Rixey Manor · rixeymanor.com
Wedding venue comparison checklist
Tick what's included. Write in the dollar add-on for what's extra. Add it up at the bottom.
The Wedding Day
The Estate Weekend
Venue: ________________
Venue: ________________
Headline price
$15,500 peak
$12,000 off-season
$21,000 peak
$16,000 off-season
$ _____________
$ _____________
What's in the base price
Venue rental, full day
✓
✓
☐ + $ _________
☐ + $ _________
Friday access for rehearsal dinner
—
✓
☐ + $ _________
☐ + $ _________
Two nights lodging for 14 (manor + cottage)
—
✓
☐ + $ _________
☐ + $ _________
Chiavari chairs & tables
✓
✓
☐ + $ _________
☐ + $ _________
Two separate getting-ready spaces
✓
✓
☐ + $ _________
☐ + $ _________
Exclusive use of the property
Totally private all day
Whole weekend, no other weddings
_____________
_____________
Licensed bartending — Saturday
✓
✓
☐ + $ _________
☐ + $ _________
Licensed bartending — Friday
—
✓
☐ + $ _________
☐ + $ _________
BYOB, no corkage fees
✓
✓
☐ + $ _________
☐ + $ _________
Basic linens
✓
✓
☐ + $ _________
☐ + $ _________
Silk floral + candle centerpieces
✓
✓
☐ + $ _________
☐ + $ _________
Borrow shed (décor library)
✓
✓
☐ + $ _________
☐ + $ _________
No required vendor list
✓
✓
☐ + $ _________
☐ + $ _________
No vendor markup or facility fee
✓
✓
☐ + $ _________
☐ + $ _________
Day-of venue team
✓
✓
☐ + $ _________
☐ + $ _________
Day-of coordinator
✓
✓
☐ + $ _________
☐ + $ _________
Pets welcome at ceremony
✓
✓
☐ yes ☐ no
☐ yes ☐ no
Outdoor finish time
10pm
10pm
_____________
_____________
Guest minimum
None
None
_____________
_____________
Available upgrades
Extra hour beyond 10pm (party moves inside, or the fire pit)
+$750/hr
+$750/hr
☐ + $ _________
☐ + $ _________
Third night of lodging
—
+$1,750
☐ + $ _________
☐ + $ _________
Overnight — one night before or after
+$1,750
—
☐ + $ _________
☐ + $ _________
Overnight — two nights around the wedding
+$3,250
—
☐ + $ _________
☐ + $ _________
Extra event (cultural ceremony, exit brunch, etc.)
+$1,500/50
+$1,500/50
☐ + $ _________
☐ + $ _________
Larger guest count (101–150 Saturday)
+$1,500
+$1,500
☐ + $ _________
☐ + $ _________
Larger guest count (151–200 Saturday)
+$3,000
+$3,000
☐ + $ _________
☐ + $ _________
Available discounts (stackable up to 20% at Rixey)
Off-site ceremony (church, separate venue)
−5%
−5%
☐ − _____ %
☐ − _____ %
Recommended vendors only
−5%
−5%
☐ − _____ %
☐ − _____ %
Under 50 Saturday guests
−10%
−10%
☐ − _____ %
☐ − _____ %
Military / veteran / first responder
−10%
−10%
☐ − _____ %
☐ − _____ %
Bring-your-own + other policies
Outside caterer of your choice allowed
✓
✓
☐ yes ☐ no
☐ yes ☐ no
Food trucks allowed
✓
✓
☐ yes ☐ no
☐ yes ☐ no
Multiple ceremony locations on property
✓
✓
☐ yes ☐ no
☐ yes ☐ no
Indoor backup if it rains
✓
✓
☐ yes ☐ no
☐ yes ☐ no
Sparklers allowed (wedding-safe)
✓
✓
☐ yes ☐ no
☐ yes ☐ no
Open-flame candles allowed
✓
✓
☐ yes ☐ no
☐ yes ☐ no
Real-flower petals allowed
✓
✓
☐ yes ☐ no
☐ yes ☐ no
Drone photography allowed
✓
✓
☐ yes ☐ no
☐ yes ☐ no
Day-after pickup window for vendor rentals
✓
✓
☐ yes ☐ no
☐ yes ☐ no
No day-of liability insurance required by venue
✓
✓
☐ yes ☐ no
☐ yes ☐ no
Same-sex / LGBTQ+ weddings welcome
✓
✓
☐ yes ☐ no
☐ yes ☐ no
Real total — headline + every add-on
$15,500 / $12,000
$21,000 / $16,000
$ ______________
$ ______________
Off-season at Rixey: January, February, July, August. Most venues don't reduce rates in off-season the way we do — worth asking. · Comparable Northern Virginia market figures for reference: bartending ~$1,800 · corkage ~$1,400 · linens ~$750 · centerpieces ~$1,200 · coordinator ~$2,500 · second prep suite ~$750.
