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10 Best Wedding Venues in Kansas City, Missouri (2026 Guide)

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The Missouri side of Kansas City has the city itself, with its church conversions, mansions and Crossroads warehouses, and a ring of suburbs and farm country around it, from Liberty and Smithville in the north to Lee's Summit and Kingsville in the east.

The median published starting price for a venue on the Missouri side is $3,000 (n=36).

We cataloged 123 wedding venues across Kansas City, Independence, Lee's Summit, Liberty, Smithville, Weston and the towns around them. Below are the 10 we would point a couple to first, each checked against the venue's own site. For the other half of the metro, see our Kansas City, Kansas side venue guide.

Every venue below is in our Kansas City, Missouri wedding venue directory, where you can filter the full list and see published pricing side by side.

For the statewide cost picture, see how much a Missouri wedding costs, and for timing, the best months to get married in Missouri.

In the city

1. Melrose Abbey

A Gothic church built in 1922 and restored as a wedding venue in 2024, seating 200 across two floors, with four hotel suites for up to 24 overnight guests. All-day rentals run 14 hours: $5,000 Monday to Thursday, $7,500 Friday or Sunday, $8,500 Saturday, with tables, chairs, setup and cleanup. Bar packages are required for alcohol.

2. Simpson House

A house venue on Walnut Street with a Great Room, a baby grand piano and seating for 150. All-day rates are $5,200 Monday to Thursday, $6,000 Friday or Sunday and $6,500 Saturday, with a six-hour minimum. Tables, chairs, tablecloths and a sound system are included; setup is up to you.

3. The Abbott

A historic building in the Crossroads Arts District with a grand ballroom, a bar and lounge, a rooftop deck and a parking lot, for up to 500 seated or 1,100 standing. Bar packages with licensed bartenders are part of the booking. Pricing on request.

East and south

4. Longview Mansion

An estate in Lee's Summit on the National Register of Historic Places, with a sunken garden, a conservatory, a courtyard and the mansion itself, seating up to 250. Saturdays start at $14,500 for 14 hours, with beverage service, staff and security; other days are $1,000 an hour with an eight-hour minimum.

5. The Glasshouse at River Oaks

A 6,000-square-foot glasshouse and a 7,000-square-foot clubhouse ballroom in Grandview, with a garden promenade and a vine tunnel, for up to 350. Saturdays are $15,000 in peak months, $13,000 in March, July, August and December and $10,000 in January and February; Fridays run $8,500 to $12,500.

6. The Heartland Lodge KC

A 30-acre property in Kingsville, east of the city, with a pond, a reception hall for 275 and indoor and outdoor fireplaces. Packages run $8,500 to $15,700 with coordination, linens and a 13-hour day, and the larger ones include 10 on-site guest rooms.

7. Stonehaus Farms Winery

A vineyard winery in Lee's Summit with a Festhall for 180 and an outdoor vineyard ceremony site. It is one of the metro's lower-priced options: the Festhall is $2,900 on a Friday or Saturday evening and $2,400 Sunday to Thursday, with bartenders and off-duty sheriff's security; a vineyard ceremony adds $750.

8. A Secret Garden

A one-acre botanical garden in Independence with a 23-foot waterfall as the ceremony backdrop, cocktail hour in the garden and a reception in its 3,200-square-foot Palm House. Florals are done in-house. Pricing is on its site.

North of the river

9. Belvoir Winery and Inn

A winery and inn in Liberty with outdoor ceremony sites and a second-floor reception hall for 200. The full six-hour wedding package is $3,500 to $6,000 and includes four inn rooms and a 1,500-square-foot bridal suite; a short ceremony with cake and a sparkling toast for up to 75 is $1,500.

10. White Iron Ridge

A venue in Smithville with a parlor, a deck, a patio and a fire pit, and six guest suites. Peak Saturdays are $13,000 and January and February Saturdays $8,000; weekdays run $4,500 to $5,500. Two-night packages include the suites and rehearsal dinner space.

Others worth a look

Weston Red Barn Farm is a hilltop farm in Weston with two event barns, The Elms Hotel & Spa is a hotel and spa in Excelsior Springs, and Powell Gardens is Kansas City's botanical garden, in Kingsville.

How to shop Kansas City, Missouri venues

Shop both sides of the state line. Many couples tour venues in Missouri and Kansas in the same weekend.

Use winter. The Glasshouse and White Iron Ridge each take $5,000 off a January or February Saturday.

Count the beds. Melrose Abbey, Heartland Lodge, Belvoir and White Iron Ridge all sleep part of the wedding party on site. Our venue tour questions cover the rest.

Our venue checklist covers the rest of the shopping list, and what a wedding venue costs explains how venue pricing is structured.

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