New England's romantic
place to Elope
The elegant Hartness House Estates is the perfect destination for your unforgettable elope wedding and elopement
Built in 1904, the Hartness
Estate was home to wealthy industrialist and former governor of
Vermont, James Hartness. Today, its one of the most popular and picturesque best elope destinations in America. When selecting the best place to elope, consider what we offer:
The Hartness House can make your wedding dreams happen easily from the simplest ceremony to the most elaborate lifetime event. We offer a variety of packages that make planning your elope simple and cost-effective. Our Elope Packages are designed to include all the important elements of an unforgettable wedding.
Here's why you will trust your Elope Wedding to us:
 The Mansion - The Mansion is beautifully decorated in a Victorian style. It features a spacious, three-story spiral staircase, wood panelled walls, coffered-beamed ceilings, fireplaces, oak floors, and antique touches throughout. Each of the rooms is individually decorated and fully furnished. The Mansion includes many picturesque settings for your wedding photography.
 The Dining -
The restaurant is elegantly decorated with real fieldstone walls, a fireplace, and large windows open to the manicured grounds. The tables are covered in linen tableclothes and feature elegant chargers, fine stemware, and candles. Our Elope couples are given the most cozy and private tables. Your reception dinner is expertly prepared by our award-winning chef featuring our regional specialities. And what wedding would be complete without our finishing touch - a petit Wedding Cake.
 The Ceremony - You can choose whether to hold your bridal ceremony indoors or outdoors. Indoors we offer the Library with its Grand Fireplace, wood panelling, coffered ceilings, and Arch Columned Windows, it makes the perfect private wedding chapel. We have a particularly romantic Garden House available for warm weather ceremonies. An especially picturesque landscaped Wedding Garden is also available and features a large three level fountain and a twelve column pergola. We can assist you with your selection of Justice-of-the-Peace or denominational minister or priest.
 Your Bridal Chamber - Celebrate your nuptial weekend in one of special rooms and suites. Reserve your Elope package early and you can be upgraded to our Governors Suite complete with a separate sitting room with a home theater system and fireplace, a private bath with whirlpool, and a separate bedroom chamber with a Queen-sized canopy bed and antique make-up desk and mirror.
Photography -
Memoralize this most cherished occassion with photographs you'll keep forever. We offer the best value in professional photography packages that will include photographs of your arrival, your wedding preparation, the ceremony, and your reception dinner. Your photography package includes a complete set of all the photographs taken, a professionally-prepared electronic photo album and designer wedding collage set -- all on archival CD disks. If you perfer, our staff will be happy to use your photography equipment to record your wedding at no cost to you.
 Private Spa - We offer our Elope Couple a unique and romantic spa package that includes the use of our private Avera Spa. The Avera Spa is a private couples-only spa suite. It features an oversized mineral whirlpool, a Finnish cedar-lined steam Sauna room, a heated massage table with massage oils, an infra-red heat therapy Oak Sauna, an unique standing sun tanning area, Shiatsu massage chair, minibar and wine center, and a home theater system with a Plasma TV. Most Elope couples use our private spa upon arrival to unwind and rejuvenate, and once prior to departure to celebrate their martimony.
 Champangne Breakfast in Bed
- What's better than a private in your room Champagne Breakfast in Bed following your honeymoon night. Our signature Champagne Breakfast in Bed includes a perfectly chilled bottle of Champagne, freshly baked Blueberry Crumb muffins, fresh Strawberries and Cream, orange juice or make your own Mimosas, a choice of: Almond Crusted French Toast with Genuine Vermont Maple Syrup, Smoke Salmon with Herbs Omelet, or the classic favorite Eggs Benedict. Your breakfast also includes a choice of French Press Coffee-shop style coffee or speciality tea and a newspaper.
Our Elopement Packages
- We offer a complete range of Elopement packages: from inexpensive budget packages to all-inclusive luxury elope packages. Our Elope Wedding packages combine the most sought after features in easy to compare and value-saving packages. Our Elope Wedding make it easy to ensure you have all the wedding options that you need and save you time by having us do all the work of arranging your special weekend. Our Elopement Wedding packages guarantee your the best value at the most unforgettable Elope destination.
Whether you are looking to hold your wedding in New England, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, Springfield, Brandon, Fullerton, Grafton, Manchester, Weston, Wilmington, West Dover, Woodstock, Chester, Ludlow, Stowe, Quechee in Vermont or Charlestown, Claremont, Walpole in New Hampshire, you will find the Hartness House Inn your ideal choice for creating your memorable and romantic elope, elopement, wedding, civil union ceremony, vow renewal ceremony, or special event.
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