Best Places to Get Married
With Valentine’s Day around the corner and the average wedding costing $28,000, WalletHub has released its report on 2023’s Best Places to Get Married. To help couples find the most wedding-friendly destinations, WalletHub compared more than 180 of the biggest U.S. cities across 26 key indicators of cost-effectiveness, convenience and enjoyment.
Best Places to Get Married in the U.S.
1. Orlando, FL
2. Las Vegas, NV
3. Tulsa, OK
4. Tampa, FL
5. Atlanta, GA
6. Miami, FL
7. Knoxville, TN
8. El Paso, TX
9. New Orleans, LA
10. Boise, ID
11. Oklahoma City, OK
12. Tucson, AZ
13. Columbia, SC
14. St. Louis, MO
15. Cincinnati, OH
16. Chicago, IL
17. Charleston, WV
18. Wichita, KS
19. Richmond, VA
20. Charlotte, NC
Best vs. Worst
- Fort Smith, Arkansas, has the lowest average wedding cost, $15,235, which is 3.1 times lower than in Honolulu and Pearl City, Hawaii, the cities with the highest at $47,813.
- Washington has the most event planners per capita, 71, which is 8.9 times more than in Fayetteville, North Carolina, the city with the fewest at 8.
- San Francisco has the most musicians per capita, 20, which is 58.8 times more than in Anchorage, Alaska, the city with the fewest at 0.34.