New Orleans wedding venue cost index
Computed from 25 published fee schedules across the New Orleans metro, checked on August 22, 2026. Median published starting price $300, with half the listings between $225 and $420. 23 of 25 (92%) start under $1,000.
Starting price distribution
Across 25 New Orleans area venues in 8 cities, checked on August 22, 2026.
| Published starting price | Amount |
|---|---|
| Lowest published starting price | $50 |
| 25th percentile | $225 |
| Median | $300 |
| 75th percentile | $420 |
| Highest published starting price | $2,200 |
How many come in under each threshold
| Threshold | Venues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Published starting price under $500 | 21 | 84% |
| Under $1,000 | 23 | 92% |
| Under $2,500 | 25 | 100% |
| Published fee of zero | 0 | 0% |
Cheapest published price by venue type
| Venue type | Cheapest published | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other Venue | NORD Recreation Center - Multipurpose RoomNew Orleans, LA | $50 |
| Park & Pavilion | Mel Ott Park - Picnic ShelterGretna, LA | $150 |
| Chapel | St. Mary's ChapelKenner, LA | $300 |
| State Park | Bayou Segnette State Park - Group PavilionWestwego, LA | $350 |
| Estate & Historic Home | Longue Vue House and Gardens - Whim HouseNew Orleans, LA | $2,000 |
Indoor against outdoor
| Setting | Venues | Median starting price |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor space published | 9 | $450 |
| Outdoor space published | 16 | $300 |
Published capacity
11 of the 25 New Orleans listings publish a guest capacity. The median among those is 60 guests.
Public agency against everything else
15 of 25 listings (60%) are park, courthouse, or state park sites, and 7 cite a source on a .gov, .us, or .mil domain.
| Listing category | Venues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Park, courthouse, or state park listing | 15 | 60% |
| Everything else | 10 | 40% |
The listings behind these numbers, each with its source link and date, are on the New Orleans 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 Venues that do not publish a price are not in the dataset, so nothing here is an estimate, a quote, or an average of quotes.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.