It’s that time of year again when The Knot releases their annual Real Weddings Study, interviewing couples about just how much they’ve spent on everything from their wedding venue to the DJ and florist.
One of the elements we always find interesting is which states are the most expensive to get married in, and alternatively the least expensive. If any of the states on the affordable list strike your fancy, you could save a significant amount of money saying “I Do” in one of them. Destination wedding in Alaska, anybody?
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Top 25 Most Expensive Places to Get Married
Based on average cost of a wedding in 2015, couples spend the most on their weddings in the following areas in the US. Four of the five most expensive areas to get married are in the New York/Tri-State area.
- New York – Manhattan: $82,299
- Illinois – Chicago: $61,265
- New York – Westchester/Hudson Valley: $57,501
- New York – Long Island: $56,950
- New Jersey – North/Central: $55,389
- Massachusetts – Cape Cod: $54,334
- Rhode Island: $50,266
- New York – Outer Boroughs: $46,682
- California – Palm Springs: $44,646
- Louisiana – New Orleans: $44,178
- New Jersey – South: $43,223
- Pennsylvania – Philadelphia: $42,429
- Connecticut: $41,692
- Florida – Southern: $39,768
- California – Los Angeles: $39,492
- California – San Francisco/Greater Bay Area: $39,250
- Texas – Houston/East TX: $39,189
- California – Santa Barbara/Ventura: $38,570
- Vermont: $37,880
- Massachusetts – Boston: $37,799
- DC – Washington DC/Northern VA/Suburban MD: $37,034
- Maryland – Baltimore: $36,934
- Michigan – Detroit: $36,619
- Hawaii: $36,424
- California – Orange County/Inland Empire: $34,012
Top 10 Most Affordable Places to Get Married
Based on average cost of a wedding in 2015, couples spend the least on their weddings in the following areas in the US.
- Alaska: $17,361
- South Dakota: $18,890
- Texas – West Texas: $19,261
- Arkansas: $19,856
- New Mexico: $20,114
- North Dakota: $20,211
- Idaho: $20,245
- Montana: $20,322
- Oregon: $20,456
- Illinois – Central: $21,818
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