Seattle wedding venue cost index
Computed from 25 published fee schedules across the Seattle metro, checked on August 11, 2026. Median published starting price $313, with half the listings between $191 and $468. 22 of 25 (88%) start under $1,000.
Starting price distribution
Across 25 Seattle area venues in 9 cities, checked on August 11, 2026.
| Published starting price | Amount |
|---|---|
| Lowest published starting price | $20 |
| 25th percentile | $191 |
| Median | $313 |
| 75th percentile | $468 |
| Highest published starting price | $1,400 |
How many come in under each threshold
| Threshold | Venues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Published starting price under $500 | 19 | 76% |
| Under $1,000 | 22 | 88% |
| Under $2,500 | 25 | 100% |
| Published fee of zero | 0 | 0% |
Cheapest published price by venue type
| Venue type | Cheapest published | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other Venue | Cal Anderson ShelterhouseSeattle, WA | $20 |
| Park & Pavilion | Marina Park PavilionKirkland, WA | $80 |
| Courthouse & City Hall | Mercer Island Municipal CourtMercer Island, WA | $200 |
| Garden & Conservatory | Kubota GardenSeattle, WA | $624 |
Courthouse ceremony fees
1 court or clerk office in the Seattle area publish a ceremony fee, all at $200. That fee is for the ceremony only and never includes the marriage license.
Indoor against outdoor
| Setting | Venues | Median starting price |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor space published | 10 | $391 |
| Outdoor space published | 15 | $230 |
Published capacity
12 of the 25 Seattle listings publish a guest capacity. The median among those is 125 guests.
Public agency against everything else
14 of 25 listings (56%) are park, courthouse, or state park sites, and 23 cite a source on a .gov, .us, or .mil domain.
| Listing category | Venues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Park, courthouse, or state park listing | 14 | 56% |
| Everything else | 11 | 44% |
The listings behind these numbers, each with its source link and date, are on the Seattle 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 Venues that do not publish a price are not in the dataset, so nothing here is an estimate, a quote, or an average of quotes.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.