Houston wedding venue cost index
Computed from 18 published fee schedules across the Houston metro, checked on August 11, 2026. Median published starting price $245, with half the listings between $163 and $350. 16 of 18 (89%) start under $1,000.
Starting price distribution
Across 18 Houston area venues in 6 cities, checked on August 11, 2026.
| Published starting price | Amount |
|---|---|
| Lowest published starting price | $32 |
| 25th percentile | $163 |
| Median | $245 |
| 75th percentile | $350 |
| Highest published starting price | $1,650 |
How many come in under each threshold
| Threshold | Venues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Published starting price under $500 | 15 | 83% |
| Under $1,000 | 16 | 89% |
| Under $2,500 | 18 | 100% |
| Published fee of zero | 0 | 0% |
Cheapest published price by venue type
| Venue type | Cheapest published | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Park & Pavilion | Eldridge Park PavilionSugar Land, TX | $32 |
| State Park | Brazos Bend State Park - PavilionsNeedville, TX | $50 |
| Courthouse & City Hall | Fort Bend County Judge - Courthouse WeddingRichmond, TX | $200 |
| Other Venue | Emancipation Cultural CenterHouston, TX | $240.17 |
| Garden & Conservatory | Houston Arboretum & Nature Center - Emmott CircleHouston, TX | $350 |
| Museum & Historic Site | The Heritage Society at Sam Houston Park - Museum GalleryHouston, TX | $1,100 |
| Chapel | The Heritage Society at Sam Houston Park - St. John ChurchHouston, TX | $1,650 |
Courthouse ceremony fees
2 courts and clerk offices in the Houston area publish a ceremony fee, running from $200 to $250. That fee is for the ceremony only and never includes the marriage license.
Indoor against outdoor
| Setting | Venues | Median starting price |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor space published | 8 | $275 |
| Outdoor space published | 10 | $200 |
Published capacity
14 of the 18 Houston listings publish a guest capacity. The median among those is 75 guests.
Public agency against everything else
12 of 18 listings (67%) 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 | 12 | 67% |
| Everything else | 6 | 33% |
The listings behind these numbers, each with its source link and date, are on the Houston 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.