Connecticut venue guide
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Wedding venue costs in Connecticut
Start with a typical cost for the venue and food for 100 guests, then see how it changes with the region, the date, and what the quote includes. The guides below go deeper into the places and needs that matter to you.
We've gathered details on 35 Connecticut venues. Pick a starting point and Sage will rank them for your day, with cost estimates wherever the venue publishes its prices.
What should you budget?
Venue and food for 100 guests
$25k
Typical estimate
A typical cost for the venue and food together.
$18k–$35k
Typical range
Most venues fall somewhere in this range, before your date, package, and region narrow it down.
These are our estimates for the venue and food, not a full wedding budget or quotes from the venues. The bar, rentals, staff, service charges, taxes, and extras will all change the total.
Your budget, Connecticut
See which Connecticut venues land in your range
Each estimate is built from the venue's own published pricing at 100 guests. Change the guest count on the next screen.
Costs by region
Compare Connecticut by region
The Connecticut Shoreline is the least expensive region and Hartford & the River Valley the most. Open a regional guide to see the kinds of venues, the rules, and the tradeoffs behind each number.
- The Connecticut Shoreline
Venue and food for 100 guests
Around $21k
- Hartford & the River Valley
Venue and food for 100 guests
Around $23k
What changes the price
Your date can change the price a lot
Each comparison below is the same venue on different dates, so it shows what changing your date saves, not the gap between a cheaper venue and a pricier one.
15%
Less on a weekday
Monday through Thursday, compared with the same venue on a Saturday.
7%
Less on a Friday or Sunday
A good middle ground when a weekday is hard for guests.
How to read the quote
Compare what the number includes
A price for the space alone, a price for the venue and food, and an all-inclusive package cover very different things. Check what's included before deciding one venue costs less than another.
$7,000
Venue only
Just the space, before food, bar, rentals, and staff.
$23k
Venue and food
The easiest price to compare across venues at 100 guests.
$26k
All-inclusive
A bigger package. Still check the menu, bar, staff, rentals, and any minimums.
+29%
Typically added on top of the quoted price, at venues that list their fees.
- 21%
Service charge
What the venue charges for its staff. It isn’t a tip.
- 7.3%
Sales tax
Charged on the total, and often on the service charge too.
Choose your next guide
Find the guide that fits your plans
Start with a region, a budget, something you can't compromise on, or a big decision like when to get married.
Guides by region
The kinds of venues in each area, what a wedding typically costs there, and what makes planning there different.
The Connecticut Shoreline
Venues here cost less than average
Typical $21k for venue and food at 100 guests
Read the guide
Mystic & Eastern Connecticut
More venues here have rooms for guests
Read the guide
Hartford & the River Valley
Venues here include more of your vendors
Typical $23k for venue and food at 100 guests
Read the guide
Guides by what you need
Venues that have one thing you need, and what that really means once you ask the venue about it.
Connecticut Venues with On-Site Lodging
How many Connecticut wedding venues have rooms for guests, what booking the whole property really involves, and how to plan a wedding weekend that works.
26% of wedding venues in Connecticut have rooms on the property
Read the guide
Connecticut Venues with Outside Catering
How many Connecticut wedding venues let you bring your own caterer, what the fine print usually says, and what to ask before food decides your venue.
13% of Connecticut venues with a stated catering policy allow an outside caterer
Read the guide
Connecticut Venues with Rain Plans
How many Connecticut wedding venues say what happens to an outdoor ceremony if it rains, what each kind of backup is like, and what to ask before you book.
51% of Connecticut venues say what happens to an outdoor ceremony if it rains
Read the guide
Get a shortlist for your vision and budget
Tell Sage about your day: your guest count, your budget, and anything you can’t compromise on. Sage checks all 35 Connecticut venues we track and gives you a ranked list, with why each one fits and what to double-check.
Sage the Date reads each venue's own published details, including pricing, catering and alcohol rules, music curfews, rain plans, whether you get the whole property, and how many guests each space holds. Every estimate uses your guest count. When a venue doesn't say, we tell you instead of guessing. Searching is free and doesn't require an account.
How these estimates are built
Sage starts with each venue's own published pricing and policies, then puts different kinds of quotes on the same footing for 100guests. The figures are our estimates, not quotes, and they don't mean a date is available.
Prices for the space alone are kept separate from venue-and-food prices and all-inclusive packages. If a venue doesn't say something, we treat it as unknown, not a no, and statewide percentages only count venues that say either way.
No venue can pay to appear or to rank higher. We only change the updated date when a guide or its data meaningfully changes.