Baltimore wedding venue cost index
Computed from 37 published fee schedules across the Baltimore metro, checked on August 18, 2026. Median published starting price $250, with half the listings between $146.75 and $415. 30 of 37 (81%) start under $1,000.
Starting price distribution
Across 37 Baltimore area venues in 16 cities, checked on August 18, 2026.
| Published starting price | Amount |
|---|---|
| Lowest published starting price | $6.75 |
| 25th percentile | $146.75 |
| Median | $250 |
| 75th percentile | $415 |
| Highest published starting price | $4,000 |
How many come in under each threshold
| Threshold | Venues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Published starting price under $500 | 29 | 78% |
| Under $1,000 | 30 | 81% |
| Under $2,500 | 34 | 92% |
| Published fee of zero | 0 | 0% |
Cheapest published price by venue type
| Venue type | Cheapest published | Price |
|---|---|---|
| State Park | Patapsco Valley State Park Picnic SheltersEllicott City, MD | $6.75 |
| Courthouse & City Hall | Circuit Court for Baltimore City Marriage CeremonyBaltimore, MD | $25 |
| Park & Pavilion | James Lighthizer Gazebo at Quiet Waters ParkAnnapolis, MD | $100 |
| Garden & Conservatory | Mother's Garden at Downs ParkPasadena, MD | $235 |
| Other Venue | Chesapeake Room at Downs ParkPasadena, MD | $380 |
| Estate & Historic Home | Cylburn MansionBaltimore, MD | $1,740 |
Courthouse ceremony fees
6 courts and clerk offices in the Baltimore area publish a ceremony fee, all at $25. That fee is for the ceremony only and never includes the marriage license.
Indoor against outdoor
| Setting | Venues | Median starting price |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor space published | 13 | $380 |
| Outdoor space published | 26 | $243 |
Published capacity
33 of the 37 Baltimore listings publish a guest capacity. The median among those is 115 guests.
Public agency against everything else
25 of 37 listings (68%) are park, courthouse, or state park sites, and 20 cite a source on a .gov, .us, or .mil domain.
| Listing category | Venues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Park, courthouse, or state park listing | 25 | 68% |
| Everything else | 12 | 32% |
The listings behind these numbers, each with its source link and date, are on the Baltimore venue page. The national cost index ranks 41 metros against each other.
Method: every figure on this page is computed from the listings in this directory, and every listing carries a link to the venue's own published price page or a government fee schedule plus the date that page was read. Venues that do not publish a price are not in the dataset, so nothing here is an estimate, a quote, or an average of quotes. Percentiles are linear interpolations over published starting prices.