Los Angeles wedding venue cost index
Computed from 34 published fee schedules across the Los Angeles metro, checked between August 18, 2026 and August 21, 2026. Median published starting price $286, with half the listings between $45 and $1,273. 22 of 34 (65%) start under $1,000.
Starting price distribution
Across 34 Los Angeles area venues in 19 cities, checked between August 18, 2026 and August 21, 2026.
| Published starting price | Amount |
|---|---|
| Lowest published starting price | $28 |
| 25th percentile | $45 |
| Median | $286 |
| 75th percentile | $1,273 |
| Highest published starting price | $4,500 |
How many come in under each threshold
| Threshold | Venues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Published starting price under $500 | 20 | 59% |
| Under $1,000 | 22 | 65% |
| Under $2,500 | 31 | 91% |
| Published fee of zero | 0 | 0% |
Cheapest published price by venue type
| Venue type | Cheapest published | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Courthouse & City Hall | Old County Courthouse - Civil Marriage CeremonySanta Ana, CA | $28 |
| Park & Pavilion | Manhattan Beach Parks GazeboManhattan Beach, CA | $30 |
| Other Venue | Manhattan Heights Community Center - Mt. Whitney Banquet HallManhattan Beach, CA | $135 |
| Garden & Conservatory | Exposition Park Rose Garden - Gazebo AreaLos Angeles, CA | $250 |
| Estate & Historic Home | Rancho Los Cerritos - Elopement PackageLong Beach, CA | $1,250 |
| State Park | Crystal Cove State Park - Historic District Event SitesNewport Coast, CA | $1,450 |
Courthouse ceremony fees
8 courts and clerk offices in the Los Angeles area publish a ceremony fee, running from $28 to $35. That fee is for the ceremony only and never includes the marriage license.
Indoor against outdoor
| Setting | Venues | Median starting price |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor space published | 20 | $158 |
| Outdoor space published | 19 | $1,000 |
Published capacity
17 of the 34 Los Angeles listings publish a guest capacity. The median among those is 150 guests.
Public agency against everything else
18 of 34 listings (53%) are park, courthouse, or state park sites, and 22 cite a source on a .gov, .us, or .mil domain.
| Listing category | Venues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Park, courthouse, or state park listing | 18 | 53% |
| Everything else | 16 | 47% |
The listings behind these numbers, each with its source link and date, are on the Los Angeles 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.