Hotel Covington

Welcoming Party

The Madison Event Center South

Wedding Day

Wedding

Reception

Our Wedding

We met in college when I&nbsp;was a junior and Ryan was a senior at North Carolina State University (Go Pack!).&nbsp; Ryan was gearing up to graduate and move to Cincinnati, OH&nbsp;to begin his career as an engineer with GE&nbsp;Aviation.

We began dating, and decided to take a long distance relationship head on.&nbsp; I&nbsp;was finishing up my final year in Raleigh, NC while Ryan was tackling his first year in the real world with GE&nbsp;and the ACE&nbsp;program (still waiting on my honorary&nbsp;Master's degree, GE).









Upon my graduation in 2015, I&nbsp;moved to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to start my Human Resources career.&nbsp; We continued the long distance and visited each other every chance we got, and also got to explore some neat places along the way.









At the end of&nbsp;2016, I&nbsp;was offered a position in Cincinnati with the same company and took it immediately.&nbsp; Ryan nicely helped me pack all of my things from PA, drive them down to NC, and then up to OH&nbsp;after the holidays.&nbsp; After spending more than 2.5 years more than 8 hours apart from each other, I&nbsp;finally moved to Cincinnati on December 30, 2016.









I&nbsp;always joked that in order for me to move, I&nbsp;needed to have three things: Cincinnati Bengals tickets (unfortunately), a puppy, and a ring.&nbsp; We first got the Bengals tickets with great friends.&nbsp; Then, after a lot of nudging, we got our puppy child, Luke in May of 2017.&nbsp; Then, the best day happened.&nbsp; August 31st, 2017.









The day started off with a margarita pitcher and tacos from one of our favorite OTR&nbsp;spots, Bakersfield Tacos.&nbsp; Since it was such a beautiful day, we then decided to head over to the zoo.&nbsp; We had a great time seeing many different animals, and I&nbsp;even got to feed a giraffe (best $4 ever spent!).&nbsp; After we realized that Fiona was not in Hippo Cove, we decided to head home.&nbsp;





A&nbsp;little drowsy from the margaritas&nbsp;as well as from walking around the zoo, I&nbsp;immediately fell asleep on the couch, not suspecting a thing.&nbsp; Ryan decided to play a little game and placed the ring box all around the apartment, wondering if I'd wake up and see it.





I&nbsp;finally woke up and attempted to go get ready for Game of Thrones trivia, when Ryan stopped me.&nbsp; I&nbsp;didn't realize what was going on or why, but when I&nbsp;finally did, I&nbsp;blacked out.&nbsp; I&nbsp;was in so much shock that Ryan was able to pull off this surprise, that I&nbsp;don't remember what he said to me.&nbsp; I&nbsp;was obviously able to muster up a yes, but I apparently even took the ring out of the box myself and put it on my finger...still sorry, Ryan.





After we FaceTimed our parents and were able to tell them the good news, we were lucky enough to head downtown to celebrate with some great friends at Game of Thrones trivia.

Background

Our Story

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Sister of the Bride by day,&nbsp;Baked Brie Master by night.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Laura Covian

Mike Jones

First roommate in Cincinnati and an excellent bartender.

Ben Lange

Best friend from the first day at GP in Pennsylvania&nbsp;all the way to working together in Ohio.

Rachel Klein

College friend and unfortunate Steelers fan.

Jesse Cooper

PA&nbsp;roommate and pickle back partner for life.

Alana Telesford

Former Mt. Adams neighbor and puppy&nbsp;dad to Luke's best friend, Dax.

Aldo Rossi

College friend who lived in the building next door who was always up for a fun time in or out.

Casey Burcher

GE&nbsp;Colleague and former Mt. Adams neighbor who can quote an entire episode of South Park with Ryan.

Trevor Hahm

College friend who was always down to indulge in a Cookout milkshake.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Kellie Janes

Dopest future brother-in-law ever. I mean, look at the photo.

Drew Covian

College friend who was there&nbsp;through thick and thin, like being&nbsp;the&nbsp;only two people at a bar&nbsp;rooting for Ohio State during the National Championship in 2015.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Jill McCallister

Wedding Party

Q + A

Registry

We have King rooms available for $99.00/night and Queen/Queen available&nbsp;for $109.00/night. To book, please directly call Marriott Reservations at 1 (800) 321-2211 or (859)&nbsp;491-400 on or before Friday, March 8th, 2019.&nbsp;&nbsp;Please mention that you are part of the Raichle/Jones Wedding room block.

Courtyard by Marriott Cincinnati Covington

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) is the closest airport to the Downtown Cincinnati area.&nbsp; It's about 15 minutes to Covington, KY, depending on traffic.

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport

We have King rooms and Queen/Queen rooms available for $149.00/night.

To book a room, please&nbsp;<a href="https://secure3.hilton.com/en_US/hp/reservation/book.htm?inputModule=HOTEL&ctyhocn=CVGPOHX&spec_plan=CHHRJW&arrival=20190329&departure=20190331&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;Please book on or before March 1st, 2019&nbsp;to receive our room rate.

Hampton Inn & Suites Newport/Cincinnati

We have King rooms&nbsp;&nbsp;and Queen/Queen rooms available&nbsp;for $149.00/night. 

To book, please&nbsp;<a href="https://book.passkey.com/go/raichlejones2019" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>, or you can call (859)&nbsp;261-2900.&nbsp;&nbsp;If you are calling, please mention that you are with the Raichle/Jones Wedding block.&nbsp;&nbsp;Please book on or before March 8th, 2019&nbsp;to receive our room rate.

Cincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter

Travel

Taproom located in a historic bottling plant offering house-brewed beers, Ping-Pong, cornhole & TVs.

Rhinegeist Brewery

Longtime hub of vendors selling meat, produce & other local foods, plus a seasonal farmers' market.

Findlay Market

Built in 1933, Union Terminal&nbsp;was one of the last great train stations built, and is now&nbsp;a Cincinnati icon and one of the most widely regarded examples of the Art Deco style.&nbsp;&nbsp;It is now&nbsp;home to three museums (Cincinnati History Museum, Museum of Natural History and Science, and the Children's Museum), an OMNIMAX® Theater, and the Cincinnati History Library and Archives.

Union Terminal

The Newport Aquarium is an aquarium located&nbsp;at Newport on the Levee. The aquarium has 70 exhibits and 14 galleries, including the cutest otter ever, Pork Chop!

Newport Aquarium

The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden is the second-oldest zoo in the United States. It is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and opened in 1875.&nbsp; The Zoo is home to the most famous hippo, Fiona.

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

Scenic riverside venue with fountains, gardens, walkways, playgrounds, event lawns & restaurants at The Banks.

Susie & Ryan

Susie & Ryan

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