Problem: Write a positive yelp review.
A: My daughter recently got married at the Mandarian Oriental and since she had seen their afternoon tea service was highly rated we decided to host afternoon tea for a number of the ladies attending the wedding (25 to be exact). Angela De Cosmo is an amazing event co-coordinator. The couple had been conversing with Angela over the past 7 months regarding their wedding and when we decided to have a tea party I just emailed Angela and she organized it. Since we were having so many, she arranged for us to use the Bar room on the 23rd floor for our event which just happened to be where the wedding reception the next evenig was being held. It's almost as gorgeous during the day as it is at night. The views are staggering. We opted for scones with Devon cream and jam and a variety of pastries with our tea (hot and cold). They were all a big hit and plenty was provided. At the last minute (same day), I found out two guests only ate glueten-free foods and once again Angela came through. I only have two issues: the two gluten-free guests were provided with their own plate of only 3 pastries each. I think there should have been little more and if other guests chose to try one, all the better. Secondly, I expected the tea to be served in tea pots but instead a variety of tea packets were provided and hot water and guests served themselves. Perhaps this was only because of our numbers but I expected a little more service for the price. All in all, the guests were thrilled with the event and all wished we had dressed up with gloves and hats. It was a great getting to know you event especially since many were from cities mostly from all over North America but a couple from Europe. I would recommend afternoon tea at the MO to any brides bringing a number women together for the first time. I think it helped make the wedding reception more pleasurable as we had already had an opportunity to meet. Angela made it so easy to arrange.

Problem: Write a positive yelp review.
A: Great small venue with a great, friendly staff. They have diverse programming (hell, they let my theatre company perform there) and shows for every price range. And you can just sit and have a beer at the bar without paying a cover. Nice.

Problem: Write a positive yelp review.
A:
Weddings!! My husband and I spent months (literally!!) searching for the right wedding venue on our budget. We honeslty had run out of places that we could afford and were getting very discouraged by it until a friend had suggested the new Talking Stick Resort. After doing a little research I found out about the Talking Stick Golf Club. We visited and were instatly sure this is where we were going to have our wedding. What an exciting feeling! We met with Dru and went over menus options and pricing and amazingly everything fell into our budget. We decided on a self serve Italian type dinner and the price per guest was very reasonable! And it also included the free soda, coffee and tea (which no other place was offering and was a big selling point for us!!). Dru and the team were amazing. My husband and I couldn't have asked for a more perfect wedding day. Everything we asked for was done. The location was spectacular, as we had a lot of out of town guests and wanted to show how beautiful the desert can really be. The building was a fantastic area for the reception and every one of our guests still comment about the building and the staff. If there was anything we had concerns about, Dru was there to handle it all. She even ran out iPod DJ for the wedding ceremony :) DO NOT hesitiate is having your wedding at Talking Stick Golf Club!!!!