Have you considered a Kansas wedding? The Sumner Center event space (indoor) and the grounds of the Edwin Smith House (outdoor) are available for wedding rentals and related services! The two venues are a 5 minute walk apart and are available on a standalone or on a combined basis.

Approach to Pricing

For the Sumner Center, our pricing varies by day of week, month of year, attendance, and additional services. We are happy to provide a custom proposal to couples that come for a visit. We do not provide custom proposals on the basis of email/phone inquiry alone. At this time all pricing for use of the Edwin Smith property is custom quoted. For your Kansas Wedding, you’ll pay for what you need.

The “1892 Signature Package”

To provide a general sense of pricing for the Sumner Center, a package for a peak season Saturday with 120 guests, 5′ round tables, chairs, serving tables, tablecloths (white/black), pipe and drape (80′ of ivory/black), existing ceiling drape (black), use of our built in tunable accent lighting (single setting/scheme), liability insurance, an on-site Venue Representative, and a security guard would be $2,800. Furniture will be set up according to the floor plan specified by the couple or their wedding planner. This package entails ten (10) hours of use for the Wedding and/or Reception, two (2) hours in advance for decoration, and two (2) hours following for decor removal. Furniture removal or reset is handled by our staff.

Pricing for smaller or larger guest counts is available upon request. Sunday through Thursday dates are discounted. Certain gifts or promotions may be available as enhancements to the 1892 Signature Package and above may also apply.

Not included items: additional linens, plates, or serving pieces, custom pipe and drape, custom ceiling drape, etc. unless added as an “Additional Service”.

Amenities

All weddings include the use of:

• Advanced heating, cooling and dedicated ventilation for superior indoor quality;
• Ice machine;
• Refrigeration;
• PA system;
• Guest Mesh WiFi; and
• Projection System.

Although we have a building representative on site for Weddings, that person is there to look after the building and rather than serve as an assistant or concierge. If those services are desired, they are available as “Additional Services”,

Alcohol

As with all Event Rentals at the Sumner Center, your Kansas Wedding alcohol service needs to be provided by a licensed and insured bar catering firm. The bar catering firm can serve the alcohol it it provides to guests as a cash bar, a hosted bar, or some combination of these two. In instances where a couple is looking to source their own alcohol for the bar caterer to serve, they should expect that service fees, labor, and corking fees will add add up to roughly $350 given the example above.

Additional Services/Add Ons

“Additional Services” that are available include:

• Rehearsal Dinner/Goodbye Brunch use of the venue;
• Lighting customization;
• Pipe and Drape/Hanging Drape customization (including changing the color of the ceiling drape);
• Enhanced tables/chairs;
• Provision of any excluded items (additional linens or place settings) or the contracting with the bar caterer, DJ, photobooth, officiant, etc., vendors on behalf of the couple for simplification
• Concierge services;
• Additional security personnel, and/or;
• Valet services.

Groups of Additional Services may be added to what is provided through the 1892 Package.