Phoenix wedding venue cost index
Computed from 15 published fee schedules across the Phoenix metro, checked on August 5, 2026. Median published starting price $55, with half the listings between $32 and $100. 12 of 15 (80%) start under $1,000.
Starting price distribution
Across 15 Phoenix area venues in 6 cities, checked on August 5, 2026.
| Published starting price | Amount |
|---|---|
| Lowest published starting price | Free |
| 25th percentile | $32 |
| Median | $55 |
| 75th percentile | $100 |
| Highest published starting price | $2,500 |
How many come in under each threshold
| Threshold | Venues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Published starting price under $500 | 12 | 80% |
| Under $1,000 | 12 | 80% |
| Under $2,500 | 14 | 93% |
| Published fee of zero | 2 | 13% |
2 of the 15 listings publish a site fee of zero. The marriage license is still a separate cost.
Cheapest published price by venue type
| Venue type | Cheapest published | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Park & Pavilion | South Mountain Park/Preserve - Big RamadaPhoenix, AZ | Free |
| Courthouse & City Hall | Maricopa County Justice Courts - Civil Wedding CeremonyPhoenix, AZ | $100 |
| Garden & Conservatory | Desert Botanical GardenPhoenix, AZ | $1,200 |
| Museum & Historic Site | Heard MuseumPhoenix, AZ | $1,500 |
| Estate & Historic Home | Shemer Art CenterPhoenix, AZ | $2,500 |
Courthouse ceremony fees
1 court or clerk office in the Phoenix area publish a ceremony fee, all at $100. That fee is for the ceremony only and never includes the marriage license.
Indoor against outdoor
| Setting | Venues | Median starting price |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor space published | 4 | $1,350 |
| Outdoor space published | 14 | $53 |
Published capacity
12 of the 15 Phoenix listings publish a guest capacity. The median among those is 90 guests.
Public agency against everything else
12 of 15 listings (80%) are park, courthouse, or state park sites, and 8 cite a source on a .gov, .us, or .mil domain.
| Listing category | Venues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Park, courthouse, or state park listing | 12 | 80% |
| Everything else | 3 | 20% |
The listings behind these numbers, each with its source link and date, are on the Phoenix 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 Venues that do not publish a price are not in the dataset, so nothing here is an estimate, a quote, or an average of quotes.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.