The Montgomery is the perfect place to have that special wedding celebration or special event.

The Montgomery Event Venue is a great host to your special occasion.

A ROMANTIC WEDDING VENUE WITH CHARACTER
The Montgomery Event Venue offers a romantic, one-of-a-kind setting for your wedding. With its sweeping staircase, beautiful facade, high ceilings, twin balconies, and tucked-away private rooms, you can create a wedding of your dreams while staying within your budget.

CLEAN AND CLASSY
The staff at The Montgomery ensure that you receive a professional, polished, and personal venue and service for your event. With features such as our hardwood floors and classic architecture, we create the perfect blank slate for any wedding or event.

A HISTORIC, LOCALLY-OWNED EVENT VENUE
The Montgomery is a trusted, locally-owned venue with a long history in Excelsior Springs. We want you to become a part of a long tradition of building beautiful memories at The Montgomery. Come be a part of our story.

AN EVENT PLANNING RESOURCE
Planning an event-especially if it’s your first one- can be a stressful and difficult undertaking. When you reserve The Montgomery, our staff offers advice based on years of experience transforming our venue into your wedding or event. Whether you need occassional tips or full consultations, we are here to help you plan and execute the perfect event.

The History of Montgomery Event Venue

Excelsior Springs was chosen as the location for a new Montgomery Ward, a department store chain originating in 1871, because of its rural location in the heart of rich agriculture and the rapid growth that was happening in and around the area due to the “magic” mineral waters. The Montgomery Ward opened on October 4, 1930 offering 32 departments! The “departments” were most often only an aisle but a department nonetheless.

The only commercial property in the area with an Art-Deco design, and the MW initials displayed on the roof’s edge, after a 15 year run in Excelsior Springs, The Montgomery Ward closed its doors in 1945 with another large department store ready to take its place, JC Penney, opening in 1947. Many people still here today have memories of the JC Penney and visiting as a child, we love to hear these stories and see them come back to the venue for the first time in years!

Wicker Furniture came into the building as its third tenant and ran a successful business for many years but sold the property in 2011 to Excelsior Springs native, Brent McElwee.

Brent was experienced in bringing historic buildings back to life and he saw a lot of potential with the old building. He painstakingly removed five layers of flooring covering the original floor only to reveal a beautiful Maplewood floor perfect for dancing! He was able to pull away some old plaster to expose original brick beckoning to be a backdrop and convert areas once used for retail to functional and modern gathering spaces.

Opening as Excelsior’s Premiere Venue in 2013, we take great pride in serving our community, offering low non-profit rates, military discounts and providing an elegant venue that all can enjoy.