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The ceremony
Vows with the city watching
Exchange vows on the top deck with the Point, PNC Park or Acrisure Stadium as your backdrop, a ceremony only Pittsburgh could give you.
One day, four chapters
Gateway Clipper Fleet hosts riverboat weddings in Pittsburgh on the Empress (up to 260 guests for dinner), the Princess (up to 150) and the Duchess (up to 130), with winter weddings on the Three Rivers Queen from November through March. From the vows to the last dance, here's how the day unfolds aboard.
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Cocktail hour
Champagne on the top deck
While the photographer catches golden hour, your guests gather on the open-air top deck with a drink in hand and three rivers in every direction.
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Dinner
A table set for everyone
Head inside to a climate-controlled dining deck dressed in linens and up-lighting, for a delicious buffet dinner prepared by our culinary team and served aboard.
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Dancing
The last dance, under the bridges
Our DJ opens the floor as the bridges light up, and the party keeps going until we glide back into the dock at Station Square.
What's included
The Premier Wedding Package
Everything for a four-and-a-half-hour celebration, priced per guest so you always know where you stand.
$165
per person · 4.5 hours
plus 24% service charge and tax · $2,500 deposit
plus 24% service charge and tax · $2,500 deposit
- Premium open bar
- Champagne toast
- Cocktail hour
- Delicious dinner buffet
- DJ
- Linens
- Up-lighting
- Cruise director
- Bartenders included
- 4.5 hours on the rivers
Ceremony add-on30 extra minutes for vows on the top deck of the Empress or Princess, with the Point, PNC Park or Acrisure Stadium as your backdrop.
$2,000
Officiant $500Photo booth $800Spark machines $500Late-night snacks $15/ppWine service $9/pp
Choose your venue
Our wedding boats
Board where your guests are
More than one dock
Your wedding boat can pick guests up, and drop them off, at docks around the city, not only at our Station Square home. Board at Point State Park, near the downtown and North Shore hotels where your out-of-town guests are staying.
See all boarding locations and nearby hotels →Real Clipper weddings
From our couples' albums
Five-star reviews
What our couples say
“Having our wedding on the Gateway Clipper was the best decision ever!”
“Planning was VERY easy, communication was extremely smooth…”
“Our wedding couldn’t have been more perfect!”
“A “one stop shop,” the professionalism of the staff took my breath away.”
“…the day could not have been any more than incredible.”
“LOVE LOVE LOVED our Gateway Clipper reception.”
Wedding FAQ
Saturdays from May to October book 12 to 18 months out. Fridays, Sundays and winter dates on the Three Rivers Queen often have more availability.
About riverboat weddings in Pittsburgh
Looking for a unique Pittsburgh wedding venue? A Gateway Clipper riverboat wedding brings your ceremony, cocktail hour and reception together on the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers, with views of the downtown skyline, PNC Park, Acrisure Stadium and the city's famous bridges.
Choose from four climate-controlled riverboats with open-air top decks, hosting weddings of up to 260 seated guests. Every wedding includes a cruise director, so your family can relax while our crew handles the details.