Top Kansas Proposal Venues

• Spaces for 150-1,000 Guests
• 2 Hotels
• 2 Ballrooms

Marriott Kansas City Overland Park is a full-service hotel situated in Overland Park's Metcalf Corridor, adjacent to Executive Hills and Corporate Woods office parks and minutes from Top Golf, Prairiefire, and Town Center shopping. The eleven-story property completed a $20 million renovation and offers 401 guest rooms alongside 14,000 square feet of flexible event space distributed across 16 meeting rooms. The Great Plains Ballroom anchors the event offering with 10,010 square feet of space, accommodating up to 800 guests for banquet receptions and 900 for standing events, with 17-foot ceilings and divisible configurations for smaller gatherings. The adjacent Quail Creek Junior Ballroom provides an additional 2,688 square feet for intimate receptions and rehearsal dinners of up to 150 seated guests. On-site catering is available through the hotel's culinary team, and dining for guests includes Zephyr Kitchen & Bourbon Bar and a full-service Starbucks. The property also features an expanded fitness center with Peloton bikes, an indoor and seasonal outdoor pool, and pet-friendly accommodations — rounding out the amenities available to event attendees staying on property.

• Spaces for 300 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Event Space

Venue 3130 is a wedding and event space just west of downtown Wichita, offering more than 9,000 square feet of flexible space for gatherings of up to 300 guests. The venue hosts weddings, corporate events, rehearsal dinners, showers, and other private celebrations. Rentals include round tables, 8-foot banquet tables, and chair setup and teardown, with open catering and bar policies that allow clients to bring in their preferred vendors. Linen options, all-inclusive packages, and multi-day rental arrangements are available. A separate bar room accommodates smaller groups, making Venue 3130 a fit for everything from intimate rehearsal dinners to full-capacity receptions.

• Spaces for 200-225 Guests
• 1 Event Space
• 1 Country Club

Painted Hills Golf Club is an 18-hole public golf facility in Kansas City, Kansas, with roots stretching back to 1929 when the property opened as Victory Hills Country Club. The course features gently rolling, tree-lined fairways and bentgrass greens, and underwent a significant renovation between 2012 and 2013 that replaced 10 greens and rebuilt tee complexes across 13 holes. Beyond the course, the club operates a separate banquet facility suited for a range of gatherings — from weddings and birthday celebrations to corporate events and golf outings. The facility offers an exclusive-use banquet room alongside a grill room and patio areas, accommodating groups of up to 200 guests. Catering is available on-site, and the club's staff provides event coordination and setup support. Managed by GreatLIFE Golf, Painted Hills Golf Club combines an established course with flexible event and hospitality amenities, making it a versatile option for private events in the Kansas City metro area.

• Spaces for 65-150 Guests
• 2 Museums
• 2 Meeting Spaces

The Sternberg Museum of Natural History, located in Hays, Kansas, is a natural history museum affiliated with Fort Hays State University. Its collections focus on the Great Plains region and include some of the finest assemblies of Pteranodon material and fossil plants, along with a realistic Cretaceous diorama that brings prehistoric life to life across the museum's main floor. The museum's roots trace to 1866, when fossils were first discovered near Fort Hays by members of the Sternberg family — renowned fossil hunters whose legacy shaped the institution for generations. A 1994 relocation to a former dome building merged two legacy collections and created the spacious facility that stands today. For private events, the Sternberg offers several distinct rental spaces suited to meetings, seminars, receptions, and celebrations of various sizes. The Engel Education Center on the third floor accommodates up to 86 guests and can be divided into two separate meeting areas. The Expeditions Meeting Room seats 65 and includes access to a connecting catering kitchen, making it a practical choice for parties and reunions. The Seibel Lobby, equipped with a built-in audio-visual system, serves as the venue's main event hall for receptions, lectures, awards ceremonies, and larger gatherings. Twenty-two acres of outdoor grounds and two miles of nature trail round out the options for open-air events.

• Spaces for 200-400 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 2 Barns
• 3 Total Spaces

Circle S Ranch & Country Inn is a family-owned wedding and event venue set on a working ranch near Lawrence, Kansas. The property offers both indoor and outdoor ceremony options — a shaded Wedding Garden and a renovated barn Chapel — along with the Party Barn reception hall, which is climate-controlled and accommodates up to 200 guests. For smaller gatherings, a Great Room provides an alternative reception setting. The ranch includes a 12-room country inn, allowing couples and their wedding party to stay on the property for the full weekend. Packages include the use of wooden benches, fruitwood chiavari chairs, linen tablecloths, and onsite staff throughout the event. The venue hosts one wedding per day, providing exclusive access to all spaces and grounds. Beyond weddings, Circle S Ranch welcomes corporate retreats, family reunions, and other private celebrations.

• Spaces for 300 Guests

Established in 1981 and affiliated with Hesston College, Dyck Arboretum of the Plains sits at the edge of a buffalo grass meadow encircling a lake in Hesston, Kansas. The grounds feature hundreds of labeled native and adaptable plant varieties arranged in tallgrass, shortgrass, and mixed-grass prairie beds, offering a rare opportunity to experience the wildflowers of the Great Plains in cultivation. For events, the arboretum offers three distinct rental spaces. The Visitor and Education Center, a limestone-and-cedar building completed in 1999, accommodates up to 150 guests for ceremonies and 80 for banquets, and includes a full kitchen, sound system, and gallery entryway. The Prairie Pavilion, completed in 2011, is a climate-controlled indoor space with a covered patio accessible via sliding glass doors, accommodating up to 200 guests for ceremonies and 175 for banquets. The Prairie Discovery Lab, part of the 2019 Horticulture and Utility Building, seats up to 80 for banquets and includes an adjacent preparation kitchen. All spaces provide access to the surrounding native gardens and grounds.

• Spaces for 50-500 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 1 Outdoor
• 2 Total Spaces

Lazy T Ranch and Guest House is a 400-acre working family ranch set in the Flint Hills near Manhattan, Kansas, homesteaded in 1855 and owned by the Wilson family since 1968. Surrounded by hundreds of acres of native tallgrass prairie, the property offers sweeping views over the Kansas River Valley from elevated sites like Sugarloaf Hill and Celebration Point — a former Native American and buffalo territory that today serves as one of the most dramatic outdoor ceremony locations in the region. The ranch accommodates up to 250 guests indoors and up to 600 outdoors across a range of distinct venues: the Tallgrass Arena for large receptions, the Cowboy Café for smaller gatherings, the Bluestem Barn, Prairie Pavilion, and a guest house that doubles as overnight lodging for the wedding party. An on-staff certified bridal consultant coordinates events, and the licensed kitchen supports both in-house catering and outside caterers. Wedding packages include ceremony site, reception site, and a two-night guest house stay.

• Spaces for 300-500 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Garden
• 1 Park

Kansas State University Gardens is a horticulture display garden and living learning laboratory on the K-State campus in Manhattan, Kansas, open to the public year-round at no charge. The Gardens' grounds encompass a limestone visitor center, a rustic flower-covered pergola, a private garden nook sheltered by ornamental trees and shrubs, a fountain surrounded by lawn, and a variety of annual and perennial flower beds across the Cottage and Adaptive/Native Plant Gardens. The Visitor Center Garden lawn is available for private events on Saturdays and Sundays from mid-March through mid-November, accommodating up to 300 seated guests or 500 for standing receptions. The setting provides a naturally colorful backdrop with rotating seasonal blooms, and a staff member remains on site throughout each event. Chair rental and large tent rental are available through the Gardens directly.

• Spaces for 14-150 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 1 Historic Space
• 3 Total Spaces

Cedar Crest Lodge is a luxury bed and breakfast and event destination set on more than 100 acres of pastures, woods, ponds, and trails in Pleasanton, Kansas, roughly 45 minutes south of Overland Park. The property encompasses a 7,000-square-foot main lodge with eight bedrooms alongside a 3,000-square-foot carriage house with three additional rooms, bringing the venue to eleven overnight guest rooms in total. The lodge is built around a farm-to-table philosophy: the property maintains an extensive on-site garden growing more than 30 tomato varieties, fresh herbs, berries, and seasonal produce, all harvested for the kitchen's meals. Outdoor amenities include over 16,000 square feet of cultivated garden space, walking trails through a National Wildlife Federation Certified Habitat, an outdoor pool, hot tub, sauna, and a fire pit. Cedar Crest Lodge hosts weddings and elopements for up to 125 guests across several ceremony and reception settings — including a hilltop patio, a century-old pecan grove, a pondside location, and an indoor sunroom. The venue also accommodates corporate retreats, family reunions, and private celebrations with in-house farm-to-table dining and on-site spa services. The property is a TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice award recipient and a member of Select Registry.

• Spaces for 250 Guests

The Venue at Willow Creek is an all-inclusive event venue set on 10 acres of tree-lined ridges and meadow views in Kansas City, Kansas. The property features both indoor and outdoor ceremony spaces, including a creekside ceremony location, a garden patio with café lights, and a stone firepit — alongside a main reception hall with stained concrete floors, high ceilings, and a full wall of glass sliding doors. The venue handles catering, bar and mixology services, and décor in-house, offering clients a single point of coordination from planning through event day. Rentals include farm tables and Mahogany Chiavari chairs, ceremony chairs and arbors, bar glassware, and access to rental décor, along with an onsite day-of manager. Getting-ready suites are available on the property, and a paved, lighted parking lot serves guests on arrival.

• Spaces for 60-400 Guests
• 1 Event Space
• 2 Historic Spaces
• 1 Meeting Space

The Main Event is a city-owned event venue in Sabetha, Kansas, housed in the former National Guard Armory at 16 Main Street. The building's industrial bones — exposed brick walls, 17-foot ceilings, and a distinctive checkerboard tile floor — give it a raw, character-rich backdrop that pairs equally well with elegant wedding receptions and casual community gatherings. The main hall accommodates up to 360 guests and comes stocked with approximately 500 padded folding chairs, 40 round tables, a custom mobile bar, ceiling outlets, uplights, and a built-in audio/visual system at no extra charge. An adjacent kitchen provides full prep space with an ice machine, and the facility permits alcohol on-site. A separate connected space, The Meeting Room on Main, seats up to 60 and offers its own entrance, kitchen, and A/V access — suitable for smaller meetings, rehearsal dinners, or breakout use alongside a main-hall event. In 2025, The Main Event hosted more than 60 events, including wedding receptions, business dinners, holiday parties, fundraisers, and auctions, reflecting its range as a flexible community venue.

• Spaces for 50-350 Guests
• 2 Restaurants
• 2 Country Clubs

Salina Country Club has served the Salina, Kansas community since 1911, building more than a century of tradition around golf, dining, and private events. The club's facilities center on a well-appointed clubhouse designed for gatherings of all kinds — from milestone celebrations to corporate retreats and holiday parties. The Main Dining Room accommodates up to 240 guests and features sweeping views of the golf course, a fireplace, a dance floor, a full bar, and access to outdoor seating. For smaller groups, the West Dining Room seats up to 50 guests in a private, fireplace-lit setting with its own full bar. Both spaces can be fitted with A/V equipment including projectors, screens, and sound systems to support presentations and programs. Beyond banquets and corporate events, Salina Country Club hosts weddings and pool parties, drawing on an in-house team experienced in working with couples and event planners to shape events around each occasion.

• Spaces for 50-350 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 3 Event Spaces
• 4 Total Spaces

The Hudson is a two-location industrial-chic event venue in downtown Wichita, Kansas, built in 1950 and designed around classic styling, close attention to detail, and full-service hospitality. The main location, The Hudson Commerce at 508 S Commerce Street, spans several distinct spaces: Gatsby Hall accommodates 300 to 350 seated guests in a setting defined by exposed brick, weathered steel beams, polished concrete floors, and chandelier lighting. Studio 504 seats up to 60 guests and suits smaller gatherings, while the Urban Garden provides outdoor space for ceremonies of up to 280 and receptions of up to 250. The companion location, The Hudson St. Francis at 427 S St. Francis Street, offers a mid-century modern aesthetic anchored by a white oak built-in bar and seats 50 to 75 guests — a natural fit for micro weddings, bridal showers, and intimate celebrations. Both venues include an in-house sound system, open catering, and bar service managed by the venue. The Hudson hosts weddings, corporate events, quinceañeras, birthday parties, concerts, and more.

• Spaces for 50-500 Guests
• 2 Outdoor Spaces
• 2 Country Clubs
• 1 Garden

Crestview Country Club is a private country club in Wichita, Kansas, founded in 1921 and now home to 36 holes of championship golf designed by Robert Trent Jones — the only 36-hole private club in Kansas. The club moved to its current location at 1000 N. 127th Street East in 1969 and was acquired by Concert Golf Partners in 2016, which brought more than $3 million in facility improvements. For private events, Crestview offers a range of indoor and outdoor settings. The Grand Ballroom accommodates larger wedding receptions and galas with a formal, elegant atmosphere, while the Garden Room suits smaller gatherings with views overlooking the outdoor garden. Outdoor ceremonies can accommodate up to 250 guests, with a private garden available for more intimate ceremonies of up to 50. The club's event specialists work with clients on custom menus through the in-house catering team and assist with room selection, decor details, and full event coordination. Crestview hosts weddings, rehearsal dinners, bridal showers, corporate meetings, golf tournaments, and a broad range of social celebrations.

• Spaces for 40-250 Guests
• 2 Outdoor Spaces
• 1 Barn
• 2 Total Spaces

Prairiewood | Tallgrass Preserve sits on 600 private acres of native tallgrass prairie in the Flint Hills of Manhattan, Kansas — one of the few remaining stretches of this landscape in the country. The property opened in January 2010 with a mission rooted in conservation: to set aside working prairie land and share its character with visitors. Over the years it has grown to include restored trails, lodging, and dedicated event facilities, all shaped by that original commitment to the land. The Blue Sage Barn is the venue's signature event space — a fully renovated equestrian barn accommodating up to 125 seated guests or 175 for receptions. It features a wraparound covered veranda, a private park with firepit, built-in audio, large-format projection, adjustable lighting, and a professional catering kitchen. For smaller gatherings, the RetreatHouse Meeting Room seats up to 28 and expands to 40 with banquet configuration — suited for corporate retreats, team-building programs, board meetings, and private gatherings. Prairiewood handles a wide range of occasions: weddings, corporate meetings, retreats, reunions, and banquets, all with the option to customize the experience across the property's distinct spaces and accommodations.

• Spaces for 300 Guests
• 1 Resort

Botanica, The Wichita Gardens is a 20-acre nonprofit botanical garden in central Wichita, Kansas, home to over 4,000 unique plant species spread across a collection of signature gardens — including the Chinese Garden of Friendship, the Downing Children's Garden, the Koch Carousel Gardens, and the Butterfly Garden. Recognized as one of the top botanical gardens in the country, Botanica earned the #6 ranking in USA Today's 10Best Botanical Gardens and took Gold for Best Attraction in the Wichita Eagle's 2025 Best of Wichita Contest. The gardens serve as a distinctive backdrop for private events of all kinds, from intimate gatherings to large-scale receptions. Event spaces span both indoor and outdoor settings — including the Main Meadow, Martha Parriott Terrace, Terrace Room, Lotus Hall, and several specialty garden areas — accommodating guest counts from 15 to 300. Open catering is the policy for food and beverage, and all event rental guests receive complimentary garden admission. Tables, chairs, and audio/visual systems are included in most spaces, along with on-site staffing and a commercial prep kitchen.

• Spaces for 250 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Barn
• 1 Garden

Formerly the Victorian Veranda Country Inn, Veranda Venue sits on eight acres in Lawrence, Kansas, conveniently located off Interstate 70 between Topeka and Kansas City. The property combines a working farm setting with classic Victorian character, making it a self-contained destination for weddings and private celebrations. The centerpiece of the property is a two-story open barn that seats up to 250 guests for receptions, surrounded by mature gardens well-suited for outdoor ceremonies. An onsite ten-bedroom Victorian manor — including a honeymoon suite and nine additional guest suites — allows the wedding party and close family to stay on the property, with the Grand Victorian Package offering a full Friday-through-Sunday experience that includes rehearsal space, an event day coordinator, and two nights of lodging. A bring-your-own-caterer policy gives couples flexibility in planning their event.

• Spaces for 250 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Historic Space
• 1 space at this venue

Eisenhower Park & Rose Garden is a historic outdoor venue in Abilene, Kansas, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Abilene City Park Historic District. The grounds are home to more than 150 types of roses and over 500 varieties of flowers, with a classic gazebo and a spouting fountain providing natural focal points for ceremonies. The garden is available for weddings and special occasions on a first-come, first-serve basis through the City of Abilene Parks and Recreation office. With capacity for up to 250 guests and 12 hours of event time included in the rental, the Rose Garden offers a picturesque outdoor setting steeped in local history — the adjacent stadium is the site where General Dwight D. Eisenhower announced his 1952 presidential campaign.

• Spaces for 200 Guests

Lamborn Farm is a historic wedding and event venue on a working farmstead in Leavenworth, Kansas. The property dates to 1877, when Horace and Rosemond Lamborn established it as a subsistence farm — a legacy now carried forward by the fourth generation of the family under Joseph and Valerie Lamborn, who also cultivate crops and raise grass-fed beef on the land today. The centerpiece of the venue is a red barn built in the 1890s, fully restored in 2011 and 2012 using original materials. The structure is listed on both the Kansas and National Register of Historic Places, and earned a Kansas Preservation Alliance Award for Excellence in 2012. Its weathered beams and historic character make it a natural fit for rustic-style weddings, and the barn can accommodate both indoor and outdoor events. Beyond weddings, the farm welcomes private celebrations of all kinds — baby showers, bridal showers, birthday parties, graduations, and more. A campfire area on the property provides an additional gathering space for guests.

• Spaces for 500 Guests
• 1 Landmark
• 1 Theater
• 1 Historic Space

Crown Uptown Theatre is a historic atmospheric venue in Wichita's College Hill neighborhood, designed by the Boller Brothers and built by George Siedhoff in 1928. The theatre's interior features a distinctive "open sky" ceiling with original star lights, a curved midnight blue ceiling, and Spanish/Moorish-inspired plaster details that create a setting unlike any modern event space. The main theatre accommodates up to 500 guests for weddings, receptions, and banquets, with flexible layouts for seated dinners, cocktail receptions, and corporate gatherings. A Broadway-style stage — one of the largest in Wichita — anchors the room, supported by a professional lighting and sound system that can be customized for any event type. The venue also features a full bar, a catering kitchen, and permits outside catering, giving event planners broad flexibility in how they design the dining experience. Crown Uptown hosts weddings, galas, graduations, fundraisers, corporate events, and private celebrations, and is fully handicap accessible.