101-150 guest capacity
This venue can host up to 150 guests
About this vendor
Your Dream Wedding Is With Us!
The Gatsby on Oak Event Space is set in historic downtown Kansas City. The Gatsby on Oak carries its own claim to history. Named to reflect the era of grandeur and sophistication, the 100+ year old building boasts rich architecture of dentil moldings and coffered ceilings, marble wainscoting, period crystal chandeliers, exposed brick, original oak hardwoods, granite stairs, and columns. You simply won't find a space that marries rich history and luxury the way The Gatsby on Oak does! The Gatsby on Oak is perfect for intimate, glamorous and upscale signature weddings. With chef prepared menus and creative cocktails, your guests will enjoy our hospitality set with a flare of luxury.”
Prospective newlyweds can celebrate every stage of their wedding journey at The Gatsby on Oak. From engagement parties and showers to rehearsal dinners and receptions, this space can be reimagined to reflect your vision. From the moment your guests arrive, they will be struck by the building’s striking stone exterior. Inside, opulent chandeliers and lavish interiors set the tone for refined affairs. Exchange vows in The Grand Room, perfectly set with black chiavari chairs according to your dream seating plan. Afterward, loved ones are treated to cocktails at the bar and they can use the on-site photo vault during this time to preserve precious memories. The Grand Room is curated to suit buffet-style receptions or formal dining experiences offered by our talented in-house Executive Chef. Here, modern accents meet classic style. Spacious and airy, this room is where you can savor speeches, cut the cake, and dance the night away among friends and family. Wedding parties may get ready in luxuriant style in the plush preparation rooms. The Emerald Lounge is home to leather sofas and greenery, ideal for relaxing before the ceremony. The Champagne Suite features a spacious changing room, a relaxation area, and plenty of mirrors to ensure you look picture perfect. Parking is allocated for the duration of private events for your comfort and convenience.
An in-house Venue Supervisor oversees weddings and parties at The Gatsby on Oak. They collaborate with couples and recommend renowned vendors in the locality, from caterers to florists and photographers. They liaise with private wedding planners and day-of coordinators to ensure everything runs smoothly. Experienced bartender(s) are on hand to cater to your guests, with champagne toasts, premium wine and beer, and specialty liquors available; all included in your bar package.
Pricing details
Starting prices
Reception:
$3,500
Ceremony:
Contact for price
Bar services:
$20 per person
Catering:
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Starting prices don't include service fees, taxes, gratuity, and rental fees. Guest count and seasonality may also affect prices. Peak season for this venue is Apr-Dec.
Amenities + details
Ceremony Area
Dressing Room
Handicap Accessible
Indoor Event Space
Liability Insurance
On-Site Accommodations
Reception Area
Wireless Internet
Covered Outdoors Space
Outdoor Event Space
Ceremony Types
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
- Second Wedding
Guest Capacity
- Up to 150
Settings
- Ballroom
- Historic Venue
- Industrial & Warehouse
- Loft
- Park
- Trees
Venue Service Offerings
- Bar & Drinks
- Destination Weddings
- Food & Catering
- Planning
- Wedding Design
- Rentals & Equipment
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3.8
out of 5.05 reviews
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We loved hosting our wedding reception at The Gatsby on Oak! Heidi and Sybil are a great pair, they were super helpful throughout the process and helped make our day run so smoothly! We fell in love with this venue as soon as we saw it, such a beautiful, classy, and elegant space that was highly complimented by our guests. Great location in downtown KC with plenty of hotels nearby for wedding accommodations. Absolutely recommend the Gatsby on Oak and Heidi and Sybil to anyone looking for somewhere to host their next event!
Like the two most recent reviews, I was caught up in the venue being sold about 3 weeks before my wedding. I had booked a year prior, and had only had contact with Heidi (who was fabulous) we planned everything. Then, I was trying to schedule my final planning meeting and no one responded to my emails, until some lady named Andrea responded, who I had never heard of, and she never introduced herself or explained the situation, until I called her. It was all very confusing.
The final planning meeting she didn't have all the notes that Heidi and I had shared during all of our previous planning meetings, she just had a sheet of paper she was writing everything down on. Lastly, she said she would be at the venue for a little while the day of the wedding and she never showed. We had another person I had never met named Tyler who was there for the actual event. And while he was helpful, it was all very unorganized. The venue was slightly dirty; we found plastic cups in window sills, trash in the bride's bathroom and beer bottle caps in the groom's suite. Not exactly the attention to detail and cleanliness you expect when paying over $7k for a wedding venue.
The venue itself is beautiful and was perfect for my wedding. However, I would NOT book with them again if I had know that the management would change twice in the year between booking it and my wedding date. The first transition of management was okay because I was notified via email and assured that my old contract would be honored. In the months leading up to the wedding I meet with and planned out my day with two venue coordinators, only to find out during my rehearsal the day before that neither one would be at the wedding. Management had changed sometime in the 1-2 weeks before my wedding and they failed to notify me. ALL the details we had gone over in the previous meetings had to be hashed with new people the night before. It caused a lot of extra stress for me and my coordinator. Beautiful venue, but be sure it had stable and transparent management before booking.
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I was beyond impressed and happy right up until a week before my wedding. That is when I learned that the venue had been sold and was under new management. My coordinator was scrambling to make sure everything was still going to go smoothly for the big day and we never heard ANYTHING from the new management. Then, the bartenders no showed the day of, and there was a scramble again to find staff...on the day of my wedding! Now I find out that the wonderful ladies that helped pull off a miracle are no longer with the venue. It is a pretty venue but make sure you really talk and get a contact person with the new management before hiring this place.
From day 1, we had nothing but the best experience with The Gatsby! When we booked our day in October of 2020, our wedding day felt so far away, but the team at The Gatsby were always an email away no matter how far out our date was. Through the planning process, they were prompt and thorough. Sybil and Heidi were as excited for our day as we were! We spent a couple hours at the venue visualizing and working out details a few different times and Sybil and Heidi were always more than gracious in allowing us to take more of their time than we had booked. Part of booking the Gatsby is going through them for rentals. As my vision got more detailed, Sybil and Heidi worked with me to find the best rentals, allowing for an even more seamless set up/tear down process. Come wedding day, everything was incredible, just as we had imagined it! The bridal suite was the perfect space for myself and my 4 bridesmaids. The groom’s suite was exactly what we needed to keep the groomsmen entertained. When we toured The Gatsby, I immediately fell in love with the chandeliers and massive double doors and knew I needed them on our day and they could not have been more incredible during our ceremony. I couldn’t have asked for a better entrance. During cocktail hour, our guests had the opportunity to wait in the indoor space or on the sidewalk with their cocktails. The photos from cocktail hour (around 5:45-6:45 in May) had beautiful lighting and our guests really enjoyed spreading out with their cocktails. The staff of the Gatsby flipped the room so fast! The space was set up with plenty of time for us to redecorate for the reception. If you book the Gatsby, definitely book a photo booth as well! The safe was the perfect spot for our photo booth! Close enough to the dance floor that guests could hop in and out easily but not in the way! Our guests absolutely loved the photo booth and if there hadn’t been a designated space, I don’t know that we would have booked one. The Gatsby made our bar menu dreams come true! Not only did they find lavender syrup AND purple glitter for our drinks, but we ran out of syrup during the reception and they got us more! During the reception, the Gatsby staff saw we could benefit from more dance room space and moved tables to give us more room! We had the best time partying with all our loved ones and the staff at the Gatsby! I cannot recommend them enough!!
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924 Oak Street, Kansas City, MO
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