Wedding Planners in Kansas City
Ranked by verified reputation — never by who paid. Verified vendors first; reviews from couples who booked move the rest.
Typical cost: $800-$4,500+ · Read the wedding planner cost guide →
11 Kansas City wedding planners publish a starting price: most start at $1,250–$3,400 · See Kansas City prices →
Planning a wedding in Kansas City
Couples marry on both sides of the state line, from Kansas City and Overland Park to Lee's Summit and Liberty, with Weston and Lawrence on the edges.
Lazo lists 94 wedding planners and coordinators across 21 towns. A planner who knows the area's venues and drive times earns their fee on a spread-out metro.
April to June and September to October. Spring and fall are peak; summer is hot and stormy and winters are cold.
Book a wedding planner 12-18 months out for a peak-season Saturday. Booking order for every vendor →
$800-$4,500+ nationally. Lazo doesn’t hold verified Kansas City prices yet, so ask each vendor for packages. Cost guide →
From the recorder of deeds: $51, no waiting period, valid for 30 days; no witnesses are needed. Details →
Kansas City (50), Lawrence (10), Overland Park (7), Liberty (3), Platte City (2), Lee's Summit (2), Tonganoxie (2), Independence (2).
| Month (15th) | Golden hour from | Sunset | Dark by | Ceremony for sunset portraits |
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| April | 7:19 PM | 7:55 PM | 8:23 PM | ~5:10 PM |
| May | 7:46 PM | 8:24 PM | 8:54 PM | ~5:39 PM |
| June | 8:05 PM | 8:46 PM | 9:18 PM | ~6:01 PM |
| September | 6:51 PM | 7:26 PM | 7:53 PM | ~4:41 PM |
| October | 6:03 PM | 6:39 PM | 7:06 PM | ~3:54 PM |
Computed for central Kansas City with the NOAA solar equations. Golden hour starts when the sun is 6° above the horizon; the ceremony time leaves about 2¾ hours for the ceremony, family photos and cocktail hour before sunset.
Lazo’s picks: wedding planners in Kansas City
10 picks · read 2026-10-12We read the website of every Kansas City wedding planner listed on Lazo (88 listings, 75 sites reachable) and set aside the ones that are not really in the wedding business: honeymoon travel agents, officiants, DJ and production companies, venues that bundle a coordinator, and a national chain's landing pages. What is left is a shortlist of vendors who say clearly what they do, show their work, and tell you how they work. Verified Lazo vendors come first. Nobody paid to be here, and this is not a ranking: Lazo ranks only on reviews from couples who booked.
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Making spreadsheets feel romantic since 2009, in its own words, Hitched has helped hundreds of couples from the first inspiration board to the send-off. A Lenexa team of planners, designers and logistics people with a streamlined process laid out on the site.
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Trinity Events is a luxury wedding planner and designer in Kansas City offering bespoke designs through a tailored experience. The site offers multiple packages so you buy the amount of support needed to sleep at night, and introduces the founder with a Diet Coke in hand.
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Simple Elegance calls itself the secret ingredient to hundreds of weddings over the years, a full-service Kansas City planning and coordination firm based in Olathe. The site spells out what full-service planning covers, from guidance and creative input to logistics.
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Hannah Schumm specializes in full-service planning, custom design and execution, with a focus on polished designs and guest experience; she describes her style as approachable upscale elegance with an edge. Kansas City based, with the all-inclusive package explained on the site.
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At Ease Events says it is not there to plan your wedding for you but to help you create one that feels like you, not a Pinterest board. Planning, coordination and design for bold, intentional weddings, micro weddings and elopements in Kansas City.
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Keasha runs TRUElove Coordinating and Design as an authentic and bold full-service planning and design company in Kansas City. The full package starts with monthly meetings from the minute you book, for couples who want help every step of the way.
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Wild Hill Flowers and Events pairs wedding planning with custom floral design, so one team handles both. The founder graduated from K-State in 2006, and the Spring Hill firm says its process starts by identifying the elements that fit your style.
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Kristin Belcher of BEST-KC joined a local Kansas City venue in 2021 and grew from venue management into full-service wedding planning and floral design. Based in Liberty, she offers both planning and custom wedding flowers.
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Studio Floral and Events does full-service wedding and event planning alongside flowers, furniture rentals, lighting, pipe and drape, and custom fabrication and installations. A Kansas City studio for couples who want design and logistics from one source.
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Aventi Weddings puts coordinators on the same in-house team as its photographers and videographers, so the day is planned and captured by people who work together. Serving Kansas City and worldwide.
- Full planning, partial or day-of only? Ask what each tier includes in meetings, hours on the day and vendor management.
- Which Kansas City venues have you run a wedding at this year, and do you know their rain plans and load-in rules?
- Who is on site on the day, the planner I hired or an associate, and how many weddings does your team take on the same weekend?
Lazo lists 94 wedding planners serving Kansas City, Missouri, from Lawrence, Overland Park to Liberty. Verified couple reviews decide the order — never ad spend. Until reviews arrive, vendors who have claimed and verified their profile come first, then everyone else by name.
No sponsored results. This is every wedding planner we list in Kansas City — verified vendors first, then by name. Nobody can pay to move up.
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1890 & The Fields Event SpaceNEW TO LAZO
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A Beautiful WeddingNEW TO LAZO
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A Special Occasion, LLCNEW TO LAZO
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Abe & Jake's LandingNEW TO LAZO
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Along Came AbbyNEW TO LAZO
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Arterra Event GalleryNEW TO LAZO
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At Ease Events KCNEW TO LAZO
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Avenue Blue KCNEW TO LAZO
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Belcher Event Services Team, LLCNEW TO LAZO
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Blissful Honeymoons & Destination WeddingsNEW TO LAZO
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Breathtaking EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Cakewalk Chapel & Event Space CrossroadsNEW TO LAZO
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Cakewalk Chapel & Event Space LibertyNEW TO LAZO
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Cakewalk EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Cedar Valley ForestNEW TO LAZO
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Cellar 222NEW TO LAZO
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CezanneNEW TO LAZO
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Cider GalleryNEW TO LAZO
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Complete Wedding + EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Complete Weddings + EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Complete Weddings + EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Country charm wedding and eventsNEW TO LAZO
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Countryside ChaletNEW TO LAZO
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Debby Z & Company Retro WeddingsNEW TO LAZO
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Deer Ridge EstateNEW TO LAZO
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Elevate Entertainment - Kansas City, MissouriNEW TO LAZO
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EVENT'S BY MONETNEW TO LAZO
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Eventful At Locust GroveNEW TO LAZO
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Events With KristenNEW TO LAZO
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Expressive Solutions & Creations, LLCNEW TO LAZO
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Fashioned EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Fireflies FarmNEW TO LAZO
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Historic Taylor BarnNEW TO LAZO
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Hitched Planning + DesignNEW TO LAZO
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i.e. Design HouseNEW TO LAZO
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Icon Events GroupNEW TO LAZO
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Imagine Events and FloralsNEW TO LAZO
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Invisible String WeddingsNEW TO LAZO
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KC Event CompanyNEW TO LAZO
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KC Weddings 2 GoNEW TO LAZO
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KC Weddings 2 GoNEW TO LAZO
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KC's Best Event PlannerNEW TO LAZO
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Laurel Brooke FarmNEW TO LAZO
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Loose MansionNEW TO LAZO
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Love in LawrenceNEW TO LAZO
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Maceli's Catering & EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Magnolia Venue & Urban GardenNEW TO LAZO
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Melrose AbbeyNEW TO LAZO
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Millie's Event DesignsNEW TO LAZO
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Paper-Heart EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Philosofi CelebrationsNEW TO LAZO
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Pretty & Planned L.L.C.NEW TO LAZO
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Riverview Event SpaceNEW TO LAZO
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Simple EleganceNEW TO LAZO
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Skyline & CoNEW TO LAZO
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Strang ReserveNEW TO LAZO
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The BardotNEW TO LAZO
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The Bell of Camden PointNEW TO LAZO
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The Bride & The BauerNEW TO LAZO
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The Century ClubNEW TO LAZO
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The Edison Wedding and Event SpaceNEW TO LAZO
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The Everly Event SpaceNEW TO LAZO
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The Farms at Woodend SpringsNEW TO LAZO
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The GalleryNEW TO LAZO
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The Gatsby on OakNEW TO LAZO
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The Grand Hall at Power & LightNEW TO LAZO
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The Guild by MAiANEW TO LAZO
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The HarlowNEW TO LAZO
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The Jewel Event SpaceNEW TO LAZO
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The JulietNEW TO LAZO
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The MaverickNEW TO LAZO
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The Monarch RoomNEW TO LAZO
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The Oliver BuildingNEW TO LAZO
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The Opal CollectiveNEW TO LAZO
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The Perfect Party DesignNEW TO LAZO
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The Perfect Touch KC Wedding PlannersNEW TO LAZO
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The Solenne TableNEW TO LAZO
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The Vineyard at J. CreekNEW TO LAZO
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ThirtyOne:Thirty EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Timber Ridge Farm, LLCNEW TO LAZO
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Timber's EdgeNEW TO LAZO
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Trinity Events KCNEW TO LAZO
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TRUElove Coordinating and DesignNEW TO LAZO
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UNIONNEW TO LAZO
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Veil EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Veranda VenueNEW TO LAZO
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Vintage HouseNEW TO LAZO
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Wed KCNEW TO LAZO
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Weddings By David and BettyNEW TO LAZO
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Weddings by HannahNEW TO LAZO
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What Matters Most Weddings & EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Whiskey RidgeNEW TO LAZO
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Wildly Yours Creative StudioNEW TO LAZO
Wedding Planners in Kansas City: questions couples ask
When is wedding season in Kansas City?
Peak season in Kansas City runs April to June and September to October. Spring and fall are peak; summer is hot and stormy and winters are cold.
How far ahead should we book a wedding planner in Kansas City?
Plan on 12-18 months out for a peak-season Saturday. A wedding planner can only take one wedding a day, so popular dates go first.
How much does a wedding planner cost in Kansas City?
Most couples spend $800-$4,500+. Lazo does not yet hold verified booking prices for Kansas City, so treat this as a national range and ask each wedding planner for their packages.
What time is sunset for a June wedding in Kansas City?
Around 8:46 PM on June 15, with golden hour from about 8:05 PM. For portraits in that light, a ceremony near 6:01 PM works.
How do we get a marriage license in Missouri?
Apply with the recorder of deeds. The fee is $51 and there is no waiting period. The license is valid for 30 days, and no witnesses are needed.
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