The 17 best wedding venues in Richmond, ranked and compared

Mankin Mansion is a 1924 Italianate-Georgian Revival estate in Richmond, Virginia, built by brick manufacturer Edward Thurston Mankin and renovated by Martin and Paula Ramirez beginning in 2004 (opened as a venue in 2006). The 5-acre property accommodates up to 200 guests with multiple ceremony and reception options: an English Garden with a brick aisle and iron arbor, a climate-controlled European Gallery with crystal chandeliers and grand fireplace, a Grand Pavilion Tent with custom dance floor and Italian draped lighting, plus a brick patio and Pergola bar. Getting-ready spaces include the Summer Parlor, Lounge and Rockefeller Room, and the estate offers five hotel rooms and five suites for overnight stays. Evergreen and Evermore wedding packages run $11,995-$24,995 and include in-house planning team coordination, tables, chairs, linens, complete setup/breakdown, complimentary parking and shuttle connection with nearby hotels. The venue allows fireworks and sparklers and works with a curated catering partner list.

Common House Richmond is a stylish social club and event venue in downtown Richmond, VA, offering fullservice weddings with inhouse catering and bar. Its historic building features chic, industrial interiors, rooftop and loft spaces, and flexible layouts for ceremonies and receptions. Couples appreciate its central location near hotels, attentive planning team, and excellent food and drink. Indoor spaces provide a strong rain plan and yearround comfort.

Linden Row Inn is a historic boutique hotel wedding venue in the heart of Richmond, Virginia, featuring 19thcentury architecture and antique furnishings. Couples can host ceremonies in the romantic courtyard and receptions in elegant indoor parlors with onsite guest accommodations. Fullservice event support, including catering and bar through the onsite restaurant, helps streamline planning. Its central downtown location offers easy access for guests and timeless backdrops for photos.

Omni Richmond Hotel is a fullservice wedding venue in downtown Richmond, Virginia, offering elegant ballrooms and contemporary spaces for ceremonies and receptions. With over 30 years of wedding experience, its inhouse catering, bar, and coordination teams help couples customize every detail. Onsite guest rooms, getready spaces, and urban views make it convenient for destination or local weddings. The hotel’s flexible event rooms can accommodate both intimate gatherings and larger celebrations.

Richmond Marriott is a fullservice hotel wedding venue in downtown Richmond, Virginia, known for its elegant Grand Ballroom and professional onsite planning team. The property offers luxury accommodations, inhouse catering and bar, and dedicated event coordinators to manage every detail. Couples can host ceremonies, receptions, and gettingready activities all in one convenient location connected to the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Its refined ballrooms and modern amenities create a classic yet contemporary setting for large celebrations.

The Answer Brewpub is a craft brewery and wedding venue in Richmond, Virginia, offering a trendy, casual setting for celebrations. Established in late 2014 by Chief Beer Officer An Bui, it features housebrewed beers and pubstyle food. The venue suits smaller weddings, receptions, and parties seeking a laidback atmosphere. Indoor taproom space and an outdoor patio provide flexible options for events.

The Boathouse at Rocketts Landing is a historic waterfront restaurant and wedding venue housed in a historic 1887 brick power-plant building on the banks of the James River in Richmond, Virginia, with sweeping views of the downtown city skyline. Part of the HOUSEpitality Family, the venue offers industrial-chic ambiance with exposed antique brick and floor-to-ceiling windows. The Riverview Room is a 2,800 sq ft event space accommodating 150 seated guests or up to 230 for cocktail-style receptions, with private restrooms and covered front and side patios overlooking the river and city skyline; the Harbourmaster Suite is a top-floor private room with floor-to-ceiling windows seating up to 24 (30 cocktail), and the Riverfront Lawn/Patio hosts ceremonies. Saturday evening weddings with reception typically range $13,000-$18,000, with all-inclusive packages covering tables, chairs, linens, china, glassware, flatware, in-house catering, bar service, banquet staff, a professional event coordinator, complimentary cake cutting and a midnight snack gift bag.

The Westhampton clubhouse of The Country Club of Virginia (CCV) is a historic 1908 full-service country-club building in Richmond and one of Richmond's most highly regarded event venues. The 70,000 sq ft clubhouse houses two large ballrooms that anchor the social fabric of the Club's 8,000+ members, and CCV's banquet program averages over 35 weddings a year with private-event spaces accommodating up to 600 guests seated or over 1,000 standing. Westhampton campus amenities also include a 100,000 sq ft Fitness/Racquet Sports Complex, four-acre Aquatics Complex, indoor and outdoor tennis and pickleball courts, event lawns and a spa. Dining outlets at Westhampton include Ollie's, The Grill and Grill Terrace, Cool Springs Cafe and the seasonal Poolside Cafe.

The Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC), housed in a 1913 neoclassical building on N Arthur Ashe Boulevard in Richmond, is the oldest cultural organization in Virginia and home to a research library and an expansive collection of more than 9 million items spanning Virginia history. The VMHC offers a variety of unique indoor and outdoor spaces for ceremonies, receptions, conferences and special events, accommodating 50 to 300 guests. Members of the 1831 Society receive 20% off one annual event rental at the museum or at the affiliated Virginia House. The museum's events team coordinates each booking through events@VirginiaHistory.org.

The Country Club of Virginia (CCV) is a member-owned private country club in Richmond, Virginia, ranked as the No. 8 Platinum Club of America by the Club Leaders Forum. The James River campus is the golf-centric of CCV's two campuses, featuring a 36,000 sq ft clubhouse, 36 holes of golf, a Men's Grill, a state-of-the-art Golf Performance Center and locker rooms. James River also offers a boat landing on the James River with storage for boats, paddle boards and kayaks, and includes two outdoor event venues, the Red Brick Barn and the Farmhouse. CCV's banquet program averages over 35 weddings a year (across both campuses) with private-event spaces accommodating up to 600 guests seated or over 1,000 standing. Dining outlets at James River include the James River Dining Room (upscale casual, 225 seats).

Virginia House is a romantic English Tudor manor house relocated from Warwick, England to Richmond's Windsor Farms neighborhood in 1925 and operated by the Virginia Museum of History & Culture. Nestled on a hillside overlooking the James River, it is surrounded by nearly eight acres of grounds and gardens designed by Charles Freeman Gillette, providing a timeless backdrop for ceremonies, receptions, portraits, retreats and dinners. The house is preserved with original woodwork and antiques and offers modern amenities for large gatherings. Outdoor weddings can host up to 150 seated guests; the property is booked through 2027 for weekend events.

The Hidden Oaks is a contemporary greenhouse-style wedding venue set on 55 acres of private forested land in North Chesterfield, Virginia. Its centerpiece is a glass-walled Greenhouse Reception Hall accommodating up to 350 guests, paired with multiple outdoor ceremony sites, European-style gardens, a state-of-the-art pedestrian bridge for aisle entrances, and on-site Highland cattle. Additional amenities include the Cocktail Cottage with a bar and prep kitchen, a bridal suite with makeup stations and a private bath, a groom suite with plush seating and a big-screen TV, and outdoor patios with string lights and fire-pit lounges. Tables and chairs are provided for up to 200 guests, and shuttle service ferries guests from parking to the reception. The venue was voted “Best New Wedding Venue” by Richmond Bridal Magazine in 2023.

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) is an all-inclusive wedding venue in the heart of Richmond's Museum District, open 365 days a year and home to more than 50,000 works of art including a renowned Faberge collection. The museum hosts ceremonies and receptions in multiple spaces including the soaring four-story Louise B. and J. Harwood Cochrane Atrium (50–300 seated, 50–1000 standing, $6,500 for 4 hours), the Colonial Revival-style Floris/Pauley Parlor & Dining Room with grand piano and chandeliers (50–125 seated, $4,000 for 4 hours), Amuse Restaurant with sculpture garden terrace, and Best Cafe with floor-to-ceiling reflecting-pond views. The venue handles food, beverage and rentals, with full wedding pricing starting at $15,000 for up to 300 seated guests.

The Loft is a historic second-floor event venue in the Steamer Co building in the Jackson Ward arts district of downtown Richmond, Virginia. The space features original windows, exposed brick walls, hardwood floors, soaring ceilings and modern amenities, accommodating up to 75 guests for intimate weddings, elopements, corporate meetings, holiday parties and baby showers. Owner-operators Jennie and Stephen (Carbone Photo Co.) coordinate setup, tear-down and event support with responsive communication. The Loft is located in the Jackson Ward neighborhood at 200 W. Marshall Street, with wheelchair accessible restroom (but no wheelchair-accessible entrance to the second-floor space).

The VMFA Pauley Center is the historic Colonial Revival reception facility of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond's Museum District. Its architectural design is based on 18th-century plans for the White House, and the parlor and foyer were recently redesigned by Abode Studio to offer refreshed elegance. The Pauley Center is home to the museum's tearoom, Floris at VMFA, and is a favorite for wedding ceremonies, receptions, rehearsal dinners and bridal showers. It accommodates 50–125 seated or 50–300 standing for $4,000 for the first 4 hours, and includes lights and chandeliers with dimmers, a grand piano, foyer with grand entrance and a custom wallpapered dining room.

Lucky In Love Wedding Chapel is a retro-inspired, vintage-flair chapel in the heart of downtown Richmond, Virginia, founded by licensed civil celebrants Tia Ballard, Kasie Murphy, and Savannah Manzie to provide a warm, inclusive, judgment-free home for stress-free elopements, intimate ceremonies and marriage-license signings. The chapel accommodates up to 20 guests and offers four core packages: 'Legally Hitched' license signing from $250, the 'Virginia is for Elopers' 30-minute ceremony starting at $500, the 'Picture Perfect' 60-minute ceremony with photography, and the all-inclusive 'Jackpot' package starting around $2,300 with 60-minute photography, custom florals by Yarrow & Vogue, a custom wedding cake, sparkling non-alcoholic toast and ribbon send-off. The team writes ceremonies, handles all legal paperwork, and is committed to celebrating LGBTQ+ couples and all kinds of love.

The Branch Museum of Design is a nationally registered historic Tudor Revival house and event venue at 2501 Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, originally built for the Branch family. The museum hosts exhibits and guided tours on architecture and design and rents its refined interiors, versatile gallery spaces and outdoor garden for weddings, receptions, lectures and corporate events (per Richmond City ordinance, up to 300 attendees for reception events). Wedding offerings include weekend packages starting at $15,000 and Saturday packages starting at $12,000, with micro-wedding and a-la-carte options; an on-site neighboring parking lot and chandelier lighting are included.