Rumely Historic Event Space, Kansas City MO

Attended the Banksy exhibit at the Rumely. What a “wow”experience. The historic building is incredible. Event Manager, Brett is experienced, knowledgeable and answered all my questions.

Went to the Rumely to see Banksyland. I didn’t even know this event space was there. It was so cool. The elevator that took us to the second floor held over 30 of us at once. I love history so this place speaks to me.

Was there tonight for 'Banksyland. ' Such a cool space for an event. Event organizer Brett is awesome, gave us a history of the building and was very welcoming. Can only imagine having a wedding or some other event here. Great space with a great story!

The rumely is a great space with great rates! Would recommend for gatherings of all sorts!

Such a unique event space and so much history. The new management is super responsive and accommodating.

We were referred to The Rumely by a friend who had an event there. It didn’t disappoint. Brett and team were incredible. 10/10 would recommend!

If I was getting married again I would 100% book the Rumley for my wedding! Love this space so much!

Beautiful venue! While my fiancé and I ended up going with a different location for our wedding, we absolutely fell in love with the place and our tour guide answered any and all of our questions and truly went above and beyond. At the very least, definitely worth a tour!

The Rumely is one of a kind. A truly unique and rememberable experience with top notch customer service. Highly recommend for any special occasion.

We didn't actually book this venue but our experience touring the venue with Brett made it a very difficult decision that ultimately came down to the timing of our wedding in October and the haunted house location. He was incredible and helped us picture what our reception would look like there. He is so easy to talk to and accommodating during the visit. At the very least he is worth a visit to discuss venue options!

This place is so unique. If you are looking to have a wedding that isn't like everyone else's, then this is the place to book. Great customer service with old world touches!

Dont even try.the woman on the phone is so rude.we were planning on spending lots of money on an event that would not be until 2024 with over 250 guests.after we booked a time and had it all planned to tour, they called us and said to "move on" with no explanation.so happy they showed their true colors early on because i am NOT going to have a bitter woman ruin our day.the owners should probably find a different business to go into.they clearly hate their lives.

Very nice space to hold an event. Had to go upstairs to the second floor however there was a freight elevator if one needed it. Found the restrooms very well maintained and the space had a large stage. Was not in the rooms downstairs.

Beautiful place and beautiful people! There were so many amazing spots for photo opportunities and the staff was even more amazing, they were so warm and welcoming and helpful. A great place for your event!

I’ve been putting off writing reviews for my wedding vendors because I didn’t want to admit it was all over! I don’t even know where to begin with The Rumely! It is seriously the most gorgeous space. We were lucky enough to have the entire building AND the 12th street bridge for our big day. The different areas are truly unique in their upscale antique elegance. Having lower, upper, and the bridge made the transitions from ceremony, to cocktail hour, to reception seem less. We got SO many compliments on the venue. Each area offers its own charm and ‘wow’ factor. The bride and groom suites are large and beautifully decorated. There’s plenty of bathrooms (important if offering an open bar;), the freight elevator makes for a stunning grand entrance, AND they have decor IN HOUSE to rent at very reasonable prices (like what am I gonna do in real life with 15 lanterns). There’s also a great large loft blocks away to host family or wedding party that was super convenient to have! The ONLY negative is if you’re having a summer wedding it gets pretty hot pretty fast—BUT staff addressed this quickly and diligently to make sure our guests were comfortable. And last but not least, Amber the owner, is a real sweetheart to work with. Navigating the pandemic and making a lot of hard decisions was made much easier by working with amber. I told her by the time we FINALLY got to have our wedding it felt like she was a part of my wedding party and I truly meant it! She and the rest of her staff (elevator operator, security, point person, etc.) where great with our guests and quick to address our needs. If you’re looking for a unique venue with antique glamor set with KC skyline in the background you can’t pass this place up!

My husband and I wanted to write a review to inform other couples who want to use The Rumely as an event space for a wedding. The event spaces are gorgeous and offer a rustic feel. We needed little-to-no decorations and it was still a magical evening. Our issue was more with how our event was handled and several communication issues that caused frustration.

From when we first put a deposit down for the event (which was over a year in advance) our point person changed hands four times. This was extremely frustrating because we walked through what we needed in detail with one person, and then had to do the same thing with three other people. We were never told that our person had changed unless we emailed The Rumely first, and when we were promised a mock-up of our set up, we never received it. About a week before the wedding, when we did a walk-through with yet another person, they had none of the notes from our previous meetings, and we had to walk through the entire event again.

On the day of, my husband was very frustrated - the event people had set up items we did not ask for, forgot to set up tables, and set the chairs up crooked so that my husband and his groomsmen needed to redo the chairs (there was a trellis at the end of the aisle, they just needed to put the chairs in alignment with the trellis). The tables inside were not set up the way we had agreed upon either.

The woman who was supervising our event did not look happy to be there. I understand that she was simply working, but she sat in a chair at the back of the room scowling at everyone. Several of our guests inquired, and we told them to brush it off. No one got too intoxicated at our event, and we were extremely compliant with any requests she had, so we were not sure why there was that negativity. It put a damper on the feel of our special day.

Lastly, there was no communication about receiving our refundable deposit back until I emailed the event space. We SUPER cleaned the event space and were out in an hour, but no one reached out until I had emailed them inquiring about the refund about 2 weeks after our wedding. This may be a preference thing, but some sort of follow-up or ending survey should be offered to couples.

The one staff member who went above and beyond was the elevator attendant! He smiled at everyone, conversed with guests, and helped to set up for the event, even moving large tables on his own. WE LOVED HIM SO MUCH!

As a wedding professional I don’t give out many reviews as I don’t want to come across as favoring other vendors, but I felt that I should show my appreciation for this venue! First of all the staff was amazing, Dave was probably the nicest guy I’ve ever met as he was constantly being positive and giving everyone compliments. The space is amazing, many of my staff have been to the venue before but it was my first visit and I was impressed at how beautiful it was and the historic look it has! I thought the location and feel was pretty cool. I must say though, the best part was when I arrived I walked the venue as I always do for first time visits and I assumed I was going to have to carry all my equipment up the stairs, dreading this I went out to my van to start and one of the staff members said “hey man, why don’t you just use the elevator” I was assuming an average elevator. I quickly realized that was not the case when he said “just go ahead and pull your van into the elevator” what! I literally got to pull my van into the elevator and unload right into the reception area, that has to be the coolest thing I have ever experienced in the many years I have done this! To top it off, they move the wedding party between floors with this elevator making it simple to move them from upstairs to downstairs for the ceremony and back up stairs for the grand entrance! Brilliant concept! All together this was an amazing first experience for me and I just felt the need to share for anyone looking for an amazing yet different venue!