Looking for your dream Kansas City wedding venue? Check out this insight from previous Hawthorne House bride, Stephanie, on how she and her now hubby Matt came to decide that space was KEY to bringing their wedding vision to life. Wedding day timeline details, vendor information and tips you WON’T want to miss are all included!

Want to add the MOST unique touch to your wedding invitation suite? We have partnered with Minted Weddings and created a CUSTOM illustration of Hawthorne House for you to use on any suite on their wedding collections!

Throughout planning you’ll be asked about what song you want to walk down the aisle to, how you want to be announced at your grand entrance and what dance/diddy/jig you’ll be entering with- but what about the exit? Read on to see examples and linked products for fun and unique wedding ceremony and reception send off ideas for your Kansas City Hawthorne House wedding!

At Hawthorne House, guest experience is a top priority for both us and our couples. One critical aspect of that experience, particularly if you are hosting family and friends who aren’t from the area, is where they’ll sleep! With vacation rentals popping up in the area and new hotels getting built, we’ve collected a handful of options within a close proximity- each with a different perk!

Let’s get you ready to say, “I do” at Hawthorne House, Kansas City’s premier indoor and outdoor wedding venue! With our team’s 25 years of wedding experience including wedding planning we are here to guide you through a flawless experience. This guide will walk you through how to best prepare for your Kansas City Hawthorne House wedding whether you’re hosting an indoor or outdoor wedding, having 100 or 300 of your closest family and friends and hosting a bar or not! Let the (final stages) of planning begin!

Snag tips and tricks from Kansas City wedding industry PRO, Brian Ingalls, with Brancato’s Catering as you begin your caterer hunt! Learn when you should book your caterer, how you can best prepare as you contact vendors and unique aspects of catering you can include in your wedding day to uplevel guest experience.

This is going to be your BEST. DAY. EVER. So it needs to be stress free, right?! We’ve gathered five tips that will guide you through creating the ultimate (and seamless) Hawthorne House wedding no matter what your budget, vision or wedding month is!

Whether you're inviting 100 or 300 guests, we have plenty of room to create a personalized layout just for you. We recommend starting with your head table location and building on from there. During our final walkthrough, about 30 days before your wedding, we will work together to create a layout that works best for you. Since we're the experts of our space, with your input and ideas, we'll guide you through the tips and tricks on choosing the best layout!

As you continue along your #HitchedAtHawthorne planning journey we have TONS of resources to ensure you feel confident and comfortable with each decision you make. Be sure to reference this guide as you meet with your florist, determine your send off and plan your overall wedding design!

True Love Coordinating and Design is not only one of our favs to have at Hawthorne House, but we have also created an exclusive (and discounted!!) #HitchedAtHawthorne package to make every Hawthorne House wedding as seamless as possible. We know that when a True Love Coordinating and Design team member is onsite the wedding will be fun, fabulous and flawless!

Are you wanting to do a first look or wait until you walk down the aisle? How many are getting their hair and makeup done? What time is the sun going to set that day? While they may seem like little details, the answers to these questions play a big part in how your timeline is structured on your wedding day. Check out these timelines from past couples to help you get started!

So, you're interested in a wedding send off? We don't blame you- they are super fun and way cute! There are three opportunities to have a send off: after the ceremony, after the reception and after cocktail hour. Check out these examples of fun send off ideas from Hawthorne House couples!

When you host your wedding day at Hawthorne House, you get access to all 11 acres of our property since we host ONE wedding a day. That sounds like a lot of space…and it is! We have photo opportunities galore and can host both an outdoor ceremony and an outdoor cocktail hour without having to quickly move or breakdown chairs. A super fun way to utilize all the lawn space? Having an outdoor bar!

You spend months and even sometimes years planning the wedding day. You picked out the gown nine months ago, are getting excited to see the floral arrangements you designed in real life and- WHOOPS- what about the morning of the wedding?! The morning of the wedding IMO is the BEST part. You should wake up on your wedding day feeling relaxed and ready! You have planned your heart out and now there are no more decisions to make, no more questions to be answered and no more guest lists to stress over. You. Are. Officially. DONE! As long as you’ve planned in advance, that is ;)

Chris + Amanda celebrated their summer soiree at Hawthorne House with a chapel ceremony, outdoor cocktail hour and scheduled a traditional Chinese Tea Ceremony before the reception. If you’re looking for ways to incorporate your personality into your wedding day this is the wedding to find inspiration in- I have never met a couple who organically incorporated so much of their story into their wedding day and it was absolutely incredible to see unfold.

With platforms like The Knot, Zola and Minted they make it SO easy to build a custom looking website in just a few minutes. You can add photos, links, directions…just like planning a wedding the options are endless! Below are the five aspects of a wedding website we consider necessary. Start with the necessary details, then add the fluff and personalize your wedding website with photos, your love story and any other fun unique details!

When you send invitations you’ll include details on how you want guests to RSVP. Most couples choose to snag their RSVPs online to simplify the process, but mail in RSVPs are a great option too! However you decide to collect which guests are or are not coming you’ll want to highlight the due date for these RSVPs!

Alexa + Mark are HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEARTS (so cute, right?!) that celebrated their stunning summer start to forever in the chapel! Their July soiree included their furry friends for photos on the porch, breathtaking green + white floral arrangements and a simple yet elegant vision that was perfect at Hawthorne House.

Are you getting ready to build your wedding reception layout at Hawthorne House? This guide will provide photos for a handful of our most popular head table locations as well as directions on what head table will work best depending on your guest count!

Susan + Loren had a gorgeous summer day to celebrate their nuptials held in the Hawthorne House Chapel! Their stunning reception was filled with laughter and friends- and of course, AlphaLit marquee letters :) Their goal was to have a magical + fun wedding day and boy oh boy is that what they got! Check out these fun photos by Elizabeth Ladean of Susan and Loren’s special day.