Married on Katy Trail?

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Anonymous on 12/7/2011 4:08:37 PM:

I'm hoping to get married on the Katy somewhere near the river...preferably near Rocheport, MO. Any ideas? We want to have a small ceremony (30-40 people) and then bike to Rocheport for the reception/B&B. We can ride 40+ miles, but we want to keep it a short ride on wedding day...so that our guests can join us! Thanks for any suggestions!

Ray (webmaster) on 12/7/2011 5:36:19 PM:

What a great idea! Please be sure send us some photos afterwards. Congrats and best wishes!

jbbike from Columbia, MO on 12/7/2011 10:59:56 PM:

Katfish Katy's has a 12'x12'(?) deck right on the river bank at Hundsdale. This might work for the wedding party while guests would be facing the river enjoying your ceremony.

Chris from centralia IL on 12/8/2011 5:55:56 PM:

something that would be ideal for you is this: http://www.industrialbicycles.com/Surrey_Delfino_Double_Bench_Quadricycle.htm
A 4-wheeled 9- person bike. It's called a "limo" priced at $4700. Maybe the shop at Rocheport could get a few and rent to you.

Pedal Pub on 12/30/2011 11:34:48 PM:

Or the wedding party can get a 16 person bike with a beer keg on the front to either have a pre-wedding or wedding peddling party on the trail too. But since its a MO park alcohol is probably not allowed on the trail.

BikerBoy from Edwardsville, IL on 1/1/2012 1:07:17 AM:

The Les Bourgeois Winery in Rocheport has an area especially suited for weddings. It overlooks the river. I do not know the cost, but it's a breathtaking site.

Mike from Saint Chuck, MO on 1/2/2012 7:09:35 PM:

Back in mid-October, my wife and I took a road trip to park at the Rocheport trailhead and ride. To our surprise, there was a couple getting married AT the trailhead. Not literally at the bathrooms or anything but over by a large tree on the eastern-most dise of the parking lot.

For the record, I proposed to my wife while on an out-of-town bike ride. It was supposed to be a 60-mile Fall Foliage ride in autumn and I was going to propose at the end. Turned out I got the flu overnight, but I HAD to do it. So we rode one mile and I acted like I had to check my bike for something, got down on one knee and proposed...and rode back to the trailhead sick as a dog!

She did find an AWESOME cake-topper with bride and groom on a tandem bike, customized for specific bike color and bride/groom skin/hair color.

El Toro on 1/5/2012 10:45:07 PM:

What about the band shell or gazebo or whatever it is in Hartsburg. Pretty little spot.

Kriss on 1/8/2012 3:30:29 PM:

The High Street Victorian B&B in Boonville (on the way to Rocheport),sits right above the river and has a beautiful back garden area, perfect for weddings of your size. We have two decks (one slightly higher than the other) that would be perfect for you guests. Also facing the river. There are three beautiful arbors for the bride to pass under on her way to the pergola. There is also a beautiful water garden and water falls and bridge, that is perfect for pictures. Please give us a call and we will be happy to give you a tour and be sure to check out our website at www.highstreetvictorian.com

eht from Columbia, MO on 1/13/2012 8:26:08 PM:

Not sure exactly what you mean by "keep it short," and it's not on the river, but you could look into using the gazebo at Flat Branch Park in Columbia, which I know is available for weddings. It would be about 16 miles to Rocheport.

KT Biker from JC on 1/16/2012 4:31:54 PM:

You should consider LeBourgois (spelling???) winery in Rocheport. It's a beautiful place (right along the Katy) and they have had several weddings there.

Joey Los from McKittrick, Mo on 3/18/2012 10:12:48 PM:

A little tardy in our comment but if you're not married yet we have a beautifully restored dance/reception hall with a commercial kitchen and adjacent B&B lodging, on the trail next to Hermann. McKittrick Farmers Mercantile; themerck.com Thanks, Joey

Anonymous on 10/6/2012 10:07:44 AM:

Thank you ALL for your replies and help (and good stories!). We did end up getting married last Saturday and it was GREAT!!! We got married literally ON the Katy Trail, just after the tunnel in Rocheport. What a beautiful setting! We kept our ceremony really small (19 people). Our guests stood on the trail while we got ready a little ways down the trail. Then my 7 & 9 year old boys (best men) rode their bikes a little ahead of us...we followed on our tandem. And that was our wedding "aisle" march! Had a ceremony in the middle of the trail (1 1/2 minutes long lol)...thank you other cyclists who paused to wait for us to say our vows!!! Then we all went to The Rocheport General Store for lunch. Thanks John at The General Store! It was wonderful!!! All our guests raved about it being the most fun, laid back wedding. Highly recommended if you're always cycling on the trail like we are! That afternoon, we rode the tandem to Jefferson City for our honeymoon in a B&B (Cliff Manor B&B also highly recommended). Good luck to all future Katy Trail brides & grooms!

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