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Center for Brooklyn History

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Reports on file

All-in cost submissions

Typical submission guest count

110

Range: 95 to 125

Venue Capacity

125

125 seated · 125 cocktail

Average Cost Per Guest

$256

Across submissions

Seasonality Swing

+46%

Peak season vs off-peak

Cost Range

$23.1k

$23k–$34k

Up to $33.8k reported

Reported

All-In Reported Cost · 2 receipts

What couples actually paid or were quoted.

A wedding at Center for Brooklyn History typically runs about $28,400 all-in, with real quotes and receipts ranging from $23,050 to $33,750. That’s the site fee, ceremony surcharge, and any required add-ons rolled together. Here’s what the numbers look like.

Median All-In

$28,400

Reported Costs · By Wedding Date

Day of Week:

More filters unlock as submissions grow

median $28,400

$33.8k

$23.1k

Apr '27

Sat · peak

Jan '28

Thu · off-peak

25th Pctl

$25,725

Median

$28,400

75th Pctl

$31,075

Mean

$28,400

Recent Submissions

Month	Day	Guests	Total	Type	Notes
Jan 2028	Thu	95	$23,050	Quote	Off-peak Thursday · Venue + F&B
Apr 2027	Sat	125	$33,750	Quote	Peak Saturday · Venue + F&B

Jan 2028 · Thu$23,050

95 guests · Quote

Off-peak Thursday · Venue + F&B

Apr 2027 · Sat$33,750

125 guests · Quote

Peak Saturday · Venue + F&B

Pricing Model Key

Venue + F&BSite fee plus food and/or beverage provided by the venue.

Coming with more data

As submission counts grow, we’ll break this down into line-item ranges (site fee vs. ceremony surcharge vs. required add-ons) plus seasonal and day-of-week adjustments.

What’s included

Site fee, ceremony surcharge, required staffing, security, insurance riders, and overtime as billed.

What’s not

Catering, florals, rentals, photography, music, attire: those have their own ledgers.

Fine Print