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    Van Dickson Ranch

    4.9 (14 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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    Kala B.

    I cannot say enough how absolutely perfect Van Dickson Ranch was for our wedding day... Carolyn was so sweet and generous throughout the entire process - from start to finish! Great communication and the pricing was very reasonable in comparison to other places we toured. Loved that the food was included - and while there is no options for the menu (set menu) The food was ABSOLUTELY delicious! We got rave reviews from all our guests. Carolyn also provided some great recommendations for other vendors. Would highly recommend to hire the shuttle service as the venue is quite out of the way- it made for such a smooth process to safely get all our guests to and from the wedding. Throughout the day the staff was incredibly helpful and accommodating. They would literally bend over backwards to make the day go smoothly! This was the best day of our lives and I am so happy we chose to spend it here at Van Dickson ranch!

    Look at that cathedral! Gods magic at work at the Van Dickson Ranch.
    Heidi V.

    When our daughter choose the venue in Prescott for her wedding reception we liked it well enough for the reception but simply could not see our daughter getting married on a stage. Her father said his cathedral was in nature! Van Dickson ranch could not have been more perfect We decided to pay for both venues. Van Dickson Ranch is an all inclusive venue but we had our own cater selected and liked the idea of being in town for the party. So we choose both locations. Carolyn was most helpful in arranging shuttles and a limo. She provided the perfect ceremony location and a cute house for the groomsmen to hang out in. She sent us photos from time to time. She was helpful in offering options for chair and bench set up. The day of could not have been smoother. The two gentleman with carts were also super helpful with guests. And anything we needed. The longhorns even chimed in with a moo or two as the couple said I do!

    Abby S.

    Had such a beautiful wedding here. Bridal room was amazing to get ready in and the ranch was absolutely stunning. Had some issues like the mens room. The shower smelt like rotten eggs and the water never got warm for the boys to take a shower in. It was time for me to go down the aisle and one of the cowboys almost took me too early and my husband almost saw me before I walked down. Amazing ceremony took pictures then went to the reception. Food was outstanding! Power went out about 3 times at the reception for about 5 minutes each time. Had conflict with the bartender Coreen van Orden. We had to use her because Carolyn had issues in the past with other bartenders. From the moment I had to talk with Coreen she was nothing but negative. Complaining about champagne flutes, beer kegs, and cups. I made her job very easy with just having to pour off the daiquiri machine and kegs. No mixed drinks or anything and she still complained. We had rented some daiquiri machines that Coreen knew about! It got all set up and before Coreen plugged it in she poured all the concentrate and alcohol and then plugged it in and it didn't work. She didn't mention to the venue that they would need the generator to run them. So we gave her all the alcohol we had with us to make us mixed drinks to let the show go on. She was utterly rude to all of my guests that walked up. She rolled her eyes at everyone and had this mean look on her face all night long. The moment I came up (bride) she started spilling out everything that was going wrong. It is very unprofessional to do that to a bride on her wedding day. We also asked Coreen to not put up a tip jar since we will be tipping her 20% at the end of the night. We wanted our honeymoon fund up there and there was no point in putting up a tip jar if we were paying her to serve our guests with a tip on top of the total. Not only that but she was arguing with my mom before the ceremony. Completely unprofessional! I really hope Van Dickson finds a new bartender to work with because she was completely rude to everyone. I have asked for some refund from her since she ruined $300 to $400 worth of concentrate and alcohol, she hasn't responded. This venue was a hidden little gem but there was definitely some issues. Carolyn is absolutely amazing to work with as well as her husband.

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    It has been over a year since our experience with Verve and I don't know who will care as much as I…read moredo over this oversight but I might feel better if I express my concern. We ordered a small frozen beverage machine, the wedding was only for 15 people. The staff delivered a HUGE machine which was placed at the entry of the reception, once it was there and they left we discovered it was the wrong one, we could not use it or even move it out of the way resulting in no signature drinks that we were prepared to serve. We called of course and they said they would pick it up with the rest of the rentals the next day. Now for the part that bothers me the most, the huge eyesore was in so many of our photos due to its location at the entry, the courtyard was small so it wasn't hard to find it in the photos. They did not charge us for their mistake, however after all the planning and envisioning the evening this is still the thing I regret. If I worked for Verve I would have wondered why a party of 15 would need a drink machine for 200 but that's just my logical thinking, prior to this, if we changed one tiny thing on the contract it had to be redone so I'm not sure how this happened.

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    We utilized Weddings in Sedona because we were living in Maryland and getting married in Sedona…read more Every single person I worked with was amazing. I worked with Susan (the owner) and she truly went above and beyond for us. She helped us plan the day out, find a car service (take care of setting up the car service) and making sure we had everything we needed (and a back-up weather emergency pan as well). Truly, I felt like we were friends of Susan's for how well she took care of us. Given life happens, we ended up being court-house married in Maryland before our planned wedding a few months later and Susan was our officiant. She did a beautiful job and we loved having her a part of our day and helping make it so amazing and STRESS-FREE. The cost was more than reasonable for the area for the officiant service, car service and other services that were available.

    Last April, against all odds, the love of my life, after seven plus years of togetherness,…read morewere married in Sedona, by a mesmerizing Havasupai native, Uqualla, who gave an amazingly spiritual ceremony, in the most incredible setting. Simply put, WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE THIS EXPERIENCE... We owe many thanks to Susan, and her staff, of Weddings In Sedona for a flawless event. Everything was easily arranged and perfectly executed. Not one problem, of any kind, occurred throughout the entire process. FLAWLESS... Susan and her staff, Uqualla, photography, flowers and the flutist. Perfection... We most highly recommend you chose, and place your trust in Susan and Weddings In Sedona, for that very special time in your life, to give you the same amazing and unforgettable day we experienced. Jay and Rose O. P.S. We, my wife and I, did however, make one mistake. We did not have this unbelievable moment in time, videotaped.

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    I want to start off by saying that I had a fantastic wedding and I will always remember my wedding…read moreday fondly. I think these memories are largely due to a few different factors, some of which I can attribute to Revered Andrew and his team at Heart of Sedona Weddings, but the most memorable part of the day was saying my vows to my beautiful wife! She is what made the day so special and memorable. I have mixed feelings about Heart of Sedona Weddings which I will explain below, but based on my experience with Reverend Andrew and his team, I would still cautiously recommend their services to anyone desiring to elope in beautiful Sedona. You may want to look into other options as well. Reverend Andrew is very involved in the planning process, from the initial consultation all the way to the big event. During my initial phone consultation with him he was very friendly and informative about how the wedding ceremony would work. His pricing is upfront and reasonable for what you get, as he offers several all-inclusive packages designed to meet your needs. I liked that Reverend Andrew took his time with us over the phone and explained everything in detail. He was clear about how the planning process worked and told us exactly what we needed to know in order to have a successful elopement in Sedona. He was personable and gave us excellent recommendations for bridal hair and makeup, restaurants, and cakes. He made the planning process less stressful than it should have been. Although I have yet to see the wedding photos, his photographer Andrew Holman was excellent in the way he treated us and he made us feel like celebrities with all the really cool poses around the scenic red rock background. I am quite confident from the quality of the photos he took on my phone that the actual wedding photos will be spectacular. In this respect, Revered Andrew made a great decision to have Andrew as our photographer. Couldn't be happier with him. Another nice gesture of Reverend Andrew was him personally picking up my then fiance at her makeup salon so I would not see her prior to the wedding. His flexibility and willingness to do this were very much appreciated and made the wedding that much more special to me and my bride. Despite all of the amazing memories, there are some areas in which I felt Reverend Andrew fell short, which I will detail here. Reverend Andrew was easy to get ahold of the first two times I spoke to him, but after that, it was nearly impossible to reach him over the phone and he would sometimes take several days to get back to me, even when I had a simple question. When I replied to one of his emails regarding details of our ceremony, he never received it, only to find it later while I was telling him over the phone that I sent it. I got the feeling that he was overbooked and more focused on quantity than quality, a feeling that would later be confirmed during the ceremony itself. On the day of the wedding, on our way into the private golf course, Reverend Andrew ran into an issue at the security gate where they were asking him to pay a fee to enter. Waiting in my car for fifteen minutes while he sorted out the details and argued with the security guard over paying the fee was not a good way to set the mood. While the security guard was being rude, I did not feel that Andrew making a big deal out of the fees was very professional and he should have dealt with the guard later on instead of venting about him on our wedding day. Another issue was that during the ceremony itself, Andrew was reading off sheets of laminated paper and did not seem emotionally invested in our ceremony. It was more of a vibe he gave off, but he was reading very quickly and seemed like he was in a rush to get this thing over with and get out of there. Not exactly the vibe I was going for on my wedding day. I am still a little pissed about that. And then, once our ceremony was over, he hurriedly and awkwardly left, not giving my new wife time to get all of her belongings out of the car. That just rubbed me the wrong way, but thanks to the kindness and patience of his photographer, we continued to have a great time taking photos. The wedding cake had almonds in it despite me asking for there not to be. Oversights like these on my wedding day were unacceptable. I think Reverend Andrew is good at what he does, but I did not feel that his heart was quite there with us on our big day and I felt he was a little careless with small, but important details. If I were to renew my vows in Sedona, I would have second thoughts about going with him again for these reasons.

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