x2 Couples' Choice Awards
- 2021
- 2015
Spirit of Ethan Allen
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We at Spirit of Ethan Allen are a wedding venue located in the heart of Burlington, Vermont. As the only cruise ship located on Lake Champlain, we offer breathtaking views of the city, the Green Mountains of Vermont, and the New York Adirondacks. We host all of your celebrations - including ceremonies, receptions, rehearsal dinners, wind-down brunches, bridal showers, engagement parties, and elopements. We hope to join you in an unforgettable celebration!
Facilities and Capacity
Our beautiful cruise ship offers two unique private decks for weddings. Rent one, two, or even three if you would like to charter the entire ship! Check out the decks in our photos - our lower deck, which is handicap accessible, is the Admiral Deck. The midlevel of the ship is our Horizon Deck. Our top level is off-limits to weddings unless the party chooses to charter the entire vessel. Each level of the ship has a different capacity based on Coast Guard regulations. Get in touch with us to find out which deck (or which decks!) suit your wedding best.
Services Offered
At Spirit of Ethan Allen, we strive to be an all-inclusive venue for our brides. We understand that planning such a large event can be an enormous undertaking. We offer the following to keep your planning simple:
- Catering and Waitstaff
- Bar, Bar Set Up, Bartender
- Event Coordinator
- Tables, Chairs, Dance Floor
- Linens for tables and buffets
- China, glassware, silverware
- DJ, M.C., and Entertainment Services
- Set Up/Clean Up
- Liability insurance
- Lighting/sound
Cuisine
We have our own on-board galley and Executive Chef so we can serve your delicious meal piping hot! We specialize in Nouveau American and are delighted to offer an array of different menus designed for ease of planning. We are more than happy to customize to your unique tastes, so please do not hesitate to ask us. Our offerings include delicious appetizer packages and bountiful buffets. We understand food is one of the most important components of your Lake Champlain wedding, and we are pleased to offer the exclusive services of our amazing culinary team!
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Susie P. Married on 08/07/2021Incredible wedding venue and staff
We had the most amazing wedding aboard SOEA on 6/25/22- I truly cannot recommend this venue enough. Stephanie and the entire boat staff were fantastic and worked with us every step of the way. They were professional, attentive, flexible, and incredibly accommodating to our needs and vision- from our (tons) of decorations to a literal flash mob (if only I could attach videos)! We also had the most incredible sunset that our guests are still talking about. Our wedding was the best day of our lives and SOEA played a HUGE role in this. You will not regret getting married here- it is like nothing else!Spirit of Ethan Allen's reply:
Thank you Susie and Tony for choosing the Spirit of Ethan Allen for your wedding day it was truly an honor to be a part of this very special day in your lives! -
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Gina A. Married on 09/26/2020Best place to get married in Vermont
Getting married during Covid isn't easy. Kristin and the long time local small family business that is The Spirit of the Ethan Allen never stopped working with us, helping us, and putting in the time to make sure we could still have a small, safe, special wedding. There are a lot of venues, packages, and vendors out there to choose from. Go with Kristin and SOEA if you need someone creative, flexible, extremely hard working, professional detail oriented, dependable and friendly to make the process simple and fun for you. We had the wedding of our dreams - amazing food, music, and breathtaking scenery out on beautiful lake Champlain, at a price we could afford. Kristin and SOEA went above and beyond for us in every way imaginable. I know they will do the same for you. -
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Elise T. Married on 08/22/2020
Best unique wedding ever!!!
Kristin was my wedding planner on the Spirit of Ethan Allen and I loved her!! She made planning a wedding so easy and exciting especially during covid. She was always easy to get ahold of and very easy going! My wedding was a day to remember because of her help! I couldn’t imagine a better way to get married then on a boat cruising along a sun set! 11/10 recommend-
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Looking for something different ~ the Spirit of Ethan Allen is a great place to start. Sarah is great. She really listens and cares about all the details for your day. A sunset wedding on the lake would be truly spectacular.
If you're not going to have your wedding with us than why not have it on the Lake! A boat, a lake really how amazing is that? For a day to remember call the SOEA!
Spirit of Ethan Allen III is a fun, unusual, and beautiful venue for a wedding. The team there is well-organized and super-responsive to client needs. Vermont alone is a marvelous wedding venue, but a boat cruising the vibrant waters and spectacular views of Lake Champlain is an experience few could hope to replicate.
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- China
- Clean Up
- Event Planning
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- Lighting/Sound
- Linens
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- Bartender(s)
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- Marina
- Waterfront
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- Ceremony
- Reception
- Bridal Shower
- Engagement Party
- Elopements
- Rehearsal Dinner
- Bar Services
- Catering Services
- Clean Up
- Event Planner
- Liability Insurance
- Outside Vendors
- Altar/Arch
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- Dance Floor
- Decor
- Lighting
- Photo booth
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