Stonegate Glass Chapel

one walls. So unique. The backdrop for the ceremony is a vaulted wall of glass windows revealing the woods. Every side of the building is glass as well, so you really feel like you are in the middle of the woods—which of course you are. The venue is stunning. We were planning this wedding from out-of-state and they couldn’t have made it easier for us. I highly recommend the all-inclusive package they offer. It took all the stress out of arranging a wedding—and we did it with only three months from the time of booking to the wedding date! Shaylyn O’Neal is an excellent wedding planner and she walked my daughter through all the decisions she had to make in the first couple of weeks. She was always available to answer questions—and she answered my daughter’s emails with surprising promptness. The all-inclusive package they offer includes everything that makes a normal wedding stressful and a lot of work—but they do the work and you are able to concentrate on enjoying the wedding!! And at a great price!! We couldn’t have been happier. And Shaylyn did all the floral work, centerpieces, and bouquets herself. Beautiful. Top notch. They did all the table set-up and decorations for the reception, so all we had to do was walk into a beautifully decorated reception hall for the dinner after the wedding. I did not add one decoration to either the chapel or the reception hall. It was already perfect. Now about the dinner—they do their own catering, and their smoked brisket is unbelievable. Do not fail to put that on your menu! We are really happy that we went with this venue. We have nothing but good memories from that beautiful day😊

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. The all inclusive option made finding vendors easy. However, the planning process felt more difficult than it should’ve been. We wanted to make some changes/substitutions in regard to vendors and decorations to personalize our event more, and felt that our requests were a hindrance to the venue, which is not a good feeling to have about your wedding day. But in the end, they worked with us to make the day go just as I had pictured and I couldn’t be more grateful. The day-of staff was so helpful and the whole venue was beautiful.

we had actually never visited Stonegate in person; only our daughters had. The Glass Chapel: Our daughter wanted an outdoor wedding, and we convinced her to consider a glass chapel surrounded by nature, but with the comfort of air conditioning for her guests. She was hesitant until she visited Stonegate in person. The chapel sits among the trees, at the end of a beautifully landscaped, paved path. The inside was beautiful, making the most of the gorgeous surrounding forest with 360 degree windows all the way around the chapel. It was the perfect setting for a July wedding in Missouri. SET-UP Ally, a staff member was there when we arrived & had the reception already set-up according to our instructions. She helped with adjustments, and waited to give further assistance and to answer any questions. At the end of the night, we gathered our personal belongings and walked away; Stonegate handled the tear-down & clean up!! BRIDAL SUITE There is a cabin near the chapel, really convenient for the bridal party with a room each for the bride and groom's parties. The bridal suite was complete with a full-length mirrors, restroom, and vanities. FLOWERS The floral shop the chapel uses did a fantastic job with the bouquets; we were really pleased. The venue provided several really nice options for reception centerpieces; another priceless convenience. The chapel revealed so much natural beauty from the surrounding woods that we opted not to have flowers for the ceremony. For us, it was perfect. PHOTOGRAPHY We used one of the photographers recommended by the venue (included in the all-inclusive pkg): Shelby Chante's agency. The photographer was friendly, patient, professional and we are really happy with the proofs. RECEPTION The reception hall also had large windows around 3 sides of the space, with trees in full view. We had around 100 guests, and it was ample and comfortable space for dinner and dancing. CATERING The food was delicious. We were so happy that this service, in particular, was included & coordinated by the venue. DJ The venue's DJ was gracious, helpful when we needed professional suggestions, and incredibly tasteful. CAKE The cake was delicious. The cupcakes was also decorated beautifully, and were perfect for kids especially! PRICE POINT We priced several venues including a few other glass chapels. Stonegate's price and all they offer was difficult to beat, all expenses considered: chapel, reception, photography, flowers, catering, DJ, cake, etc. VENUE OWNERS & STAFF Finally, I just want to say a word about Stonegate professionalism. Our daughter communicated regularly with Shalyn, who was friendly, helpful and accommodating every single time. They always responded quickly and thoroughly. Kayli, a Stonegate representative was present on site from beginning to end, which was amazing! The entire evening she was anticipating needs. She had a servant's heart: gracious, friendly and her help and demeanor was priceless. I look back at this day and think, "That was the most beautiful wedding!" I can't imagine a more beautiful setting for a wedding. But the greatest gift was that Stonegate facilitates and coordinates everything with the vendors creating a seamless, dream wedding day.

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ked proper training and they did not seem to want to be there - or confused about what to do? Their minister did not say what we requested. Advice - ask very detailed questions about everything and be very very clear what your want and do not want - then hope they follow through. They seemed to be in auto mode and overlooked specific request. Overall it was a success and a beautiful ceremony and reception, but the issues could have been avoided. We just felt like they saw us as just another wedding "business as usual".

them know what you are looking for. Some things will be an additional cost (but still not priced outrageously). I am so happy that we chose Stonegate for our wedding. The catering was incredible - we still get comments about how delicious the food was (we chose to upgrade to brisket). The cake tasted delicious and was perfect! Our only downfall was the DJ, and that was just bad luck as he did not understand the concept we were looking for nor did he show up on time/as expected due to our conversations. All in all, we had an absolute perfect day thanks to Stonegate!

1 without any hassle! We did the all-inclusive package with them which we HIGHLY recommend! It made our lives so much easier with wedding planning! Shalyn & Dodi handled all the details with the florist, cake, DJ, and caterers! Shalyn was so helpful with planning & her honest opinion is super helpful!! We had rain on our wedding day but having the ceremony & reception indoors didn’t make it seem like it was a “nasty” weather day. The chapel is absolutely gorgeous and you hardly need to add any decor to it. Our wedding vision came true at Stonegate and we would recommend them to any of our friends & family!

ady placed on the tables! I would recommend this venue to everyone! The bartenders were efficient and friendly! The officiant the venue provided was also great! He did a fabulous job!

since I had many people in the party who needed to make travel arrangements. They were mostly communicative and they did seem to do a better job when their daughter Shalyn took over in the middle of our time with them. The day of went very smoothly, no complaints.

ce ever!!! Thank you Dodi, Doug and Tiffany. Shelly

day flow smoothly. Communication with the venue was easy during the wedding planning process. Their monthly open house gave us opportunity to talk in person with these vendors and visualize the layout of the venue for the wedding day. You do have to be cleaned up prior to the end of your allotted time at the venue but you know this ahead of time. We loved our wedding at Stonegate!!

autiful glass chapel tucked away in the forest.

ner and more beautiful than any other venue I looked at. Thanks for the great wedding. Their DJ Russ was incredible and super easy to work with!

as I said about all in writing and a detailed definition in writing." My company was working at this event and I can tell you that Dodi's staff went overboard to make this a special day! I personally know that Dodi does follow the contract and everything that is stated but that is simply done so the next person's wedding is just as nice and that everything goes according to what has been discussed. My company has never had any difficulty with Stonegate and instead has loved working side by side with them! We have seen Dodi and her team treat their brides, grooms and guests with a great deal of respect (even when at time it might not have been deserved.). They simply want to make your day the best for you!!

ommodating. I have also been to several weddings at Stonegate and they never fail to leave me in awe of the chapel's natural beauty!

guests had a wonderful time and their in house DJ, which you are required to use, was GREAT! We had miscommunications and forgotten discussed details and definitions as well as inclusions for the catering staff and bar offerings but Doug, on the catering side did make it right in the end. Very much appreciated and would recommend his services as long as you have a very detailed inclusion and pricing list. Dodi, on the venue side, not so much. If you are starting your budget with venue and catering be very wary as I said about all in writing and a detailed definition in writing. Again very beautiful but there are many beautiful venues. If they don’t spend a little more time on customer service and contine treating the chapel and reception hall like an Airbnb they will have a beautiful empty setting. Shop around and make sure when talking about price, venue to venue, you understand what is included. A venue with with staff that treat you like a paying guest and not an intruder in their home is worth a little extra, especially on a day you want to enjoy, not spend your time working.

heat. The reception hall was beautiful, clean, and easily sat a crowd of 100 guests. The owner was always very responsive to my messages and questions, but there was confusion on the use of in-house vendors. You are responsible for using a certain in-house vendor for some things (DJ, bartending), but not for others (catering, cake, floral). This led to confusion for me, as I booked an alternate DJ and then had to cancel and lose my deposit. The employees were not helpful in the slightest on the day of the ceremony. We had a moderate amount of decor for both the chapel and reception that we brought. We asked to borrow a pair of scissors for an item, as well as use a single piece of tape. The staff on hand was completely unwilling to help with these simple requests. For such a big day, it would have been appreciated to have little requests like that be accommodated for, as it’s easy to forget those items with the amount of other decorations. We also needed someone to hold the door open into the reception, as the wedding party was being announced, and again, no staff was willing to assist with that. We understood that we did not pay for ample staff assistance, but it still would have been nice for them to offer small gestures like that. Overall, this venue provided a beautiful setting for our wedding. We will cherish the memories and pictures that come from it. I was not overly enthused with the staff on hand, and was expecting a more personal experience for the biggest event of my life. If looking for a small, unique setting for your wedding that is beautiful during any season, I would definitely recommend this spot. Just make sure to get all of the information straight ahead of time!

h you. They aren't flexible, and actually made the wedding planning process a big pain in the you know what. For example, for ten hours of time at the venue, I paid $3250. At the time, I was told that the venue accepted any catering service (although they did HEAVILY push to have you use their in-house caterer). We decided to go with a different catering service instead. Little did I know that because we weren't using their in-house catering staff, that our caterer wasn't allowed to even use a table in the back to plate appetizers? Are you kidding me? I wasn't asking for them to use the full kitchen to cook...Just a table. How did Stonegate remedy this? They wanted to put a table out in the reception hall and hide it behind a bed sheet for the caterer to prepare food behind... At first, I thought they were joking... Additionally, I'm not entirely sure what is wrong with the plumbing in their Bride's/Groom's rooms but EVERY time were were there, it smelt like someone had just gone number two... Imagine it being your wedding day and you are about to leave the Bride's room to walk down the isle and all you've breathed in for the last thirty minutes is the smell of feces... Even with all of that money spent, I still owed that a stupid $35 just to use a projector screen that they A. already had and B. refused to manipulate. So I paid $35 to manipulate their projector screen... Overall, I loved the venue and they way our ceremony and photos turned out, but I could do without having to work Dodi from Stonegate ever again. Just not friendly or easy to work with.

t any other chapels or ceremony venues. And it was wonderful. Many of our guests were from England and were dazzled by the beauty of the area. The staff is helpful and kind during a stressful time and the amenities are delightful. We didn't use the reception venue as it wasn't built when we booked, but probably would have as it appears very nice. Be careful of any elderly or handicapped as the walkway from the parking lot to the chapel is a bit tricky.