May 12, 2025 • 26 mins
Rhinegeist Brewery, located in downtown Cincinnati, offers a unique wedding venue with flexible spaces for both intimate and large celebrations, featuring their signature open catering policy that allows couples to bring in any food vendor of their choice.
• Hosting the annual "I Do's and Brews" wedding show on Sunday, May 18th, 12-3pm featuring 75 vendors
• $15 tickets include a complimentary beer and goodie bag with vendor information
• Unique vendors including a tattoo artist creating wedding-themed flash tattoos
• Venue accommodates weddings from 80 to 250 guests across different event spaces
• Partners with Tri-State Valet for convenient parking solutions starting at $1,000 flat fee
• Located near Cincinnati Streetcar route with nearby hotels and accommodations
• Provides venue access from noon on wedding day until 11:30pm
• Offers day-of coordination services to help manage venue specifics
• Celebrating 10 years of hosting events in Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine district
• Available for both weddings and related events like rehearsal dinners and welcome parties
Find information about tours and the I Do's and Brews event at rheingiest.com or by emailing events@rhinegeist.com.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
We are making our own story as we go, as we go, as we
go.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Hello, hello.
This is Kathy Peach Lucas withyour Dream Day podcast, and
today I'm at Rheingeis Breweryin downtown Cincinnati and we
are going to learn about their IDo's and Brews wedding show
coming up in May.
Good morning, ladies, hello,hello.
So we've got Katie and Hannahand they're going to tell us a
little bit more about I Do's andBrews Wedding Show coming up in
May.
Good morning, ladies, hello.
So we've got Katie and Hannahand they're going to tell us a
little bit more about I Do's andBrews.
When is it?
When is it?
What time is it?
What time is it?
(00:31):
How do people find out?
Speaker 3 (00:32):
Yeah, so it's going to be on Sunday, May 18th.
It's from 12 to 3, and thenwe're going to be utilizing our
private event spaces and our taproom.
You can find information aboutit on social media and Humanitix
, the Rheingeis webpage all thegood stuff.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
So what can couples expect when they come?
Speaker 1 (00:51):
We've got about 70 to 75 vendors this year, which is
a pretty big jump from last year.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
That's huge.
Actually that's as big asWendy's and Bridal Roma.
Yeah, all under one roof inRheingeis, yeah.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
Wow, we had a lot of success last year, so we're kind
of taking up a little bit moreof our taproom space this year
and kind of allowing morevendors to come in, which we're
super excited about, and yeah,so what types of?
Speaker 2 (01:16):
vendors can couples expect?
Speaker 1 (01:18):
Really Anything.
We've got a few wedding dress,vendors, food, flowers, all the
different things.
Um, we have a tattoo artistcoming this year which we're
super excited about um realtattoos or fake tattoos.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
Real tattoos, real tattoos wow, how does that work,
like licensing and it is alittle bit of insurance and
licensing.
Speaker 1 (01:42):
But they kind of all handle it on her end and yeah,
we're super excited to have her.
Speaker 2 (01:47):
This is the first I've ever heard of a tattoo
artist.
Is this like a new thing thatcouples should expect on the
horizon?
Speaker 3 (01:53):
Yeah, I mean we're seeing it trending more often
for event tattoos and theycreate specific like flash style
tattoos.
So these are all going to begeared, wedding inspired kind of
tattoos.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
So basically so it's like they have a menu and you
pick one of you.
Okay, so it's not like they cancome in with their own artwork
in advance or anything like that, though that would be fun.
That would be fun, you know, ifyou included some, Draw your
own.
I was going to say if youincluded that in the wedding
invitation and be like hey,we're having a tattoo artist.
Yeah, if you want custom ink,let us know.
(02:23):
I'm sure the couple wouldprobably get their monogram and
wedding date on it too.
Speaker 3 (02:28):
That would be so fun.
Speaker 2 (02:30):
My gosh.
So what other kind ofinteractive things can people
expect at the wedding show,Because you tend to have
photographers and so they wouldbring, I would assume, a lot of
their albums and things thatthey can view to get an idea of
their work yeah, we'vedefinitely.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
We've got food samples, usually from all of our
food vendors.
A lot of our photographersbring books that they've done,
especially like photos fromevents that they've had at ryan
guys that they've shot.
We also have a few differentvendors doing fun setups that
we're very excited to see playout dj's playing music.
Speaker 3 (03:04):
DJs playing music yes , Give them examples of their
works.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
Well, and one thing that's so great about Rheingeis,
which a lot of venues inCincinnati don't do this.
You allow any caterer.
Speaker 3 (03:13):
We do yeah.
Speaker 2 (03:15):
So what have you found has been the greatest
asset of having that as anamenity here?
Speaker 3 (03:22):
I think it's important that we can be
inclusive of people who havedietary restrictions, maybe
religious things that they needto follow, or just like a taste
of home that, if they're not,local they can find that here
and bring that in for theirwedding, that's huge, because I
only know I could probably counton two hands the number of
venues in greater Cincinnatithat do allow that.
Speaker 2 (03:43):
So that's got to be a monster selling point for you,
yeah, so now I have a questionabout parking.
Speaker 3 (03:49):
How does parking work at Rheingeis.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
Because I know for those of you that don't know, I
just got a new car a couple ofweeks ago and I got to parallel
park my car for the first timetoday and I learned.
I have a lot of practice to go.
See, I had to learn the firstplace, so you're better than me.
See, I had to learn how to doit because it was part of the
New York State driving test,because I grew up in New York.
So you didn't pass if youcouldn't parallel park I
(04:13):
wouldn't have passed.
Speaker 1 (04:15):
Yeah, parking here is definitely a little tricky, but
we try to work around it.
Free options are definitely alot across the street and any
street parking nearby.
We also really utilize FinleyMarkets Parking Garage as well
as their main lot and we do workwith Tri-State Valet.
Speaker 2 (04:31):
I was wondering if you guys had a valet partner.
They're a super nice asset.
Speaker 1 (04:34):
They park directly across the street from us and
just guests can walk directly totheir events.
Anything under 100 guests is aflat $1,000 fee for the evening
and anything over is $1,500.
Speaker 2 (04:46):
100 guests is a flat 1,000 fee for the evening than
anything over is 1,500.
Actually that's not bad becauseif you think about if you go to
a concert and you pay $15 forparking and you have let's say
you have 200 guests, you figurethere's got to be 75 to 100 cars
.
That's actually very reasonable.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
They're here the whole evening.
Take care of your car.
It's all safe.
Yeah, they're here the wholeevening.
Take care of your car it's allsafe.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
Yeah Well, and it was funny.
I had a podcast last week withan etiquette person.
Oh, yeah.
And it was fascinating becausewe were talking about the
differences between traditionand etiquette, and one of the
things that came up with her wasthat you want to focus on the
guest experience and making itas pleasant for them and as easy
(05:25):
and enjoyable as possible, andvalet was one of the things that
you know had come up and, youknow, just making your guests
experience less frustrating, andthat's where valet parking can
certainly come into play, forsure.
And, um, what?
What are the current rates torent the different spaces here
(05:45):
at Rheingeis?
Speaker 1 (05:46):
It kind of depends.
We have two different kind ofwedding options that we usually
go off of and we also host likerehearsal dinners, welcome
parties, all the things in allfour of them.
But we have our signature roomand lounge, which is 80 guests
or less, and then we also haveour clubhouse and annex upstairs
which is like 250 guests.
Speaker 2 (06:06):
Okay, yeah, so you, you can accommodate a wide
variety of parties here, whichis nice.
When did you open?
Speaker 1 (06:14):
We started hosting events in 2015.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
Wow, so it's your 10 year anniversary.
Wow, so we're going to see thatthroughout the wedding show.
Right, tell me about yourfavorite wedding that you've
ever had here at Ranguise.
What's?
What's the first one that jumpsto mind?
Hannah's wedding.
Speaker 3 (06:34):
oh yeah, that's right , congratulations yeah, um, it
was definitely special to beable to coordinate.
I was her coordinator um tocoordinate one of my team
members weddings.
Um, and it just was special tosee a to coordinate.
I was her coordinator tocoordinate one of my team
members' weddings and it justwas special to see a
Rheingeister get married atRheingeist, because we all love
it here.
Speaker 1 (06:52):
We're both Rheingeisters too.
Speaker 3 (06:53):
We are.
Speaker 1 (06:53):
Rheingeisters.
My husband and I are bothRheingeisters and you work here.
Speaker 2 (06:58):
So this is like the work marriage made in heaven,
and he's like the home marriagemade in heaven.
So here's the big question whatbeers did you have on?
Speaker 1 (07:08):
tap A range of the you know mainstays that we have.
We pretty much were drinkingCincy Light all night because
it's just nice and easy andsomething that you can keep
drinking versus Truth is kind oflike too and Too truthful.
Yeah, a little too heavy, butCincy Light is a great one to
just drink throughout the wholenight.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
So so which beers are available for people to have on
tap?
Do you have, like, anyrestrictions as to what beers
they can have?
Speaker 3 (07:34):
Yeah, so each space has a different number of beers
available.
We try to keep it prettystandard and drinkable and have
a nice variety for everybody.
But we're kind of at the mercy,through our brew team, of
what's available for us to puton tap.
So we do ask couples favorites,but we'll do our best to get it
on.
Speaker 2 (08:00):
We typically always have the standards of like
scentsy, light, truth, cheetah.
Um, bubbles, thank you.
Can you tell I'm a bubble girl?
I'm bubbly even without thebeer.
Yep, so well, cool.
Um, how many uh cake vendorswould you say that you have?
Because cake is a big thing totry at wedding shows?
Speaker 1 (08:10):
yeah, yeah.
I'm not sure, off the top of myhead, how many we have this
year.
Speaker 2 (08:14):
I know we had at least like two or three last
year and all three of them hadsamples out, which was really
nice to try and kind of test outwhat kind of cake you would
want for your wedding well, it'snot even just cake, it's the
caterers that come too, becausethey bring samples, and that's
one of the huge benefits ofgoing to a wedding show is that
you get to actually try the cakeand try the hors d'oeuvres and
(08:36):
talk to the photographersdifferent from you, from your
work, from yep, or you might begetting a referral for somebody
who maybe targets a lower budgetbride and you may be wanting
(08:59):
something a little more elegantand higher presentation and
whatnot, and so I think it'sreally important to go to these
wedding shows because you'llknow right away when you start
looking at a caterer's pictures,you know are they going to be
in a budget range?
Are they going to be in a budgetrange, are they going to be in
a medium range, are they goingto be in a high range?
Because your budget 50% of itis the catering.
Speaker 1 (09:20):
Yeah, it's a big bill .
I don't think people thinkabout as much.
Speaker 2 (09:24):
What did you?
What was some of yourexperiences?
You know, now that you're onthe other side, now you're on
the married side.
What were some of the thingsthat you found during your
planning process surprised youthe most?
Speaker 1 (09:35):
um, just, I guess all the questions coming at you
from all different angles.
Um, I actually got toexperience I'm like having an
outside caterer because I'm fromthe Hamilton area, so we
brought in someone that welocally love called CW Barbecue.
Yeah, they were great to workwith and it was nice to have a
bunch of local touches fromHamilton, even though we had the
(09:58):
Cincinnati wedding.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
Oh, that's cool.
What were some unexpectedsurprises that came up while you
were planning?
Speaker 1 (10:07):
I feel like we really didn't have a ton which I know
is not a good answer.
Speaker 2 (10:11):
No, it's a great answer.
It probably is going to give alot of people hope who are
listening to this.
Speaker 1 (10:17):
I feel like I was set up for success from working on
this team and working in thewedding industry and having a
lot of people around me thatwere already married.
So, plus a lot of our friendsjust got married, we went to
like seven or eight weddings ina row.
So we got to really see all thedifferent vendors all the
things.
Speaker 2 (10:35):
So if you got nine dresses, that means you have how
many to go until you get to 27?
Speaker 1 (10:40):
I know we were nearing it.
We were definitely nearing it.
Speaker 2 (10:44):
What were some of your wedding colors?
Speaker 1 (10:46):
We had like blues and greens, which were really
pretty.
Speaker 2 (10:49):
What did you do for centerpieces?
Speaker 1 (10:56):
We had beer growlers.
It's like a.
It's a 64 ounce like jug,essentially that people.
It was more popular a few yearsago but people would take beer
to go in them, essentially.
So I had a beer growler at eachtable from a different brewery
and then Costco flowers in them,which was a very budget
friendly way to put flowers onthe table and then just candles
(11:16):
and table numbers Very cool.
Who did your cake?
Luke's Custom Cakes andHamilton.
I'm obsessed, I am.
Speaker 2 (11:25):
Luke, if you're watching, I'm obsessed with you.
I'm obsessed with your cakes.
Like his cakes are like.
They're one of the best cakesI've ever had.
Speaker 1 (11:36):
We got one of their cake sampler boxes, which was
great, and then, um, we ended upgetting a cookie cake for our
actual wedding, because we'rebig cookie people.
Um, and they did a great job,very cool yeah, very cool.
Speaker 2 (11:44):
Now do you have anything that you were there
that day?
What did you see behind theseats did?
Did she did anything happenthat she just didn't know about?
That you made magicallydisappear?
Speaker 3 (11:52):
Honestly, I don't think so.
Oh, I know, I know, but we hada really great team that day.
She had great vendors,everybody was very easy to work
with, so it was easy to make ita nice seamless, stress-free,
hopefully day.
Speaker 2 (12:07):
Now, how much time do couples have to set up when
they get here?
How does the contract work?
Speaker 3 (12:11):
Yeah, so typically on the day of your wedding you can
come in as early as noon, so wetypically recommend having a
planner or a family member thatis dying to help you to come in
and set up those things, andthey can take as long as they
need.
Speaker 2 (12:24):
Okay, well, that's good.
What if you've got somebodythat has an elaborate setup?
Do they have to pay a littlebit extra to come in earlier?
How do you work?
Speaker 3 (12:31):
that Is that just on a case by case basis yeah yeah,
it's not too often that we havesomething like that, but it
would definitely be a case bycase basis.
Speaker 2 (12:38):
Got it Got it, and then, how late can they stay?
Speaker 3 (12:41):
Yeah, so bar close time and event end time is
always 1130.
Um, and then we typically tryto help consolidate decor.
Um, and then you're welcome totake it the night of, or you can
come back usually the nextmorning, depending on what's
going on.
Oh, that's great, get up yeah,that's great.
Speaker 2 (12:55):
well, because, especially like like this
wouldn't have been the case inyours, but with florists, they
want to get their hardware back.
Yeah, and some people don'trealize, like, when we say
hardware, that means all thevases, all the glass, everything
that all these flowers are in,and they're big and they're
heavy and they're fragile andthey're bulky, and it really is
(13:15):
a big deal to be able to, youknow, come back the next morning
and pick that up, versus havingto come back at one in the
morning when you're tired.
It's a huge, it's a huge plus.
I know, like, as a planner,there've been times where the
florist has said can you takecare of putting all the hardware
away?
And then I'll get it in themorning.
And of course, I'm like sure,I'll do it for you.
Speaker 1 (13:34):
I think it's such a nice thing that we offer that
brides can just kind of likeleave everything at the door and
enjoy their wedding night, andthen they can come back the next
day to get everything, and didyou have a rehearsal?
Dinner here as well?
I did not, but we do host themvery, very frequently.
We actually have someone fromour offices that's getting
(13:55):
married at Mojave East, butshe's having her rehearsal
dinner with us.
Very cool.
Speaker 2 (14:00):
So I'm going to talk about hotels.
Did you have a hotel block, orare there hotels around the area
that you tend to work with alot with regard to guests?
Hotel sleeping rooms.
Speaker 1 (14:11):
We don't quite work with any hotels.
Specifically, we did the HiltonNetherland Plaza, which we had
a good experience with, but Iknow there's plenty of close-by
ones that either.
Offer streetcar stop is areally nice feature and just as
far as like Ubering all thedifferent things.
Speaker 2 (14:31):
You're right with the streetcar, because the
streetcar has gone ding dingjust a few times since we've
been doing this podcast and Imean, I'm not familiar with the
streetcar.
I know it exists but I'm notsure exactly what stops it goes
on I know it goes throughFindlay Market because I've had
to pull over several times whenI've been shopping at Findlay,
but what streets does it hitdowntown?
Speaker 1 (14:51):
It's pretty much everywhere.
Honestly.
We also have a really niceAirbnb that's directly next to
us like less than a block fromus called the Suslofts.
It's S-U-S-S.
A lot of their rooms areactually labeled after Rheingeis
beers, but we work with themsometimes.
But they have a bunch ofdifferent rooms where you can
either rent out the wholebuilding and like whole wedding
(15:12):
party can stay there, or certainrooms, but it's very nice for
weddings here because you canjust just walk here that's a
huge perk.
Speaker 2 (15:20):
I mean, that's a beautiful relationship,
especially because couples, whenthey're getting ready, they
want to do their hair and makeupin a place that they're not all
cramped up.
And you know, either hotels areyour only option or an Airbnb,
and sometimes, like what I'vebeen finding with Airbnbs is
they're starting to get more andmore restrictive on how many
people you can have inside theAirbnb at any given time, or you
(15:45):
have to pay extra if you'regoing to have your rehearsal
dinner there or whatnot.
Speaker 3 (15:49):
So yeah, I had a had a, I had a.
Speaker 2 (15:52):
I had a wedding in Michigan last year and their
original plan was they weregoing to have the rehearsal
dinner at this Airbnb that theyhad rented.
That was huge.
And then, like two weeks beforethe wedding, they're like, oh
well, you're going to have topay $75 a person for them to
actually come.
And they're like we have 28people.
Like you know, you guys arewhere.
(16:13):
Where did this come from you?
know, and, um, it was, I guessthey had a bad experience where
somebody trashed the Airbnb andnow all these other people are
paying the price for that.
And so I mean I know what theydid.
I had to look a blind eyebecause I said I have to, I have
to play, you know, likemiddleman, sure, I have to play,
(16:36):
need to know, basis.
I didn't know because I didknow, um, but they basically
said we're, we're just going toroll the dice and take our
chances and you know, if we haveto pay, we'll, if they call us
out on it, we're going to pay.
But but I mean, we're not.
I'm not encouraging that at all, just for the record, but it's
something to be aware of that.
If you plan to have, you know,a get together of a large group
(16:57):
at an Airbnb, definitely checkthat red fine print, because
there's more and more startingto do that now.
Speaker 1 (17:03):
Yeah, interesting, I didn't know that.
Speaker 2 (17:04):
Yeah, yeah.
Well, so that's because you,you had the best wedding ever.
Speaker 1 (17:08):
Yeah, so much fun best wedding ever.
So much fun.
So what was what did your dresslook like?
Um, it was pretty fitted forthe most part, Um, and had
straps up on the top, but it wasvery pretty.
What did the men wear.
Uh, they all wore gray.
It's like hard to remember.
Now.
I'm like what did they wear?
Speaker 2 (17:28):
When do you get your pictures back so you can
remember?
Speaker 1 (17:30):
Very soon, hopefully, hopefully, like first week of
June, that would be great great.
Speaker 2 (17:34):
Well, I can't wait to see pictures of it.
That'll be amazing.
Um so how do people schedule atour here at Rheingeist?
Speaker 1 (17:41):
so typically through our website we have a little
area to inquire on and then wealways send a response.
With different tour weekendsthat we have, we usually host
one tour date a weekend and havetimes ranging from like 8 am to
4, depending on our eventschedule that we have going on,
but usually just email is thebest way through our website the
(18:02):
inquiry.
Speaker 2 (18:03):
Okay, and you are fantastic with email because
while we were scheduling thepodcast, I would get, like I
would get these instantaneousresponses, which, which actually
is, is just a shout out to you,because there are venues that
take days to get back to you andyou know, couples get impatient
.
They want, they want to knoware you available?
I've got work to do.
(18:24):
I need to book my venue.
You're stressing me out bymaking me wait.
Speaker 1 (18:28):
We really, really do try to be 24 hours or less.
We even like sometimes takedays on our weekends just to do
inquiries all day, just to makesure everyone has an answer,
because we do understand thatpeople are very eager to start
the planning process and we wantto be here to help them.
Speaker 2 (18:43):
Wow, and like what's interesting I mean you guys are
not guilty of it all as far asghosting but like one thing that
you know in the industry we'vebeen talking a lot about is
couples ghosting vendors, and so, like you know, if, if you
reach out to us, we're going toget back to you, like I have a
48 hour rule, like that is mymax, and if I don't get back to
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you in 48 hours, it means thatI'm either on vacation and can't
pick up the phone because I'min Mexico somewhere or you know
there's something major.
But usually I get back to themmuch, much faster than that.
Um, but you get couples whowill ask you your availability.
Then you send this really nice,you know, reach out to them and
(19:25):
then crickets.
And then you send another onecrickets, and then you send
another one crickets and thenyou're like, if you're going in
another direction's totally fine, just tell me.
You know, yeah, and then it'sstill crickets.
So you know one thing forcouples who are listening just
make sure that you get back tous.
This is just our business andour livelihood.
We just want to make you happy.
(19:46):
If you don't want to use ourservices or if you found
somebody else that's a betterfit.
We are not going to take itpersonally, we just would like
to know.
So we'll stop bothering you,because we don't want to be
pests, we want.
Speaker 1 (19:56):
We want to be happy people right, yeah, and have a
great wedding day well,sometimes that's when those
wedding expos are helpful,because you can kind of get a
face-to-face interview with alot of your vendors and you can
kind of follow up from thereafter you're really, really
interested and maybe versusbeing less interested to start
off with.
Speaker 2 (20:13):
It goes back to what we were talking about earlier,
how wedding shows are so greatbecause you actually get to talk
to the vendor.
Yeah, and it's not that youcan't book a wedding directly
from a website, but I thinkespecially your photographer you
need to have a very good,comfortable relationship with
them because out of any vendoron your wedding day, you're
going to spend the most timewith them.
Speaker 1 (20:34):
Yeah, they're going to be there sunrise, sundown.
Speaker 2 (20:38):
And the one vendor that you won't see the entire
wedding day, except for maybehere and there, is going to be
your planner.
You know that's a common thing,that's a common misconception,
because planners work so behindthe scenes and we're trying to
just make everything getmagically set up and magically
go perfect and help you divertany bad things from happening.
And you know, if you reallywant to know, we'll tell you the
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week after your wedding.
But we're not going to tell youthat night Funny stories
afterwards.
What would you say is thefunniest story from your wedding
day.
Speaker 1 (21:08):
My, oh, my gosh.
I don't even know.
I feel like the day went soperfectly.
It's hard to like rememberthings that like went funny or
bad or anything.
It's really hard to say I don'tknow.
Speaker 2 (21:19):
We'll have the same conversation next year and we'll
see what she says.
Speaker 1 (21:23):
I mean I think speaking on like having a
planner and all the things we dohave some planners in our space
, but we do offer a day ofcoordination, which is what
Katie does here, and I thinkit's a super nice thing to have
on your wedding day to kind ofhelp put out fires behind the
scenes.
So really anything that couldhappen.
Hopefully doesn't, because thatcoordinator will kind of take
that place.
Speaker 2 (21:43):
Absolutely, absolutely Well, and and you
know, we work with venuecoordinators a lot, you know,
and I think that's actually thatcould be a whole, not nother
podcast the difference betweenwhat a venue coordinator does
and what a wedding planner does.
I mean, in a lot of cases.
You know I don't expect you tobe under the bride's dress doing
her bustle and I will happilydo that right but like.
but there are certain things Iwould never expect you to do or
(22:03):
like.
If there's family, you knowpolitics that start getting into
play, or you know taking careof the, getting the wedding
party situated where they needto go, as far as photos go, you
know there's just there is someoverlap on things that we do.
There's also no overlap onthings that we do and there are
things that I would never in amillion years ask a venue
coordinator to do.
Speaker 1 (22:23):
A lot of times I feel like people don't really think
about everything that goes intoa wedding versus like this is
our world, so we know all thequestions to ask, all the little
details.
So sometimes when it gets tothe wedding day and no one knows
how to bustle the dress,sometimes we are the best people
to do it because no one knowshow to.
Speaker 2 (22:42):
I'll tell you there are two dress bustles in 21
years that I was not able tofigure out, mine did break.
Speaker 1 (22:49):
I guess that's a funny thing that happened.
Speaker 2 (22:51):
That's actually pretty normal.
Was it a French bustle or wasit an over bustle?
You know, I don't know what itwas called, but it definitely.
Speaker 1 (23:00):
I think someone stepped on it so it ripped out
That'll do it, that's okay.
Speaker 2 (23:04):
No, one time we had this was years ago, it was at
the Hilton Netherlands.
Yeah, this girl had her dressaltered out of state and at one
point, you know, she said youknow, are you going to be able
to figure this out?
And I said, well, hopefully.
And I said most of the time, wecan figure it out.
And she's like well, myseamstress said that she always
goes to the wedding reception tobustle the dress.
Well, I learned why nobodycould figure this out.
(23:28):
We had five different people.
Like we had all the venuecoordinators, we had my whole
staff.
We had all the venuecoordinators, we had my whole
staff.
We had the florist underneaththis dress.
None of us could figure thisthing out.
And like it was just the mostbizarre I can't even describe
how bizarre it was.
I mean it literally had acurtain hook like that and
(23:50):
somehow all of these layers weresupposed to gather into this
big hook and we couldn't figureout how exactly.
And nobody went with her to herfitting.
Speaker 3 (23:59):
So nobody videotaped how the bustle was supposed to
look.
Um, so we just poor thing.
Speaker 2 (24:01):
I mean, we, we were doing surgery on that dress all
night, um.
And then the other one was um,it was a beautiful, uh,
beautiful gown, um, but we hadto have the bride on her knees
in a squat because we had to goall the way around her.
It was a 360.
Oh, wow, it was a 360.
I don't think I've ever seenone of those.
I haven't seen one like itsince.
But literally she had 32 tiesthat went the entire
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circumference of her dress.
It was a huge dress.
It was a huge dress and on thewedding day, the dress is a
person in itself.
You have to squeeze it throughdoors, you have to sit on it,
you have to turn it Breathing.
How did you breathe on yourwedding day?
Speaker 1 (24:40):
It was pretty in there, but I was able to breathe
.
Speaker 2 (24:44):
I think one of the things that's so funny I was
talking to one of my bridesabout this the other day is that
on your wedding day, you andyour wedding party will bond in
a whole new way when it comes tothe bathroom.
Speaker 1 (24:54):
Yeah, just, you do need assistance using you do
usually need assistance,especially the large poofy
dresses.
Those are definitely hard to goto the bathroom in, I would
imagine.
Speaker 2 (25:07):
Well, wonderful.
So how do you, how can peopleget in touch with you on the
website?
What's the website address?
Speaker 3 (25:12):
Yeah Well, you can just email directly events at
reingeistcom and one of us willget back to you there, or you
can go on to Reingeist's likeregular webpage, reingeistcom,
and then there is a privateevents link that you can click
and there's an inquiry form onthere as well, and there's got
to be information about that IDo's and Brews event too.
Speaker 2 (25:32):
What's the date and how can people get tickets that
I Do's?
Speaker 1 (25:34):
and Brews event too.
What's the date and how canpeople get tickets?
It is May 18th, from 12 to 3.
And we do have a Humanitix linkthat is also on our website.
It's very large right there.
Tickets are $15 each and youget like a little goodie bag
with all the different vendorinfo in it and entry to the
event Do you get a beer.
Speaker 2 (25:54):
Yes, can't go to Rheingau's without a beer right.
Well, wonderful Ladies, thankyou so much for joining us today
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Speaker 2 (00:10):
Hello, hello.
This is Kathy Peach Lucas withyour Dream Day podcast, and
today I'm at Rheingeis Breweryin downtown Cincinnati and we
are going to learn about their IDo's and Brews wedding show
coming up in May.
Good morning, ladies, hello,hello.
So we've got Katie and Hannahand they're going to tell us a
little bit more about I Do's andBrews Wedding Show coming up in
May.
Good morning, ladies, hello.
So we've got Katie and Hannahand they're going to tell us a
little bit more about I Do's andBrews.
When is it?
When is it?
What time is it?
What time is it?
(00:31):
How do people find out?
Speaker 3 (00:32):
Yeah, so it's going to be on Sunday, May 18th.
It's from 12 to 3, and thenwe're going to be utilizing our
private event spaces and our taproom.
You can find information aboutit on social media and Humanitix
, the Rheingeis webpage all thegood stuff.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
So what can couples expect when they come?
Speaker 1 (00:51):
We've got about 70 to 75 vendors this year, which is
a pretty big jump from last year.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
That's huge.
Actually that's as big asWendy's and Bridal Roma.
Yeah, all under one roof inRheingeis, yeah.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
Wow, we had a lot of success last year, so we're kind
of taking up a little bit moreof our taproom space this year
and kind of allowing morevendors to come in, which we're
super excited about, and yeah,so what types of?
Speaker 2 (01:16):
vendors can couples expect?
Speaker 1 (01:18):
Really Anything.
We've got a few wedding dress,vendors, food, flowers, all the
different things.
Um, we have a tattoo artistcoming this year which we're
super excited about um realtattoos or fake tattoos.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
Real tattoos, real tattoos wow, how does that work,
like licensing and it is alittle bit of insurance and
licensing.
Speaker 1 (01:42):
But they kind of all handle it on her end and yeah,
we're super excited to have her.
Speaker 2 (01:47):
This is the first I've ever heard of a tattoo
artist.
Is this like a new thing thatcouples should expect on the
horizon?
Speaker 3 (01:53):
Yeah, I mean we're seeing it trending more often
for event tattoos and theycreate specific like flash style
tattoos.
So these are all going to begeared, wedding inspired kind of
tattoos.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
So basically so it's like they have a menu and you
pick one of you.
Okay, so it's not like they cancome in with their own artwork
in advance or anything like that, though that would be fun.
That would be fun, you know, ifyou included some, Draw your
own.
I was going to say if youincluded that in the wedding
invitation and be like hey,we're having a tattoo artist.
Yeah, if you want custom ink,let us know.
(02:23):
I'm sure the couple wouldprobably get their monogram and
wedding date on it too.
Speaker 3 (02:28):
That would be so fun.
Speaker 2 (02:30):
My gosh.
So what other kind ofinteractive things can people
expect at the wedding show,Because you tend to have
photographers and so they wouldbring, I would assume, a lot of
their albums and things thatthey can view to get an idea of
their work yeah, we'vedefinitely.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
We've got food samples, usually from all of our
food vendors.
A lot of our photographersbring books that they've done,
especially like photos fromevents that they've had at ryan
guys that they've shot.
We also have a few differentvendors doing fun setups that
we're very excited to see playout dj's playing music.
Speaker 3 (03:04):
DJs playing music yes , Give them examples of their
works.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
Well, and one thing that's so great about Rheingeis,
which a lot of venues inCincinnati don't do this.
You allow any caterer.
Speaker 3 (03:13):
We do yeah.
Speaker 2 (03:15):
So what have you found has been the greatest
asset of having that as anamenity here?
Speaker 3 (03:22):
I think it's important that we can be
inclusive of people who havedietary restrictions, maybe
religious things that they needto follow, or just like a taste
of home that, if they're not,local they can find that here
and bring that in for theirwedding, that's huge, because I
only know I could probably counton two hands the number of
venues in greater Cincinnatithat do allow that.
Speaker 2 (03:43):
So that's got to be a monster selling point for you,
yeah, so now I have a questionabout parking.
Speaker 3 (03:49):
How does parking work at Rheingeis.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
Because I know for those of you that don't know, I
just got a new car a couple ofweeks ago and I got to parallel
park my car for the first timetoday and I learned.
I have a lot of practice to go.
See, I had to learn the firstplace, so you're better than me.
See, I had to learn how to doit because it was part of the
New York State driving test,because I grew up in New York.
So you didn't pass if youcouldn't parallel park I
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wouldn't have passed.
Speaker 1 (04:15):
Yeah, parking here is definitely a little tricky, but
we try to work around it.
Free options are definitely alot across the street and any
street parking nearby.
We also really utilize FinleyMarkets Parking Garage as well
as their main lot and we do workwith Tri-State Valet.
Speaker 2 (04:31):
I was wondering if you guys had a valet partner.
They're a super nice asset.
Speaker 1 (04:34):
They park directly across the street from us and
just guests can walk directly totheir events.
Anything under 100 guests is aflat $1,000 fee for the evening
and anything over is $1,500.
Speaker 2 (04:46):
100 guests is a flat 1,000 fee for the evening than
anything over is 1,500.
Actually that's not bad becauseif you think about if you go to
a concert and you pay $15 forparking and you have let's say
you have 200 guests, you figurethere's got to be 75 to 100 cars
.
That's actually very reasonable.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
They're here the whole evening.
Take care of your car.
It's all safe.
Yeah, they're here the wholeevening.
Take care of your car it's allsafe.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
Yeah Well, and it was funny.
I had a podcast last week withan etiquette person.
Oh, yeah.
And it was fascinating becausewe were talking about the
differences between traditionand etiquette, and one of the
things that came up with her wasthat you want to focus on the
guest experience and making itas pleasant for them and as easy
(05:25):
and enjoyable as possible, andvalet was one of the things that
you know had come up and, youknow, just making your guests
experience less frustrating, andthat's where valet parking can
certainly come into play, forsure.
And, um, what?
What are the current rates torent the different spaces here
(05:45):
at Rheingeis?
Speaker 1 (05:46):
It kind of depends.
We have two different kind ofwedding options that we usually
go off of and we also host likerehearsal dinners, welcome
parties, all the things in allfour of them.
But we have our signature roomand lounge, which is 80 guests
or less, and then we also haveour clubhouse and annex upstairs
which is like 250 guests.
Speaker 2 (06:06):
Okay, yeah, so you, you can accommodate a wide
variety of parties here, whichis nice.
When did you open?
Speaker 1 (06:14):
We started hosting events in 2015.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
Wow, so it's your 10 year anniversary.
Wow, so we're going to see thatthroughout the wedding show.
Right, tell me about yourfavorite wedding that you've
ever had here at Ranguise.
What's?
What's the first one that jumpsto mind?
Hannah's wedding.
Speaker 3 (06:34):
oh yeah, that's right , congratulations yeah, um, it
was definitely special to beable to coordinate.
I was her coordinator um tocoordinate one of my team
members weddings.
Um, and it just was special tosee a to coordinate.
I was her coordinator tocoordinate one of my team
members' weddings and it justwas special to see a
Rheingeister get married atRheingeist, because we all love
it here.
Speaker 1 (06:52):
We're both Rheingeisters too.
Speaker 3 (06:53):
We are.
Speaker 1 (06:53):
Rheingeisters.
My husband and I are bothRheingeisters and you work here.
Speaker 2 (06:58):
So this is like the work marriage made in heaven,
and he's like the home marriagemade in heaven.
So here's the big question whatbeers did you have on?
Speaker 1 (07:08):
tap A range of the you know mainstays that we have.
We pretty much were drinkingCincy Light all night because
it's just nice and easy andsomething that you can keep
drinking versus Truth is kind oflike too and Too truthful.
Yeah, a little too heavy, butCincy Light is a great one to
just drink throughout the wholenight.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
So so which beers are available for people to have on
tap?
Do you have, like, anyrestrictions as to what beers
they can have?
Speaker 3 (07:34):
Yeah, so each space has a different number of beers
available.
We try to keep it prettystandard and drinkable and have
a nice variety for everybody.
But we're kind of at the mercy,through our brew team, of
what's available for us to puton tap.
So we do ask couples favorites,but we'll do our best to get it
on.
Speaker 2 (08:00):
We typically always have the standards of like
scentsy, light, truth, cheetah.
Um, bubbles, thank you.
Can you tell I'm a bubble girl?
I'm bubbly even without thebeer.
Yep, so well, cool.
Um, how many uh cake vendorswould you say that you have?
Because cake is a big thing totry at wedding shows?
Speaker 1 (08:10):
yeah, yeah.
I'm not sure, off the top of myhead, how many we have this
year.
Speaker 2 (08:14):
I know we had at least like two or three last
year and all three of them hadsamples out, which was really
nice to try and kind of test outwhat kind of cake you would
want for your wedding well, it'snot even just cake, it's the
caterers that come too, becausethey bring samples, and that's
one of the huge benefits ofgoing to a wedding show is that
you get to actually try the cakeand try the hors d'oeuvres and
(08:36):
talk to the photographersdifferent from you, from your
work, from yep, or you might begetting a referral for somebody
who maybe targets a lower budgetbride and you may be wanting
(08:59):
something a little more elegantand higher presentation and
whatnot, and so I think it'sreally important to go to these
wedding shows because you'llknow right away when you start
looking at a caterer's pictures,you know are they going to be
in a budget range?
Are they going to be in a budgetrange, are they going to be in
a medium range, are they goingto be in a high range?
Because your budget 50% of itis the catering.
Speaker 1 (09:20):
Yeah, it's a big bill .
I don't think people thinkabout as much.
Speaker 2 (09:24):
What did you?
What was some of yourexperiences?
You know, now that you're onthe other side, now you're on
the married side.
What were some of the thingsthat you found during your
planning process surprised youthe most?
Speaker 1 (09:35):
um, just, I guess all the questions coming at you
from all different angles.
Um, I actually got toexperience I'm like having an
outside caterer because I'm fromthe Hamilton area, so we
brought in someone that welocally love called CW Barbecue.
Yeah, they were great to workwith and it was nice to have a
bunch of local touches fromHamilton, even though we had the
(09:58):
Cincinnati wedding.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
Oh, that's cool.
What were some unexpectedsurprises that came up while you
were planning?
Speaker 1 (10:07):
I feel like we really didn't have a ton which I know
is not a good answer.
Speaker 2 (10:11):
No, it's a great answer.
It probably is going to give alot of people hope who are
listening to this.
Speaker 1 (10:17):
I feel like I was set up for success from working on
this team and working in thewedding industry and having a
lot of people around me thatwere already married.
So, plus a lot of our friendsjust got married, we went to
like seven or eight weddings ina row.
So we got to really see all thedifferent vendors all the
things.
Speaker 2 (10:35):
So if you got nine dresses, that means you have how
many to go until you get to 27?
Speaker 1 (10:40):
I know we were nearing it.
We were definitely nearing it.
Speaker 2 (10:44):
What were some of your wedding colors?
Speaker 1 (10:46):
We had like blues and greens, which were really
pretty.
Speaker 2 (10:49):
What did you do for centerpieces?
Speaker 1 (10:56):
We had beer growlers.
It's like a.
It's a 64 ounce like jug,essentially that people.
It was more popular a few yearsago but people would take beer
to go in them, essentially.
So I had a beer growler at eachtable from a different brewery
and then Costco flowers in them,which was a very budget
friendly way to put flowers onthe table and then just candles
(11:16):
and table numbers Very cool.
Who did your cake?
Luke's Custom Cakes andHamilton.
I'm obsessed, I am.
Speaker 2 (11:25):
Luke, if you're watching, I'm obsessed with you.
I'm obsessed with your cakes.
Like his cakes are like.
They're one of the best cakesI've ever had.
Speaker 1 (11:36):
We got one of their cake sampler boxes, which was
great, and then, um, we ended upgetting a cookie cake for our
actual wedding, because we'rebig cookie people.
Um, and they did a great job,very cool yeah, very cool.
Speaker 2 (11:44):
Now do you have anything that you were there
that day?
What did you see behind theseats did?
Did she did anything happenthat she just didn't know about?
That you made magicallydisappear?
Speaker 3 (11:52):
Honestly, I don't think so.
Oh, I know, I know, but we hada really great team that day.
She had great vendors,everybody was very easy to work
with, so it was easy to make ita nice seamless, stress-free,
hopefully day.
Speaker 2 (12:07):
Now, how much time do couples have to set up when
they get here?
How does the contract work?
Speaker 3 (12:11):
Yeah, so typically on the day of your wedding you can
come in as early as noon, so wetypically recommend having a
planner or a family member thatis dying to help you to come in
and set up those things, andthey can take as long as they
need.
Speaker 2 (12:24):
Okay, well, that's good.
What if you've got somebodythat has an elaborate setup?
Do they have to pay a littlebit extra to come in earlier?
How do you work?
Speaker 3 (12:31):
that Is that just on a case by case basis yeah yeah,
it's not too often that we havesomething like that, but it
would definitely be a case bycase basis.
Speaker 2 (12:38):
Got it Got it, and then, how late can they stay?
Speaker 3 (12:41):
Yeah, so bar close time and event end time is
always 1130.
Um, and then we typically tryto help consolidate decor.
Um, and then you're welcome totake it the night of, or you can
come back usually the nextmorning, depending on what's
going on.
Oh, that's great, get up yeah,that's great.
Speaker 2 (12:55):
well, because, especially like like this
wouldn't have been the case inyours, but with florists, they
want to get their hardware back.
Yeah, and some people don'trealize, like, when we say
hardware, that means all thevases, all the glass, everything
that all these flowers are in,and they're big and they're
heavy and they're fragile andthey're bulky, and it really is
(13:15):
a big deal to be able to, youknow, come back the next morning
and pick that up, versus havingto come back at one in the
morning when you're tired.
It's a huge, it's a huge plus.
I know, like, as a planner,there've been times where the
florist has said can you takecare of putting all the hardware
away?
And then I'll get it in themorning.
And of course, I'm like sure,I'll do it for you.
Speaker 1 (13:34):
I think it's such a nice thing that we offer that
brides can just kind of likeleave everything at the door and
enjoy their wedding night, andthen they can come back the next
day to get everything, and didyou have a rehearsal?
Dinner here as well?
I did not, but we do host themvery, very frequently.
We actually have someone fromour offices that's getting
(13:55):
married at Mojave East, butshe's having her rehearsal
dinner with us.
Very cool.
Speaker 2 (14:00):
So I'm going to talk about hotels.
Did you have a hotel block, orare there hotels around the area
that you tend to work with alot with regard to guests?
Hotel sleeping rooms.
Speaker 1 (14:11):
We don't quite work with any hotels.
Specifically, we did the HiltonNetherland Plaza, which we had
a good experience with, but Iknow there's plenty of close-by
ones that either.
Offer streetcar stop is areally nice feature and just as
far as like Ubering all thedifferent things.
Speaker 2 (14:31):
You're right with the streetcar, because the
streetcar has gone ding dingjust a few times since we've
been doing this podcast and Imean, I'm not familiar with the
streetcar.
I know it exists but I'm notsure exactly what stops it goes
on I know it goes throughFindlay Market because I've had
to pull over several times whenI've been shopping at Findlay,
but what streets does it hitdowntown?
Speaker 1 (14:51):
It's pretty much everywhere.
Honestly.
We also have a really niceAirbnb that's directly next to
us like less than a block fromus called the Suslofts.
It's S-U-S-S.
A lot of their rooms areactually labeled after Rheingeis
beers, but we work with themsometimes.
But they have a bunch ofdifferent rooms where you can
either rent out the wholebuilding and like whole wedding
(15:12):
party can stay there, or certainrooms, but it's very nice for
weddings here because you canjust just walk here that's a
huge perk.
Speaker 2 (15:20):
I mean, that's a beautiful relationship,
especially because couples, whenthey're getting ready, they
want to do their hair and makeupin a place that they're not all
cramped up.
And you know, either hotels areyour only option or an Airbnb,
and sometimes, like what I'vebeen finding with Airbnbs is
they're starting to get more andmore restrictive on how many
people you can have inside theAirbnb at any given time, or you
(15:45):
have to pay extra if you'regoing to have your rehearsal
dinner there or whatnot.
Speaker 3 (15:49):
So yeah, I had a had a, I had a.
Speaker 2 (15:52):
I had a wedding in Michigan last year and their
original plan was they weregoing to have the rehearsal
dinner at this Airbnb that theyhad rented.
That was huge.
And then, like two weeks beforethe wedding, they're like, oh
well, you're going to have topay $75 a person for them to
actually come.
And they're like we have 28people.
Like you know, you guys arewhere.
(16:13):
Where did this come from you?
know, and, um, it was, I guessthey had a bad experience where
somebody trashed the Airbnb andnow all these other people are
paying the price for that.
And so I mean I know what theydid.
I had to look a blind eyebecause I said I have to, I have
to play, you know, likemiddleman, sure, I have to play,
(16:36):
need to know, basis.
I didn't know because I didknow, um, but they basically
said we're, we're just going toroll the dice and take our
chances and you know, if we haveto pay, we'll, if they call us
out on it, we're going to pay.
But but I mean, we're not.
I'm not encouraging that at all, just for the record, but it's
something to be aware of that.
If you plan to have, you know,a get together of a large group
(16:57):
at an Airbnb, definitely checkthat red fine print, because
there's more and more startingto do that now.
Speaker 1 (17:03):
Yeah, interesting, I didn't know that.
Speaker 2 (17:04):
Yeah, yeah.
Well, so that's because you,you had the best wedding ever.
Speaker 1 (17:08):
Yeah, so much fun best wedding ever.
So much fun.
So what was what did your dresslook like?
Um, it was pretty fitted forthe most part, Um, and had
straps up on the top, but it wasvery pretty.
What did the men wear.
Uh, they all wore gray.
It's like hard to remember.
Now.
I'm like what did they wear?
Speaker 2 (17:28):
When do you get your pictures back so you can
remember?
Speaker 1 (17:30):
Very soon, hopefully, hopefully, like first week of
June, that would be great great.
Speaker 2 (17:34):
Well, I can't wait to see pictures of it.
That'll be amazing.
Um so how do people schedule atour here at Rheingeist?
Speaker 1 (17:41):
so typically through our website we have a little
area to inquire on and then wealways send a response.
With different tour weekendsthat we have, we usually host
one tour date a weekend and havetimes ranging from like 8 am to
4, depending on our eventschedule that we have going on,
but usually just email is thebest way through our website the
(18:02):
inquiry.
Speaker 2 (18:03):
Okay, and you are fantastic with email because
while we were scheduling thepodcast, I would get, like I
would get these instantaneousresponses, which, which actually
is, is just a shout out to you,because there are venues that
take days to get back to you andyou know, couples get impatient
.
They want, they want to knoware you available?
I've got work to do.
(18:24):
I need to book my venue.
You're stressing me out bymaking me wait.
Speaker 1 (18:28):
We really, really do try to be 24 hours or less.
We even like sometimes takedays on our weekends just to do
inquiries all day, just to makesure everyone has an answer,
because we do understand thatpeople are very eager to start
the planning process and we wantto be here to help them.
Speaker 2 (18:43):
Wow, and like what's interesting I mean you guys are
not guilty of it all as far asghosting but like one thing that
you know in the industry we'vebeen talking a lot about is
couples ghosting vendors, and so, like you know, if, if you
reach out to us, we're going toget back to you, like I have a
48 hour rule, like that is mymax, and if I don't get back to
(19:04):
you in 48 hours, it means thatI'm either on vacation and can't
pick up the phone because I'min Mexico somewhere or you know
there's something major.
But usually I get back to themmuch, much faster than that.
Um, but you get couples whowill ask you your availability.
Then you send this really nice,you know, reach out to them and
(19:25):
then crickets.
And then you send another onecrickets, and then you send
another one crickets and thenyou're like, if you're going in
another direction's totally fine, just tell me.
You know, yeah, and then it'sstill crickets.
So you know one thing forcouples who are listening just
make sure that you get back tous.
This is just our business andour livelihood.
We just want to make you happy.
(19:46):
If you don't want to use ourservices or if you found
somebody else that's a betterfit.
We are not going to take itpersonally, we just would like
to know.
So we'll stop bothering you,because we don't want to be
pests, we want.
Speaker 1 (19:56):
We want to be happy people right, yeah, and have a
great wedding day well,sometimes that's when those
wedding expos are helpful,because you can kind of get a
face-to-face interview with alot of your vendors and you can
kind of follow up from thereafter you're really, really
interested and maybe versusbeing less interested to start
off with.
Speaker 2 (20:13):
It goes back to what we were talking about earlier,
how wedding shows are so greatbecause you actually get to talk
to the vendor.
Yeah, and it's not that youcan't book a wedding directly
from a website, but I thinkespecially your photographer you
need to have a very good,comfortable relationship with
them because out of any vendoron your wedding day, you're
going to spend the most timewith them.
Speaker 1 (20:34):
Yeah, they're going to be there sunrise, sundown.
Speaker 2 (20:38):
And the one vendor that you won't see the entire
wedding day, except for maybehere and there, is going to be
your planner.
You know that's a common thing,that's a common misconception,
because planners work so behindthe scenes and we're trying to
just make everything getmagically set up and magically
go perfect and help you divertany bad things from happening.
And you know, if you reallywant to know, we'll tell you the
(21:00):
week after your wedding.
But we're not going to tell youthat night Funny stories
afterwards.
What would you say is thefunniest story from your wedding
day.
Speaker 1 (21:08):
My, oh, my gosh.
I don't even know.
I feel like the day went soperfectly.
It's hard to like rememberthings that like went funny or
bad or anything.
It's really hard to say I don'tknow.
Speaker 2 (21:19):
We'll have the same conversation next year and we'll
see what she says.
Speaker 1 (21:23):
I mean I think speaking on like having a
planner and all the things we dohave some planners in our space
, but we do offer a day ofcoordination, which is what
Katie does here, and I thinkit's a super nice thing to have
on your wedding day to kind ofhelp put out fires behind the
scenes.
So really anything that couldhappen.
Hopefully doesn't, because thatcoordinator will kind of take
that place.
Speaker 2 (21:43):
Absolutely, absolutely Well, and and you
know, we work with venuecoordinators a lot, you know,
and I think that's actually thatcould be a whole, not nother
podcast the difference betweenwhat a venue coordinator does
and what a wedding planner does.
I mean, in a lot of cases.
You know I don't expect you tobe under the bride's dress doing
her bustle and I will happilydo that right but like.
but there are certain things Iwould never expect you to do or
(22:03):
like.
If there's family, you knowpolitics that start getting into
play, or you know taking careof the, getting the wedding
party situated where they needto go, as far as photos go, you
know there's just there is someoverlap on things that we do.
There's also no overlap onthings that we do and there are
things that I would never in amillion years ask a venue
coordinator to do.
Speaker 1 (22:23):
A lot of times I feel like people don't really think
about everything that goes intoa wedding versus like this is
our world, so we know all thequestions to ask, all the little
details.
So sometimes when it gets tothe wedding day and no one knows
how to bustle the dress,sometimes we are the best people
to do it because no one knowshow to.
Speaker 2 (22:42):
I'll tell you there are two dress bustles in 21
years that I was not able tofigure out, mine did break.
Speaker 1 (22:49):
I guess that's a funny thing that happened.
Speaker 2 (22:51):
That's actually pretty normal.
Was it a French bustle or wasit an over bustle?
You know, I don't know what itwas called, but it definitely.
Speaker 1 (23:00):
I think someone stepped on it so it ripped out
That'll do it, that's okay.
Speaker 2 (23:04):
No, one time we had this was years ago, it was at
the Hilton Netherlands.
Yeah, this girl had her dressaltered out of state and at one
point, you know, she said youknow, are you going to be able
to figure this out?
And I said, well, hopefully.
And I said most of the time, wecan figure it out.
And she's like well, myseamstress said that she always
goes to the wedding reception tobustle the dress.
Well, I learned why nobodycould figure this out.
(23:28):
We had five different people.
Like we had all the venuecoordinators, we had my whole
staff.
We had all the venuecoordinators, we had my whole
staff.
We had the florist underneaththis dress.
None of us could figure thisthing out.
And like it was just the mostbizarre I can't even describe
how bizarre it was.
I mean it literally had acurtain hook like that and
(23:50):
somehow all of these layers weresupposed to gather into this
big hook and we couldn't figureout how exactly.
And nobody went with her to herfitting.
Speaker 3 (23:59):
So nobody videotaped how the bustle was supposed to
look.
Um, so we just poor thing.
Speaker 2 (24:01):
I mean, we, we were doing surgery on that dress all
night, um.
And then the other one was um,it was a beautiful, uh,
beautiful gown, um, but we hadto have the bride on her knees
in a squat because we had to goall the way around her.
It was a 360.
Oh, wow, it was a 360.
I don't think I've ever seenone of those.
I haven't seen one like itsince.
But literally she had 32 tiesthat went the entire
(24:22):
circumference of her dress.
It was a huge dress.
It was a huge dress and on thewedding day, the dress is a
person in itself.
You have to squeeze it throughdoors, you have to sit on it,
you have to turn it Breathing.
How did you breathe on yourwedding day?
Speaker 1 (24:40):
It was pretty in there, but I was able to breathe
.
Speaker 2 (24:44):
I think one of the things that's so funny I was
talking to one of my bridesabout this the other day is that
on your wedding day, you andyour wedding party will bond in
a whole new way when it comes tothe bathroom.
Speaker 1 (24:54):
Yeah, just, you do need assistance using you do
usually need assistance,especially the large poofy
dresses.
Those are definitely hard to goto the bathroom in, I would
imagine.
Speaker 2 (25:07):
Well, wonderful.
So how do you, how can peopleget in touch with you on the
website?
What's the website address?
Speaker 3 (25:12):
Yeah Well, you can just email directly events at
reingeistcom and one of us willget back to you there, or you
can go on to Reingeist's likeregular webpage, reingeistcom,
and then there is a privateevents link that you can click
and there's an inquiry form onthere as well, and there's got
to be information about that IDo's and Brews event too.
Speaker 2 (25:32):
What's the date and how can people get tickets that
I Do's?
Speaker 1 (25:34):
and Brews event too.
What's the date and how canpeople get tickets?
It is May 18th, from 12 to 3.
And we do have a Humanitix linkthat is also on our website.
It's very large right there.
Tickets are $15 each and youget like a little goodie bag
with all the different vendorinfo in it and entry to the
event Do you get a beer.
Speaker 2 (25:54):
Yes, can't go to Rheingau's without a beer right.
Well, wonderful Ladies, thankyou so much for joining us today
.
Thank you for tuning in.
Please remember to hit thesubscribe button so that you can
listen to all of our differentpodcasts.
We try to post one every weekwith a different vendor who is
in the greater Cincinnati andSouthwest Ohio area, Northern
Kentucky and the surroundingareas.
So thank you so much forjoining us.
This is your Dream Day Podcastsigning off, Happy planning.
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