The Guild KC

Such an amazing space! Perfect for any event! The managers there were so coordinated and so friendly!!! The space was so big! I had attended a fashion show and it looked incredible inside. I would recommend this space for your event anytime!!

The Guild is the best wedding reception venue in downtown Kansas City. No, but seriously - we researched & toured a LOT of venues. For the price, you won't find anything like it in downtown Kansas City. Not only is it a completely stunning, photogenic venue with an outdoor garden space in a fantastic location, but it has unmatched customer service. Chelsea, Darren & the rest of The Guild staff made us feel like VIPs from our venue tour to booking to planning to wedding-day & even after. They were kind, respectful, knowledgeable, responsive & flexible. All of our guests were in awe of the venue and wedding day in general. Many said it was, "one of the best weddings they've ever been to," (and not just to our face). Book The Guild. You will not regret it.

I wish that I could tell everyone wanting to get married in Kansas City that there is really only one logical answer when then ask "But where??" The staff at the guild, and the beautiful venue made all of our wedding dreams come true. It was seamless and easy working with Neile Smith to get all of the details squared away. She was prompt and flexible. We were able to set up all of the decor and tables the day before the wedding which made our actual wedding day so relaxing. We bought a liquor package and only had to pay for guests that would actually drink (we have a lot of people in our family who don't drink!). Every vendor we chose for our wedding couldn't have been more elated when they found out we chose the guild as our venue, the best Kansas City venders know what's best! The venue speaks for itself in its beauty. We will cherish our wedding pictures forever for many reason but one of those being the beautiful setting we had our first look in and reception. We would pick the guild over and over again for our wedding.

After reading a few of the reviews, and knowing the area the Guild Event Venue is located in....attending lots of First Fridays and music shows around the location, I knew that parking would be an issue. I don't street park. I tackle this in lot's of reviews about Kansas City.I walked inside, after parking at Grinders. It doesn't bother me to walk alone at dusk. I entered the venue and immediately loved the high ceiling and the architecture. There's a couple of rooms and a spiral staircase to another level. It was closed off to the Jacobson people, and other food vendors last night, though.The walls expose bricks, wood. The ceiling is gorgeous with a beautiful chandelier. It's different levels at times. Truly beautiful architecture. The bathrooms have an actual door, on each stall, with locks that worked. The sinks are oversized with good lighting. The womens restroom was kind of hard to find, but this is always, isn't it?The venue has a large outside area, and I mean large. It would be excellent for a wedding reception. I loved the space outside. I do wish there was a bit more lighting, and not so dark. Walking back to my car, we pretty much walked together, this was a Yelp event. Every one leaves around the same time. I loved the venue and would totally recommend it to others.

The venue is postcard beautiful. It features wooden floors, brick walls and a HUGE chandelier that just screams for a photo op.Why is The Guild just okay then?It's those brick walls. If you get a decent crowd or God forbid, a small band (even an acoustic one from an event I attended) the sound just starts bouncing all over the place making it difficult to hear anybody more than a couple of feet from you. Since most events normally feature music, except for maybe a business presentation or two, those events will have their work cut out for them.

This is my second Yelp event and so far, my favorite. The event space is gorgeous. HUGE chandelier and multiple rooms to have anything you can imagine. I loved the photo bus, so clever. The food vendors were fantastic as well as the beer and drinks. It seems this event was more social, so I got to meet a lot of other yelpers, which was great. The vendors were amazing, actually wish there were a little more, but the Tudor Woodwork place was AWESOME.Great job Matt! Can't wait til the next one!

How, and why, the eff did I not get married here?!?! I would have pushed the date back a whole year for this space! It has everything ANYONE would want in a venue. Cool location, huge industrial windows, exposed brick, great LARGE bathrooms, an outdoor area, a grassy outdoor area, and, of course, the ridiculously enourmous beautiful chandelier. What a perfect touch, takes the space from urban industrial to classically beautiful. It's the perfect one stop shop!! After seeing the owners at the event I went to I realized that building had no choice but to be pretty, they know what they're doing. The wood work in the outdoor area and the office area is perfect, clean lines very modern.I will recommend this place to anyone who is looking for an event space, you can do anything here.

It looks like the other reviews have the aesthetics of the space covered, I'd like to focus my review on the business side of The Guild:I've dealt with a number of event spaces in Kansas City, and from start to finish, working with The Guild was a pleasure. During my initial walk-through, I was spit-balling ideas of how to creatively use the space, and they were excited about every random idea I could come up with, even offering up suggestions on how to make it stand out even more! "Anything is possible, so long as we have time to plan" was the response of one of the owners. I like that attitude. The contract process is quick, easy and straightforward. No hidden clauses or lawyer-speak. They are able to provide a number of services if necessary, from security to tables and linens. But on the flip-side, they don't lock you into "preferred caterers" and all that other BS. They want to help you throw a great event, not help scratch the back of their pre-selected business partners. Again, anything is possible. Having the built in bar makes drink service so much easier, with convenient taps and soda guns. There's an ice machine, something you may not find in more raw spaces. It's great to not have to spend the day of your event trying to figure out how to keep delivered ice frozen. They also gave me huge windows for clean up and break down, another stress reliever. If a gun was held to my head and to pick something about which to complain, I'd have to say parking. Now, don't get me wrong, it exists! They have access to two neighboring lots, and there is incredibly ample street parking. But it seems that some people have it hard-wired into their brains that if it doesn't look like the lot at Wal-Mart, there's no available parking. And unfortunately, when some of these people are going to be your guests, you hear about it. A great big dedicated lot would have made that one less headache. However, for most people this won't be an issue.So check out the other reviews that discuss the (glorious) aesthetics and if that type of space sounds to your liking then I would say book at The Guild, no hesitation!

Beautiful venue!!! We were there for a wedding last weekend. The staff was incredibly nice and very accommodating. There was a lot of people so it got got hot fast. We liked the bathrooms and we loved the chandelier! Very spacious and pretty.

I attended my first event at The Guild recently and was captivated by this beautiful space. Stunning chandelier, floors, floor to ceiling windows, even the bathrooms were artistic. This event space is all around unique and inspiring, not to mention the people who work there are fabulous.I only hope to get back there soon!