Meadowlark Botanical Gardens Wedding Gazebos
Vienna, VA
| Venue type | Garden & Conservatory |
| Location | Vienna, VA |
| Published price | $425 to $450 |
| Capacity | Up to 120 guests |
| Setting | Outdoor |
| Event type | Ceremony only |
What the venue publishes
NOVA Parks Gazebo Rentals fee table: "2 Hour Rental | $425.00 [Jurisdiction] | $450.00 [Non-Jurisdiction]" (4 Hour Rental $545.00 / $600.00; Security Deposit refundable $550.00 / $610.00).
The source publishes a range of $425 to $450, so which end applies depends on the options the source lists.
Three gazebos inside Meadowlark Botanical Gardens are rentable for intimate ceremonies, with maximum capacities of 50 to 120 standing guests in and around the gazebo. The Lake Caroline Gazebo sits at the end of a dock in the middle of the lake with a 360-degree garden view; the Azalea Woods Gazebo is a secluded hardwood setting. A refundable security deposit of $550 (jurisdiction) / $610 (non-jurisdiction) applies. Adding a gazebo to an Atrium rental is $180 / $210 for two hours.
Published on novaparks.com, checked August 2026. Fee schedules change, so confirm before booking.
Where this price sits in Washington, DC
$425 is the 23rd lowest published starting price of the 36 venues listed in the Washington, DC metro. The metro median starting price is $373, and 13 of the 36 listings publish a higher starting price than this one.
Among the 7 garden & conservatory listings in the metro it ranks 6th lowest, against a median of $250 for that type.
What the capacity costs per guest
The source publishes a capacity of 120 guests. At $425, filling the space works out to $3.54 per guest for the site fee alone, before the license, an officiant, food, or rentals. The median published capacity across the 23 Washington, DC listings that publish one is 100 guests, so this space is larger than the metro median.
Cheaper published prices in Vienna
This listing in Vienna publishes a starting price below $425.
| Venue | Published price | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Meadowlark Botanical Gardens Children's Garden Picnic PavilionVienna, VA · Garden & Conservatory | $250 to $330 | not published |
Other garden & conservatory listings in Washington, DC
Same venue type, prices closest to this one.
| Venue | Published price | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Green Spring Gardens - The Moon Gate and Serenity GardenAlexandria, VA · Garden & Conservatory | $500 to $600 | 60 guests |
| Green Spring Gardens - Pond GazeboAlexandria, VA · Garden & Conservatory | $275 | 25 guests |
| Green Spring Gardens - White GazeboAlexandria, VA · Garden & Conservatory | $250 to $300 | 40 guests |
Marriage license in Fairfax County, VA
The venue fee above does not include the license. Vienna sits in Fairfax County, VA, and these are the terms that county publishes. Checked September 2026.
| Issuing office | Clerk of the Circuit Court for Fairfax County, Public Service DivisionFairfax County Courthouse, 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 116, Fairfax, VA 22030 |
| License fee | $30The fee is $30.00 payable by cash or credit card (Visa or MasterCard only with a 4% processing fee). |
| Waiting period | None |
| License valid for | 60 days |
| Who must appear | Both parties, in person |
| ID required | a valid photo id (driver's license, passport or military identification card) for each applicant, the Social Security number of each applicant, and the full names of each applicant's parents including full middle names as they appear on their birth certificates |
| Appointment | Not required |
| Apply online | Application available online |
| Same-day issue | Issued the same visit |
| Ceremony at the office | Not offered by this office |
| Witnesses | None required by statute |
Source: fairfaxcounty.gov, fairfaxcounty.gov, law.lis.virginia.gov
Both applicants must appear together and be at least 18. Hours for obtaining a marriage license are 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and no appointment is needed. Completing the free Online Marriage License Pre-Application first speeds up the counter visit; once submitted you have sixty days to come in for the license. The clerk also issues marriage licenses at a satellite location on the second Tuesday of each month. Chantilly, Clifton, Great Falls, Herndon, Lorton and Vienna all sit in Fairfax County, and in any case a Virginia license from any circuit court is valid anywhere in Virginia.
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