Washington, DC wedding venue cost index
Computed from 36 published fee schedules across the Washington, DC metro, checked between August 18, 2026 and August 21, 2026. Median published starting price $373, with half the listings between $232 and $763. 28 of 36 (78%) start under $1,000.
Starting price distribution
Across 36 Washington, DC area venues in 19 cities, checked between August 18, 2026 and August 21, 2026.
| Published starting price | Amount |
|---|---|
| Lowest published starting price | $25 |
| 25th percentile | $232 |
| Median | $373 |
| 75th percentile | $763 |
| Highest published starting price | $3,000 |
How many come in under each threshold
| Threshold | Venues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Published starting price under $500 | 23 | 64% |
| Under $1,000 | 28 | 78% |
| Under $2,500 | 33 | 92% |
| Published fee of zero | 0 | 0% |
Cheapest published price by venue type
| Venue type | Cheapest published | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Courthouse & City Hall | Montgomery County Circuit Court Civil Marriage CeremonyRockville, MD | $25 |
| Park & Pavilion | DC DPR Outdoor Picnic / Event Space / Park Site PermitWashington, DC | $25 |
| Garden & Conservatory | Bon Air Park Rose Garden Wedding ReservationArlington, VA | $63 |
| Estate & Historic Home | Historic HuntleyAlexandria, VA | $243 |
| Other Venue | Montgomery Parks Park Activity Building (weekend rental)Silver Spring, MD | $300 |
| Chapel | Union Church at Brentsville Courthouse Historic CentreBristow, VA | $400 |
Courthouse ceremony fees
2 courts and clerk offices in the Washington, DC area publish a ceremony fee, running from $25 to $45. That fee is for the ceremony only and never includes the marriage license.
Indoor against outdoor
| Setting | Venues | Median starting price |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor space published | 12 | $380 |
| Outdoor space published | 29 | $385 |
Published capacity
23 of the 36 Washington, DC listings publish a guest capacity. The median among those is 100 guests.
Public agency against everything else
13 of 36 listings (36%) are park, courthouse, or state park sites, and 21 cite a source on a .gov, .us, or .mil domain.
| Listing category | Venues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Park, courthouse, or state park listing | 13 | 36% |
| Everything else | 23 | 64% |
The listings behind these numbers, each with its source link and date, are on the Washington, DC 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.