Waterville Valley Resort is a White Mountains ski resort in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, with three wedding settings: the Garden Terrace Tent with its gazebo and lawn, the Freestyle Lounge in the Base Lodge with an optional mountain-top ceremony reached by chairlift, and the Waterville Valley Room ballroom in the Conference Center. Site packages run $4,000 to $9,500 depending on the space, season and day, and include the ceremony, cocktail hour, dance floor, chairs, tables and linens; premium packages add a special ceremony site and guest transportation by bus or trolley. Buffet and plated dinner menus, hosted bar packages, rehearsal dinners, farewell brunches and lodging blocks across the valley's inns and condos round out the weekend.
Pricing
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Your estimate · Venue Fee + Catering
$17,875
100 guests · Freestyle Lounge · Friday-Sunday (Premium) · Spring & Summer · The Valley Buffet · Snow's Mountain
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This venue charges for at least 125 guests on this day.
Assumes 100 guests until you change it.
Based on the venue’s 2023 rates. Ask them for current pricing.
Taxes & fees: Tax and a service charge apply to food; the service charge covers administration fees and gratuity for servers and bartenders. Its rate is not published. Bar prices include tax but not the service charge. Cake cutting is $200, a ceremony water station $100, and a bus or trolley $150 per hour with a two-hour minimum.
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The property
A four-season mountain ski resort in the White Mountains with a base lodge, a conference center, a garden terrace tent and resort-owned lodging throughout the valley.
The setting
Mountain-top ceremonies overlook layered ridges of the White Mountains, and the Freestyle Lounge looks onto the ski slopes and chairlift.
First-look photo spots include the Mad River Path, Snow's Mountain, the Town Square Bridge and Osceola Arbor, among evergreen forest.
Numbers are the capacity the venue states for that part of the day. Tap a space to read about it.
Planning details
Vendor policies, timing and house rules to plan around.
Rain plan
Backup plan in place
Garden Terrace Tent weddings are held under the tent, and the package includes a back-up site.
Drinks served
Beer, Wine, Spirits & Signature Cocktails
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On the property
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