Check out our Q&A with a past client!
Event: Wedding Reception
1. What led you to choose The Center as the venue for your reception?
We both grew up in Cincinnati (though we now live in Georgia), and we love our home city. We both felt strongly about wanting our wedding to highlight the beauty and the history of this town. We also knew that most of our guests would be out-of-towners—so we were also looking to find a space within walking distance to hotels and restaurants in the central business district. That meant they wouldn’t have to rent cars for the weekend.
We looked at several venues—none of which were quite “us”—and we kept saying, “If only we could find a large space with hardwood floors right in the middle of downtown that we could use as a blank canvas to create our own feel.” After checking out several locations, we came to believe that such a space didn’t exist. Then we walked into The Center! The space is both sophisticated and minimalistic—the kind of place we knew would be perfect for tailoring the wedding reception to our own mood, style, and personality.
2. How did you find the planning process – choosing vendors, décor, etc.
Since we were planning a wedding from a distance, we solicited the help of Dawn Dagenbach at Details by Dawn. She guided us through the process of picking vendors and selecting the décor. She made the planning process quite easy—and I think she deserves an award for helping us plan our dream wedding in just under three months.
3. Walking into The Center at the start of the reception, what were your thoughts?
We were blown away. The lighting was moody and whimsical—and the open space felt more like a swanky lounge than a wedding reception. We knew early on that we didn’t want a formal sit-down dinner; we wanted our guest to be able to mingle and dance and move around—so the set up was perfect for our tastes.
It was really quite amazing to see all of the small details come together in such a big way: the back-lit bar, the dance-floor, the flowers, the furniture, the food, our typewriter table, the mime. We felt like we were transported to a lounge that we’d designed right in the heart of the city. The moment we saw The Center at the start of the reception we knew one thing for certain: This was going to be a fun night.
4.What do you like most about the space?
The Center is a creative space—the perfect kind of venue for those who hope to create a particular “feel” for an event. It’s a “white box,” so you can go to town on personalizing it with rental furniture, lighting, or whatever you conceive. It was important to us that our wedding reflected our personalities and be fun for our friends. (We know, having been to so many weddings ourselves over the years, that a wedding can be an expensive obligation: travel costs, a couple of nights in a hotel in a distant city, plus incidental expenses all add up. We wanted our friends to get maximum “bang for their bucks.”) More than anything, we wanted our reception to be fun, lively, unique, and memorable. We loved that The Center was a blank canvas that allowed us to create the perfect night for us.
5.Were you satisfied with the service provided by The Center and the Event Coordinators?
Yes! The good folks at The Center provided plenty of guidance, and, moreover, they were flexible and easy to work with. Overall, it was an extremely positive experience.
6. Would you recommend The Center to others to use a venue for their events?
We would absolutely recommend The Center to anyone who wants to host an event. Still, three months after our wedding, our guests continue to tell us what a great night they had. We only wish we could relive it.
