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We had our wedding here on April fools day this year and it was a blast! The venue itself is beautiful inside and the staff was very friendly and helpful. The food was delicious and if you get appetizers make sure to get the quesadillas they were phenomenal! Ashley helped us with planning and she was quick to respond to questions and very helpful. On the wedding day being April fools I wore a t-rex costume to walk to the isle as a prank and one of the staff members were nice enough to take the costume back to the fitting room when I took it off before walking down the isle. There were also plenty of places to take photos including the carousel and shooting range (no flash photography in here), really anywhere is a good place for pictures. I would highly recommend this place, it’s even one of the more affordable locations to have a wedding and reception, they include table cloths, napkins, and everything for eating/drinking, and even provide some centerpiece options if you don’t want to find your own. We even had our wedding ceremony at 4:30pm on a saturday which is about when Pinnacle Peak opens and we had no problems with random people getting in the way of the ceremony or interfearing at all.
This place was great. The atmosphere is fantastic. It has a yester-year feel. But is very elegant.
It’s as if an 1800s luxury hotel was transported to the 21st century. The food was very good and they were very accommodating with special requests. I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for someplace special.
It recently came time for the 50th Class Reunion of Sahuaro High School in Tucson & I hadn’t heard anyone taking lead to make it happen, so I started reaching out to classmates to see if anyone was planning it. It quickly became obvious everyone was waiting for someone else to do something, so though I now live 1,836 miles from Tucson, I decided I’d step up & lead the charge. I was fortunate to “recruit” help from a few classmates that live in Tucson, so efforts began in earnest in late 2022.
Having led our 10th reunion, worked on two others & solely put together annual ‘Reunion Lites’ from the 40th to the 48th, I had a decent idea of what to focus on. First was the date to assure we didn’t try to book locations during peak (expensive) season. Second was a location that the majority would be happy with. Third was cost to assure it was affordable for most, while still serving up a memorable time.
The unfortunate passing of a key classmate in Tucson that was working on pricing from several venues put me in a start-over crunch. I decided to focus on 6 venues & recruited a good friend in Tucson to contact 3 of them. Short story is he met with Savoy Opera House & at every turn in his discussions it became obvious they wanted to host us & were incredibly welcoming to us.
Fast forward a month & the decision was made – we were doing our reunion at Savoy Opera House. Through the next few months working with Jerri, Suzanne & Linda at Savoy was an absolute dream. They were incredibly attentive & seemed like they really wanted our event to be the success I’d hoped for. The packages they offered were flexible, their pricing was competitive, but a really important part to me is their location being such a historic one to anyone that knows Tucson.
Results were the Saturday evening dinner function @ Savoy was attended by 175+. The facility was great, the staff was great, & when a bartender didn’t show up, Jerri jumped in & tended bar which I thought was a true sign of a team hell bent on making our party a successful one.
As they say, the proof is in the pudding & consensus from attendees was this was the best reunion we’d had, the venue was awesome, the food was delicious, & if we do another reunion in the future, Savoy Opera House is our place to do it.
A personal thought – thank you Jerri, Suzanne & Linda @ Savoy. You are a great group of people that represent your company well. I’m thrilled that we had our reunion with you & thank you for everything you did to make our 50th a great success!
I got married in the gazebo in Trail Dust Town and had my reception at the Savoy Opera House.
If you want to have your wedding here, book it book it book it!
The wedding was a DREAM WEDDING.
The Savoy Opera House team was incredible and so flexible and well organized to make everything absolutely perfect. I am sure there were some behind the scenes hiccups but I, as the bride, have no knowledge of anything going wrong.
Jerri and Suzanne were the MVPs of everything. Their organization skills are legendary and they think of things you would never think of. The communication has been absolutely perfect and they took something I put on paper and made it reality. They asked me “what do you want, what is your fairytale wedding” and they created that from scratch. It is the most impressive display of skill I have ever seen in my life.
The bartenders were so incredible and open to us creating a cocktail menu from scratch, Sam and Brianna, you guys rule!!! It was perfect!
The day-of organizer, Amanda, made sure that everything was perfect that day and it truly was.
The kitchen/waiting staff was so incredibly nice and the food was something that you’d get at a very fancy restaurant, everybody was so impressed and our guests were shocked at how good wedding food can be.
The dancing “ring” is so perfect and our DJ said the venue was very easy to work with.
Our photographer was so impressed with the organization that included her as well with details and a tour or the property so that we know on the day-of where to go and we don’t waste time.
Our florist was so incredibly happy with the options she had to come in and set things up.
Absolutely everybody was so impressed with how easy it was to do the jobs they were hired to do.
I never thought that I could be this happy and look so fondly back to a day in my life.
The Savoy team has given me and my husband that and we will be forever greatful.
So yeah, 10000/10 spot. Thank you.
Southern Arizona Atractions Alliance had their yearly get together with the CTAs, Certified Tourism Ambassadors, Business Partners and the Visit Tucson Volunteers along with neighboring Southern Arizona City’s businesses. We had awesome gathering at this facility ♡ This was the second time we used this venue. The morning coffee and pastries were catered by Starbucks and they did a beautiful job ❤️ The brunch was awesome too. Fresh fruit, tamale pie, shredded chicken, pulled pork, tasty rolls, bacon and cup cakes ♡ for dessert. We were entertained by many of the attractions and learned so much of the history of the surrounding areas ♡ ranches and families that help to settle the Southwest ❤️ Stories of struggles and successes ❤️ Trail Dust Town is fun for all ages. Looking forward to Halloween with the train ride around the property too. We were entertained with a tour of Pinacle Peaks Saloon and Lounge area. If you wear a tie for dinner, it will be cut off and displayed…many interesting ones are hanging on the wall. The Wild West Show was AMAZING ! The actors are true stunt actors with comedy and fun ♡ Pyrotechnic and gun fire fun!! They promise a great show for Halloween ❤️ Millies Pancake Haus is a great place for breakfast or lunch. ( Closes at 2pm) The Savoy can be rented for all sorts of occasions and there is a stage. Go check out the grounds and get a feel for some history and the many stores in the Old Trail Dust Town. There is even an old carousel on the property!
Our younger daughter got married in July, and after visiting and talking with numerous venues, my daughter and son-in-law chose the Savoy Opera House for both the wedding and reception. Everything was perfect. I can’t express what a delightful experience it was to work with Jerri and her team! Every detail was just as we had decided ahead of time. Working with Jerri is like working with a good friend, not an event planner. She really cares that your event meets all expectations. We wanted the ceremony inside because of the possibility of rain during Tucson’s monsoon season so the wedding ceremony chairs were set up on the dance floor with the ceremony itself taking place on the stage. Everything was set up just as we had discussed. We hired the event decorator that Jerri recommended, Jorge Bueno from Endless Decor, and were totally pleased with how beautifully he transformed the Savoy. I highly recommend him as well.
Following the ceremony, we had a cocktail hour with hors d’oeuvres during the picture-taking. There was plenty of staff and the food was delicious. During this time, the chairs were taken down from the dance floor and the set up changed for after dinner dancing. The banquet captain was available for any questions or concerns. The dinner food is not your ordinary average wedding food. It was a delicious dinner that you might receive at a high end restaurant. The chef did a wonderful job. We ordered a double entrée of medium rare ribeye steaks and marinated chicken thighs. The steaks came out perfectly prepared, and the chicken was juicy and delicious. Our guests raved about how delicious the meal was plus the portions were generous.
Jerri recommended that I engage a “day of” wedding coordinator to oversee the delivery of the dessert bar items, dj set up and so on. I did this and am really glad that I did as there are always last minute questions that the mother of the bride does not have time to deal with. If we ever need a venue for an event again, we would love to come back to the Savoy! Jerri is fabulous and has my unqualified recommendation as well as my best wishes for the future.