I loved this venue! I have a lot of family coming from out of state(s) and not familiar with Missouri as well as some of my other guests. I wanted to have my wedding at the same location for the ceremony and reception, so everyone was together and no one got lost. Bear Creek has been wonderful of helping me create the day of my dreams.
I could not of chosen a better venue to have my wedding and celebrate with my family with minimal stress.

Everything about our wedding at Bear Creek was 100% perfect. The outdoor ceremony was beautiful, the reception hall was awesome, food was excellent, loved the open bar, loved the dance floor, and Alex was more-or-less our lifesaver for the entire planning period and the day itself.

We had our ceremony (130 guests) outside. It was gorgeous. We were married between two trees in front of a nice little arch on the steps. Just awesome! Even the flowering bushes around us matched our wedding colors, but I'm guessing that was coincidence ; ). My favorite part of the ceremony was the peace of mind I got from knowing that if the weather turned sour, we could go inside to the reception hall and be married there. The reception hall is pretty equally beautiful in its own right, so that would've been fine too. Luckily, despite one massive thunderstorm threatening to send us inside, we were able to be married outside! I appreciated Alex holding out for the weather, she was very flexible. Willing to delay the ceremony 10-15 minutes for the storm to blow over, reset all the chairs that the wind had blown around, and away we went! They were easily able to accommodate 130 guests outside.

The reception was a blast. We did very little in terms of decoration because the reception hall on its own is beautiful. Alex did all the decorating herself and she did a fantastic job. We had to pay a bit extra for a wooden dance floor, but that was totally worth it since it was full the entire night!

The food was great. We had chicken modega and ham, along with green beans, salad, and potatoes. Everything was good, but the chicken modega was divine. Highly recommend that.

Finally, I'll say it again, we loved Alex! She kept everything going, made sure we had fun, worked with us all night, and made planning from 5 hours out of town a piece of cake. She's very organized, knows what she's doing, and is easy to work with. If we could do it again, we'd still do it at Bear Creek.

They did a wonderful job on the food and setting up.