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Just got engaged?! We have a feeling that one of the first things on your to-do list is finding the perfect wedding venue. But how can you possibly choose when there are so many amazing options?! (over 430 in KC to be exact!) If you’ve been dreaming of celebrating your wedding day at a rustic-chic barn or modern, luxury farmhouse a la Joanna Gaines, then you’re going to LOVE this list of our favorite barn, ranch, and farm wedding venues in Kansas City!

WEDDING PLANNING RESOURCES, WEDDING VENUES

31 Gorgeous Barn Wedding Venues in Kansas City

Wedding Couple in front of a Kansas City Barn Wedding Venue

You’ve heard us say it before – those last few weeks of wedding planning are the most detail intensive of the entire planning process. Tensions are stressing, budget is straining, and then Wham! You realize all of a sudden you haven’t allotted any gratuities for your wedding vendors or budgeted for any vendor meals. We’ve […]

LOCAL VENDOR GUIDE, WEDDING PLANNING RESOURCES

Wedding Vendor Etiquette Tips You Need to Know

Despite the similarity in terms, your venue coordinator and wedding coordinator are actually two very different vendor roles. Both are similar in that your venue coordinator and your wedding coordinator are there to best assist and support you on such an important day— We’re all there making sure you leave completely and blissfully happy at the end of the night! But there are several key differences between these two vendor categories that couples often overlook or confuse. 

WEDDING PLANNING RESOURCES

Don’t Expect These Things From Your Venue Coordinator!

Kansas City Wedding Planner Zipping Bride in Wedding Dress

Weddings have come a long way in recent years! What once was a standard wedding template – where colors and style had little variation – has evolved into the amazing celebrations you see today. Your wedding is a unique and personal reflection of your love story, from colors and textures to foods and experience, no two […]

WEDDING PLANNING RESOURCES

The Ultimate Wedding Decor Checklist

If you’re anything like me, you hear the word *photos* and instantly clam up. Y’all, there’s a reason you see so little of my face around here….I am a straight cheese when that camera comes out! But with photography being such a core piece of the wedding planning process, we want to make sure you are best prepared for when your photographer says “Smile!”

So today, we’re sitting down with our friend Kymberly Janelle Photography to give us the low-down on engagement photos. So Kymmy, tell us all the things! What they are, what they’re for, and how can our couples make them uniquely ‘theirs’?

ETIQUETTE + ADVICE, KANSAS CITY, LOCAL VENDOR GUIDE

The Complete Guide to Engagement Photos

Data brokers scour the internet in search of personal information they can resell, and your wedding website could be subject to this threat. Other cyber scammers pursue vendor fraud– posing as fake photographers, florists, or DJs and tricking couples out of their money. While online wedding planning is advantageous, it’s crucial to know and avoid the risks of online vendor fraud. To make sure your wedding day goes off without a hitch, keep reading to learn the do’s and don’ts of wedding websites!

ETIQUETTE + ADVICE, VIRTUAL PLANNING

The Do’s and Don’ts of Wedding Websites

Wedding Website Tips

There are so many wedding venues to choose from in Kansas City depending on what style, season, and budget you’re after. If you’ve been dreaming of an outdoor affair but without the rustic vibes of a barn wedding, then we’ve got you covered with this list! Since gardens and outdoor wedding venues offer lush greenery, […]

WEDDING VENUES

12 Lush Garden and Outdoor Wedding Venues You’ll Love

Kansas City is such an amazing city to get married in, with plenty of wedding venue options to choose from – over 430 to be exact!! With that many venue and style options, how can you possibly choose the right one? Do you opt for a rustic-chic barn wedding? Or maybe a modern, industrial-style affair? […]

WEDDING VENUES

Top 10 Winery + Distillery Wedding Venues in KC

“I just breezed through my wedding day while they took care of literally everything, Rach and Nikki did so much more than I ever expected!”

-Jordan M

“Your words of encouragement and help have made the world of difference in how Carly has handled stresses within the planning process. Thank you for all your hard work!

- Parents of the bride