The Villa of Kansas City

As a Wedding and Event Designer, I had the pleasure of working with Raven, Justin and staff this past weekend. We brought in a truckload of decor to transform the Villa into a Vintage affair. Raven was so wonderful and accomodating in allowing us to do this. The Villa is already a fabulous venue, so the fact that Raven was so willing to let us alter the decor to match the Bride's wishes was amazing. My team found their team a delight to work with, so helpful, and so supportive. Raven's main goal is to give the Bride a day she'll remember. I have the utmost respect for the staff of The Villa and highly recommend this Venue!

The venue and th3e chef are wonderful. Food is excellent, and the Villa and all it has to offer as a place for a wedding and reception are over the top. But, it was very frustrating to get in contact with the owner during the process of contacting them for different things regarding the wedding, flowers, and reception. I would NOT recommend having the Villa provide your flowers for your event, as the owner is also the florist, and she did drop the ball big time when it came to going through with what I had discussedl and agreed to when it came to flowers for our wedding.

The Villa is a beautiful venue. Just be sure you don’t have over 130. It gets a bit crowed over that. We had 148 and were a bit disappointed in the set up. However, you can’t do better than Raven for coordination! She went above and beyond the afternoon of the wedding when the mother of the groom had a wardrobe malfunction – her zipper broke! Raven stepped in with needle and thread and stitched her right up! The décor and food were fabulous. Brian is the best chef! If possible, the food was better than at taste testing! Everyone raved about the food. The only problem is responsiveness. It sometimes takes a while to reach Raven, but she eventually gets things done.

Raven and her staff were very helpful throughout the entire planning process (a long 1.5 years). We visited at least 15 venues and found the Villa to be the best value for all-inclusive service. It makes it so much easier to have everything under one roof. The Villa provided food, bar service, table linens, plates, silverware, centerpieces, cake cutting, set-up and tear-down and more.The food was absolutely delicious. Chef Brian was willing to alter his recipes to suit our tastes and it all turned out wonderfully. The meat was flavorful and tender and the vegetables sauteed to perfection.The floral centerpieces were gorgeous and INCLUDED--one less thing to worry about. Raven also did our ceremony flowers and they were gorgeous.The new bridal suite is very nice. We didn't have our ceremony at the Villa, but we used the suite to freshen up before the reception. The staff was sure to bring in some appetizers for the wedding party while we were waiting to be introduced, which I found very thoughtful.The only issue we had was in the last few weeks leading up to the big day. I had a little trouble getting a hold of the owner/coordinator. It really wasn't that big of deal, as the assistant was very helpful and became the go-between. I got all of the info I needed and everything came off as planned.

The villa and the chef Brian made my wedding so unforgetable. The food was AMAZING and so personalized to what i asked for. The chef even arranged a special suprise for me with my husband. My only complaint was the loss of my wedding planner less than a week before the wedding. THe owner Raven and her staff stepped up and handled it beautifully, but it was a little frantic at times. My guests were blown away with the decor and food. I couldnt have asked for more.

This venue was really willing to work with my budget and did everything they could to make sure that they kept cost low yet made sure that my wedding was beautiful!

Raven and her staff did a fantastic job. The venue is lovely for a ceremony and/or reception.