With Valentine’s Day around the corner and the average wedding costing around $35,000, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on the Best Places to Get Married in 2025, as well as expert commentary, to highlight where couples can save the most money while having the wedding of their dreams.
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 the average wedding cost to the number of venues and event spaces per capita to the availability of wedding vendors.
| Best Places to Get Married in the U.S. | |
| 1. Orlando, FL | 11. Los Angeles, CA |
| 2. Las Vegas, NV | 12. San Diego, CA |
| 3. Miami, FL | 13. Chicago, IL |
| 4. Atlanta, GA | 14. St. Louis, MO |
| 5. Tampa, FL | 15. Phoenix, AZ |
| 6. Austin, TX | 16. Cincinnati, OH |
| 7. San Francisco, CA | 17. Denver, CO |
| 8. Houston, TX | 18. Portland, OR |
| 9. New Orleans, LA | 19. Tucson, AZ |
| 10. Fort Lauderdale, FL | 20. San Antonio, TX |
Best vs. Worst
- Charleston, West Virginia has the lowest average wedding cost, – 3.3 times lower than in San Francisco, Oakland and Fremont, California, the cities with the highest cost.
- Austin, Texas has the most event planners per capita, – 8.8 times more than in Fayetteville, North Carolina, the city with the fewest.
- Yonkers, New York has the most musicians per capita, – 71.5 times more than in Lincoln, Nebraska and Anchorage, Alaska, the cities with the fewest.
