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BATHrooms on a Roll is a mobile restroom trailer service for wedding venues.
The 15-by-8-foot trailers are heated and have air conditioning with a tasteful decor of flowers, wall
hangings and several picture frames should the couple want to add personal touches like photos.
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drinks for the day.
What have been venues for Spirits On
Site? A farm. A waterfront lodge. Rawlings
Conservatory, in Baltimore. Schutz, 47, and
his partner, Steve McCray, 42, have served
drinks “in a rainstorm and under the beating
sun,” using canopies and tents for guests.
They started the business last year, both
having worked in restaurants for years.
They zero in on guests’ tastes; the bridal
couple comes first.
“Grooms tend to be straight liquor types,”
Schutz said. “Brides lean toward the fruity
side and are more creative and imaginative.
“If they’re not sure what they want, Steve
and I each have a list of 30 [drinks] that we
like, and we’ll explain.”
They staffed one wedding reception where
half of the party were teetotalers.
“We created a menu with 40 differentflavored ‘mocktail’ recipes,” he said.
“One guest asked for a drink made with
blueberries, so we made a berry smash tea,
not too sweet. It was good.”
And just as good, he said, with a touch of
rum.
Toilet trailers
When they married five years ago, one
part of the reception rankled Chris and Jodie
Bath: the crummy restrooms. So, soon after,
they decided to make wedding bathrooms
their business. They bought a line of trailers,
added commodes and vanities and took their
high-end privies on the road.
“On our honeymoon, my wife said, ‘I
think we should do this,’” Bath said. “This
was her gig. Jodie said, ‘Our last name is
Bath, so why not?’”
Now, BATHrooms on a Roll services 50
events a year, many of them weddings in
Anne Arundel County. The Baths, who live
in Chester (Kent County), have trucked their
stylish restrooms to reception locales from
bay-front beaches to remote mountaintops,
as well as private homes with septic tanks
that cannot cope with crowds. One wedding
party had several trees felled in order to park
the trailer where they wanted. Clearly, clients
take their mobile bathrooms seriously.
Bath said he has seen an uptick in “rogue”
weddings — those sited off the beaten track
— since the pandemic.
“I think people have a bad taste in their
mouths because, during COVID-19, a lot
of [traditional reception] venues refused to
refund their money [due to cancellations],”
he said. “I think it left a lot of people
discouraged with the bigger places, so they
choose to have their receptions in backyards,
under tents.”
Wedding parties like the heated and airconditioned trailers, the largest of which
measures 15-by-8 feet and boasts five stalls
(three for women, with double vanities),
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