Micro wedding venues under $5,000 in Columbus

20 real venues in the Columbus area with published prices under $5,000, mostly park district pavilions, public gardens and community halls. Every price links to the venue's own pricing page or a public fee schedule, with the date we checked it.
- Listings
- 20
- Cheapest
- Free
- Median start
- $114
- Highest start
- $1,600
Cheapest is Inniswood Metro Gardens - Rose Garden Wedding Site for free. Prices last verified against their sources in August 2026.
Quartiles, per-type cheapest, and the public versus private split for these listings are on the Columbus cost index.
The list breaks down into 14 park & pavilion, 3 garden & conservatory, 3 other venue, across 7 cities. 15 have outdoor space, 9 have indoor space, and 4 publish a capacity of 50 or more. Prices were last verified in August 2026.
Inniswood Metro Gardens - Rose Garden Wedding Site
Free"There is no fee to have a wedding at Inniswood nor staff and facilities dedicated to weddings." Weddings and wedding photography are restricted to the Rose Garden.
Amberleigh Pavilion
$50 to $520Pavilions: Dublin Resident $25/hour or $200/day; Non-resident $65/hour or $520/day. Facility rentals are hourly with a 2-hour minimum, so the cheapest resident booking is $50.
Hoover Reservoir Open-Air Shelter
$75 to $180Open Air Shelters, Half Day (10 a.m.-3 p.m. or 4-9 p.m.): Columbus Residents $75, Non-Residents $90. Full Day: Residents $150, Non-Residents $180. Rental period April 1-October 31. "Rental fees are non-refundable."
Friendship Park Shelter
$90 to $315April-Oct Weekends: $210 Resident / $315 Non-resident. April-Oct Weekdays and Nov-March: $90 Resident / $112.50 Non-resident. Rental blocks are 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or 4-8 p.m. Refundable deposit of 50% of the rental fee required.
Frank Fetch Park Wedding Site
$100 to $120Outdoor Wedding Sites: Columbus Residents $100 per block, Non-Residents $120 per block. Available April-October, Saturdays only.
Goodale Gazebo Wedding Site
$100 to $120Outdoor Wedding Sites: Columbus Residents $100 per block, Non-Residents $120 per block. Available year-round, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. or 4-9 p.m. blocks.
Griggs Park Amphitheater Wedding Site
$100 to $120Outdoor Wedding Sites: Columbus Residents $100 per block, Non-Residents $120 per block. Available year-round, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. or 4-9 p.m. blocks.
Topiary Garden at Deaf School Park Wedding Site
$100 to $120Outdoor Wedding Sites: Columbus Residents $100 per block, Non-Residents $120 per block. Available year-round, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. or 4-9 p.m. blocks.
Topiary Gatehouse
From $100Tuesday-Sunday: $100/hour Resident, $120/hour Non-resident. Minimums: All Day (Tue-Sat, 8 a.m.-11 p.m.) 8-hr min; All Day (Sun, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.) 4-hr min; Daytime (8 a.m.-4 p.m.) 4-hr min; Evening (5:30-11 p.m.) 4-hr min.
Hannah Park Shelter
$112.50 to $450April-Oct Weekends: $300 Resident / $450 Non-resident. April-Oct Weekdays and Nov-March: $112.50 Resident / $135 Non-resident. Rental blocks are 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or 4-8 p.m. Refundable deposit of 50% of the rental fee required.
Lakeside Pavilion - Homestead Metro Park
$115 to $255Half Day: $115 Resident / $140 Non-resident. All Day: $230 Resident / $255 Non-resident.
Shelter House - Roger A. Reynolds Municipal Park
$150 to $225Residents: $150 per day. Non-residents: $225 per day. Hours 10 a.m.-8 p.m. "There are no kitchen amenities available for public use at the facilities."
Butternut Shelter - Blacklick Woods Metro Park
$175 to $200All Day Shelter, 7:30AM to 1 hour before park closes: Resident $175 per day, Non-resident $200 per day. (Franklin County Metro Parks Reservation Fees, June 2022 schedule.)
North Bank Park Pavilion
From $175Off-Peak (Nov 1-Mar 31), capacity 100: Tue-Thu $175/hr Resident, $210/hr Non-resident (4 hr min); Fri-Sat $275/$330 (6 hr min); Sun $275/$330 (6 hr min). Peak (Apr 1-Oct 31), capacity 200: Tue-Thu $225/$270 (4 hr min); Fri-Sat $375/$450 (6 hr min); Sun $275/$330 (6 hr min). Weekend bookings require a $1,000 non-refundable deposit at booking.
Beech-Maple Lodge - Blacklick Woods Metro Park
$250 to $275Lodges (all day only), 7:30AM to 1 hour before park closes: Resident $250 per day, Non-resident $275 per day. Same rate applies to Cedar Ridge Lodge (Battelle Darby Creek), the Multipurpose room (Highbanks, Mon-Fri only), and Spring Hollow Lodge (Sharon Woods).
The Banquet Room Weekend Wedding Package - Blacklick Woods Golf Course
$900 to $1,000Weekend Wedding Package: 4 hours Friday evening + 10 hours Saturday. $900 Resident / $1,000 Non-resident. (Hourly and all-day rates also published: Mon-Thu hourly $50/$60, 3 hr min, all day $500/$600; Fri-Sun hourly $80/$90, 4 hr min, all day $800/$900.)
Whetstone Park of Roses Wedding Site
From $900Wedding site fee is $500, but it "cannot be rented alone - it is only available as an add-on to another facility rental" (the Whetstone Shelterhouse). Whetstone Shelterhouse is $100/hour Resident, $120/hour Non-resident, 4-hour minimum for Daytime/Evening blocks. Minimum combined cost: $400 (4-hr shelterhouse, resident) + $500 (wedding site) = $900. No refunds for weather. Available April 1-Oct. 31.
Eagleview Weekend Wedding Package - Blacklick Woods Golf Course
$1,200 to $1,300Weekend Wedding Package: 4 hours Friday evening + 10 hours Saturday. $1,200 Resident / $1,300 Non-resident. (Hourly and all-day rates also published: Mon-Thu hourly $80/$90, 3 hr min, all day $800/$900; Fri-Sun hourly $100/$110, 4 hr min, all day $1,000/$1,100.)
The Grove Lodge Weekend Wedding Package - Scioto Grove Metro Park
$1,200 to $1,300Weekend Wedding Package: 4 hours Friday evening + 10 hours Saturday. $1,200 Resident / $1,300 Non-resident. (Hourly and all-day rates also published: Mon-Thu hourly $80/$90, 3 hr min, all day $800/$900; Fri-Sun hourly $100/$110, 4 hr min, all day $1,000/$1,100.)
Eagle Nest Weekend Wedding Package - Blacklick Woods Golf Course
$1,600 to $1,700Full day at both Eagleview and The Banquet Room combined: $1,500 Resident / $1,600 Non-resident. Eagle Nest Weekend Wedding Package (4 hours Friday evening + 10 hours Saturday at both venues): $1,600 Resident / $1,700 Non-resident.
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Common questions
- How much does a small wedding venue cost in Columbus?
- Across the 20 Columbus venues listed here, published starting prices run from free to $1,600, with a median of $114. The cheapest is Inniswood Metro Gardens - Rose Garden Wedding Site in Westerville for free. That is the site fee only. Officiant, license, food, and rentals are separate.
- Are there any free wedding venues in Columbus?
- 1 of the 20 listings here publish a fee of zero, meaning the site itself costs nothing. You still pay for the marriage license, and free sites often come with tight guest limits or a fixed schedule. The listing shows the terms and links to the source.
- Can you really get married in Columbus for under $5,000 total?
- The venue is the part people overspend on, and 20 sites here come in under $5,000 for the space alone, led by 14 park & pavilion listings. With a $114 median site fee, a guest list in the 20 to 50 range, and catering handled simply, the whole day fits under $5,000 in this metro. A $1,600 venue does not leave room for much else.
- Where do these Columbus prices come from?
- Each one is copied from the venue's own pricing page or a public fee schedule such as a park district rate sheet or a county court's ceremony page, and each listing links to that source with the date it was checked, most recently August 2026. Nothing here is estimated, and venues that do not publish a price are left out rather than guessed at.
- What is the cheapest way to get married in Columbus?
- A public park pavilion or shelter. Park district and county fee schedules set these rates, and they come in far below dedicated wedding venues. Resident rates, where offered, cut them further.
- Do these Columbus venues include tables, chairs, or catering?
- Usually not. Most public sites rent the space and nothing else, which is why the fee is so low. Each listing spells out what the published price includes when the source says so, and says nothing when it does not. Budget separately for rentals, catering, and anything you have to haul in and out the same day.
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