Verde River Golf & Social Club Reviews

Thank you to Shannon and her team at Verde River Golf and Social Club for the spectacularly magnificent wedding venue for my son and daughter-in-law's recent spring wedding! One could not ask for a more majestic desert backdrop as they exchanged vows on the stunning Mazatzal Lawn. Then guests enjoyed appetizers and drinks (even signature cocktails named after the bride and groom's dogs) before transitioning inside to a dazzling sit down dinner reception. Everyone raved about the food - especially the beef tenderloin! The servers were attentive and efficient. Shannon helped the bride and groom make critical decisions along the way to develop a custom package for the event. She was very prompt and thorough with her emails and phone calls. You could not ask for a better point person - she gave 110%! Without a doubt, I highly recommend Shannon and Verde River GSC to anyone looking for an awesome venue with great customer service. Thanks, Shannon!!

Shannon did such an amazing job with all the last minute requests I sent her. The venue was beautiful, and the sunset pictures with the mountains in the background were next level. I’m so happy with our choice of venue. The food was awesome, and Shannon also came up with a custom cocktail which was a hit with guests. So happy with our experience and would definitely recommend to any couple looking for a beautiful venue.

Couldn’t have asked for a more magical place to get married! I loved this place from the start when I was touring venues for our wedding and for the price I couldn’t say no. I signed that day.

I will say it was a rough start planning, but after Shannon stepped in and took over, it was great. On the day of our wedding, if something wasn’t right, she didn’t hesitate, she just did it to make it right.

I can’t thank Shannon enough for being so responsive, organized and on top of her game! Zach and I are very appreciative for all the hard work you put in to make our day so perfect! Highly recommend this place!!

Oh one last thing… the view is to die for 😍

Sounds cliche but it truly was a dream come true. This venue offered the exact vision we had for our wedding - modern, elegant & classy. The architecture of the clubhouse offers a more modern feel with stunning views of the Arizona mountains. The venue space also offered that view along with a beautiful large grass lawn that stands away from the public spaces of the clubhouse for privacy. The ballroom enabled us to have exactly what we wanted for our reception, an indoor/outdoor concept! We had our guests eat dinner inside with the accordion doors open to the dance floor and bar underneath the lights outside. On a gorgeous February night, this set up worked perfectly!

The next important factor to us was the food. Verde River Golf and Social Club offered the best food of all the venues we looked at! Weeks after our wedding, our guests are STILL talking about how delicious it was.

Lastly, one of the most important deciding factors is the staff. Shannon is the Catering and Event Coordinator at Verde River, she started just two weeks before our wedding! Usually this would give most brides a panic attack but there was something about her personality and professionalism that made me feel like we were in great hands! And let me tell you - we definitely were! Shannon worked tirelessly to prepare for our big day on such short notice & she not only executed our day perfectly, but she went above and beyond to make it truly special for both me and my Husband! She made sure we were taken care of all night long & stress free! The food and beverage staff running dinner and the open bar also did an incredible job staying on our timeline but not rushing guests through their meal.

All in all; I would highly recommend Verde River Golf and Social Club!!

Shannon and the staff at Verde River are nothing but amazing! This venue goes above and beyond to ensure a smooth day and will do everything to bring the couples vision to life. Our party flew in from California and had a boho glam themed wedding that turned out incredible. The space is incredible, food is beyond delicious and you feel right at home with the staff. Verde River is TOP KNOTCH!

Choosing Verde River Golf & Social Club as our wedding venue was the absolute BEST decision. Stacey was so wonderful to work with. She made everything stress free and fun, and went above and beyond to make our day unforgettable and an all around AMAZING experience. The views for our ceremony were incredible, the food was delicious, and the service was just outstanding. We feel like we found a hidden gem and love absolutely everything about the venue.

If I could give this venue a million stars, I would. My wife and I just got married this past Saturday and it was literally a DREAM COME TRUE. Aside from the AMAZING view and DELICIOUS food, the staff is beyond friendly, helpful, and accommodating. We had this venue booked 2 years in advanced and have been through a few of the coordinators, but STACEY was an absolute GEM to work with. She has turned this experience around and I honestly wish I can get married here again and again and again! We will be back here for every anniversary, that’s for sure :) If you are looking for an amazing venue, amazing staff and coordinator, and to have the wedding of your dreams - look no further and book here!!!!

The property’s setting is posted right in the foreground of four peaks and the mountains south of Bartlett lake so it’s a tough runner when it comes to comparable views at a venue.

The Food was outstanding; they even accommodated everyone’s food allergies and vegan options with excellence. We subbed in the butter cake for our wedding cake and everyone was looking for seconds.

Our coordinator Sarah, with everything in her, made sure our wedding planning and execution went according to plan. She was extremely responsive and helpful even after the wedding had commenced. Samantha was also a great help along with the rest of the staff that made each and every visit to the venue enjoyable. Again, the food is so good we always stayed for dinner; who doesn’t love great food, live music, and views?

10/10 would recommend having your wedding here.

Our wedding day was PERFECT!!! We feel incredibly lucky to have had Samantha, the on-site coordinator, to handle our wedding. The venue had breathtaking views and DELICIOUS food. Our guests LOVED how beautiful it was. The mountains, the sky, and the venue grounds were perfect. It's the compliment we have heard the most from our guests. Samantha understood our vision on how we wanted our wedding and she delivered! The event was well organized and we had ZERO stress the day of the wedding. The people that worked the wedding were all SO NICE and they were professional. Samantha was also responsive and flexible the months prior to the wedding and helped us with anything we needed. It was truly wonderful to have had a coordinator with such focus on detail and listened to what we needed.

How do you start when you’re reviewing the most perfect day of your life?

We will start by thanking the people who made our day possible. Samantha was welcoming and went above and beyond for us. The view and Samantha’s hospitality are the main reasons we decided to celebrate our wedding at Verde River Golf and Social Club. Sarah was our coordinator and a true professional. From start to finish she was on top of everything. She brought our vision to life, from meeting at La Tavola Linen, tunnel lighting, venue decor / set up, and the best support through what can be a stressful process. She personally handed my husband and me drinks at our wedding, what more can you ask for? It was the most unforgettable night of our lives because of this team. Sarah, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you. 10/10

Venue, this venue is a hidden gem. We are obsessed and trust me, it will take your breath away. 10/10

The food, the best wedding food you will ever have. We moved dinner thirty minutes ahead on our wedding day and they accommodated with perfect execution. Two words, butter cake. We had Guests searching for anyone who had not eaten theirs (We served individual butter cakes instead of cake). They also accommodated all dietary restrictions, dairy and multiple vegan meals. 10/10

The service, we never had an empty glass, dirty plate, and our bartender kept a smile on her face with an open bar and rowdy crowd. Our service team was a 10/10

Thank you to everyone at Verde River Golf and Social Club. You made our day absolutely amazing.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND!! We got married here in April and it was perfect in every way. The venue itself is gorgeous and feels special from the moment you walk in. The mountain views in the background make for a stunning sunset ceremony. Megan, the wedding coordinator was beyond helpful, professional, and made the whole wedding planning process fun. We thank the entire staff at Verde River Golf and Social Club for making out wedding dreams come true. The food was outstanding! We love this unique Arizona venue, and you will too!

My husband and I are SO GRATEFUL we had our wedding at Verde River...we went to tour a LOT of Arizona venues and this one is absolutely a hidden treasure. All our guests were blown away with how beautiful the entire venue and views are, the quality of the food, and the professionalism of the service staff on the day of the wedding. It was a bit hard to get things rolling coordination-wise because of the transition from old to new venue wedding coordinator. But where to begin with Shannon...she is just an absolute GEM of a human being who really cares, and I truly valued how tirelessly hard she works behind the scenes to organize everything and make your day as special as possible. One of my last minute requests was changing the tablecloths to royal blue after my online order turned out to be a scam...Shannon went out of her way to make it happen! As a bride who spent an insane amount of time creating lots of DIY decor and planning a detailed timeline, we are so incredibly happy with how everything got executed by Verde River and owe so much to them and Shannon for our amazing wedding experience!

The social club is beautiful. Great views, restaurant and landscapes. The food was exceptional. They accommodated our small party like it was a full-size wedding. We were thankful for that.

Our original coordinator, Stacey, was great at helping put everything together for me, but unfortunately bailed the day of leaving holes in some of the things that needed to be done.

Shannon was Stacey's replacement and luckily, she sprang into action and helped get everything in order for our special day. She also stayed late to make sure everything was good and corrected.

We were very happy with this club, staff and food overall.

In Short-
-Unprofessional
-Their wedding planner no showed or rescheduled every meeting we had.
-They called a month before the wedding and made changes on our contract.

Full story- I booked this venue for September 2020 and was so excited to have our wedding in February 2021. With Covid -19 going on, I continuously asked if the wedding was still on because myself and 95% of my guest were flying in from out of state. In November, I was asked to cut my guest list down to 100 (our contract said 130), and I was able to do that; even though some of my guests had flights and hotels, it was far enough out for them to get their money back. In the meantime, the venue got a new wedding planner named Sarah that started in December. I went to have my first call with her, and she had to reschedule (15 minutes before) because of poor planning on her part. The next day we talk on the phone, and she was unable to answer many of my questions but was confident to say that our limit was still at 100 people. Then in the first week of January, they called my mother (not me) and told her that we now have to have a 100 % the wedding outside. Since they are not an outdoor venue, we had to plan to get lights to decorate and light up the outdoors where dinner and dancing will now be. When we went to meet Sarah to plan what the outdoor wedding would look like, she was a no show again and no email. This brings us to now to January 20th, less than a month away from our wedding, and they call to let me know that I now have to cut my guest list to 50 people. This was NOT a state mandate, and it was just the venue saying they did not want to have 100 people outside in one location because of Covid (the venues around them were able to have up to 200 people inside). With less than a month until my wedding, my guests cannot cancel their VRBO, Airbnb, or hotel reservations without a penalty. Now I am looking for a new venue and starting over a month before my wedding.

I am sad to say that I could not of had a worse experience with this venue. The new wedding planner Sarah is unprofessional and unorganized. Save yourself the stress and go somewhere else.