The Lodge at Spruce Peak

Our wedding at the Lodge at Spruce Peak was a dream. My husband and I got married there at the beginning of July in 2023. From day 1, the Lodge at Spruce Peak exceeded our expectations. Erin at the Lodge at Spruce Peak gave us the best venue tour we had experienced when we visited in August 2022. It was a 2 hour tour where she showed us every location at the resort for wedding events as well as every type of guest room. My husband and I were in a unique situation that required flexibility - long story short, we weren’t able to lock in a wedding date until about 4 months before the wedding. Erin really took the time to understand our unique situation and get to know us as a couple. We communicated with Erin a lot after the tour and we came up with a plan. She worked her magic and created a flexible wedding contract for us that would allow us to begin the wedding planning process and choose the exact date at a later time. No other venue was willing to work with us like that and we are so grateful for all of Erin’s help. After we could finally lock in a wedding date, we started working more closely with Danielle who is the wedding co-ordinator at the resort. She was amazing throughout the entire process. Danielle is very professional and knowledgeable. She always had an answer to every one of our questions leading up to the big day. During the wedding weekend, our bridal party were so impressed with Danielle’s organization. She handled every small detail involving our wedding day while ensuring my husband and myself had the most relaxing, stress-free wedding. There were even some small crises that happened on the day of our wedding that I had no idea about until the next day because Danielle handled everything so professionally. I would highly recommend the Lodge at Spruce Peak for any engaged couple looking for the perfect venue in the mountains. All of our guests could not stop raving about how much they loved their stay at the resort, and our wedding was more beautiful than we could have ever imagined.

We had our wedding ceremony and reception at the Cottage at the Lodge at Spruce Peak. The setting (both inside the cottage, and outside of their properties) is beautiful. The food was delicious. We also set up a room block there, and the rooms are a bit pricey, but beautiful rooms and all guests were thrilled with the accommodations. The pool area was amazing and we spent a lot of time at the pool and fire pit. There were some challenges with this venue though. during the 1.5 years we were engaged up to our wedding day, we had 3 different coordinators. Initially we worked with Ashley, and she was great. She actually gave us some discounts that allowed us to afford the venue. She left to move out of state, and then we had our second coordinator. During that transition we were told that there would be an additional $500 cost to take photos on the property during our wedding day, which Ashley had originally told us was just already included. After telling people there is was not acceptable, they agreed they would not charge us the additional $500. The week before our wedding this second coordinator had to leave (no fault of her own, family emergency) so our third and final coordinator was Shannon. She did a wonderful job and made our day go as smoothly as possible, given that she just jumped into the role of our coordinator at the last minute. Communication with the first two coordinators was difficult at times, I wouldn't get responses for weeks and had to reach out multiple times at times. Shannon always responded immediately. There was also an issue with the floral set up. Our florist had been told that they could start set up at 10:30, but when they arrived The Cottage told them they couldn't start set up until 2:00 (the wedding ceremony was scheduled to start at 3:30). Shannon was able to get them in for set up before 2:00, but it still was not enough time and it resulted in us not being able to get all the floral designs in the Cottage that we had planned and paid for (I did follow up with the florist and Shannon afterwards and are working with them to make adjustments to compensate for this). All in all, it was a beautiful location, the food was delicious, and if I had to do it all over again, I would choose the Lodge at Spruce Peak again.

Wonderful wedding planner in Ashley Willis, at The Lodge at Spruce Peak Working with Ashley Willis, the Senior Wedding and Catering Manager at the Lodge at Spruce Peak, was wonderful. My son's wedding was two years in the planning, due to a year postponement due to COVID. Ashley listened to what my son and his fiancé wanted for the wedding and the celebration, and she also made some great suggestions and recommendations. Over the two years, Ashley kept track of every detail that we had discussed, nothing was lost or missing. They got the wedding of their dreams in a location that they love. It was so nice to celebrate the beginning of their marriage at the Lodge at Spruce Peak.

- We had decided on the Lodge at Spruce Peak after staying there for a weekend getaway with one of our dogs in prior years. Being from Vermont, we wanted to have an elegant wedding in the state and knew we wanted to pick a venue that was dog friendly. Spruce Peak especially in the winter is breathtaking. We chose to get married in December and their Christmas décor certainly does not disappoint. The Lodge itself is very beautiful with woodworking details and accents that are truly unique. The village, especially at Christmas time, is gorgeous. I wanted a wedding similar to what you would see in a Hallmark Christmas movie, and well Spruce Peak is just that. With snow falling, lights decorating the trees and buildings, and an ice rink in the center of the village --- everything was PERFECT. The staff are Spruce Peak were awesome. We had many of the same servers and bartenders throughout our wedding weekend events. Many of them even learned our dog’s names which was GREAT! They were all so friendly and had smiles on their faces. We truly felt like they took care of our guests and us (including the dogs). The valet and bellhop services were AWESOME! They helped load and unload several boxes and directed everything to exactly where it needed to go. All the employees greeted us with a smile and told us congratulations! - We held our rehearsal dinner at the Whistle Pig Pavilion which truly offers unique architecture and a Vermont-y feel. The food was great, and the service was awesome. The cocktails at all our events were spot-on. Our reception food was delicious. Every guest cleared their plate. The appetizers for cocktail hour were delectable as well! We also did a welcome breakfast which was WONDERFUL! I cannot find any other way to say that the food each event was exactly what we hoped and imagined it would be! - Lastly, our wedding would not have been possible without the help from Ashley W., our wedding coordinator at Spruce Peak. Ashley was extremely sweet each and every time I spoke with her whether it was via email or in person. She was flexible and receptive. She responded to every email promptly and answered each and every single one of my questions. When meeting with her, she was always super flexible with her schedule. You could tell she truly wanted everything to be perfect for us. She helped coordinate our wedding flawlessly—absolutely nothing went wrong – no hiccups, nothing! It was truly incredible. She decorated the ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception venues beautifully and took into consideration every single thing I said to her over the last year when planning. Everything that I wanted a certain way, it was done that way. Everything I didn’t plan out fully, she made look beautiful. I could not have asked for a better coordinator on our special day. She is honestly one of the nicest people I’ve met and it was a pleasure to work with her. The entire bridal party and family members agreed that she is a sweetheart and did a phenomenal job. She was there every step of the way and our entire weekend was perfect because of her!