Getting married in Missouri offers such a wide range of themes and landscapes you may find it hard to choose one. Famous for the wide Missouri River, Mark Twain and the Gateway Arch, there is so much more to The Show Me State. The Missouri Wedding Ceremony Sites Guide will give you a tour of all this wonderful state has to offer for your wedding.
Garden weddings can be held in the many botanical gardens which flourish in Missouri's climate. With the Mississippi and Missouri rivers running through the state, outdoor weddings of any type can be held with dramatic scenery to elevate them to the spectacular. Lake of the Ozarks and Table Rock Lake State Park offer miles of waterfront for beach weddings or upscale resort ceremonies. Missouri is proud of her heritage and the state is filled with historical sites and museums. From grand old mansions to frontier cabins, a couple with a passion for history will find dozens of wedding venues. St. Louis and Kansas City play host to major well-known hotels as well as graceful cathedrals and synagogues. Small chapels dot the rural landscape and lush farms nestle into the oak and maple forests. The fall colors of Missouri rival those of New England and Branson has garnered as much fame as Las Vegas as a gambling Mecca. There is truly something for everyone in Missouri.
When planning a wedding in Missouri, look to your personalities as a couple for guidance. Is your relationship growing from your shared farming roots? Plan a wedding to celebrate that bond by having horse drawn carriages take you and your guests to a rustic chapel surrounded by acres of corn. If your plans include a larger guest list, check out places like Drexel Hall. This beautiful mansion, built in the 1900s in Kansas City, can handle up to 500 guests. Here you could tap into the wonderful historical side of Missouri while hosting the wedding and the ceremony in the same location. The rivers of Missouri offer some of the most spectacular scenery in the country. In the fall, the leaves change to brilliant reds, fiery oranges, and deep browns to ignite the spirit and surround your fall wedding in harvest colors.
Even if you have lived in Missouri all you life, take the time to become a tourist in your home state when planning a wedding. What local attractions did you show his family when they came to visit last year? Did you absolutely have to take your East Coast cousins on a paddle boat trip to ensure they got the true feeling of where you live? The places you show off to guests are the ones which speak to your heart.
Missouri is a wonderful state steeped in history and elegantly blending the old with the new. When planning a Missouri wedding, look to its spectacular scenery, storied past, powerful rivers, peaceful lakes and cosmopolitan cities for the perfect blend to start your new lives as husband and wife.


