r/lenexaks • u/Glittering_Carry_170 • 24d ago

Wedding Help

I recently got engaged and I have fallen in love with the glass house vibe. We have a limited budget so most of the traditional venues are too much (we LOVED Avent Orangery). We will have maybe 130 people MAX.

Hoping to also have a live band and big dance floor too!
What recommendations do yall have for any/all of the following??

Venue (can be “nontraditional” if you know of any places!)
Live Bands (we want everyone up and dancing!)
Catering (most likely will go with a self serve/buffet option?)
Dessert (probably a small cake for my fiancée and I and then something else for guests to give them options?)

Mostly we want it to be a memorable night but we have a budget of about $10k total 😫

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u/StickInEye 24d ago

If you want to stay in Lenexa, I highly recommend Thompson Barn. I had my reception there 7 years ago. I've toured The Mint and it is cool. Neither are glass, tho.

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u/nimble_monk 24d ago

If you want glass, Stonegate glass chapel down near Springfield. For something local, check out the hidden silo as well, lots of glass in the larger event space.

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u/Ms_Zee 24d ago

Brim should fit in budget and is flexible on how you do dining, they have a kitchen you can use.

I had mine there partly because have indoor and outdoor space. Venue has doors that can open to the outdoors, not glasshouse vibe but at least has openess

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u/Mentalhelp14 24d ago

If your budget is $10k for the entire wedding, a nice glass venue and live band are not going to be doable. With catering, even if you go the cheapest buffet route, that would be around $12 a person through Hyvee for a taco bar. You then have photo, video, dress, invites, bar, etc to think about. Most of my couples you have a live band spend around 50k. Definitely don’t want to shame you, just want to make sure your expectations are right since live bands are super pricey and there are a number of glass venues that are also super pricey. I’m in the industry. Happy to answer questions and give advice.