Minneapolis-St. Paul wedding venue cost index
Computed from 24 published fee schedules across the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro, checked between August 11, 2026 and October 29, 2026. Median published starting price $325, with half the listings between $160 and $638. 19 of 24 (79%) start under $1,000.
Starting price distribution
Across 24 Minneapolis-St. Paul area venues in 8 cities, checked between August 11, 2026 and October 29, 2026.
| Published starting price | Amount |
|---|---|
| Lowest published starting price | $45 |
| 25th percentile | $160 |
| Median | $325 |
| 75th percentile | $638 |
| Highest published starting price | $1,650 |
How many come in under each threshold
| Threshold | Venues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Published starting price under $500 | 16 | 67% |
| Under $1,000 | 19 | 79% |
| Under $2,500 | 24 | 100% |
| Published fee of zero | 0 | 0% |
Cheapest published price by venue type
| Venue type | Cheapest published | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Courthouse & City Hall | Hennepin County Government Center Marriage CeremonyMinneapolis, MN | $45 |
| Park & Pavilion | Ramsey County Parks Special Use Permit (Wedding/Ceremony)Various, Ramsey County, MN | $71 |
| Other Venue | Como Streetcar StationSaint Paul, MN | $160 |
| Garden & Conservatory | Exedra at Como Park Zoo & ConservatorySaint Paul, MN | $350 |
| Estate & Historic Home | Gale Woods Farm PavilionMinnetrista, MN | $1,100 |
Courthouse ceremony fees
2 courts and clerk offices in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area publish a ceremony fee, running from $45 to $300. That fee is for the ceremony only and never includes the marriage license.
Indoor against outdoor
| Setting | Venues | Median starting price |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor space published | 11 | $750 |
| Outdoor space published | 13 | $240 |
Published capacity
14 of the 24 Minneapolis-St. Paul listings publish a guest capacity. The median among those is 88 guests.
Public agency against everything else
10 of 24 listings (42%) are park, courthouse, or state park sites, and 9 cite a source on a .gov, .us, or .mil domain.
| Listing category | Venues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Park, courthouse, or state park listing | 10 | 42% |
| Everything else | 14 | 58% |
The listings behind these numbers, each with its source link and date, are on the Minneapolis-St. Paul 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.