ASU Kerr Reviews
Reviews
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Breanna Sent on 03/20/2019
Top Notch Event!
Jeanne, Jarrod, Austen and all of the technicians involved provided the highest level of service from the planning stage through the evening of the event. Hosting 200+ people for a wedding comes with enough stress on its own but these wonderful people made things very simple and put us all at ease. The venue was beautiful, the lighting and sound system were second to none and everyone involved was fantastic. Thank you for making my daughter's wedding day absolutely perfect! -
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Marisa Sent on 11/18/2018Highly recommended!
The Kerr is the perfect venue to host a personal wedding. Our guest count was around 125 people, and it still felt small and intimate - exactly what we were looking for. My husband and I were very particular about personalizing our wedding, and finding a venue that allowed us to DIY almost everything, and bring in our own vendors was a must. The staff at the Kerr were extremely helpful throughout the entire process, and walked us through all the necessary stuff that ASU requires (permits to bring in our own alcohol, event insurance, etc.). Having them to help made it super easy, and it’s totally worth it to have a wedding at a beautiful, quaint historic venue.
Jarrod and the technical team were awesome to work with for lighting and sound. We didn’t wish to hire a DJ, but the tech staff was there the whole time- from setting up our concert-themed lighting, to timing the music for our the ceremony (They made my husband’s dramatic entrance to Black Sabbath’s Iron Man a reality!) to keeping an eye on our Spotify playlist for the dance floor. We sent them the music we wanted to use, and some classic silent movies via Youtube to play in the background during the reception. They handled all of it! (Unfortunately they couldn’t make our dream of having a fog machine a reality, but if it wasn’t a safety hazard, you bet they would have done what they could to make it happen.)
Jeannie, the Event Coordinator, was a huge help during the process as well, making sure we were prepared with anything the Kerr didn’t provide. The walk-through and rehearsal are super helpful. I didn’t have a planner, so her past experience with weddings and events meant she could jump in to keep things on track. She even got out her phone to record my husband’s entire entrance so that I could see it in full later! She is incredible.
There was even a card signed by the staff in a gift basket waiting for us in the bridal dressing room, filled with little things we might have forgotten- scissors, a small sewing kit, hairspray, etc. It was such a sweet detail that I won’t ever forget.
Some notes:
If you rent the 10 hours on the wedding day, add the 5 hours extra for set up - it’s totally worth it!
There isn’t a full-on dressing room for the guys, so most guys get ready offsite or rent a room at the nice hotels within walking distance.
If you’re looking for a historic venue with amazing staff at a great value, look no further. This place rocks. -
Lori Sent on 12/05/2017We chose ASU Kerr cultural center for the unique rustic look and history but fell in love with superb customer service & excellent value. I couldn't have had a better experience.
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Lisa Sent on 03/16/2011This venue was perfect! It is a very unique venue with an awesome location in Scottsdale. Not many people knew about this place, but thats why I liked it. It had an old charm and the staff was great in answering all of my questions. You can use your own vendors which really kept the price down as much as it could. The location is also affordable and includes table, set up, and a worker or two to assist. I am so glad I chose ASU Kerr to celebrate our special day. -
Brenna Sent on 02/08/2018I loved having my November wedding at the Kerr. The staff was beyond amazing from walk throughs to sound, they really do it all. They thought of things I would have completely missed and made sure we had the best plan for the day of. The green room for the bridal suite was great for getting dressed and last minute prep. The side court yard was great for photos, it had a beautiful old door and great arch! I am so happy the we chose ASU Kerr Cultural Center.
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Christine Sent on 11/02/2015This is a beautiful venue. My wedding turned out gorgeous and we didn't have a single hiccup besides rain. They were very helpful and flexible about changing our plans to have our wedding ceremony indoors because of the weather. Cameron and Jarrod were pleasures to work with. The downside of this venue is the number of people trying to handle the wedding and the paperwork and insurance. I don't know if it was because it a historic building or if it's because it's owned by the university, but I spent an entire year getting approvals, jumping through hoops, and working with an insurance agent just to make my wedding a possibility. You have tell them down to the ounce how much alcohol and drink will be provided a month before the wedding so we ended up grossly over estimating since we didn't have our RSVPs back. They are closed after 5pm and charge a fee every time you want to go to the venue after hours which meant we had our rehearsal the morning of the wedding. There are at least 8 different people all handling different parts of the venue, and on top of it they have a high employee turn over rate. I had to repeat myself multiple times to server all people because they lacked communication with each other. They didn't even know who was going to be at the venue on our wedding day until the day before so I had no solid point of contact. The morning of they didn't even have enough tables for the number of guest we expected because they did their math wrong. They also don't keep up with the grounds. There were trash cans in their "photo areas" and the grass was all dead and sprayed to look green. The venue is just run terribly. There are the few great people we worked with, and our wedding truly was beautiful, but be prepared for the headaches.
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