About this vendor
JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa is a hotel wedding venue set against the vibrant serenity of the Sonoran Desert in Phoenix, AZ. Guaranteeing awe-inspiring views, bespoke services, and state-of-the-art facilities, this is one of the best places to ring in the next phase of your life.
Home to 29 event rooms with a maximum capacity of 4000, you can host intimate celebrations, grand soirees, and anything in between. Some picture-perfect sites include the Isle of Capri, Ballroom Lawn, Sunset Lawn, and Wildflower Ballroom & Terrace. Additionally, you can even choose from among the three of the largest ballrooms in the area for the occasion. The Wildflower Ballroom is well-suited for a smaller gathering of up to 175 guests. At the same time, the Isle of Capri offers an enchanting space for your grand entrance with towering columns, colorful blossoms, two bridges, and a fountain. The Ballroom Lawn overlooks the Sonoran Mountains and is also ideal for ceremonies. Adjacent to this lies the Wildflower Terrace, where you can gather with family and friends to mingle, savor the views, and relax. Enjoy the configuration of the lawn and terrace on the Sunset Lawn, which elevates the atmosphere with romantic gas lamp lighting and lounge-style furniture. No matter what you opt for, the opportunities for photographs are endless.
JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa can also provide accommodations. With its well-appointed guest rooms, spa, Aqua Ridge Water Park and swimming pools, two 18-hole golf courses, tennis and pickleball courts, and ten restaurants, you and your loved ones will be pampered thoroughly.
All wedding packages come with a choice of outdoor space along with a reserved indoor site in case of inclement weather. Use of wedding suites, dance floor, sound system, signage, tables, chairs, linens, napkins, china, flatware, glassware, and candles are also inclusive of said packages. The skilled events staff can even share a list of trusted vendors for anything else you may need. As for the award-winning catering team, they will see to every detail to ensure the dining experience is a resounding success. They are only bound by imagination, from butler service to reception stations to plated dinners. A selection of bar packages is available for your perusal, too.
Amenities + details
Ceremony Area
Covered Outdoors Space
Dressing Room
Handicap Accessible
Indoor Event Space
Liability Insurance
On-Site Accommodations
Outdoor Event Space
Reception Area
Wireless Internet
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Settings
- Ballroom
- Desert
- Garden
- Hotel
Venue Service Offerings
- Bar & Drinks
- Cakes & Desserts
- Destination Weddings
- Food & Catering
- Planning
- Service Staff
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4.6
out of 5.08 reviews
When my fiancé and I were searching for places in Arizona to get married, we had one goal of finding a place that would be easy for the majority of our guests being from out of tow...
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When we reached out to the JW Marriott Desert Ridge we started working with Natalie, who was so great she was very responsive and easy to work with! When going through all of the different things that the JW provides for you when having your wedding with them we knew they would be the perfect fit. We were able to have all over our guests stay at the hotel, and the majority of the details such as food, the cake, having a coordinator, were all included in our package. And the hotel is absolutely beautiful, our guest still can’t stop taking about how great the hotel was.
Getting closer to the wedding, Liz was assigned to us to be our day-of coordinator. We can’t express in words how amazing she was and grateful we were to have her! She made our wedding day feel so easy and not stressful, which allowed us to fully embrace the day. She was so organized with every detail and went way over and beyond what she was expected to do!
The whole team at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge was so helpful and went over and beyond in making our day so perfect and special!
For any brides out there considering the Phoenix/Scottsdale area, we highly recommend the JW Marriot Desert Ridge, you definitely will not regret it!
Out of 5 stars I would give this venue 10. easy. The staff here made my wedding of 500 guests an absolutely amazing day for my husband and I. I can't thank them enough for all the ...
hard work and service. They will find a way to make anything you want come true, they saved the day multiple times as my decoration company completely failed me and almost ruined the whole event for me, they came in and saved the day. Staff was by my side all night making sure everything was attended to. Not one guest complained, out of 500 people. that is amazing. Food was absolutely delicious and the cake was beyond delicious. Drinks were plentiful, no ones water glass was ever empty. I am beyond words for this venue and highly highly highly recommend it. Adil Gozum, the even coordinator is literally my knight in shining armor. Thank you JW marriot for making my wedding a complete dream come true. I really did feel like a princess that day thanks to you all!
If I could give this review 10 stars I would. There is not one bad thing about this spectacular hotel!! Everyone we worked with from the bellhops to the servers to our planner, Ale...
xis, was wonderful. We had our wedding on the Wildflower Lawn, followed by a cocktail reception outdoors adjacent to the lawn and then moved indoors for dinner and dancing later. Stunning views of the mountains were the backdrop for the ceremony. Our dinner was delicious and we had friends say it was the most fun wedding they had ever been to. Guests loved the pools and lazy river, as well as other restaurants on the property. I cannot say enough good things about the JW Marriott Desert Ridge!! Thank you for making our daughter and son-in-law's wedding day such a memorable event.
My husband and I toured several different venues in Phoenix and each one paled in comparison to the Marriott. Their attention to detail stretches out beyond the cleanliness of thei...
r guest rooms, beautiful grounds and immaculate lobby to the service they provide. Our coordinator, Shari, was amazing! She listened to our vision and and really went the extra mile for us. Every employee we saw all weekend long congratulated us and made us feel special, especially their doorman, Gordon! The night of our reception, the banquet manager and all of her staff were on top of all of our needs and the food... OH, My!.. the food was was not your typical wedding food, 3 weeks later and my guests are still talking about the sweet potato gratin and the amazing salad the chef had created for us! The one downfall is that we went a bit over our original budget (especially after adding in the cost of family guest rooms to the total)... but here you truly get what you pay for and I wouldn't change a thing!
The experience was amazing!!
The rooms was beautifull and clean..
The food was delicious
The hotel atmosphere is magic!!
We chose this resort as our venue for it's excellent service and friendly staff, gorgeous way of showing the beauty of Arizona, and the way they help make everything so easy!
We had our wedding at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge over labor day weekend. Throughout the entire planning process, it was a good thing that I had a wedding planner because their 'c...
atering managers' who are supposed to help are not the most helpful. Needless to say their communication skills were sub par. However, our wedding was spectacular, the venue was amazing, 2 downfalls... somehow the catering manager decided to listen to my brother about a few things rather than me or my parents which ended up costing my parents more money (food in certain places that was NOT necessary, but my brother requested) and then we felt as though we were completely lied to at the tasting. The food at the testing was spectacular, the day of the wedding, the banquet chef decided to cook something completely different for our guests. Ok, not completely different it was still chicken, but it was supposed to be lemon pepper with a butter glaze, it was italian grilled, we were supposed to have fennel risotto, it was mush rice ball, we were supposed to have a lot of veggies, there were only a few, you get the hint. And to top it all off, we nicknamed our cake, the leaning tower of cake... yes it was leaning and as the night went on is leaned more and more. With all that said, we did get a FULL refund for the actual dinner because of this, so in the end it saved my parents money =), and to be honest the only thing our guests knew was wrong was the cake, so it wasn't so bad that the guests knew, but still, it frustrated us as the bride and groom. Anyway, with all of that said, I would still recommend the JW because the venue is so amazing and a great place for a full on wedding weekend, but I would recommend to any bride or groom to be very specific in your banquet order form and take pictures of the food at the tasting. Other than that it was an amazing weekend staying at the resort.
This location has everything to offer for a wedding and its guests. We had guests of all ages at our wedding and everyone enjoyed the property and the surroundings. The wedding day...
was fantastic and like all, had a couple small issues, but they made up for them.
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Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix, AZ
JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa