95+ Wedding Venues in Arizona

Phoenix, AZ is the fifth most populous city in the US. It’s warm weather- around 300 days of sunshine year round makes it a destination for many people wanting a wedding with little chance of snow, rain or other adverse weather. Phoenix is known for its stunning desert landscapes- epic catci-studded vistas with sunset-lit mountains rising up in the background, but it’s also home to many upscale resorts, thriving downtown district with industrial warehouses and art galleries and historic landmarks. Check out below for some of the best wedding venues in Phoenix!

Different Pointe of View, a  fine dining restaurant and wedding venue part of the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort, features expansive views of North Mountain and the city of Phoenix. Floor to ceiling widows show off this incredible view into the night!

The Phoenix Zoo is a surprisingly versatile space that can accommodate many different sizes of weddings and styles and is conveniently located very close to Phoenix Sky Harbor airport. You don’t have to have your wedding be zoo themed either! There are a mix of outdoor and indoor reception spaces depending on your guest count. Guests can walk through the zoo before the ceremony starts or during cocktail hour and it’s especially beautiful when the Zoo Lights are up during the holidays through early March or so.

The Secret Garden is a lovely venue close to South Mountain featuring a historic Spanish inspired home and beautiful lawn. Dramatic steps lead down to the lawn where ceremonies are held, giving the wedding couple a grand entrance. Nearby, South Mountain provides an equally beautiful second location for wedding portraits.

The Icehouse is an art gallery in the heart of downtown Phoenix’s warehouse district. It was originally the Constable Ice and Fuel building. Before refrigeration, the Ice House produced 300 pound blocks of ice to keep produce cold on the trains heading to the East Coast. Later, this space was an evidence locker for the police department. Helen Hestenes and David Therrien converted the Ice House into a center for performing arts, music and special events and wedding venue, and a place to view art installments. The roofless room is called the cathedral room.

 The Phoenix Art Museum is a modern venue located in downtown Phoenix. It’s perfect for a couple who loves art and wants a modern, unique venue that’s easily accessible for out of town guests and locals. It features multiple ceremony and reception sites both indoor and outdoor, access to the museum and exhibits and is versatile for styling. Some of the permanent exhibits, like the Fireflies exhibit, is a photographer’s dream to photograph and allows some really creative and unique portrait opportunities.

The Saguaro in downtown Scottsdale is a midcentury modern, vivid rainbow hotel that’s absolutely perfect if you are looking for a southwestern, Palms Springs-like venue for your wedding day.

Modern Farm is a renovated ranch farm house in Gilbert, just minutes from downtown Gilbert with a huge shaded lawn with mature ash trees, 6 bedrooms, lush tropical landscaping, a pool, over 1000 ft of covered patio- everything you could want for a beautiful backyard wedding venue.

Soho63 is a modern wedding venue in downtown Chandler with four beautiful spaces. The Tribeca Terrace is reminiscent of a city rooftop with bistro string lights overhead and a grand white fireplace. The Plaza is an indoor room with white walls and hanging crystals. The Gramercy Ballroom (featured at left) is a modern ballroom with chandeliers throughout the room, white walls and modern uplighting. It’s a stunning modern venue!

Mesa, AZ is a large suburb of Phoenix, closer to the open desert and the Superstition Mountains and the Salt River, two popular recreation & hiking areas that are great for elopements. It’s a city far enough away from the busy bustle of Phoenix to be a wonderful vacation spot, but close enough to be able to drive to plenty of popular downtown areas like Phoenix, Scottsdale and Gilbert.

The Paseo, located in Apache Junction is a stunning desert/industrial venue at the foot of the iconic Superstition Mountains and next to the Elvis Presley Memorial Chapel. The Paseo can accommodate up to 200 guests. The indoor reception space has expansive windows to view the stunning Superstitions and a ceremony space overlooking the Superstitions with string lights throughout the cocktail area and indoors. They offer a package allowing you to also bring your own alcohol. It’s the most beautiful spot for your boho desert wedding!

The Superstition Manor in Mesa is a multi site property with both a traditional ballroom reception and a rustic barn site. The grand ballroom can hold up to 250 people, and the barn can hold up to 300, perfect for larger weddings. Easy packages including catering, tables, chairs, linens and credits for DJ, cake and florals make this an almost all inclusive venue, taking loads of stress off your shoulders for planning!

Windmill Winery is a wedding venue in Florence, about 30-45 minutes from the Phoenix area. They have multiple wedding locations, including the Lake House and Big Barn both of which have outdoor ceremony locations and indoor reception spaces. The grounds are great for photography and they can accommodate very large weddings!

• Gather Estate

• Mesa Arts Center

• Stonebridge Manor

• Lindsay Groves

• The Views at Superstition

• Regency Gardens

• Aldea Weddings at The Landmark

I love traveling to northern Arizona for its cooler climate, beautiful pine trees and mountains and adorable cities and towns with history & character. Northern Arizona is definitely the place to get married in the summer or winter if you really want a winter wedding with snow!

Cabins on Strawberry Hill is a wonderful venue with 14 adorable A-frame cabins on site, surrounded by pine trees and backs to state land for beautiful photo opportunities. It has a gorgeous wood covered reception area and nearly everything included for your wedding.

I got married in Payson, which is only an hour and a half drive from the Phoenix metro area. Life is slower in Payson, so there aren’t a ton of venue options- hopefully that changes soon, but the Mogollon Rim can’t be beat. I got married at Tonto Camp Creek, a summer camp that doesn’t appear to be doing weddings any more. Here are some other Payson venues!

• Kohl’s Ranch

• Cabins at Strawberry Hill 

• R-C Scout Ranch for a summer camp wedding

• Christopher Creek for smaller guest counts

Flagstaff- oh I love Flagstaff. Humphrey’s Peak rises in the distance with its stunning grasslands and pine trees and aspen groves on its tall peak, pine trees are everywhere, the air smells fresher and cooler. There are lots of great venues in Flagstaff, but my favorites are definitely:

• The Nordic Center

• The Arboretum at Flagstaff
  

• Arizona Mountain Inns

• Arizona Snowbowl

• Thornagers

• Foxboro Estates

Arcosanti is an urban laboratory built in 1970 as a city minimizing environmental impact. It’s a very unique space not far from Prescott with lots of decorative concrete buildings nestled in among the high desert landscape. The ceremony & reception space is outdoors but covered.

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The ever stunning and popular Sedona is the most iconic natural landmark of Arizona next to the Grand Canyon, Antelope Canyon & Horseshoe Bend. It’s a popular tourist destination, so keep that in mind, but it’s popular for a reason! There are many great resorts and hotels you can have your wedding at in Sedona. My favorites are:

• Tlaquepaque

• L’Auberge

•  Junipine Resort

• Briar Patch Inn

• D.A. Lodge
  

• Red Agave Resort
  

• Mesa Grill

This dog friendly Sedona resort with beautiful lush green lawns and trees and red rock views is a stunning place for your Sedona wedding. Most people have their ceremony near the cute white gazebo. And did I mention the resort is dog friendly?!

Briar Patch Inn is perfect for a small wedding and in fact, only services small weddings and elopements UP TO 20 PEOPLE MAX. The cabins are surrounded by gorgeous trees and the property is quiet and relaxing!

Tucson is a unique town with a great Unesco-recognized food scene and rich cultural heritage. It’s decidedly different from Phoenix, yet only 2 hours south. With the popular Mt. Lemmon nearby, along with the Biosphere 2 and many dude ranches, wine country, and several national monuments and parks, it’s a great place to get married. I haven’t gotten a chance to head down there to photograph all of the gorgeous venues yet, but hope to do so soon! In the meantime, here is a list of awesome Tucson Wedding Venues: