The 11 best wedding venues in Fairfax, ranked and compared

Hilton Garden Inn Fairfax is a modern hotel wedding venue in Fairfax, Virginia, featuring a ballroom, large foyer, and garden courtyard with fountain and string lights. The property can host ceremonies, cocktail hours, and receptions all onsite with fullservice inhouse catering and bar. Couples benefit from onsite accommodations, flexible packages (including cultural celebrations), and experienced event staff.

The Civil War Interpretive Center at Historic Blenheim is a City of Fairfax–owned 12-acre historic site centered on a c. 1859 Greek-Revival brick house famous for the 'diary on the walls', Federal soldier signatures, pictographs and thoughts preserved in the attic from 1862-1863, paired with a modern Civil War Interpretive Center. The site offers a unique wedding venue with the spacious multipurpose room inside the Interpretive Center (accommodates roughly 30 attendees indoors per real-couple review) or outdoor events on the secluded grounds surrounded by towering trees with the historic house as a backdrop; couples can put up a dining tent on the lawn and have lawn games. The site is fully accessible with free on-site parking, and rentals are handled by Fairfax City via rentalvenues@fairfaxva.gov. Visitors can also tour Grandma's Cottage (c.1840) and the Willcoxon Family Cemetery on the grounds.

Fairfax Marriott at Fair Oaks is a modern hotel wedding venue in Fairfax, Virginia, offering chic ballrooms and onsite accommodations minutes from Dulles Airport. Couples can host ceremonies and receptions in flexible indoor event spaces supported by inhouse catering and bar services. Fullservice event staff assist with planning, setup, and cleanup for a seamless celebration experience. Guests benefit from convenient parking, guest rooms, and proximity to Washington, D.C.

International Country Club in Fairfax, Virginia is a private country club set on 220 acres of parkland with panoramic golf course views. The club offers customizable wedding packages with onsite catering, open bar, and fullservice event support, hosting only one wedding per day. Indoor and outdoor spaces, including balcony areas overlooking the greens, accommodate a range of guest counts yearround. This venue emphasizes attentive service, quality cuisine, and a classic, elegant country club setting for full wedding celebrations.

Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center is a modern municipal event venue in the City of Fairfax, Virginia, adjacent to Van Dyck Park and within walking distance of Old Town Fairfax. The center was a $5 million gift from the Sherwood family and opened to the public on 2/12/2011. It offers three flexible rental spaces: the Performance Space (with a beautifully adorned wood floor, rentable as a full or half space), the Rehearsal Space, and the Art Room. The Full Performance Space holds 333 with tables and chairs or up to 500 with chairs only, while smaller rooms accommodate 60–70 guests. Outside vendors are permitted, the venue is fully ADA-accessible with free on-site parking, and a banquet license plus alcohol fee is required if serving alcohol.

P.J. Skidoos is a long-running American restaurant and bar in a large brick building at 9908 Fairfax Boulevard in Fairfax, Virginia, with classic American fare, full bar with beer, wine and cocktails, brunch service, outdoor seating and a lively night-time bar scene. Banquet events are held in a private banquet room accommodating 30 to 150 guests via plated luncheon, sit-down dinner, buffet (~$36.95 per person) or appetizer platters, with a $200 non-refundable deposit, 20% gratuity, 10% sales tax and a $2 per person cake cutting fee. House liquor drinks are $8, domestic beer $6, imported $7, house wine $7 and a 3-hour cash bar carries a $100 bartender minimum. The banquet room is reached by 10 carpeted stairs from the parking lot and is explicitly NOT handicap-accessible, though the restaurant itself is wheelchair-friendly. Reviewers praise consistent food quality, long happy-hour and friendly long-tenured ownership.

Penderbrook Golf Club is a public 18-hole par-71 championship golf course in the Penderbrook Community of Fairfax, Virginia, built in 1981 (designed by Ault, Clark & Associates) and professionally managed by Arnold Palmer Golf Management. The rolling layout features seven water holes, over 60 bunkers, tight rye fairways, large greens and mature trees, with a clubhouse, full-service pro shop and on-site restaurant Mulligans Pub. For private events the clubhouse accommodates up to 90 guests inside and an additional 50 on an outside covered deck, with staff customizing menus and transforming the space for weddings, banquets and parties. Catering is handled by DM Catering LLC (Erin Monaghan, dmcateringllc@gmail.com). Free parking, ADA-accessible parking and entrance are available.

Located in Fairfax, VA, CrystalView Weddings & Events is a large, opulent venue specializing in lavish, largescale events, easily accommodating 300 to 450 guests, one of the largest capacities in the DMV area. The venue is characterized by its breathtaking elegance, crystals, and chandeliers. It offers customizable decor options, inhouse coordination, and strong connections to local vendors, providing a seamless and luxurious experience for couples seeking a truly grand celebration.

The Country Club of Fairfax is a 156-acre private country club in Fairfax, Virginia, offering a classically-styled clubhouse with rolling golf-green vistas as the backdrop for full wedding ceremonies, receptions, bridal showers, engagement parties, elopements and rehearsal dinners. The crown-jewel Grand Ballroom seats up to 220 guests in refined splendor and features a full-length veranda overlooking lush greenery; the Presidential Room hosts up to 45 guests with warm wood trim and a traditional palette, and the Bistro Room hosts up to 55 with soft seating, a familial fireplace and views of the grounds. Catering is full-service in-house with plated, buffet, family-style, stations, cocktail reception and dessert options; bar packages start at $22 per person and include house beer, house wine and open bar. The starting site fee for receptions is $2,500 (with a $500 ceremony fee), with a 50-guest minimum; included in the site fee are bridal suite, chairs, china, clean-up, event planning, flatware, glassware, linens, parking, set-up and tables. The Club also accommodates outside vendors, get-ready rooms, Wi-Fi, and is a WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards winner (2018, 2021).

Whitehall Farms Event Barn is a raw-space wedding venue on a 205-acre working farm in Clifton/Fairfax County, Virginia, surrounded by pristine forest. Couples can marry in the rustic barn or the covered pavilion with free-ranging farm animals in the backdrop and dance the night away in the sycamore field, with optional hayrides and animal visits. The barn is a blank canvas with heating and A/C, two private dressing rooms, a caterer's prep kitchen, a built-in bar, 150 mahogany Chiavari chairs and assorted banquet tables for indoor use only, plus a standard two-stall luxury bathroom trailer. Maximum capacity is 150 guests. Rental is for 10 hours and priced at $7,500 Fri/Sat, $6,500 Sun–Thu, and $8,500 on holiday weekends with a $1,000 refundable deposit. A licensed day-of coordinator is required, outside vendors are welcome if licensed and insured, BYOB is allowed with an ABC banquet license, and the venue is not accepting new 2026 bookings.

Bellissimo Restaurant is a white-tablecloth Northern Italian eatery in the historic heart of Old Town Fairfax, Virginia, owned by Omar and Mary Killay Lavayen and their three children, with chef Omar at the stove since 2004. The restaurant serves homemade pastas, seafood, meats, salads and a signature tiramisu, and offers outdoor seating overlooking Old Town Hall and Main Street. Bellissimo hosts private and semi-private events for 10–65 guests, including weddings, bridal and baby showers, rehearsal dinners, anniversaries and corporate gatherings, coordinated through Mary at 202-262-3726. The space is wheelchair-accessible throughout, reservable on OpenTable, and partners with the George Mason Center for the Arts (10% off food with same-day ticket).