St. John wedding venues and planners
St. John wedding venues publish site fees from $2,500 at The Hills to $25,000 at Gallows Point, each tied to villa or room nights booked, as of October 2026; a planner's beach ceremony starts at $695. Book the venue or planner directly. A beach inside the national park needs a park permit, and every couple needs a license from the Superior Court.
Written by Virgin Islands Villas · Updated Oct 2026
The operators, side by side
| Name | What | Departs from | Group size | Rates | Phone | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallows Point Resort | Resort on the point at Cruz Bay; ceremonies on its Harbor Lawn or amphitheater. | Cruz Bay | up to 30 (amphitheater) to 150 (Harbor Lawn) | $3,500 to $25,000 site fee with 21 to 125 room nights; elopement $3,500 with 5 nights | (340) 776-6434 | Oct 2026 |
| The Hills St. John | Hillside villa enclave; ceremony on its terrace, a licensed USVI planner required. | Bay View Terrace, above Cruz Bay | up to 120 | $2,500 to $5,500 ceremony only; $4,950 to $9,500 with reception, by month, plus 3 to 5 villas (as published, read October 2026) | 800-727-6610 | Oct 2026 |
| Lovango Resort & Beach Club | Resort on Lovango Cay, usually open from mid-December to mid-July by its own FAQ, so confirm the season with the resort; elopement packages for the couple, and weddings and island buy-outs priced on request. | Cruz Bay, or Red Hook, St. Thomas, on the resort's ferry | up to 25 at Lovango Point, 100 at the Sandpit; a buy-out above 100 | Elopements $2,500 or $8,500 plus a $250 to $300 fee and a 3-night stay; weddings on request | (340) 625-0400 | Oct 2026 |
| Ocean 362 | Restaurant at Gallows Point that hosts wedding receptions and caters every event on the resort's grounds; priced on request. | Gallows Point, Cruz Bay | up to 150 on Gallows Point's Harbor Lawn, which it caters | — | (340) 776-0001 | Oct 2026 |
| Island Bliss Weddings | Planner; ceremony packages on Oppenheimer Beach, with help filing the license. | Plans St. John weddings from St. Thomas | up to 6 on the boat package; 25 chairs in the Celebration package | $1,595 elopement to $3,495 ceremony; custom planning from $2,495 | (340) 514-2685 | Oct 2026 |
| Island Mike Weddings | Officiant and planner; ceremonies at Hawksnest, Trunk Bay and Peace Hill, park permit filed. | Officiates on St. John from St. Thomas | — | $695 to $1,995, St. John packages | (340) 201-6069 | Oct 2026 |
How to choose a St. John wedding venue
The St. John venues that print a price all sell the site and the rooms together. Gallows Point Resort in Cruz Bay takes up to 150 on its Harbor Lawn; The Hills, above Cruz Bay, takes 120 on its terrace, and its fee moves with the month, from $2,500 for a ceremony in May or August to December to $9,500 for a February ceremony and reception, as published, read October 2026.
For a smaller day, a planner brings the officiant and the beach: Island Mike Weddings from $695 at Hawksnest, Trunk Bay or Peace Hill, Island Bliss Weddings from $1,595 at Oppenheimer Beach, as of October 2026.
What the site fee leaves out
The tradeoff: the number on the venue's page is not the wedding's cost. Gallows Point charges a further fee when the room nights are not met and leaves gratuities out; The Hills requires a licensed Virgin Islands planner on site from start to finish, and its ceremony-only option allows no outside vendors. Lovango Resort prints only its elopement packages, $2,500 or $8,500 for the couple plus a three-night stay, on a sheet it uploaded in 2023, and quotes weddings on request. It is reached only by its own ferry, about 10 minutes from Cruz Bay, and the boat runs only in the resort's season, which usually opens in mid-December; check the ferry schedule before you set a date.
A rental villa is the owner's call: whether the house takes a ceremony is in the house rules on its villa page, and your first note to the owner should give the head count.
Weddings in Virgin Islands National Park
On a park beach, the National Park Service treats a wedding as a special park use that needs a permit. Per its permits page updated June 30, 2026, the application carries a $50 non-refundable fee, takes 10 business days, longer for a large project, and the park may bill other costs on top.
The marriage license from the Superior Court
The Family Division of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands issues the license for the St. Thomas and St. John district. As of October 2026 it charges a $100 non-refundable application fee and $100 when the license is collected, posts every application for eight days first, and asks for government ID and, after a divorce or a spouse's death, a certified decree or certificate. No blood test. A weekend or holiday pick-up adds $150 a couple by arrangement, and a judge's ceremony, $400, is held on St. Thomas on weekdays at 8:30 am.
Featured villas on St. John
All villas on St. JohnListed by their owners. See rates and dates, then write to the owner.
Questions about weddings on St. John
- Can you get married on Cinnamon Bay beach?
- Cinnamon Bay is inside Virgin Islands National Park, so a ceremony there needs the park's special use permit: a $50 non-refundable fee and 10 business days, longer for a large project, per the National Park Service page updated June 30, 2026.
- How much is a wedding license in the US Virgin Islands?
- $200 in two parts, per the Superior Court as of October 2026: a $100 non-refundable application fee and $100 when you collect the license, paid by certified check, money order or cash in person.
- Do St. John wedding venues require a room block?
- The three that publish prices do. Gallows Point ties each site fee to 21 to 125 room nights, The Hills to three to five villas for five to seven nights, and Lovango its elopement packages to a three-night stay, as of October 2026.
- Can we get married at our rental villa on St. John?
- That is for the owner to decide. Check the house rules on the villa's page, then give the owner the head count when you first write.
Sources: National Park Service (checked Oct 9, 2026) · Superior Court of the Virgin Islands (checked Oct 9, 2026)