Best Wedding Venues in Arizona | Arizona Wedding Venues

The best wedding venue is a melange of each element listed above. Next to photography, your wedding venue is the most important decision you will make for your big day! Consider the atmosphere and evaluate the background, your photography will be all the better for it. Something that many brides fail to consider is what the “bridal suite” or getting ready room looks like. If it’s shabby or plain, lacking in elegant features it will show in your photography. Also, ask about the reception area, will there be lighting, if so what is its style and layout? background lighting can create beautiful reception photos for you to enjoy for a lifetime. In the end, it all comes down to who the coordinator is. This is who will be planing all of the details so, make sure that you get along with them and be sure that they have the experience that you can depend upon. If you’ve found your wedding venue based on these values then you’re going to be delighted when the time comes to share this moment with the love of your life and your best friends and family members!

Top-Rated Arizona Wedding Venues for Every Style and Budget

Arizona’s diverse landscapes provide a stunning backdrop for any wedding style, from intimate elopements to grand celebrations. Whether you dream of exchanging vows under a canopy of saguaro cacti or amidst the grandeur of the red rocks, Arizona has a venue to match your vision. This curated list spotlights Arizona’s top-rated wedding venues, catering to a range of styles and budgets, ensuring you find the perfect place to begin your forever journey.

We have photographed weddings and couples at The Sanctuary many, many times over the years. If your photographer is familiar with the layout of the grounds, there are hidden gems all over! Hint; ask the valet to take you both up to the mountain point in a golf cart just before sundown and enjoy stunning views. Sanctuary does provide a room nearest to the ceremony site that is decent in size and while it is not overly decorated, it is still in keeping with the atmosphere of the resort, in a word Elegant (many couples opt to use one of their suites). Every staff member from the valet to the concierge is attentive and eager to help. In the end, it’s the views and the style of The Sanctuary that make it a diamond tucked away in one of the nicest parts of the Scottsdale Arizona desert!

At the Windmill Winery, you will find multiple options to have your ceremony and reception. With its sprawling estate, the options seem endless. Nearest to the cornfields is a pond, backed up to a beautiful rustic ceremony site with a walk down the aisle that’s fit for a queen. This spot makes for beautiful photos of your ceremony with the soft look of the pond water gracing the backdrop. Just steps from the ceremony site is the reception hall that is large enough to accommodate every family member and friend that you can think of. Perhaps our favorite part? Photographing bridal formals here! The grounds offer so many beautiful spots to take pictures at that we can’t get enough of The Windmill Winery.

The only drawback that we can think of is that it’s located in Florence which can be a bit of a drive for guests but, it’s definitely worth it…plus they have a donkey that holds your beer!

The Point Hilton is a vast resort where one can only get around by driving. They have a stunning section of the resort called The Tapito Cliffs, this is where you will the most breathtaking ceremony site of in town (and it’s also where we got engaged!). The ceremony site overlooks the city below and you read your vows while the sun sets behind you. Afterwards, their are two options for the reception, both with exquisite taste surrounded by five diamond quality. While some may appreciate the multiple tears of the main reception site (toasts and sweetheart table up top, dancing below in front, and guest seating even further down behind the dance floor) it does make it challenging to get those magazine-worthy reception photos when everyone hits the dance floor. Without a doubt, make sure to book a photographer that has worked this venue before!

As photographers who have photographed over 30 weddings and engagement sessions at The Botanical Gardens, our biggest recommendation is to hire a photographer that is familiar with the grounds. While every inch of this venue is breathtaking, it is easy to get lost and when you get lost you lose precious time for photography and important events! Around every turn is another serine view that is perfect for a photo opportunity. While the bridal room can be a decent walk from the groom’s room you can rest assured that no one is going to see the bride before it’s time! The dressing rooms are spacious and the steel garden is perfect for both a reception and ceremony.

Disclaimer: We have a special relationship with The Botanical Gardens but we’re not obligated to promote them. We give them the praise that they deserve, we are always honored to photograph sessions and weddings at this amazing venue.

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