Hollin Hall Weddings
and Special Events
You are cordially invited to preview our unique garden wedding and reception settings. Be our guest as you learn about our historic manor house, elegant boxwood gardens and beautifully landscaped 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, historic Hollin Hall and the Meeting House, and a picturesque walled boxwood garden to 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 is a gracious Georgian manor house that offers a charming and unique setting for weddings, receptions, parties and rehearsal dinners. Hollin Hall can accommodate 140 people standing or 90 people seated. It features four separate rooms, a formal entry hall, and modern kitchen. Your event can spread out onto the lovely wisteria-arbored terrace and a boxwood maze. Hollin Hall is listed on the Fairfax County Inventory of Historic Sites.
Wisteria Arbor |
The Fireplace Room |
Dining Room |
Chairs in the Garden |
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 in case of inclement weather.
Prayerful Refelction |
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Through the Rose Arbor |
After the Vows |
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 150-175 people seated.
A lovely slate terrace, adjoining the Meeting House and facing the walled boxwood
garden, provides an outdoor cocktail space.
Renters may select an excellent caterer from our preferred caterer list all of whom aim to suit your tastes and requirements--from a casual garden party to an elegant seated dinner. Additionally, an event monitor will be on hand to help your event run smoothly. Alcohol may be served in moderation and in compliance with the ABC laws of Virginia.
 Meeting House Reception |
 Meeting House Reception |
The First Dance |
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Our facilities are generally available throughout the year, seven days a week. Rental
hours are 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 12 midnight,
Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Sundays.
Wedding ceremony rentals without receptions generally must conclude by 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Renters may use our tables and interior chairs at no extra cost. Both facilities are equipped with modern, warming kitchens. Amplified music is permitted inside only. There is adjacent, free parking for 90 vehicles. We are fully handicapped accessible. Tours are conducted by appointment only.
Ceremony Only: $500 - 2 hours; $250 each additional hour or portion thereof.
Garden Chair Rental: $250, 150 chairs, including set up and take down.
Rehearsal: $200 - 1 hour, $100 each additional hour or portion thereof.
Reception Only: Hollin Hall or Meeting House - 6 hours*
includes slate terrace or wisteria arbor - $2,650 , $300 for each additional hour or
portion thereof.
Ceremony and Reception: $3,250, 7 hours,* $400 each additional hour or portion thereof.
*All time allotments must include caterer set up and break-down time. Additional time charges or $400 per hour apply if time is exceeded.
Holidays such as New Year's eve, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas, add 10%.
Refundable Security Deposit:
Wedding ceremony (without reception): $300
Preferred caterer: $500
Non-preferred caterer: $500 from renters plus $500 from caterer
5 hours - $1250 plus $250 each additional hour or portion thereof.
For additional information or to schedule your personal tour, contact:
We have had the most beautiful wedding in Hollin Hall with your caring help. All of our guests were very much impressed with the whole ceremony and the grounds of Hollin Hall. But most of all both Jason and I are deeply grateful for your invaluable help till the last minute. Our wedding ceremony wouldn't have been better than this. We are sending our heartfelt thanks to you and MVUC. Selen and Jason
On a scale of 1 to 5, we would rate you a 5 ++. I don't think I would change a thing. Everything was perfect. I would strongly recommend MVUC to anyone. Your experience and caring is very much appreciated by Patricia and I. We could not have hoped for a better experience. Well, I guess the rain was a problem, but that just gave you and Susan (Barrett's of Alexandria) the opportunity to prove that you could make the entire event just as perfect rain or shine. Thank you and Susan from Patricia and I, our wedding could not have been any better (and we have had many compliments from our guests). Patricia and Steve
Greg and I wanted to thank you for all of the help you provided for our wedding at Hollin Hall. Everything ran so smoothly, especially with your help, all throughout the planning process, ceremony, and reception. We are so happy with how the wedding turned out, even better than we expected, and we have received numerous compliments from our guests saying how beautiful the night was. I only wish the night hadn't flown by so there was more time to enjoy it! We couldn't have picked a better location, and we will definitely recommend Hollin Hall. Rosalie and Greg
Nina, The wedding and the reception and EVERYTHING was absolutely wonderful. Thank you for all your help. The Manor was beautiful, the children's area perfect. Everything was great. I will write you snail mail when I calm down, hopefully by next week. I just want to thank you with all my heart. Love, Anne H
