The Monarch Room

Ceremony + Reception

Fall

Our Wedding

FROM SECOND GRADE TO "I DO"

Our Story

Photos

NATHAN'S TEAM

Q: INTRODUCE YOURSELF!
A: "I am Nathan's friend, Brett. I've been good friends with Nathan for almost 20 years and through him have known Ashley for 8 or so years. When Nathan and I aren't raising Ashley's blood pressure, I spend too much time watching KC sports and love to fish."
Q: WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE MEMORY WITH NATHAN AND/OR ASHLEY?
A: "We have a lot of good memories, but one of my favorites was the time Nathan and I were on a float trip, did the 8 miles we planned to do in a fraction of the time, so we then crashed Ashley's family's lake weekend and had a good time on Pomme de Terre lake as a group. Most importantly, they saved Nathan and I from another night sweating in a tent during a heatwave."


Q: WHAT IS ONE THING YOU'RE MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO WITH THIS WEDDING?
A: "I'm looking forward to seeing two great people officially become united before God and Uncle Sam."

Brett Portlance

Q: INTRODUCE YOURSELF!
A:"I’m Nathan’s younger brother, Jacob. I recently graduated college and moved back to the KC area (ask me for my resumé)."

Q: WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE MEMORY WITH NATHAN AND/OR ASHLEY?
A:"My favorite memory with Nathan is the semester him and I had Spanish 2 together. He was a senior and I was a sophomore. So much was said yet so little was learned."

Q: WHAT IS ONE THING YOU'RE MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO WITH THIS WEDDING?
A:"I’m looking forward to celebrating Ashley and Nathan’s relationship with family and friends."

Jacob Rawson

Q: INTRODUCE YOURSELF!
A: "I'm Nathan's older brother. I work as a civil engineer and am a proud KU alum."

Q: WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE MEMORY WITH NATHAN AND/OR ASHLEY?
A: "Some of my favorite memories with Nathan happened during the summer we worked maintenance at the golf course. We were together everyday and made some awesome memories."

Q: WHAT IS ONE THING YOU'RE MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO WITH THIS WEDDING?
A: "I'm looking forward to celebrating my younger brother and watching him start this next chapter in his life."

Alex Rawson

ASHLEY'S TEAM

Q: INTRODUCE YOURSELF!
A: "Hi! I'm Ashley's younger sister with a reading addiction. I'm currently finishing up my undergrad degrees at Mizzou (graduating in December!) before I start prepping for law school."

Q: WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE MEMORY WITH NATHAN AND/OR ASHLEY?
A: "There are so many good moments between me and my sister (Nathan, too, I guess) that it's hard to choose. Most of them come back to late night conversations in our shared college apartment. Good times."

Q: WHAT IS ONE THING YOU'RE MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO WITH THIS WEDDING?
A: "Watching my sister get to officially start the next chapter of her life with the man of her dreams. Cheers to these guys!"

Emily Reed

Q: INTRODUCE YOURSELF!
A: "I've been friends with Ashley since freshman year of high school. We met in biology class, which is actually what I teach now at Blue Springs South High School."

Q: WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE MEMORY WITH NATHAN AND/OR ASHLEY?
A: "My favorite memory with Ashley and Nathan is when we went to Arizona to visit one of our friends. It was such a hectic but fun trip!"

Q: WHAT IS ONE THING YOU'RE MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO WITH THIS WEDDING?
A: "I am most excited to see my great friends get married and have fun with the people that matter the most to them."

Mackenzie Seigler

Q: INTRODUCE YOURSELF!
A:"I met Ashley day one of PT school at Mizzou when we were partners in gross human anatomy lab! I recently graduated and am living in the KC area while I negotiate contracts to work as a travel therapist." 

Q: WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE MEMORY WITH NATHAN AND/OR ASHLEY?
A:"It’s really hard to pick just one memory as a favorite!! I guess I would have to say having the opportunity to surprise Ashley at her engagement party, all organized but her amazing soon-to-be husband. I was honored to be a part of that day and honored to be apart of this chapter of their story! Here’s to all the future memories to come."

Q: WHAT IS ONE THING YOU'RE MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO WITH THIS WEDDING?
A:"I am BEYOND excited to see these beautiful human beings get married and see all the hard work and long hours of planning come together for an amazing memory!"

Natalie Rash

Wedding Party

Q + A

Travel

Venue Parking Map

Please refer to the parking map below to find parking lots near our venue. Please note, some of these lots are metered. These are indicated by the green "$" sign on the parking map. There is also plenty of street parking available around our venue. Additionally, we will have a designated "drop-off only" area at the front door of the venue.

Downtown Kansas City 

Our venue is located in the heart of downtown Kansas City. For anybody spending additional time in the area, there are lots of fun things to do just a short drive or walk away from our venue!

Tom’s Town Distilling Co: 2 minute driveCrown Center: 4 minute driveUnion Station: 5 minute driveKC Wheel: 6 minute driveNational World War I Museum and Memorial: 6 minute driveBoulevard Brewing Co: 8 minute driveJ. Rieger &amp; Co: 10 minute driveCountry Club Plaza: 14 minute drive

Ashley & Nathan

Ashley & Nathan

A&N

Ceremony + Reception