I wish this review could just be for the venue itself. We got married in the Ullman Terrace and it was AMAZING. All of our guests-most of whom were from out of town and had never been to Arizona- could not and STILL talk about how gorgeous our ...wedding was. We had our first dance as the sun set around us... The butte all lit up with cactus once night fell... It made for an absolutely magical night. The venue and also Amber Hahn, the coordinator for the venue, ALL get 5 stars from me.
The bad part of this review is for the beverage manager Marianne. If you don't know, DBG has a liquor license and therefore you HAVE to buy all the alcohol from them via their beverage manager who happens to have been the absolute worst part of my entire wedding planning process. And to say that this woman was the WORST part of 14 months worth of stressing about planning a wedding from long distance (we live in NYC, but got married in AZ) is really, really saying something. She was unresponsive, unhelpful, insulting, and lied to us. Lied. To make matters worse, the alcohol prices are unreasonably expensive. For example, we decided to have a 12-pack of Pacifico beer in the guys room as they got ready and have 12 bottles of water in the bridal room. Do you want to know how much that cost?? I'll bet you do! It cost $86 dollars! American! Not in Yen or Pesos or Rubles...American! Do you know how much that costs in the real world? About $15-20, at most. Not to mention the fact that you're charged based on consumption, which is fine. However, it's not fine when you decide to have Captain Morgan and Coke as a drink, you're told shots are not allowed and then you get pictures back seeing people taking shots at the bar! Does that make your bar bill sky rocket and make more money for DBG?? Absolutely. It just felt like they were completely nickel-and-diming us and Marianne was just a nasty person to work with.
And now here's the million dollar question. Would I get married at DBG again, knowing all this? Unfortunately, I would. It's a spectacularly beautiful venue that will leave your guests in awe and make for the most magical day. But beware the bar manager!!!!!