Wedding Venue Cost Calculator

Venue costs range from $3,000 for a basic space to $15,000+ for a premium location, averaging $6,000-$11,000 nationwide.

Watch for service charges (20-25%), cleanup fees, insurance requirements, minimum spending requirements, and overtime charges. To catch every one before you sign, work through our checklist of questions to ask a wedding venue on each tour.

Yes — often by 20–30%. Venues discount site fees and lower F&B minimums in slow months like January, February, and March, while June, September, and October command a premium. Our guide to the cheapest month to get married ranks every month and shows the typical savings, and our guide to the most expensive month to get married breaks down the peak-season premium you'll pay for those in-demand dates.

Los Angeles and Orange County venues typically set Saturday peak-season food-and-beverage minimums of $12,000 to $30,000, and coastal Malibu estates run considerably higher. Venue plus catering usually consumes 50% to 56% of an LA wedding budget, versus about 38% nationally. Our guide to the average wedding cost in Los Angeles compares every LA sub-market side by side.