Because the price tag is only part of what you pay.
Most couples compare venues on a single number. But a wedding is paid for in four currencies — and the sticker price is only the first. Here is what a Northern Virginia wedding really costs, and what an all-inclusive weekend at Zion Springs gives back.
A traditional Saturday wedding for one hundred and twenty-five guests, pieced together vendor by vendor in our region, runs close to $85,000 by the time every contract is signed.
At Zion Springs, one all-inclusive price — and a comparable weekend lands well under that.Sourcing, vetting, and managing more than a dozen vendors takes most couples somewhere between one hundred and three hundred hours — a second job layered onto the one you already have.
Here, one internal team holds all of it. The planning is the easy part.Decision fatigue, vendor chaos, and the family logistics in between are the quiet tax of a wedding — the part no invoice ever shows.
Nothing to chase on the day. You get to simply be there.When a dozen vendors each own a piece of the day, the seams between them are where the stress and the missed moments tend to live.
One team controls every variable — so the day is yours to live, not manage.Our goal isn’t to be the cheapest venue — it’s to deliver a wedding worth every dollar, without the second job. Want the line-by-line for your own wedding?
Calculate it yourself ↓Adjust the details below for an estimate built from current Northern Virginia vendor pricing — the cost of piecing a wedding together yourself, one contract at a time, before you ever weigh the time and the stress.
Unlike most venues, you’ll know the full cost before your wedding — not after. All-inclusive weekends begin at $38,000 and are quoted to your guest count, your season, and the details you choose. Whatever the format, what we quote is what you pay.
Thirty minutes on Zoom — we’ll talk through your vision, your budget, and whether Zion Springs is the right fit. Honest either way.