With Valentine’s Day around the corner and the average wedding costing $28,000, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2023’s Best Places to Get Married, as well as expert commentary.
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. The data set ranges from average wedding cost to venues and event spaces per capita to wedding vendors.
Best Places to Get Married in the U.S.
Overall Rank | City | Total Score | Costs | Facilities & Services | Activities & Attractions |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Orlando, FL | 72.84 | 56 | 2 | 6 |
2 | Las Vegas, NV | 68.08 | 106 | 4 | 1 |
3 | Tulsa, OK | 66.58 | 1 | 85 | 43 |
4 | Tampa, FL | 66.57 | 39 | 12 | 11 |
5 | Atlanta, GA | 65.61 | 86 | 3 | 13 |
6 | Miami, FL | 65.31 | 111 | 1 | 9 |
7 | Knoxville, TN | 63.07 | 15 | 56 | 62 |
8 | El Paso, TX | 62.48 | 11 | 107 | 46 |
9 | New Orleans, LA | 61.62 | 67 | 32 | 10 |
10 | Boise, ID | 61.35 | 12 | 86 | 61 |
11 | Oklahoma City, OK | 61.15 | 19 | 81 | 32 |
12 | Tucson, AZ | 60.86 | 42 | 58 | 19 |
13 | Columbia, SC | 60.80 | 25 | 39 | 57 |
14 | St. Louis, MO | 60.75 | 53 | 17 | 31 |
15 | Cincinnati, OH | 60.47 | 48 | 25 | 33 |
16 | Chicago, IL | 60.13 | 104 | 22 | 5 |
17 | Charleston, WV | 60.01 | 14 | 127 | 72 |
18 | Wichita, KS | 59.82 | 2 | 114 | 123 |
19 | Richmond, VA | 59.51 | 41 | 26 | 56 |
20 | Charlotte, NC | 59.11 | 43 | 41 | 42 |
21 | Nashville, TN | 58.83 | 52 | 42 | 29 |
22 | Augusta, GA | 58.82 | 6 | 126 | 120 |
23 | Albuquerque, NM | 58.75 | 35 | 97 | 25 |
24 | Las Cruces, NM | 58.73 | 7 | 170 | 97 |
25 | Springfield, MO | 58.71 | 17 | 89 | 110 |
26 | Louisville, KY | 58.48 | 27 | 71 | 54 |
27 | Shreveport, LA | 58.28 | 5 | 122 | 142 |
28 | Charleston, SC | 58.26 | 84 | 35 | 17 |
29 | San Antonio, TX | 58.11 | 61 | 44 | 27 |
30 | Pittsburgh, PA | 58.11 | 64 | 31 | 38 |
31 | Amarillo, TX | 57.89 | 13 | 147 | 85 |
32 | St. Petersburg, FL | 57.59 | 33 | 94 | 40 |
33 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 57.53 | 96 | 10 | 26 |
34 | Houston, TX | 57.42 | 103 | 15 | 21 |
35 | Birmingham, AL | 57.41 | 24 | 51 | 107 |
36 | Denver, CO | 56.76 | 110 | 14 | 20 |
37 | Phoenix, AZ | 56.54 | 97 | 24 | 23 |
38 | Salt Lake City, UT | 56.38 | 100 | 7 | 35 |
39 | Kansas City, MO | 56.35 | 45 | 66 | 53 |
40 | Rapid City, SD | 56.24 | 18 | 119 | 84 |
41 | Huntington, WV | 56.23 | 4 | 180 | 161 |
42 | Brownsville, TX | 56.17 | 3 | 181 | 164 |
43 | Reno, NV | 56.05 | 71 | 47 | 36 |
44 | Grand Rapids, MI | 55.95 | 36 | 52 | 80 |
45 | Fort Smith, AR | 55.86 | 8 | 174 | 152 |
46 | Chattanooga, TN | 55.82 | 28 | 75 | 91 |
47 | Columbus, GA | 55.74 | 29 | 138 | 64 |
48 | Fayetteville, NC | 55.70 | 16 | 131 | 128 |
49 | Portland, OR | 55.52 | 116 | 18 | 15 |
50 | Laredo, TX | 55.43 | 9 | 179 | 132 |
51 | Los Angeles, CA | 55.31 | 158 | 8 | 2 |
52 | Scottsdale, AZ | 55.01 | 108 | 28 | 24 |
53 | Lubbock, TX | 55.00 | 20 | 112 | 130 |
54 | Baton Rouge, LA | 54.91 | 46 | 57 | 76 |
55 | Memphis, TN | 54.78 | 30 | 102 | 94 |
56 | Raleigh, NC | 54.76 | 66 | 55 | 50 |
57 | Fort Wayne, IN | 54.30 | 10 | 137 | 165 |
58 | Jacksonville, FL | 54.08 | 68 | 64 | 49 |
59 | Dallas, TX | 53.90 | 107 | 23 | 34 |
60 | San Diego, CA | 53.87 | 157 | 6 | 7 |
61 | Columbus, OH | 53.56 | 76 | 65 | 45 |
62 | San Francisco, CA | 53.54 | 170 | 5 | 3 |
63 | Fresno, CA | 53.53 | 54 | 68 | 65 |
64 | Montgomery, AL | 53.46 | 22 | 129 | 143 |
65 | Billings, MT | 53.01 | 31 | 145 | 95 |
66 | Minneapolis, MN | 53.01 | 88 | 50 | 41 |
67 | Bakersfield, CA | 52.87 | 72 | 73 | 58 |
68 | Indianapolis, IN | 52.40 | 82 | 63 | 55 |
69 | Mobile, AL | 52.38 | 40 | 104 | 106 |
70 | Des Moines, IA | 52.25 | 34 | 125 | 116 |
71 | Omaha, NE | 52.24 | 73 | 92 | 60 |
72 | Tallahassee, FL | 51.95 | 47 | 101 | 103 |
73 | Fort Worth, TX | 51.92 | 90 | 61 | 44 |
74 | Toledo, OH | 51.71 | 21 | 154 | 147 |
75 | Missoula, MT | 51.70 | 37 | 118 | 105 |
76 | Sacramento, CA | 51.62 | 137 | 9 | 22 |
77 | Milwaukee, WI | 51.41 | 85 | 80 | 51 |
78 | Lincoln, NE | 51.32 | 60 | 111 | 78 |
79 | Gulfport, MS | 51.25 | 23 | 173 | 139 |
80 | Tempe, AZ | 51.21 | 114 | 40 | 37 |
81 | Colorado Springs, CO | 50.99 | 99 | 62 | 39 |
82 | Austin, TX | 50.94 | 145 | 11 | 14 |
83 | Corpus Christi, TX | 50.90 | 49 | 140 | 101 |
84 | Spokane, WA | 50.88 | 69 | 95 | 79 |
85 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 50.83 | 26 | 158 | 163 |
86 | Overland Park, KS | 50.71 | 51 | 121 | 102 |
87 | Seattle, WA | 50.53 | 149 | 16 | 12 |
88 | Detroit, MI | 50.41 | 78 | 91 | 74 |
89 | Durham, NC | 50.37 | 70 | 88 | 99 |
90 | Cape Coral, FL | 50.11 | 38 | 172 | 114 |
91 | Glendale, AZ | 49.84 | 58 | 143 | 75 |
92 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 49.75 | 32 | 133 | 160 |
93 | Washington, DC | 49.52 | 147 | 20 | 16 |
94 | Chandler, AZ | 49.39 | 77 | 115 | 68 |
95 | Casper, WY | 49.22 | 57 | 167 | 127 |
96 | Huntsville, AL | 49.07 | 65 | 117 | 112 |
97 | Greensboro, NC | 48.95 | 79 | 90 | 83 |
98 | Jackson, MS | 48.90 | 50 | 149 | 141 |
99 | Little Rock, AR | 48.71 | 59 | 113 | 136 |
100 | Virginia Beach, VA | 48.48 | 94 | 74 | 66 |
101 | Bismarck, ND | 48.28 | 44 | 168 | 170 |
102 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | 48.24 | 81 | 116 | 89 |
103 | Gilbert, AZ | 48.03 | 62 | 124 | 122 |
104 | Philadelphia, PA | 47.94 | 138 | 49 | 18 |
105 | Plano, TX | 47.92 | 93 | 72 | 81 |
106 | Fargo, ND | 47.80 | 74 | 141 | 126 |
107 | Sioux Falls, SD | 47.24 | 75 | 150 | 125 |
108 | Akron, OH | 47.23 | 55 | 128 | 155 |
109 | Rochester, NY | 47.02 | 115 | 54 | 69 |
110 | Cleveland, OH | 46.85 | 119 | 53 | 67 |
111 | Anaheim, CA | 46.79 | 146 | 27 | 30 |
112 | Vancouver, WA | 46.22 | 102 | 59 | 117 |
113 | Mesa, AZ | 45.94 | 98 | 108 | 77 |
114 | Modesto, CA | 45.86 | 105 | 99 | 87 |
115 | Portland, ME | 45.64 | 126 | 87 | 48 |
116 | Norfolk, VA | 45.57 | 91 | 130 | 100 |
117 | Hialeah, FL | 45.48 | 92 | 82 | 138 |
118 | Buffalo, NY | 45.41 | 118 | 78 | 71 |
119 | New York, NY | 45.41 | 175 | 29 | 4 |
120 | Salem, OR | 45.00 | 80 | 135 | 145 |
121 | Chesapeake, VA | 44.97 | 83 | 153 | 148 |
122 | Newport News, VA | 44.18 | 63 | 160 | 137 |
123 | Arlington, TX | 44.07 | 117 | 105 | 90 |
124 | Irving, TX | 44.00 | 109 | 84 | 134 |
125 | Cheyenne, WY | 43.63 | 87 | 166 | 172 |
126 | Baltimore, MD | 42.64 | 141 | 60 | 59 |
127 | Honolulu, HI | 42.54 | 180 | 13 | 8 |
128 | Pembroke Pines, FL | 42.30 | 112 | 110 | 146 |
129 | Winston-Salem, NC | 42.16 | 113 | 142 | 124 |
130 | North Las Vegas, NV | 42.10 | 120 | 45 | 153 |
131 | Glendale, CA | 41.93 | 159 | 19 | 73 |
132 | St. Paul, MN | 41.89 | 124 | 106 | 113 |
133 | Madison, WI | 41.81 | 129 | 109 | 70 |
134 | Aurora, CO | 41.68 | 123 | 100 | 121 |
135 | Nampa, ID | 41.48 | 95 | 175 | 159 |
136 | Long Beach, CA | 41.23 | 163 | 33 | 52 |
137 | Stockton, CA | 41.18 | 122 | 136 | 108 |
138 | Garden Grove, CA | 40.73 | 132 | 93 | 82 |
139 | Santa Ana, CA | 40.48 | 148 | 48 | 93 |
140 | Garland, TX | 40.13 | 101 | 161 | 171 |
141 | West Valley City, UT | 40.06 | 89 | 177 | 169 |
142 | Henderson, NV | 39.62 | 127 | 169 | 88 |
143 | Riverside, CA | 39.11 | 152 | 46 | 109 |
144 | San Jose, CA | 38.95 | 173 | 30 | 47 |
145 | Oceanside, CA | 38.95 | 139 | 77 | 119 |
146 | Anchorage, AK | 38.75 | 135 | 134 | 96 |
147 | Boston, MA | 38.06 | 177 | 37 | 28 |
148 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 38.06 | 128 | 96 | 167 |
149 | Aurora, IL | 38.01 | 130 | 151 | 133 |
150 | Peoria, AZ | 36.98 | 131 | 159 | 140 |
151 | Ontario, CA | 36.35 | 144 | 98 | 150 |
152 | Columbia, MD | 36.25 | 150 | 152 | 86 |
153 | Grand Prairie, TX | 35.97 | 121 | 171 | 162 |
154 | San Bernardino, CA | 35.88 | 143 | 120 | 131 |
155 | Huntington Beach, CA | 35.76 | 167 | 43 | 98 |
156 | Providence, RI | 35.53 | 153 | 123 | 111 |
157 | Burlington, VT | 35.43 | 136 | 162 | 158 |
158 | Irvine, CA | 35.23 | 174 | 36 | 92 |
159 | Jersey City, NJ | 35.16 | 164 | 67 | 118 |
160 | Wilmington, DE | 35.15 | 172 | 38 | 104 |
161 | Nashua, NH | 34.91 | 133 | 163 | 166 |
162 | Fontana, CA | 34.79 | 142 | 132 | 168 |
163 | Oakland, CA | 34.52 | 179 | 34 | 63 |
164 | Lewiston, ME | 34.24 | 134 | 182 | 173 |
165 | Tacoma, WA | 34.15 | 165 | 69 | 129 |
166 | Juneau, AK | 34.14 | 140 | 176 | 174 |
167 | Santa Clarita, CA | 34.05 | 155 | 83 | 157 |
168 | Dover, DE | 33.97 | 125 | 144 | 180 |
169 | Chula Vista, CA | 33.89 | 161 | 79 | 149 |
170 | Manchester, NH | 33.61 | 151 | 157 | 135 |
171 | Santa Rosa, CA | 33.02 | 171 | 70 | 115 |
172 | Fremont, CA | 31.09 | 168 | 76 | 151 |
173 | Newark, NJ | 30.79 | 169 | 103 | 144 |
174 | Moreno Valley, CA | 30.69 | 154 | 139 | 175 |
175 | Worcester, MA | 29.79 | 160 | 155 | 176 |
176 | New Haven, CT | 29.78 | 166 | 164 | 156 |
177 | Warwick, RI | 29.32 | 156 | 146 | 179 |
178 | Yonkers, NY | 29.18 | 176 | 21 | 182 |
179 | South Burlington, VT | 27.13 | 162 | 156 | 181 |
180 | Oxnard, CA | 25.64 | 178 | 148 | 154 |
181 | Bridgeport, CT | 18.61 | 181 | 165 | 177 |
182 | Pearl City, HI | 8.83 | 182 | 178 | 178 |
Note: With the exception of “Total Score,” all of the columns in the table above depict the relative rank of that city, where a rank of 1 represents the best conditions for that metric category.
For the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/