All right, I'm sick of looking at venues! This is becoming stressfull- either it's too much, not pretty, bad food, bad communication. I feel like there is something with each venue we have been to! We have two more venues lined up and they are:
Club West
Concord Events of AZ
Has anyone been to either of these, had a wedding at either? heard of them? Reviews?
I've looked I feel like, just about everywhere.
We've toured:
Aldea
Venue at the Grove
The Foothills
Inspirador
Villa Tuscana
Portico
12 W. Main
DC Ranch
I know there were a few others- but they are all kind of blending into one! Any advice- has anyone been to the two I mentioned above? We are trying to do the entire wedding (dress, venue, rings, flowers, etc) for under 18k. I know it's possible... just have to find the place!!
Re: I just want to pick a venue!!!
We only visited 3 venues and decided on Villa Tuscana because it's very close to the ceremony venue, the package pricing is reasonable, and it's very nice inside. All of our priorities were met so we can live with the fact that it's not as picturesque on the outside.
The venues you've listed vary greatly from price to style to location. There doesn't seem to be much method to your madness, so to speak. You might want to develop a vision for your wedding and then work within those parameters. For example: Do you want a more traditional golf course/country club venue like Club West or a more urban and chic venue like Inspirador? HTH.
My husband and I got married at Seville in Gilbert, and were VERY happy with everything about them. Ours ended up about half your budget total, but we had a fairly small guest list also. I'm sure you could do it within what you're looking at though if you went with them.
If you want to see some pics of our day there, they are all here: http://www.mmproofs.com/ac_wedding
ETA: There is a second ceremony site/ballroom that is used for larger weddings as well that really isn't in our pictures. We used the fountain for ceremony site, and the East Patio and room for cocktail hour and reception.
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Future Mrs Wright - When is your wedding at DC Ranch? And what catering problems have you had? I dont think you are allowed a caterer there.
Then I just stopped. I took a good week away from wedding stuff - I didn't talk about it or look at anything online - nothing.
And then we found the PERFECT venue for us. It took some time and I went through a lot of emotions, but when you find the right one, you'll know and you'll be very happy about it.
I know it's difficult, but try to be patient. And, try to think outside the box. We did and we couldn't be happier.
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[QUOTE]Skidevil- I have an idea of what I want... but I don't think you really can get your heart set on a theme/etc until you have a venue since they all vary so much. I'm thinking that once I fall in love with the venue, all the little details I haven't thought about will follow.<strong> I actually plan for a living- so I know that the first thing you need is a location</strong>, and then it all goes from there! [/QUOTE]
So you're an event planner? In that case, you know a lot more about this than I do. I'm a law student and I knew that I would not have the time to visit 10+ venues and still be looking when my semester started. I was suggesting that you narrow your scope so that you aren't frustrated and you don't visit every venue in the Phoenix metro area in the hopes that one of them sticks. That's one thing that really helped me with planning. As an event planner, this is something you probably advise your clients of regularly anyway.
But if you're wide open in terms of location, size, cost, and ambience, then here are some venues that I have heard great things about that are not on your list:
The Castle at Ashley Manor
The Waterfront
Secret Garden
Arizona Grand Resort
Boojum Tree Hidden Garden
W Scottsdale
Stonebridge Manor
The Wright House
Good Luck!
Still here and still fabulous!
They also offer discounts for certain months - we're getting married in Feb and we're getting a discount.
Good luck!