Powell Gardens
Wedding venue in Kingsville, Missouri





About Powell Gardens
Powell Gardens offers indoor and outdoor settings for weddings, ceremonies, receptions, vow renewals and other private events amid its botanical gardens and prairie landscape. Ceremony options include the glass-walled Marjorie Powell Allen Chapel, which seats up to 120 and accommodates up to 140 for private events; the Fountain Garden; the Conservatory; and the Marlese Lowe Gourley Island Garden. Reception spaces include the Visitor Center’s Grand Hall, Conifer Room and Terrace Room, as well as the Conservatory, Fountain Garden, Chapel Study and open-sided Missouri Barn. The Chapel Study also serves as a wedding party ready room. Wedding formats range from proposals and elopements to minimony, micro-wedding and ceremony-and-reception packages. Private Events staff handle rental agreements and payments, bar setup and staffing, event security, and a facility liaison for existing AV. The venue offers approved caterers and bar service; outside alcohol is not permitted. Clients arrange their own vendors and decorations, which require approval and must be installed and removed within rental time. Events are held rain or shine.
The facts
- Guests
- 2–200 guests
- Price
- From $3,500
- Pricing note
- Wedding ceremony and vow renewal rentals cover up to two hours, and reception rentals cover up to four hours; listed rates vary by day and space. The wedding page lists ceremony rentals from $1,200 to $3,400, reception rentals from $1,600 to $4,000, and packages from $400 for a proposal rental to $7,400 for the Chapel & Grand Hall package. Smaller packages have separate guest limits and booking windows. Bar packages are additional; a cash bar requires at least $500 in sales, and a nonrefundable $350 bar deposit is listed. Confirm rates and terms with the Private Events team, as retained event PDFs show some different rates and capacities.
- Setting
- Indoor & outdoor
- Kind of place
- Garden
- Last updated
- November 2026
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On the big wedding guides
- Listed on WeddingWire (checked November 2026)
- Not listed on Zola (checked November 2026)
How to reach Powell Gardens
- Website: powellgardens.org
- Phone: (816) 697-2600
- Address: 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50
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