River Market Event Place is a modern banquet hall wedding venue based in the historic River Market District of Kansas City, Missouri. The space is designed to be versatile, and welcomes the creative vision of each couple who rents the venue. With an atmosphere of minimalistic charm, the pet-friendly and insurance-covered facility is elegantly outfitted with the basic needs to host wedding ceremonies, receptions, bridal showers, engagement parties, and rehearsal dinners.Facilities and CapacityThe 4,000-square-foot urban venue features 20-foot ceilings, several mezzanine levels, a bridal loft, and retracting glass doors that open to a tree-lit patio. The interior finishes contain rich hardwood, concrete floors, and sleek metal, giving couples a unique space to hold their event. Couples may invite up to 150 guests for seated dinners inside, with additional seating on the tented patio space, or up to 225 for a cocktail reception. The space also boasts a wood-burning fireplace, a premium in-house sound system and lighting, a mounted projector, a flat screen TV, street level access for vendors and guests, and a fully equipped kitchen prep area for caterers. A bridal loft and use of the Airstream lounge are available to the wedding party prior to the ceremony. Parking on-site is available for guests, and the venue is also wheelchair accessible.Services OfferedWhen couples book River Market Event Place, they get access to the venue?s event coordinator, who can walk couples through hosting their event at the facility. The event planner can also provide day-of coordination services, ensuring a couple?s event runs as smoothly as possible. Event staff can also provide set up and clean up, as well as a quick room flip if couples are holding both their ceremony and reception in the same space. An inventory of event rentals are available to couples, including items such as:
Audio equipment
Barware
Chairs
Dance floor
Glassware
Furniture
Lighting
Linens
Photo booth
Tables
Tents and tent accessories
CuisineWhile River Market Event Place doesn?t offer their own catering department, they allow couples to bring in their own outside vendors to fulfill their cuisine needs. Caterers may use the facility?s fully equipped kitchen prep area to arrange everything necessary for the occasion. The venue does, however, provide their own bartenders, and also holds a liquor license. Couples may provide a cash or open bar to their guests, serving:
Champagne toast
House beer, wine, and liquor
Premium liquor
Signature drinks
Specialty beer and wine
