing that's
going to affect them.
It's just small things here andthere, but I'm just thinking of
every possibility in my head,but honestly, I feel really,
really prepared.
Yeah, I've been doing weddingsnow for about seven years, so
I've seen quite a bit.
Nothing shocks me anymore.
Yes, exactly, yeah, you justgot to keep it cool, got to keep
going.
(05:41):
The main focus is that thebride and groom have fun and
they are super laid back, so Idon't think that's going to be a
problem.
Speaker 1 (05:47):
Oh, that's wonderful, yeah, so tell me a little bit
more about what are youexpecting this weekend.
Speaker 2 (05:56):
So I'm definitely expecting a lot of people,
because it's 240, which is ourmax capacity.
I'm expecting them to drink alot of beer, because that's what
they've told me several times.
They were like we don't careabout anything else, just don't
run out of beer.
I was like we can do that.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
I had that happen at a wedding not once, but twice.
They ran out In one evening, ohno, and of course it was 4th of
July weekend.
Speaker 2 (06:18):
Oh yeah, Maybe they were drinking extra that weekend
.
Speaker 1 (06:20):
You know, I it's funny cause I think back to that
wedding.
Maybe they were drinking extrathat weekend.
You know, it's funny because Ithink back to that wedding.
They were the sweetest couple,but they did tell the venue more
than once.
We have a Bud Light drinkingcrowd.
And I don't know if it's justthat they didn't prepare
accordingly or they just boughtthe way they normally bought.
Yeah, but this particularcouple had a huge wedding party.
They had like 15 people on eachside.
(06:43):
It was massive, oh wow.
And their wedding favor to eachone of them was a big beer sign
.
So I think what was happeningis they were taking the beer and
dumping it into their beersigns, which was the equivalent
of two beers not one.
So they were going through it alot faster, but the venue had
to go out and get more beer andit was like I said it was a
(07:04):
holiday.
It was fourth of july weekendand so a lot of places weren't
open late because of that.
Speaker 2 (07:09):
No yeah that's that's a nightmare.
Yeah, that is not gonna happen.
Well, I'm not gonna even speakit into existence it's not
happening because this coupletold you that they're several
times we have a huge backstocktoo, so if we run out then, then
people have alcohol poisoning.
I don't know Like that canhappen.
Speaker 1 (07:29):
Well, the police are right down the road, so at least
we're good with that one.
Oh no, the bartenders know whensomeone's drunk.
Speaker 2 (07:35):
They stop serving them when it's too far.
So yeah, there's no way.
There's just no way that couldhappen.
Speaker 1 (07:40):
Well, and that's where tip certified bartenders
come into play, because you wantto make sure that your
bartender is tip certified,because they are going to cut
somebody off when they had toomuch to drink.
Oh, absolutely yeah.
Speaker 2 (07:52):
And they know what to look for.
Yeah, we make sure that theyare very aware of that, because
that's definitely, definitely aliability, and they report it
every time someone is too drunk,so it doesn't happen often.
Speaker 1 (08:03):
And they report it every time.
Someone is too drunk, so itdoesn't happen often.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
Honestly, for all of the events we've had here,
there's been maybe one personthat we've been like, okay,
we've got to cut this person off, but it happens every now and
then.
Speaker 1 (08:17):
Well, and, like as a planner, I usually, you know, I
tell couples we're the first toarrive or the last to leave.
And the last to leave isbecause I want to make sure that
whoever is there is getting aresponsible ride home, whether
that be an Uber, whether that bea friend.
Uh, one time I had a weddingwhere, uh they, one of the
persons was handicapped, so hewas in a wheelchair and he was
(08:37):
waiting with somebody else, andthey had called an Uber and said
we need a handicap accessibleride.
Well, the Uber ride got thereand said oh sorry, I can't fit
your wheelchair in my car, andso everybody else had left
already and I was still there,you know, picking up and
cleaning up, and they were stillthere.
And so we folded his wheelchairinto the back of my SUV and I
(09:00):
said where are we going?
That's amazing, but you know,but again it goes back to you
know.
When you're the host of anevent you want to make sure that
you know everybody has a safeway home right.
Speaker 2 (09:12):
You know they're your friends, they're your family.
Yeah, want to make sure they'retaken care of.
Speaker 1 (09:20):
Yeah, that would be horrible if something happened
and you thought, oh, I talked tothem or I saw them leave drunk.
You don't want that.
Oh, no, no, no.
There was another time I had awedding.
I'll never forget this one.
I was actually filling in for acolleague of mine because she
got COVID right before thewedding.
So she calls me up two days inadvance and she's like can you
fill in for me?
And then once I told her whathappened at the wedding, she
could not have been happier tohave been diagnosed with COVID
(09:40):
in her life.
Oh my gosh, I bet no.
Somebody was in the parking lotand was extremely intoxicated,
yeah, and did something very,very, very foolish that we
should have called the cops on.
And we were able to talk themdown.
And the person was sointoxicated it was very
(10:01):
difficult to talk him down.
And then we found his wife, whowas at the main building.
She comes down, of course, shesmacks him upside the head and
said what were you thinking?
Speaker 2 (10:09):
She should.
Speaker 1 (10:10):
And then he couldn't find his glasses.
So we're like how on earth areyou supposed to drive home
without your glasses?
And then, finally, he found hisglasses, and then his wife was
the one who actually drove themhome, because he was in no shape
to drive, but this guy was, youknow, he was picking a fight in
the parking lot and he wasprepared to drive home with a
child in the backseat.
(10:31):
Oh, my goodness, and at thatpoint I mean at that point
sometimes your liability is onthe line.
And so I had called the venuecoordinator by that point and
said you need to get down herebecause this, this is escalating
into a potentially badsituation.
Um, and so luckily we were ableto nip it.
(10:52):
Oh, that sounds horrible.
Speaker 2 (10:54):
Yeah, I've had.
I've had a few crazy stories.
What's probably the craziestwedding story you've ever had,
the one that I can remember thebest is that the um maid of
honor uh, actually she was sodrunk we had to cut her off, and
this wedding was at one of themost expensive venues in
Cincinnati, so I think that theykind of thought they could just
(11:15):
do whatever they wanted.
You know, um, and she wasmaking comments that made it
seem that way, but she was justin my face, screaming at me, to
the point that the brideactually came over and told her
to calm down and apologize to meabout it.
But and she just kept comingback and I was like, oh my
goodness, it's amazing whatalcohol does to people.
Yeah, she was like my friendpaid for the sweating, I can do
(11:35):
what I want.
I was like you can't drink asmuch as you want.
That's not going to happen.
Speaker 1 (11:39):
I had a similar story .
That one time it was the maidof honor again and she was
actually being quite vocal withall the vendors, not just me and
lucky for me, I have a clausein my contract which I call it
the please be nice to us clause,and she was getting very, very
close to the bullying part ofthe clause, and so I had pulled
(12:01):
the groom aside and told himwhat was going on, and he got on
the party bus and he said youleave our planner alone, oh my
goodness.
So then after that she startedpicking on the DJ.
Oh no.
(12:31):
And so she was drinking fromher stash.
She got toasted out of her mindto the point where, um, you
know, the bartender and I aretalking like we need to cut her
off, but she's being very nastyabout it and I was like, well,
why don't we water down theliquor?
She goes, I, I can goodconscience cannot water this
(12:53):
bottle down because it's a $400bottle of whiskey or whatever it
was.
And so, lucky for us, shedecided to pass out in the house
, because this was under a tentand there was a couch in the
house or whatever.
So she's passed out for acouple hours.
And then she finally comes toabout maybe 15 minutes before
the reception's scheduled tofinish.
(13:13):
She whips out her credit cardand says I want to extend the
reception.
Here's my credit card.
And of course I'm like okay,let me, let me check with the
bride and groom and make surethey're okay with this.
And the groom goes absolutelynot.
He's like I'm not paying toextend the shuttle bus.
Speaker 2 (13:31):
I am not paying to extend this place or the
bartenders or anything.
Well, my first question is howwas she drinking out of a stash
that she brought?
Was this on a private property?
Speaker 1 (13:40):
Yeah, oh, okay, yeah, so we had mobile bartenders
that were serving liquor thatthe couple had purchased Gotcha,
okay, so that was the reasonwhy she was able to do that.
Speaker 2 (13:53):
Yeah, yeah, it was pretty entertaining.
Speaker 1 (13:55):
We'll never forget the fact that that bartender was
like I in good consciencecannot water this town.
Speaker 2 (13:59):
Yeah, I mean that's a good point, honestly.
Speaker 1 (14:04):
That's an educated bartender.
Yes, because I would not haveknown.
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (14:12):
But you would be surprised when you have people
that drunk they know whenthey're drinking water.
I've tried to do it to myfriends a few times.
Really, yeah, they're like thisisn't vodka.
I'm like dang it.
Speaker 1 (14:19):
You're like it smells like vodka.
It's a vodka water.
Speaker 2 (14:21):
Yeah, like I'm trying to convince them.
No, they know it's Gilby's Comeon.
Right, I need to know moreabout this.
Be nice clause Is that whatit's called.
Speaker 1 (14:30):
Well, I call it the quote unquote be nice to us
clause.
But you'd be amazed at, like,sometimes, uh, people can get,
most of the time it involvesalcohol or some type of
intoxicant, um, but if theystart yelling at us like asking
unreasonable demands of us, um,if they're like swearing at us,
(14:52):
pushing us anything, that's averbal attack.
They get a warning.
We tell the couple FYI, yourguest, whoever it might be, is
doing this, this, this and thisto us.
It's inhibiting our ability toperform our job with confidence
because we're walking oneggshells around this person.
(15:13):
So this is your warning Pleasesay something to them.
If it happens again, we'releaving, so they do get.
They have a little window ofopportunity to say you are not
going to treat the person Ihired to help execute my perfect
day.
Speaker 2 (15:28):
My mind is just like spinning right now.
I'm like I need to do somethinglike this.
Yeah, I love that Because itdoes it does affect you and your
work and it you know, sometimesyou're like, okay, let me just
ignore it.
But like when people aredigging and digging at you, it
just it gets to you.
We're human, oh, absolutely,and yeah, yeah, you don't want
to hinder their event at allbecause of it.
Speaker 1 (15:50):
Oh, perfect example.
One time when I had to put touse it, um it.
Personally, I think the motherhad something more medically
going on, because I had neverseen somebody with such extreme
highs and lows before.
Like one minute she would bejust as sweet as could be the
next minute.
She was just nasty, awful, mean.
(16:12):
And one of the things for thisparticular wedding we had asked
for place cards.
Yeah, we asked for them by therehearsal and they didn't get
them to us by the rehearsal.
They got them to us the morningof the wedding.
They were not alphabetized.
They did not have their mealselections on the place cards,
(16:33):
so we had to do that and we didthat.
So we have all these littlestickers on there indicating
whether they were eating beefchicken or fish.
They were alphabetized because,in order to put them down on a
table, they got to bealphabetized, were alphabetized
because, in order to put themdown on a table, they got to be
alphabetized and my assistantput the stickers on one
particular side of the placecard.
(16:54):
Well, mom wanted it on theother side of the place card,
like left or right.
Speaker 2 (16:59):
Yeah, not like the back of it.
Speaker 1 (17:08):
No, no, she had it on the front.
Mom wanted it on the back.
She comes up to me.
That wouldn't even work,exactly so.
She comes up to my, myassistant.
She points her finger at herand says you put the stickers on
the wrong side.
You're poisoning the guests.
I'm watching you.
Speaker 2 (17:18):
Poisoning.
How does that translate to that?
Speaker 1 (17:22):
I don't know Um, but my poor assistant was in tears
Because she literally had herfinger right in her face.
Speaker 2 (17:31):
Yeah, people can get nasty and.
Speaker 1 (17:33):
I'm like.
First of all, it says in ourcontract you're supposed to get
this to us three days before thewedding.
So the fact that we wereaccepting it at the rehearsal
was already being kind to you.
Speaker 2 (17:42):
You could have just not even done anything.
Speaker 1 (17:44):
But the fact that we did all of this outside of the
timeline that we agreed to, sowe probably had an extra two
hours of work that we were neverpaid for the day of the day of,
because she got it to us solate, um, and then to, just, you
know, be so nasty, um.
so I had, we had already workedout before the wedding cause.
We knew this mom was a littlebit different, um, we had
(18:08):
already worked out if there wereany problems and mom, you know,
had some type of aninappropriate episode.
I guess, is the best way to putit that we were to tell her not
the bride.
And so we, you know, we pulledher aside and said hey, your mom
just did this.
She has my assistant in tearsand she can beat me up all she
wants, but she does not make mystaff cry.
Yeah, and either we're gettingan apology or we're leaving.
(18:35):
Yeah, absolutely.
And mom came in and apologizedGood, I mean, it was just you,
it just goes back to you.
Can't treat people that way.
Speaker 2 (18:40):
Some people just like don't have that, I don't even
know.
I'm like how are some people,how do they think this way, how
do they act this way?
Like it makes no sense to me,but it's just be nice to people.
Speaker 1 (18:52):
That's why, if I can get one message out on this
podcast, just be nice.
Speaker 2 (18:55):
Yes, you were preaching, because I've been
complaining about this the pastfew days.
Speaker 1 (18:59):
Well, you know, wedding people, I think, are
different from everybody else inthe event world that does
corporate events or fundraisers.
You know, we do it because wehave a passion for it and we
legitimately want people to behappy and we go along that
emotional journey with you andwe want you we genuinely want
you to be happy.
Speaker 2 (19:16):
So when you yell at us, it actually hurts us
probably more than it would hurtanybody else in the family.
It hurts us the most.
Yeah, no, I totally get it.
I totally get it.
The mother of the bride huggedme the other day and I was like
that's the best thank you giftever.
I don't think you understand howmuch that means it wasn't even
the end of the night either.
It's before the event.
I'm like I just love you, Ijust want it to go so good for
(19:38):
you guys.
I know it means so much, but,yeah, anything that they say
affects you.
Speaker 1 (19:45):
Well, wonderful, I know we've gotten off on a fun
tangent here.
Yeah, yeah, sorry.
Speaker 2 (19:49):
I could definitely talk about this all day long.
Speaker 1 (19:52):
Well, we know that everything is going to go smooth
as butter here Absolutely Yep,we got it all planned Delhi
Event Center.
Yes, how can people find you?
Speaker 2 (20:00):
So you can find us on our website.
It's delhieventcenter.
com.
We're also listed on the Knotand on Yelp.
Okay, fantastic.
Speaker 1 (20:07):
Yes, well, great.
So if they want to get a tour,what number should they call?
Speaker 2 (20:11):
513-379-3010.
Okay, great yes.
Speaker 1 (20:15):
Thank you so much for coming in today.
Speaker 2 (20:17):
Thanks for having me.
Speaker 1 (20:18):
Thank you for joining us.
Be sure to join us on YourDream Day podcast.
We release a new episode everyweek so you can learn the best,
greatest and newest that GreaterCincinnati and the Tri-State
has to offer as regards toweddings.
This is Kathy Piech Lukas.
Happy planning.
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