Cezanne — Attraction in Kansas City

Amazingly beautiful venue!! Too bad I can't give the same review towards the sub par professionalism and business with the owner Pat. I was a coordinator for a wedding at this location. His entire disposition was smug and unprofessional from the very second we stepped into the venue on the wedding day. He kept having verbal run ins with the parents. I tried to intervene asking Pat to please communicate through me to avoid perpetuating current issues. I relayed to him his aura and energy was off and causing riffs with the family. He went on to talk about a scenario that occured with the father of the bride that morning calling his wife Jodi to say all tables were not ready and available like it was agreed upon. He said the conversation upset her and she called him crying. Which led him to show up to the venue with bad energy. He said with everything going on all he could see was a poor review coming. Myself as well as the father of the bride said please don't treat us as such. Treat us like the paying customers we are. I stated that things happen and with him being a business owner he should know to conduct himself in a more professional manner. Dad of the bride tried to smooth things over with a hand shake- Pat half way shook his hand back while making underhanded comments under his breath. I told him it's that energy right there which is what's causing the family to respond to him the way they are. The bride got wind of what was happening and got upset to the point of tears then asked if Pat could please leave. After he left it got better! His set up guy Scott was amazing! So accomodating. He was super friendly with good vibes. It wasn't until after the ceremony we encountered Pat again who I saw walking around the reception clearing off tables cleaning up people's plates-Which wasnt asked of him nor was it his job to do. During the reception I saw him throwing people's drinks away while they were on the dance floor. I know for a fact, because every time I came back to my table my drink was gone and he was the only one walking around cleaning. Mind you, the venue was reserved until 1130- midnight and he was witnessed removing decorations and cleaning 2-3 hrs before the scheduled time to be out of the venue. Eventually, we saw him blowing candles out on tables etc. Something was said to him by one of the moms about this which spiraled into another verbal altercation that came very close to a physical altercation as he called the bride's brother out of his name. At this point guest are mostly gone the reception is shutting down and we are starting to clean up. There were real live flowers in his faux grass wall that a florist decorated. Pat removed the flowers and threw them on the floor as trash. He Didn't bother to perserve them for the couple nor ask what exactly they wanted done with them. There was an elaborate dessert table at the wedding. We housed extra desserts in Pat's kitchen. While cleaning we noticed several of those paid food items thrown in the trash by him. All of this is unacceptable! It's also all so very unfortunate becquse this space is beautiful. When we reflected on the day, we all were in agreement it went off without a hitch EXPECT for the stresses from Pat. If you consider this venue please read all reviews and be prepared for whatever's to come because one minute he's hot next he's cold. That's too much money at stake to play russian roulette with your...

Unless you like dealing with rude and arrogant venue owners on your wedding day, I would not book this venue.

Pat Galvin, the owner of the venue, was the only problem we had all night and the only reason I do not recommend 2016 Main. Though the event space is beautiful, the customer service received by him far outweighed any beauty the venue brought to the table. The amount of stress and overall bad vibes he added to our day was completely uncalled for considering the amount of money we spent for the venue. If you do choose 2016 Main for your wedding day, I highly suggest that you request Scott as your day of contact/help in the venue. Had it not been for him stepping in for Pat and saving the day, our wedding could have been a disaster.

From the start of the day, Pat walked into the venue angry and spread bad vibes to everyone in his presence. The venue was not set up on the agreed start time which set decorating the venue back 20-30 mins – which is A LOT on such a stressful day. He was very disrespectful and rude to our family who was there setting up. He barged into the girls bridal suite without knocking – a place where the bridesmaids were getting dressed and ready and someone could have very easily been naked. When my Dad finally pulled him aside to confront him on the way he was acting, he was ONLY concerned that we would now be leaving bad reviews for him. Eventually my mother in law had to ask him to leave the venue because he was putting a huge damper on the entire day. This is where Scott came in and was everything we needed him to be.

During the actual wedding, I was told by several guests that they saw Pat sticking his fingers into our buffet and eating food – thinking no one was looking. At the end of the night he threw away all of our desserts left on the dessert table, without asking anyone if this was okay. Considering the night was so busy, we didn’t get to actually eat any of the desserts so this was super disappointing to us. Our contract was to have the venue until 1130, yet Pat started cleaning up and taking down decorations to the venue at least an hour and a half before that while guests were still there having a good time.

Overall, our wedding was amazing, but only because we had awesome family and other vendors to make up for the ball dropped from the venue. Its really unfortunate that things went down the way they did, as upon first meeting Pat and his wife Jodi, we loved them. Its unfortunate that the service and friendliness did not follow us on the most important day of them all. I hope Pat learns from his mistakes from our wedding and does not make another couple go thru the day like we did. They may have experience with hundreds of weddings, but don’t allow them to treat you like you’re just another number.

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You can stop looking for a venue - 2016 Main is IT!! When we first walked in to this space, I knew right away that I wanted to get married there! It is STUNNING. Exposed brick, hardwood floors, greenery wall, gorgeous decorative white wall, artwork...you name it, they've got it! You probably didn't realize that you want a collage wall filled with formal dog portraits at your wedding, but I can assure you that YOU DO, and 2016 Main has it! We loved this space for so many reasons, but a big deciding factor was because we didn't have to rent any extras! I'm not exaggerating when I say that all we did was add flowers and votives on the tables, rent some linens, and the space looked fully decorated and GORGEOUS! My pictures are beautiful and so so elegant! The owners, Pat and Jodi, will forever be 2 of my very favorite people. They are SO MUCH FUN! They are laid back and will make you feel relaxed and at ease, while also being extremely attentive, focused on details, and quick to communicate. I sent Pat so many questions and changed so many things, and he was always so great about it and responded right away! Pat also acted as our day-of-coordinator. He contacted all of my vendors and arranged everything. I didn't get peppered with any last minute questions from vendors and everyone showed up on time and had everything we needed! Everyone always says that something will go wrong on your wedding day, but honestly, I can't think of ANYTHING that went wrong, and I know that that is in major part due to all of Pat and Jodi's help and planning both leading up to the big day, as well as their assistance the day of! I can't stop re-living the day and looking at our pictures of the venue. Now that the wedding is over, I'm honestly trying to think up a reason to rent the space all over again just to have an excuse to hang out with Pat and Jodi and be surrounded by so much elegance and beauty again. In case I didn't drive the point home, THIS is the venue you want and THESE are the people you want helping you plan! Make your appointment ASAP and go ahead and cancel the others...this is the only space you'll need to see. Take it from the bride who toured 14 wedding...