EV wedding/events venue touts expertise and setting
There probably aren’t many places in Mesa where someone could theoretically meet the man or woman of their dreams and eventually get married in the very same venue. Superstition Manor, a wedding and events venue in Mesa, is known for its expertise and setting, hosting free and ticketed social activities this month and in August. The venue, which also offers events for parties and corporate gatherings, is designed to provide a couple with all the elements they need to start off their life together in bliss. It offers three wedding packages, including a venue planner and venue coordinator, two large “getting ready suites” open all day, private ceremony yard, covered patio and reception hall, catering package with three-course meal and staff to serve it. However, it requires couples to use its bar and alcohol due to its liquor license requirements. Desirae Webster, SuperStition Manor’s director of special events and projects, credits the staff for creating lasting relationships with families and companies.
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There probably aren’t many places in Mesa where someone could theoretically meet the man or woman of their dreams and eventually get married in the very same venue.
But with some free and ticketed social activities planned this month and in August, Superstition Manor, 1220 N. Signal Butte Road, is one of those places.
From a black tie ball limited to 200 guests on Saturday, June 8, to county line dancing June 28 and Aug. 16 to several food truck events with live music and a couple improv shows, the special events and wedding venue offers at least the possibility of a chance meeting that eventually could lead to an elegant wedding amid the rugged desert beauty of an 11-acre property at the edge of Usery Mountain Regional Park.
Superstition Manor is not exclusively for couples tying the knot in one of its three venues – a North Villa offering “classic Italian styling,” a South Villa with a Tuscan accent and The Barn, which is the largest of the three.
Owners Sharley Leavitt, Taylor Cotter, Chuck Cotter, Kacey Lawhead also offer it for parties and corporate gatherings of every description.
But as a wedding venue with unobstructed views of the Superstition Mountains, it is designed to provide a couple with all the elements they need to start off their life together in bliss.
The three wedding packages include features and personnel such as a venue planner and venue coordinator, two large “getting ready suites” open all day, six hours of event time, private ceremony yard, covered patio and reception hall, catering package with three-course meal and the staff to serve it; tables, linens, fine china; a design studio, house décor and centerpieces, set-up and tear-down and more.
Superstition Manor works with preferred vendors for services like photographers or DJs and even outside caterers, but requires couples to use its bar and alcohol because of its liquor license requirements.
But Desirae Webster, Superstition Manor’s director of special events and projects, added, “We have a phenomenal team of chefs – and even some of our family recipes on our menu – a pastry chef, a bar manager that creates amazing experiences for our clients.
“With DJs we have an approved list of options for our clients that we really trust,” she said. “All alcohol is done in house so that we can guarantee a high level of safety.”
Moreover, Webster added, “We have so much to offer our clients in regards to space, expertise, inventory, planning tools. Our focus is always on offering the most to our clients while keeping our intimate family owned and operated feel.
“We know all of our staff on a personal level and our staff carries that through to our clients and really creates lasting relationships with the families and companies we host.”
The affable and efficient staff was part of the reason why Leavitt and Taylor Carter decided to buy the property in 2021, according to Webster.
“Really it was the staff, the clients, and the view that made them want this property,” she explained. “They were regularly working at the venue as outside vendors and it really just because a place they all really loved to be at.”
“Taylor and Sharley have worked in the wedding industry locally for over 10 years as a photography, videography, and DJ company,” she said. “They loved serving the community on their big day and knew they wanted to continue in that industry. Kacey has worked as a wedding planner for over five years.”
And even though Chuck Cotter's background is in sales and management,” Webster added, “Taylor and Sharley really sold Chuck on how fun and special the wedding industry is.”
Webster said none of the planners work from a canned script, so couples can add their unqiue touches to their wedding.
“Some of our favorite unique weddings are really cultural or religious celebrations,” she said. “Our planners are challenged to really do their own research so that they can understand these events and be a welcoming and accommodating guide. These weddings are usually really enjoyed by staff and are talked about for a long time after.”
To learn more about Superstition Manor – and those upcoming social events that might turn a pair of guests into clients – see superstitionmanor.com.