Wedding venue guides
What wedding venues cost, include, and require
Every guide is built from the prices and policies venues publish themselves: what a celebration costs region by region, which venues meet a requirement you cannot compromise on, and the decisions — a season, a setting, a guest list — that change the answer.
Guides by state
Start with a state, then compare its regions and guides for budget, policies, and practical requirements.
California
Compare the Bay Area, wine country, Los Angeles, San Diego, and more—then narrow by budget, lodging, catering, or weather backup.
18 guides · typical $23k for venue and food at 100 guests
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New York
Compare New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, and the Catskills—then narrow by lodging, catering, or weather backup.
10 guides · typical $41k for venue and food at 100 guests
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New Jersey
Compare New Jersey regions, then narrow by budget, requirements, and the decisions that change the answer.
5 guides · typical $30k for venue and food at 100 guests
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Pennsylvania
Compare Philadelphia, its suburbs, Bucks County, Lancaster, and the Poconos—then narrow by lodging, catering, or weather backup.
10 guides · typical $24k for venue and food at 100 guests
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Massachusetts
Compare Boston, the North and South Shores, Cape Cod, Central Mass, and the Berkshires—then narrow by lodging, catering, or weather backup.
10 guides · typical $26k for venue and food at 100 guests
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Connecticut
Compare the shoreline, Mystic and eastern Connecticut, and Hartford and the river valley—then narrow by lodging, catering, or weather backup.
6 guides · typical $25k for venue and food at 100 guests
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Rhode Island
Compare Newport and Narragansett Bay with South County and Block Island—then narrow by lodging, catering, or weather backup.
4 guides · typical $26k for venue and food at 100 guests
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New Hampshire
Compare southern New Hampshire and the Seacoast, the Lakes Region and White Mountains, and Monadnock and Lake Sunapee—then narrow by lodging or catering.
6 guides · typical $26k for venue and food at 100 guests
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Illinois
Compare Chicago with its north, northwest, and western suburbs—then narrow by lodging, catering, or weather backup.
8 guides · typical $18k for venue and food at 100 guests
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Guides across state lines
Where couples look in more than one state, compare every region in one place.
Guides by what you need
One requirement, compared across every state we cover.
BYOB Wedding Venues
Wedding venues that let you bring your own alcohol, compared state by state: how many allow it, what they typically cost, and which ones to look at first.
4 states · 115 venues
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Wedding Venue Curfews
How late wedding venues let the music play and the party run, compared state by state, with the venues that stay open latest.
5 states · 52 venues confirm music till 11pm+
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Wedding Venues with Outside Catering
Wedding venues that let you bring your own caterer, compared state by state: how many allow it, what the space costs on its own, and where to start.
7 states · 157 venues
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Wedding Venues with On-Site Lodging
Wedding venues where you and your guests can stay the night, compared state by state: how many have on-site lodging, what they cost, and where to start.
9 states · 244 venues
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Outdoor Wedding Venues with Rain Plans
Outdoor wedding venues with a real backup if it rains, compared state by state: how many have one, what they cost, and where to start.
9 states · 391 venues
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