Market Report · 2026
Kansas Wedding Market Report
A summary of records in our directory: listing counts, recorded Google business ratings, and available business price indicators. This is not a census or a survey of wedding prices.
Last updated September 13, 2026 · Free to cite with attribution
Statewide overview
4,346
Directory listings
30
Cities covered
20
Vendor categories
1,174,938
Google reviews counted
WeddingInKansas.com lists 4,346 wedding vendors across Kansas as of September 13, 2026, spread over 30 cities and 20 vendor categories.
Rated businesses in this directory average 4.5 stars across 1,174,938 reviews, counting every listed vendor that has at least one Google review.
Venues is the largest category in this directory with 607 listings, or 14% of every vendor in the directory.
Wichita has the most records in this directory, with 686 listed vendors — 15.8% of all Kansas wedding vendors in the directory.
Kansas wedding vendors by category
Vendor count, average Google rating and review volume for each of the 20 categories in the directory.
Directory listings categorized as venues average 4.6 stars on Google across 88,236 reviews from 607 listed businesses.
Directory listings categorized as hotels & lodging average 4.0 stars on Google across 217,975 reviews from 462 listed businesses.
Directory listings categorized as hair & makeup average 4.8 stars on Google across 32,869 reviews from 413 listed businesses.
Directory listings categorized as rehearsal dinners average 4.4 stars on Google across 313,682 reviews from 404 listed businesses.
Directory listings categorized as caterers average 4.5 stars on Google across 175,670 reviews from 329 listed businesses.
Directory listings categorized as invitations average 4.5 stars on Google across 79,141 reviews from 295 listed businesses.
| Category | Vendors | Avg. rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venues | 607 | 4.6 | 88,236 |
| Hotels & Lodging | 462 | 4.0 | 217,975 |
| Hair & Makeup | 413 | 4.8 | 32,869 |
| Rehearsal Dinners | 404 | 4.4 | 313,682 |
| Caterers | 329 | 4.5 | 175,670 |
| Invitations | 295 | 4.5 | 79,141 |
| Bakeries & Cakes | 280 | 4.5 | 47,538 |
| Rentals | 202 | 4.6 | 9,077 |
| Wedding Favors | 191 | 4.6 | 51,502 |
| Florists | 190 | 4.6 | 33,692 |
| Photographers | 177 | 4.9 | 5,776 |
| Jewelers | 172 | 4.7 | 45,853 |
| DJs & Music | 167 | 4.6 | 21,019 |
| Bridal Shops | 145 | 4.6 | 31,843 |
| Decor & Lighting | 104 | 4.6 | 14,604 |
| Wedding Planners | 59 | 4.9 | 1,249 |
| Transportation | 54 | 4.2 | 3,053 |
| Photo Booths | 45 | 4.8 | 789 |
| Videographers | 33 | 4.9 | 572 |
| Officiants | 17 | 4.8 | 798 |
Vendor density by city
The 20 Kansas cities with the most listed wedding vendors, and each city's share of the statewide total.
| City | County | Vendors | Share of KS | Avg. rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita | Sedgwick | 686 | 15.8% | 4.6 |
| Topeka | Shawnee | 431 | 9.9% | 4.5 |
| Overland Park | Johnson | 348 | 8% | 4.6 |
| Manhattan | Riley | 338 | 7.8% | 4.6 |
| Salina | Saline | 329 | 7.6% | 4.5 |
| Lawrence | Douglas | 312 | 7.2% | 4.6 |
| Hutchinson | Reno | 263 | 6.1% | 4.5 |
| Pittsburg | Crawford | 198 | 4.6% | 4.4 |
| Dodge City | Ford | 191 | 4.4% | 4.4 |
| Emporia | Lyon | 185 | 4.3% | 4.5 |
| Liberal | Seward | 181 | 4.2% | 4.4 |
| Hays | Ellis | 173 | 4% | 4.5 |
| Garden City | Finney | 168 | 3.9% | 4.5 |
| Kansas City | Wyandotte | 106 | 2.4% | 4.6 |
| Great Bend | Barton | 104 | 2.4% | 4.4 |
| Olathe | Johnson | 66 | 1.5% | 4.7 |
| Lenexa | Johnson | 57 | 1.3% | 4.6 |
| Shawnee | Johnson | 41 | 0.9% | 4.5 |
| Leawood | Johnson | 39 | 0.9% | 4.6 |
| Junction City | Geary | 29 | 0.7% | 4.3 |
Directory listings with the most recorded Google reviews
Joe's KC BBQ in Kansas City has the most recorded Google reviews among these directory listings, with 17,664 Google reviews at 4.8 stars. Reviews may concern services unrelated to weddings. Review totals do not establish wedding experience, booking volume, or service quality.
- 1 Joe's KC BBQ
Kansas City, KS
4.8★
17,664 reviews
- 2 Q39 - South
Overland Park, KS
4.7★
15,556 reviews
- 3 Towne East Square
Wichita, KS
4.3★
8,469 reviews
- 4 Cinzetti's Italian Market
Overland Park, KS
4.4★
7,777 reviews
- 5 Slap's BBQ
Kansas City, KS
4.6★
7,703 reviews
- 6 Mimi's Prom
Overland Park, KS
5.0★
7,528 reviews
- 7 Joe's KC BBQ
Olathe, KS
4.7★
6,738 reviews
- 8 Jack Stack Barbecue - Overland Park
Overland Park, KS
4.6★
6,518 reviews
- 9 Game Show Battle Rooms - Kansas City (Overland Park)
Overland Park, KS
5.0★
6,132 reviews
- 10 Botanica, The Wichita Gardens
Wichita, KS
4.8★
5,889 reviews
Year-over-year change
2026 is our baseline year — this is the first edition of the Kansas Wedding Market Report, so there is no prior year to compare against yet. From the 2027 edition onward this section will track change in vendor counts, average ratings and review volume by category and city against the 2026 figures above.
Methodology
Figures are compiled from the 4,346 Kansas wedding vendor listings published on WeddingInKansas.com, last updated September 13, 2026. Records are being reviewed for relevance and accuracy; individual ratings may be older than this report. Listings are sourced from public Google Places business data for Kansas wedding-industry businesses; star ratings and review counts are Google review data. WeddingInKansas.com does not write its own reviews.
Average ratings are the mean of listing-level Google ratings for vendors that have both a rating and at least one review, rounded to one decimal place. Vendors with no reviews are counted in vendor totals but excluded from rating and review averages. Price tiers are Google's four-level business price indicator ($ to $$$$), not wedding quotes; the price column shows the narrowest tier range covering at least 60% of the priced listings in that category, and is left blank where fewer than five listings carry a price.
Each vendor is assigned to a single city and a single category, so category and city totals sum to the statewide total. These are directory assignments, not independently verified service areas. The records may include nearby out-of-state businesses, duplicates, or businesses requiring category correction. The totals are not a census of the industry or a count of verified wedding specialists.
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