Clean-Up Guidance
Clean-Up Guidance
Highlights
Rixey handles the heavy cleaning — you only need to pack your own belongings and décor.
If you’re here for the weekend, leave most clean-up for Sunday morning.
Night-of: we secure cards, gifts, and leftover alcohol for safekeeping.
Sunday: strip beds, gather towels, pack personal items first, then décor.
Plan ahead for who takes alcohol, gifts, décor, and florals home.
Do a final walkthrough of all rooms before departing.
Our team does the mopping, trash removal, and deep clean after you leave.
Clean-Up Overview
After the last dance and goodbyes, comes the not-so-glamorous part: wrapping up and cleaning up. Don’t worry — you won’t be scrubbing floors or mopping (we handle that). You’ll just need to gather your décor and personal items. Our goal is to make this as painless as possible, especially if you’re a little tired (or hungover!) on Sunday morning.
Night-Of vs. Next-Day
If you’re staying the weekend, leave most of the work for Sunday morning.
Check-out is 10am (unless you’ve arranged a Brunch Upgrade).
Start cleanup around 8:30–9am so you have 1–2 hours.
Enlist a few early risers to help box and load.
Personal Belongings First
Begin upstairs in the bedrooms.
Strip beds (sheets + pillowcases) and gather used towels → place in the laundry room behind the kitchen.
Do a final sweep of drawers, closets, and bathrooms (chargers in outlets, toiletries in showers often get left).
Load personal suitcases into cars first so décor doesn’t get buried.
Décor and Leftovers
Staff may consolidate décor into one room overnight. On Sunday, re-pack into your labeled bins/boxes.
We gather unused items (extra favors, ribbons, etc.) and pack them too.
Trash: we’ll collect, but please bag obvious trash and leave it in the utility room.
Alcohol:
Keep the original boxes for easy transport.
Split leftovers between family cars if needed — couples rarely have space for it all.
Unopened cases may be returnable (stores often allow it).
Food:
Caterer usually leave leftovers.
Take home leftover cake.
Bring Coolers if you have a long drive
Any leftovers can be donated/left with us.
Florals:
Send home with guests or take them yourself.
We’ll donate or use left over florals.
Florist usually reclaims rental vases; if you borrowed ours, just leave them.
Rentals:
External rental items (linens, furniture, tents) are usually picked up Monday.
Don’t pack rental or venue items into your bins by accident (cake stands, linens, etc.).
Loading Vehicles
Assign a “car Tetris master” to load efficiently.
Keep delicate items (dress, bouquet, paperwork) separate from heavy décor.
Consider who’s taking what: alcohol, décor, gifts, etc. Couples often only leave with personal bags while family SUVs take the rest.
We will have gathered irreplaceable items into a "precious" box - usually includes sentimental or valuable decor items, guest book etc. Things that cannot be replaced.
Final Walkthrough
Before departure:
Check all bedrooms, bathrooms, bar, kitchen, and outdoor areas.
Don’t forget signed marriage license, phones, chargers, jewelry, or signs placed outside.
Anything left behind goes to our lost-and-found (we’ll contact you).
Our Cleaning Crew
Once you depart, our team does the deep clean — mopping, linen laundering, and breakdown. We just ask you to:
Bag trash.
Don’t leave furniture in chaos (we or rental company will reset big items).
Let us know of any spills/breakages (we likely already handled it, but communication helps).
Timing
With brunch extension: checkout is 1pm Sunday.
Please be mindful of timing — we may have another event to reset for, and we almost always have meetings scheduled to start after check out.
The Sentimental Side
Cleanup can feel emotional — your wedding is officially over. Take a moment in the empty ballroom, snap a “morning after” photo, or do one last dance. Many couples love that quiet memory.