Weddings, Parties & Special Events

You are cordially invited to preview our unique and elegant wedding and reception settings. Be our guest as you learn about our historic house and beautiful grounds that offer a site you will always remember as the perfect setting for your wedding celebration.

Mount Vernon Unitarian Church sits on seven beautifully landscaped acres just four miles south of Old Town Alexandria. We offer two lovely indoor reception sites, Hollin Hall and the Meeting House, and a picturesque walled garden all of which can accommodate a variety of special occasions from small parties to large wedding receptions.

The site of our grounds, the highest point in southern Fairfax County, was once part of a 2,000-acre plantation owned by Revolutionary War patriot George Mason. George Mason's son, Thomson Mason, built the original Hollin Hall home which burned in 1824. In 1916, industrialist Harley Wilson built an elegant new Hollin Hall. Many prominent Americans, including Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, and Carl Sandburg, visited the home and its brick-walled gardens.

Hollin Hall, a gracious Georgian manor house surrounded by 175 year-old boxwood gardens, offers a unique setting for weddings, receptions, parties and rehearsal dinners. Hollin Hall features four separate rooms, a formal entry hall, and modern kitchen. Your event can spread out onto the lovely wisteria-arbored terrace in the back of Hollin Hall next to our boxwood maze. Hollin Hall is an historic property that is listed on the Fairfax County Inventory of Historic Sites and can accommodate 140 people standing or 90 people seated.

A beautiful curved brick wall surrounds our romantic, 3-tiered boxwood garden that is the perfect site for weddings. Photographic opportunities abound in the garden and throughout our grounds. The boxwood garden is rented in combination with the chapel to insure a beautiful event in case of inclement weather.

The Meeting House is a spacious, contemporary site for larger weddings and receptions. With clean, simple lines, warm hardwood floors and a soaring ceiling, this is a wonderful reception location for dining, music and dancing. The Meeting House can accommodate 225 people standing or 150 people seated. A lovely slate terrace, adjoining the Meeting House and facing the walled boxwood garden, provides an outdoor space for up to 150 people.

Renters may select an excellent caterer from our preferred caterer list all of whom aim to suit your tastes and requirements. From a garden party to an elegant seated dinner, they are ready to make your event a delicious success. Additionally, an event monitor will be on hand to insure your event runs smoothly. Alcohol may be served in moderation and in compliance with the ABC laws of Virginia.

Our facilities are generally available throughout the year, seven days a week. Rental hours are 8:00 am to 10:00 pm Monday through Thursday, 8:00 am to 12:00 midnight Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 pm to 11:00 pm on Sundays. Wedding ceremony rentals without receptions generally must conclude by 2:00 pm on Saturdays. Renters are permitted to use tables and interior chairs at no extra cost. Both facilities are equipped with modern, warming kitchens, adjacent, free parking for 100 cars, and are handicapped accessible. Amplified music is permitted inside only. Tours are conducted by appointment only.

We are located at 1909 Windmill Lane in Alexandria, VA. We can be reached by taking the George Washington Parkway south through Old Town Alexandria towards Mount Vernon. Turn right off of the George Washington Parkway on Morningside Lane. At the first light, turn right on Fort Hunt Road. Take the first left turn onto Mason Hill Drive. At the first stop sign, turn right on Windmill Lane and proceed to 1909 Windmill Lane on the left.

Schedule of Rental Fees
Wedding Ceremony (without reception)
Gardens or chapel, 2 hours	$500
Each additional hour	$250
Wedding rehearsal (1 hour)	$200
Garden wedding chair rental (includes setup/break down) 150 chairs	$250
Wedding Ceremony/Reception or Reception
Hollin Hall and/or Meeting House plus gardens (7 hours)	$3,150
Each additional hour (or fraction)	$400
Wedding Rehearsal (1 hour)	$200
Garden wedding chair rental (includes setup/break down) 100 chairs	$150
Reception Only
Hollin Hall and Meeting House - 5 hours* (includes patio/wisteria arbor and slate terrace)	$2,250
Each additional hour or fraction	400
Reception Only
Hollin Hall - 5 hours* (includes patio/wisteria arbor)	$2,000
Each additional hour or fraction	400
*All time allotments must include caterer set up and break down time. Additional hour charges ($400 per hour) apply if time is exceeded. Consult your caterer to determine realistic time requirements for set up and break down.
Refundable Security Deposit
Preferred caterer used	$500
Non-preferred caterer used	$800
Wedding ceremony (without reception)	$300
The rental fee includes use of the space, use of tables and interior chairs, and an Event Monitor who will be present during the length of the event. Contracted rental time includes set up and break down time for the caterer. Rental fee is non-refundable and one half is due when rental contract is signed. The remaining half of the rental fee is due three months prior to the event. The security deposit is due in the month preceding the event. If using a caterer that is not an MVUC approved caterer, there is a $100 administrative fee. Rental fees are 10% higher on holidays.

Hollin Hall and
the Meeting House
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Mount Vernon Unitarian Church

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Make your Wedding and Reception
an Occasion to Remember at
Hollin Hall and the Meeting House at
Mount Vernon Unitarian Church

Schedule of Rental Fees

Hollin Hall and the Meeting House at Mount Vernon Unitarian Church

Contact:

Make your Wedding and Reception an Occasion to Remember at Hollin Hall and the Meeting House at Mount Vernon Unitarian Church

Schedule of Rental Fees

Hollin Hall and
the Meeting House
at
Mount Vernon Unitarian Church

Make your Wedding and Reception
an Occasion to Remember at
Hollin Hall and the Meeting House at
Mount Vernon Unitarian Church