The Pavilion at Occoquan Regional Park
Lorton, VA
| Venue type | Park & Pavilion |
| Location | Lorton, VA |
| Published price | $500 to $1,080 |
| Capacity | Up to 250 guests |
| Setting | Outdoor |
| Event type | Ceremony and reception possible |
What the venue publishes
NOVA Parks Occoquan Regional Park fee table: "Pavilion at Occoquan (Use of NOVA Parks Catering Required) | Monday - Thursday, per day $500.00 Jurisdiction / $560.00 Non-Jurisdiction | Friday - Sunday & Holidays, per day $1060.00 Jurisdiction / $1080.00 Non-Jurisdiction".
The source publishes a range of $500 to $1,080, so which end applies depends on the options the source lists.
Included per the venue's site
- Electricity
- Covered seating with tables for up to 250
Large covered pavilion at Occoquan Regional Park, home of the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial. Mandatory: use of NOVA Parks catering is required, which is an added cost on top of the rental. Covered seating for 250 with additional adjacent field space for larger groups (the park states the site can handle picnicking for groups up to 1,500). Smaller shelters at the same park run $165-$245 per day.
Published on novaparks.com, checked August 2026. Fee schedules change, so confirm before booking.
Where this price sits in Washington, DC
$500 is the 24th lowest published starting price of the 36 venues listed in the Washington, DC metro. The metro median starting price is $373, and 10 of the 36 listings publish a higher starting price than this one.
Among the 11 park & pavilion listings in the metro it ranks 11th lowest, against a median of $200 for that type.
What the capacity costs per guest
The source publishes a capacity of 250 guests. At $500, filling the space works out to $2.00 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 Lorton
This listing in Lorton publishes a starting price below $500.
| Venue | Published price | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Pohick Bay Regional Park - Eagle's Nest VerandaLorton, VA · Park & Pavilion | $385 to $540 | not published |
Other park & pavilion listings in Washington, DC
Same venue type, prices closest to this one.
| Venue | Published price | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Cabin John Regional Park Group Picnic AreaBethesda, MD · Park & Pavilion | $400 to $500 | not published |
| Algonkian Regional Park - Deluxe Picnic ShelterSterling, VA · Park & Pavilion | $395 to $680 | 200 guests |
| Black Hill Regional Park Large Picnic ShelterBoyds, MD · Park & Pavilion | $250 to $300 | 100 guests |
Marriage license in Fairfax County, VA
The venue fee above does not include the license. Lorton 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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