Loose Mansion

Loose Mansion is the former home of one of the Sunshine Biscuit founders. Being from out of town, I was completely unaware of the space or family. The mansion become one of our things to do while in the area. Our visit to this historic home was due to a wedding. The ground floor was elegantly decorated. Lots of soft candle light. Rich wood gives the space a regal feel. Along with weddings, this would be a fantastic venue for a roaring 20's party. Two additional floors are located upstairs. The middle floor is primarily where the wedding parties ready themselves/wait. That floor is less formal. In the space are some pieces of memorabilia from the Sunshine company. Included are some rather ornate cracker tins. The top floor has a ballroom. Ballroom also has space for a bar. This is another refined space. Between the wedding ceremony and dinner, guests were sent to the basement for hors d'oeuvres and drinks. The basement has a different vibe. Murals of old time towns adorn the walls. The seating area almost has a wine tasting vibe. A brochure available for guests as a scavenger hunt in it. This brochure includes information about the mansion being haunted. My children were also convince that there were secret passageways in the house. They never discovered any. Who know, maybe you will.

We had our Google Fiber holiday party at the Loose Mansion this year, the food was fantastic! The team was super easy to work with and provided top notch service on the evening of the event. Everything went so smoothly, they truly made it a party to remember. The venue to gorgeous too, so many great photo opportunities.

This historic and gorgeous mansion-turned-event space is one of the top venues in the City of Fountains!My wife and I attended a holiday party hosted by my employer last night at the Loose Mansion, and the beautiful venue was the subtle jewel of the entire evening!Located in one of the most historic neighborhoods in Kansas City, Missouri, the mansion wears a humble, albeit very large, exterior, befitting of the period it was built.However, once you step inside, the wow factor is turned up to 11! Mr. Loose's wife wanted a house that was ready for entertaining, and she most certainly achieved her goal!Our evening was themed "Old Hollywood", with hosts, performers and supporting staff all decked out in charming period costume. We were welcomed into the mansion and directed to the "speakeasy" downstairs for cocktails, and then ushered to the first floor for dinner. The dining room featured high ceilings, gorgeous pillars and moldings, and many warm, grand fireplaces.After a filling supper and live jazz band, we were welcome to the second floor which had games, pictures, more drinks and....Marilyn Monroe! It also featured more gorgeous interior architecture and fixtures. Even the staircases were elegant and grand!For the last portion of our event, we went up to the top floor and partied the night away to music, lights, lazers and dancing! Of small logistical note: there was a large parking lot directly west of the mansion that offered plentiful parking for our party of approximately 200. If you're looking for an amazing venue for any kind of event that features a gorgeous, historic piece of Kansas City, you HAVE to check out the Loose Mansion!

There is not enough that I could ever say to capture the perfection of this venue. I joked that the Loose Mansion team provided us with an "all-inclusive" wedding, but it is very true - they have every detail down to a fine art that removed a lot of stress from us during planning and especially the day of. Some highlights: The venue itself is very elegant and timeless. The team at Loose Mansion can not be matched - every single person we interacted with was very professional and fun in all stages of the wedding planning process. Their attentiveness to details made it feel like our wedding was special and important to them as well as us. They provided us with infinite options and were very flexible to our requests (i.e. we wanted to have a specific ice cream for dessert at our reception and they kept them in the freezer/served them). We appreciated that they were upfront about price changes as we made changes to the plan and had no hidden fees or surprises. Our wedding day was perfect, and that is largely in part to Loose Mansion and the wonderful staff!

Our daughter just had the wedding of her dreams at Loose Mansion. The staff was more than attentive to all planning details. The guests are still calling to say how much they enjoyed the food and the ambience. I appreciated the fact that as an "all inclusive" facility I had a stress free week leading up to the wedding. I recommend this venue with enthusiasm.

I could rave about this venue all day, but I'll try and keep it as succinct as possible...In a nutshell, the unparalleled architectural beauty of this venue, personalized attention, great service, and ease of planning a wedding with the Loose Mansion staff made this venue the perfect choice. The owner, Barbara, met us onsite to give us a tour and tell us about the Mansion's fascinating history. Brad was phenomenal to work with in coordinating a wedding, he spent HOURS with us to work out every little detail so my husband and I (as well as my mother) did not have to worry about anything on the big day. The attention the staff gave us from the beginning was something we did not always receive when visiting other venues. The architectural beauty of the venue as a historical building makes it stand out over the mostly warehouse-like, blank canvas venues you can fine elsewhere. It impressed our guests a lot. The venue is beautiful even without flowers or decorations, allowing couples to save a lot of money (many decorations such as candles and centerpieces are included when you book with them). The all-inclusive approach makes planning easy but also allows you the flexibility to spend less in certain areas and more in others...this venue has an option for virtually EVERY budget (there are different sized rooms for different guest counts, different bar packages, and a wide variety of food options to chose from like carved meats, Italian buffet, mac and cheese bar, and even creative dessert options like a flambé station.) With their incredible in-house chef, you won't have to worry about lackluster food, and they provide a tasting event to couples to help you decide on your menu. All of the food is just AMAZING. Overall, guests said our wedding was one of their favorites. Loose Mansion knows what they're doing...and they are a great choice for a classy and wonderful evening!

OK so this review is a bit late from our experience but this business deserves it. My wife Marita and I decided to get married last year and spent months touring all over Kansas looking for the perfect place to start our Journey as Man and Wife. I stumbled across the Loose Mansion on Yelp and saw some great reviews, so we checked it out. Let me just say, from the time we walked up to the Mansion, we were blown away. The décor is so classy and beautiful. The owner and the staff went out of their way to welcome us and explain the amazing history behind this place. (I won't tell the history so you too can enjoy the lesson when you go.)We decided that this place would be where we would say our "I do's". Brad was our guide through this amazing experience and he helped us from the conception of what we believed we wanted all the way till I walked out of the Mansion on our wedding day. Our guest who flew from all over, continue to rave about the establishment and the amazing food we had for our wedding. There are three levels to this place and we decided to get married on the first level. It was a perfect decisions since some of our guests were older and would have trouble getting up the stairs. To sum this review up, it was the perfect wedding. Loose Mansion is a must for couples looking for that special place to start their new lives. It has been a year now and we still look at the pictures of the wedding on our walls and rave about the experience there. To the owners and staff of Loose Mansion, THANK YOU for everything you did for us and providing us with an affordable wedding that made lasting memories. Oh and for Brad..you helped my wife make it through an extremely stressful event and gave us a dream wedding..so a special thank you to you.

Loose Mansion is everything we could've wanted in a wedding venue. It brings elegance that is truly timeless, yet has a warm charm that keeps it from being too traditional and stuffy. The staff is amazingly responsive and excellent at anticipating your needs and keeping track of all the important details. Since the venue also functions as the coordinator, caterer, has their own stock of rental chairs/tables/linens, and an entire room of decor for you to peruse and select from, it cuts down on the total number of vendors you need, which means fewer lines of communication to keep track of, and overall less stress. The food is delicious and there is a large selection of dishes to select from. Would book again without hesitation.

TL;DR - If you're planning a wedding, a small corporate event, a family reunion, a class reunion, or any other kind of event that requires catering, coordination, and other resources, give Loose Mansion a call. You won't regret it.Honestly, Loose Mansion is by far the most underrated small event space and venue in the entire metro area, especially for weddings. My wife and I recently held our wedding there, and after having done wedding photography for 11 years, it was honestly one of the most seamless, effortless weddings I've ever been involved with in any capacity.First off, the venue itself is gorgeous and well-kept. It practically decorates itself, and if you're any fan of the series Downton Abbey, this building will appeal to your aesthetic (if Kansas City had a version of The Breakers mansion built by the Vanderbilts in Rhode Island, it would be Loose Mansion). It's evocative of a bygone era, but has all the modern appointments one could need for any event.Second, the venue can provide you with nearly everything you'd ever need to put on a wedding: food, booze, photos, sound/media/DJ equipment, staff, coordination, all of it. While we only ended up utilizing their in-house catering options, being able to rely on the staff for setup, tear-down, and coordination across the board was invaluable. The food was **incredible** across the entire menu, and I highly recommend using it because you'll get more for your money with that option than you will with any other caterer. One thing that stuck out to me about the building itself was the vast number of bathrooms it has (literally over a dozen of them across several floors).Third, the venue itself is in an area that's quite conveniently located (close to Westport, the Plaza, and even downtown), which made getting places around the wedding weekend much, much easier for everyone involved. Parking was not an issue at all, as their lot was large enough to accommodate everyone with space leftover for more if we needed it.Finally, above all, the expenditure for all of this was well worth it in the end. We paid far less to have more organization and a better overall experience than we probably would've received at any other venue, and with other vendors for the various wedding aspects combined.And this was all in the midst of a pandemic, with only 4 months of planning.

Had my wedding ceremony here in Oct 2021. I absolutely loved the venue, it came to life on the day of the ceremony and looked stunning. Abby DeBoutez and Barbara Saathoff were incredible to work with. They took care of everything on short notice, were incredibly flexible and most importantly they were gracious and warm despite our wedding being a unconventional, South Asian wedding with loud guests! They were respectful of all our cultural differences and accomodating of all our (unusual) requests. So grateful that I had my day here with such an incredible team!