Venue at the Grove — Attraction in Phoenix

We got married at Venue at the Grove on February 25, 2023 and we had an extraordinary experience from start to finish! I knew this was our venue when I first stepped foot in the open house and teared up, but it truly couldn't have been more perfect. We had the best day ever and so did our guests!

The planning process was as close to stress-free as possible when you're getting married. With the all inclusive package, we knew that the vendors we were picking from were vetted and reliable. When it was time to select a vendor, the team reached out with our options. For the DJ and Photographer, we had several choices and just had to select the one that best fit our vision for our special day. There was only one vendor option for floral and for cake but we were incredibly satisfied with both options. After we selected each vendor, the team would reach out to them and start the process for us. The vendor would reach out directly for us to move forward with them.

We had 2 official planning meetings with the Venue, along with a tasting and many, many emails back and forth. They were there for every question we had, big or small, and never made us feel annoying for asking. They were organized and thought of every little detail to make sure the day ran smoothly. We worked with the whole team until our final planning meeting, where we met with our Day of Coordinator, Rachel.

Rachel was absolutely fantastic. My whole family could not stop raving about her (and honestly they still haven't!)

We dropped off our decor at the rehearsal and she took care of everything else. When I walked through the venue on the day of our wedding, everything was laid out exactly how I imagined it (or better). I can't explain how great it was to just enjoy our wedding day without having to worry about any of that getting done. Our family and our wedding party got to enjoy the day right by our side and didn't have to help set anything up.

The day ran smoothly and Rachel was there for anything we needed. At one point Rachel and my sister (Maid of Honor) were completely under my dress, making the bustle perfect, and I think that tells you everything you need to know about her willingness to go above and beyond for your special day!

At the end of the wedding, the team had everything packed up and ready to go home with our designated person. Again, our family and friends did not have to leave the ceremony to help with any of this and got to enjoy it until the very end.

We are so thankful for Rachel and the whole team at Venue at the Grove for making our wedding experience the best it possibly could be, from...

My wedding was on 11/3/2022 and it was such a beautiful experience all around. Everyone at Venue at the Grove was extremely easy to work with, and people are not kidding when they say your wedding day is absolutely stress-free with them! Our coordinator for the wedding day was Rachel, and she was great at keeping everything running flawlessly. Maddie was also there for part of the day, which I was very grateful for because she was someone that Sam and I wanted to work with since we first discovered the venue at our first open house visit. I also want to give a shout-out to Ben, the catering manager. He was so pleasant to be around, and there was just something about his presence that made me feel welcome and special. All of the staff in general were phenomenal at the wedding. From the moment we arrived at the venue, we felt like pure royalty. Just about everything we needed (and more) was taken care of before we even thought to ask.

Also, I need to mention that our wedding day took place on a day where the weather drastically changed. It was roughly 80 degrees and sunny on all of the days leading up to 11/3, but then on our wedding day, a winter storm system had reached Phoenix and the temperature dropped to barely 60 degrees for a daytime high… with intermittent rain. I am so grateful that we were able to have the ceremony in the barn, and that the venue had a contingency plan in general. Of course we always imagined ourselves getting married in the grove, but the barn was still a beautiful location and it made the ceremony feel much more intimate. We had the dinner indoors because it was extra chilly outside by the time the sun went down, and while that also wasn’t something we thought would happen, it still turned out beautifully. Even though dinner took place indoors, they still had fire pits and plenty of heat lamps available on the patio outside, which ended up being perfect.

Once we started dancing, it turned out that the indoor reception area was far too hot after all. I asked to see if we could move the music outside, and after a bit of initial hesitation, eventually they were able to make it happen. I think this was my favorite part of my whole experience: the level of adaptability that the coordinators/DJ had to be able to move things outside. I am eternally grateful for that accommodation, because being outside under the lights ultimately made the night unforgettable.

Thank you so much to everyone at Olaya Events/Venue at the Grove for making the entire experience as easy and unforgettable as it was. I am so grateful to have...

When I attended my friend’s wedding at the Venue at the Grove in 2015, I immediately knew it was where I wanted to get married someday. It is absolutely gorgeous. Fast forward to December 2020 at my own wedding at the Venue at the Grove, and it was the best wedding decision we could have ever made. Not only is the venue itself breathtaking, but they also take a massive amount of the wedding planning and day-of stress away from you which is priceless.

Maddy, our Day-of Coordinator, and Mary Kate promptly answered all my million questions leading up to our wedding and didn’t make me feel that I was annoying, even though I probably was :) If you forget anything, they most likely will take care of it. If there were any wedding-day hiccups, we didn’t even know about it! Maddy and the team made us feel like a Royal couple our entire wedding day. We were waited on hand-and-foot to make sure we had no worries in the world and could enjoy our special day. In the days after our wedding, we joked about how we swore we would be thinking about something, for example “I need to refill my drink”, and they could read our minds and be there in less than a second fulfilling our wants/needs.

Two months later, our guests are still raving about our wedding and how beautiful and perfect it was. The Venue at the Grove team is without-a-doubt the reason for that. Every little detail was on-point.

My only “heads up” to future Venue at the Grove couples is that all payments, including guest-count payments, are non-refundable (this is outlined in their contract). Even if you are certain you will have 150 guests, for example, and you start making payments toward that 150 and only 125 show up, you paid for 25 people who didn’t show. At around $100 per head (this amount varies based on a variety of factors with what you choose), having 25 people no-show or back out from coming at the last minute is around $2500. I was certain we would have 100 people, so we made payments for the 100 and ended up having around 89. I recommend paying the minimum amount of guests, and waiting until you need to submit the final headcount to make the additional guest payments. You can always pay for more guests, but you can’t necessarily remove them. Again, this is noted in the contract so it is no surprise, but good...