We are not from the KC area.
We are planning for my daughter to get married next June at Jacob's Well, in the Westport area. It will be on a Saturday and the wedding will be at 11 am. We are thinking of a reception beginning at 1 or 2, serving lunch. I'm sure dancing will be involved. The guest list is around 250.
We are now investigating reception venues. We really don't need or necessarily want anything super-fancy. We would be fine with something that is safe, clean, presentable, and is big enough to hold us. We could arrange for catering ourselves. We are creative, "think outside of the box" kind of people and could make a lot of different spaces work. We would prefer that the reception be not too far from the church...within 30 min or so if possible.
As I understand it, Westport is an older area and there are not major hotels in Westport. The Plaza is nearby. Seems a little fancy for us, but, like I said, we're flexible.
We would welcome any suggestions from the KC crowd. Thanks so much