Preston Community Center
Preston, WA
| Venue type | Other Venue |
| Location | Preston, WA |
| Published price | From $1,400 |
| Capacity | Up to 125 guests |
| Setting | Indoor |
| Event type | Ceremony and reception possible |
What the venue publishes
King County Parks weddings page: entire complex rental, peak season, up to 8 hours = $1,400; each additional hour $140. Capacity 125 max. Alcohol fee $225.
$1,400 is the lowest published rate for this space. Day, season, and residency can move it up.
Built in 1938 as a WPA project, in unincorporated King County near Fall City/Issaquah.
Published on kingcounty.gov, checked August 2026. Fee schedules change, so confirm before booking.
Where this price sits in Seattle
$1,400 is the 25th lowest published starting price of the 25 venues listed in the Seattle metro. The metro median starting price is $313, and no other listing in the metro publishes a higher starting price.
Among the 9 other venue listings in the metro it ranks 9th lowest, against a median of $468 for that type.
What the capacity costs per guest
The source publishes a capacity of 125 guests. At $1,400, filling the space works out to $11 per guest for the site fee alone, before the license, an officiant, food, or rentals. The median published capacity across the 12 Seattle listings that publish one is 125 guests, so this space is exactly at the metro median.
Cheaper published prices in Seattle metro
These listings in Seattle metro publish a starting price below $1,400.
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|---|---|---|
| Point Defiance PagodaTacoma, WA · Other Venue | $1,320 to $1,540 | 130 guests |
| Golden Gardens BathhouseSeattle, WA · Other Venue | $1,160 to $2,320 | not published |
| Alki Beach BathhouseSeattle, WA · Other Venue | From $520 | not published |
Other other venue listings in Seattle
Same venue type, prices closest to this one.
| Venue | Published price | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Mt Baker Boathouse (Discount Room)Seattle, WA · Other Venue | From $468 | not published |
| Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center - Banquet HallFederal Way, WA · Other Venue | $313 to $1,725 | 245 guests |
| Dakota Place ShelterhouseSeattle, WA · Other Venue | From $249 | not published |
Marriage license in King County, WA
The venue fee above does not include the license. Preston sits in King County, WA, and these are the terms that county publishes. Checked September 2026.
| Issuing office | King County Recorder's OfficeKing County Customer Service Center, 201 S. Jackson St., Ste. 204, Seattle, WA 98104 |
| License fee | $169There is a fee of $169 to apply for a marriage license. Certified copies of the certificate afterwards are $3 each. |
| Waiting period | 3 days |
| License valid for | 60 days |
| Who must appear | Both parties, in person |
| Apply online | Application available online |
| Same-day issue | Issued the same visit |
| Ceremony at the office | Not offered by this office |
| Witnesses | 2 required by statute |
Source: kingcounty.gov, kingcounty.gov, app.leg.wa.gov
Three ways to apply: online then finalize in person (both applicants must appear to pay), fully in person, or entirely by mail with a notarized application and a check for $169 payable to King County Recorder. If only one partner can come in, the absent partner's signature must be notarized in advance, and a third party can even submit for both if both signatures are notarized. The three day waiting period starts the day payment is finalized in person. The office page does not state an ID requirement or whether appointments are needed. Scanned or faxed applications are not accepted.
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