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Just restored: a 1911 grain mill, ready for your wedding.

Millhouse Reserve is on Coyote Creek Road, just west of Goddard. Original timber, brick and stone, all kept, and on a hot afternoon the place still smells a little of wheat. Three connected spaces for your ceremony, your reception and the rehearsal dinner. Weddings from $3,900.

320Guests, mill floor
3Bookable spaces
1911Year built
Check available dates Book a walk-through
  • Office open Tuesday to Friday, 10 to 5
  • (316) 555-0110
  • West of Goddard, 20 minutes from Wichita
46’-0” TO CUPOLA62’-2” HALL TO TOWER01020 ft
South elevation, mill and event hallMeasured after restoration

Mill floor, granary and garden lawn

Book one on its own for a rehearsal dinner or a shower. Book all three and the whole wedding weekend is yours.

A long timber-trussed hall with stone walls, two rows of banquet tables and benches, and string lights across the beams 92’-0” by 36’-0”3,312 sq ft

The mill floor

Original trusses overhead. The millstone still stands at the entry, and everyone stops to put a hand on it. Long tables or rounds, with the dance floor on the old oak.

Seated220
Standing320
A dinner table set with linen, wine glasses and a vase of pale dahlias against a dark wall 38’-0” by 24’-0”912 sq ft

The granary

The old grain storage bay, one brick room that stays warm well into October. Made for a rehearsal dinner, the bridal party before the ceremony, or a small seated reception.

Seated80
Standing110
Rows of wooden ceremony chairs lining an aisle toward a draped arch, with flower stands along the edge 120’ by 70’Lawn and terrace

The garden lawn

West-facing, so you get the golden hour. Limestone terrace, cedar pergola strung with lights. The rows face the mill tower. Pin the veil: the breeze comes straight off the field.

Ceremony seating300
Rain planMill floor

Try your guest count on the floor plan

Pick a layout, slide to your number, and watch the room set itself. Drawn to scale from our survey.

Reception, rounds of 10
Up to 220
Ceremony rows
Up to 300 with the lawn doors open
Cocktail, high-tops
Up to 320

120 guests fit on rounds with a full dance floor.

Swipe sideways to see the whole floor.

Floor plan of the mill floor, 92 by 36 feet, with the entry and millstone at the west end, the bar and kitchen along the north wall, and the doors to the lawn on the south; the table layout changes with the preset chosenBarCateringkitchenRestroomsaccessibleMillstoneDance floor92’-0”36’-0”To the lawnTo the terraceEntryN

Saturdays still open in 2027

May and June Saturdays always go first, and they have. October still has four open. Be quick! Granary bookings run separately and stay open later into the year.

MonthSaturdaysSaturdayFriday or SundayOpen
May18152229Saturday$6,400Friday or Sunday$4,200All booked
June5121926Saturday$6,900Friday or Sunday$4,600All booked
July310172431Saturday$6,400Friday or Sunday$4,2002 open
August7142128Saturday$6,200Friday or Sunday$3,9001 open
September4111825Saturday$6,900Friday or Sunday$4,6002 open
October29162330Saturday$7,400Friday or Sunday$4,9004 open
Open SaturdayBookedRates cover the mill floor and lawn, 10 am to midnight, tables and chairs included.

2027 packages, all-in rental

The price you see is the whole price for the space. Catering and bar are billed by the caterer you choose.

Granary evening

$1,400 Friday or Sunday, $1,800 Saturday

Up to 80 seated, 5 hours

  • The granary, tables, chairs and linens
  • Bridal suite from noon
  • Setup and cleanup by our crew
  • A day-of coordinator

The mill weekend

From $6,200 Saturday, see the calendar for each month

Up to 220 seated, 320 standing, 10 am to midnight

  • Mill floor, lawn ceremony site and terrace
  • Granary for the rehearsal dinner on Friday, 5 to 10 pm
  • Cross-back chairs, farm tables, 60-inch rounds and linens
  • String lights, sound system and a wireless microphone
  • Setup, teardown and a day-of coordinator
  • Bridal and groom suites from 10 am

Weekday wedding

From $3,900 Friday or Sunday

Up to 220 seated, 10 am to 11 pm

  • Mill floor, lawn and terrace
  • All tables, chairs and linens
  • Setup, teardown and a coordinator
  • Suites from noon

A 30 percent deposit holds the date; the rest is due 60 days before. Kansas sales tax is added to the rental.

Caterers, bar, parking and the rest

The answers you would get on a walk-through, ready before you drive out.

Caterers
Bring any licensed, insured caterer. Our preferred list of six saves you the $250 kitchen fee.
Bar
All alcohol is served by a licensed, insured bartending service. You may supply beer and wine; spirits come from the service.
End time
Music off at 11:30 pm, guests out at midnight. Sparkler send-offs on the gravel only.
Rain plan
The ceremony moves inside and we flip the room while guests are on the terrace. Mateo makes the call by 10 am, so nobody spends the morning guessing.
Parking
140 cars on the mill yard, lit, with an accessible drop-off at the door.
Shuttle
A 40-seat shuttle runs from the two Goddard hotels, $450 for the evening.
Lodging
Room blocks at two hotels ten minutes away in Goddard, and in Wichita twenty minutes east.
Accessibility
Step-free throughout the mill floor, granary and terrace. The lawn has a firm gravel path.

Claire, Mateo and Rosa

Claire EckertOwner and venue manager

Restored the mill with her father in 2019. Eleven years managing events at Kansas venues before that.

Mateo VillarrealDay-of coordinator

Certified Wedding Planner. Has run more than 300 weddings on this floor and on the lawn.

Rosa BristowFacilities and setup

Leads the crew that sets every chair and strings every light. Kansas-licensed electrician.

  1. Send an inquiryDate, guest count, and the space you have in mind.
  2. We hold the date for 7 daysAnd reply within two business days with a walk-through time.
  3. Walk the propertyTuesday to Friday, about 45 minutes, with Mateo or Claire.
  4. Sign and pay 30 percentThe date is yours. Planning meetings start 90 days out.

Quick answers for couples

Is there a minimum guest count or spend?

No guest minimum. The package price is the minimum, whether you invite 40 people or 220.

Can we bring our own alcohol?

Beer and wine, yes, served by a licensed bartending service. Spirits must come from the service. No self-serve bar.

What time can our vendors arrive?

10 am on a Saturday package, noon on Friday and Sunday. Florists can drop off coolers the evening before.

Is the venue heated and cooled?

Yes, mill floor and granary both, sized for a full room in July. The lawn gets shade from six.

How far ahead should we book?

Saturdays in May, June and October go 12 to 15 months out. Fridays, Sundays and winter dates often have space at six months.

Hold your date for 7 days

Send the form and the date is held while we talk. You hear back within two business days with a walk-through time. Site visits run Tuesday through Friday, by appointment. Claire, (316) 555-0110.

Address11406 SW Coyote Creek Rd, Goddard, KS 67052
Phone(316) 555-0110, calls or texts
Office hoursTue to Fri, 10am to 5pm, by appointment

Walk-through times this week

About 45 minutes on the property with Mateo. Tap a time and it drops into the form for you.

Tue 6 Oct
Thu 8 Oct
Fri 9 OctTaken

Map of the country around Goddard, Kansas: US-54 running east toward Wichita, the section-road grid, and the venue marked in the farmland two miles west of Goddard Goddard US-54 Garden Plain Wichita 15 mi Millhouse Reserve
Two miles west of Goddard, south of US-54 on Coyote Creek Road. Parking for 140 cars on the mill yard.© OpenStreetMap contributors