Dallas-Fort Worth wedding venue cost index
Computed from 19 published fee schedules across the Dallas-Fort Worth metro, checked on August 5, 2026. Median published starting price $200, with half the listings between $100 and $250. 17 of 19 (89%) start under $1,000.
Starting price distribution
Across 19 Dallas-Fort Worth area venues in 8 cities, checked on August 5, 2026.
| Published starting price | Amount |
|---|---|
| Lowest published starting price | $50 |
| 25th percentile | $100 |
| Median | $200 |
| 75th percentile | $250 |
| Highest published starting price | $1,850 |
How many come in under each threshold
| Threshold | Venues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Published starting price under $500 | 15 | 79% |
| Under $1,000 | 17 | 89% |
| Under $2,500 | 19 | 100% |
| Published fee of zero | 0 | 0% |
Cheapest published price by venue type
| Venue type | Cheapest published | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Park & Pavilion | City of Dallas Park and Recreation - Outdoor Wedding Site RentalDallas, TX | $50 |
| Courthouse & City Hall | Dallas County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2-2 (Mesquite)Mesquite, TX | $80 |
| State Park | Cedar Hill State Park - Group Pavilion (Day Use Area J)Cedar Hill, TX | $100 |
| Chapel | Skip The Courthouse Wedding Chapel & Wedding ServicesArlington, TX | $250 |
| Brewery & Winery | Soma WineryFort Worth, TX | $500 |
| Estate & Historic Home | Nash FarmGrapevine, TX | $750 |
Courthouse ceremony fees
9 courts and clerk offices in the Dallas-Fort Worth area publish a ceremony fee, running from $80 to $220. That fee is for the ceremony only and never includes the marriage license.
Indoor against outdoor
| Setting | Venues | Median starting price |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor space published | 14 | $200 |
| Outdoor space published | 5 | $100 |
Published capacity
7 of the 19 Dallas-Fort Worth listings publish a guest capacity. The median among those is 100 guests.
Public agency against everything else
14 of 19 listings (74%) are park, courthouse, or state park sites, and 10 cite a source on a .gov, .us, or .mil domain.
| Listing category | Venues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Park, courthouse, or state park listing | 14 | 74% |
| Everything else | 5 | 26% |
The listings behind these numbers, each with its source link and date, are on the Dallas-Fort Worth 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.